Admissions,
I am writing my makeup LSAT tomorrow, and yet have managed to become very stressed right about now. I have already applied to the three schools I hope to be admitted to, as our deadlines in Canada are early. I was checking the status of everything today to see if my transcripts had made it, and realized I may have made a terrible error. During my 90ch degree, I chose to take 6ch through another university, which happens to also be one I'm applying to this time around (which is how I noticed this error in the first place). These classes were entirely distance, I didn't even write the exam in person. These classes were also transferred to my transcript at my degree granting institution as Pass grades, so I have no letter or percentage to go off of, and therefore most schools won't even include them in GPA calculations.
Since I took these courses entirely through distance and they are just transfer credits, I didn't even consider myself to have 'attended' that university and therefore didn't put that school as an institution I attended on my applications. Plus, the transfer credits will be on my transcript. I am quite stressed right now in thinking that I may have ruined my applications to those two other schools (this one that I took classes through is my third choice out of all three), and am hoping for any advice or words. I have already written the two schools where this potential error has occured; I have scheduled them to send tomorrow while I am writing my LSAT, so in case a response comes back bad, I don't see it right before I go into the test.
Sincerely,
A stressed, confused, and tired law school applicant.
3 comments
Honestly my biggest advice, and more for your own peace of mind, contact admissions and ask them about this.
My guess is they will either:
1: tell you that’s it’s totally fine
2: give you some advice on resolving it
3: basically send an email with an addendum just explaining the mistake
Unless I’m missing something, this seems like an honest mistake and probably fine.
Catching the mistake and following up shows responsibility. You’re not the first person to make a mistake and you won’t be the last. These apps might not be perfect, but you are doing the best w your current situation.
Good luck tomorrow!! You got this!
@02kimask @mjfromcanada literally this! All u can do is ur best.