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I'm wondering to what extent something similar is possible in law school admissions?

Hello

So let's say I take September and use that score to apply to schools.If I decide to take November and hopefully score higher, can I use those test scores even though I sent and completed applications?

Thanks

Edit: I apparently didnt understand the difference between personal and diversity statements. I do now! This is a post about a potential personal statement. Edited the title.

Hey friends, personal post below. I'm Interested to hear if this would qualify as a good personal statement

I suffered from some difficult mental health problems that landed me in the hospital during my adoolesnce (depression, panic attacks, psychosis and hearing voices). I dropped out of university and lost a lot of my friends, it was a really rough period in my life. If it wasnt for my family and close friends who stuck with me as well as wonderful doctors and specialists I would never have made it.

I finally sought treatment, medication was huge but also I went Tree planting, which is this brutal job that is popular among students in Canada. For five seasons I worked outside 60+ hours a week, living in a tent and being feasted on by bugs with a small group of people who became some of my best friends. It was during these seasons and long days that my mental health improved the most.

I want to write a diversity statement called "how tree planting saved my life" or something, and tie my own mental health problems and my total 180 in terms of my own life (I'm getting great grades + good lsat score) could help me empathize with other people who arnt as lucky as me and didnt have the same access to supports. The criminal system is filled with people who feel through the cracks and it's important lawyers on both sides have the capacity to emphasize with the extraordinary difficulties people can face with their own mental health.

Is this an appropriate topic for a personal statement? Are there elements I should emphasize or things I shouldn't bring up? should I try and find something else?

Thanks

Hi everyone,

I decided to take a break from studying today and finish up my personal statement. I would be super appreciative if anyone could provide feedback on my topic/writing, and I would be more than happy to do the same :)

Cheers,

Juan

Hi all --

So I'm in a position where, if I choose, I can have a U.S. Senator (that I work for) write me a letter of recommendation. I was this Senator's driver for a couple years, and after leaving that role I took on a junior policy role (where I am today).

That said, a letter from the Senator will likely be pretty formal / somewhat perfunctory, because that's just how the Senator tends to do these types of things even though we have a great personal relationship. An alternative would be to have a more direct supervisory of my policy work write me a letter, which would likely be written much more enthusiastically.

SO! The question is -- What is more attractive to law schools? A good letter from a prestigious individual, or a super enthusiastic letter from someone else?

Thanks for any thoughts/insight ya'll might have.

Kyle

So, I am conflicted on what to do.

I have a 2.93 GPA and my June LSAT was 149. I am retaking in November.

Should I begin applying when the cycle starts in a week?

Should I wait til after scores are posted for the November test?

Even more, should I wait til the grades for the semester are posted and then apply? (mid-December).

I am not trying to get into any T14 or hell even T20 schools, I know my numbers aren't good enough. So I am aiming for realistic schools that I may actually have a chance in.

Hi,

For the past five years, I have been working online, teaching English to students oversees, while staying home to take care of my little ones. Before that, I was a middle school ELA teacher.

My passion has always been to attend law school, and I think I am at a point in my life where I am ready. I am 32. I took the June LSAT and scored 161. My undergrad GPA was 3.64. I plan on taking the LSAT again, hoping to pull it up in the 165-172 range. My dream school is Northwestern Law.

I will probably apply for Law School during the 2020 cycle. Until then, I have some time for volunteering/ working on my softs.

What can I do for the next year that would strengthen my application?

Hi all!

I have a lot of online articles that I have written and want to include them in some way but also don't want to bog down my resume with hyperlinks. Does anyone have experience with this? Do I include them? Or is there a way that I can get them all in one place with one link?

Thanks :)

Hey, I have been thinking about writing my personal statement about athletics. I played Division 1 football in college and have learn many life lessons. As hard as I try to get away from this topic, the hardest challenges I have faced are involved with being on the gridiron. Do you think a paper about being as student athlete would be a good personal statement? Or maybe about challenges faced during games. Please let me know what you all think.

https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/lesson/affects-chances-getting-law-school/

I am talking with reference to this post by @"David.Busis" .

What are some reasons this could happen? I will be applying as an international applicant and I am worried about this.

To begin with, the LSAT itself is a tough nut to crack and now I get the feeling that even if I do do well, I will still be stuck with mediocre outcomes.

While some parts of it could be unavoidable (like I cannot change my GPA), I was wondering what I could do to put myself in the best position possible for the admissions committee.

Hi all, I have a weird question.

I’m a 34-year old active duty Marine looking to apply to law school on the GI Bill. I have four classes left to finish my BS, and my GPA is only a 2.94 thanks to a recent statistics class (seriously, F statistics). I have “diversity” up the wazoo and tons of life experiences to draw on for my essays, and I’m aiming for a 170+ LSAT score (sitting in September). I’m finishing up the CC and reviewing/PTing now and my cold diagnostic in June with no formal background in logic was a 150. (Yes, I realize many will think I should move my test date back but I cannot change it without losing the payment for it, and I’m taking a week off work to just do LSAT prep, and I’m also a very good tester).

Based on median LSAT scores on US News, I’m looking at:

Harvard (dream)

UCLA (realistic)

UC Irvine (realistic)

University of San Diego (safety)

So should I apply with the 2.94 GPA when the cycle opens in October/November, hope that all my “diversity” and experience (I litigated my own divorce as a pro per against an ACTUAL attorney and got everything I wanted, and I’m handling my TPR case against said Ex as well as the adoption case myself, parental rights are already terminated woot woot!) sells my application, or should I wait to finish the two classes I’m taking this fall and apply in December with a GPA at or above 3.0? How big of a deal is the GPA in my situation? Thanks for any info you have!

Hi everyone. Just sharing my positive experience so far in case any of you find it helpful.

I received an unsolicited fee waiver from UCLA on 8/20, but with the new cycle approaching and considering that I am planning to apply to a whopping 21 schools, I decided to send out requests to each of the schools this morning.

Michigan and WUSTL promptly granted me fee waivers.

I'm interpreting Yale's response as "Yes you can have one but we have to wait until our applications open in October."

The remainder of the schools have either not responded yet, responded that they don't grant merit based, that they don't grant solicited waivers, or directed me to a formal application process. Almost all schools that did not grant me a fee waiver suggested I apply for need-based.

I was thinking about taking a postgraduate course before applying for law schools to see compensate for a low gpa, this way i can show that I can do the work and my low gpa was an isolated situation in undergrad. What do you guys think?

Hi all,

I am very worried about my GPA not cutting through for Law school admission. I have been studying really hard for the LSAT and plan on writing this November 2018. My fear of rejected from law schools just kicked in as the date approach near. I am beginning to think that my GPA isn't strong enough and regardless of all other factors that may count to being accepted I might not make it.

Also, I am at a disadvantage because I am a visible minority without permanent residence or citizenship, just an immigrant working towards getting her PR next year. I currently work full time hours as a legal assistant.

Any advice or uplifting words? they will be appreciated :)

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Hey everyone, I’ve been MIA the past couple months. I took not getting into any school pretty hard and had to do a lot of re-evaluation of my life. I took on a second job and have been working 70 hour weeks.

Today, however, I got an e-mail from Northwestern School of Law offering me a spot off of their waitlist. I accepted the spot and will be flying out to a Chicago within a week to start my 1L year at NU.

I had to come back to 7Sage to express my deepest thanks to everyone in this community. From JY, to @"Cant Get Right" to every single person I worked with through this process on the forums, thank you so much for everything you have done to make my dream of attending a T-14 Law School come true.

For everyone out there still struggling and climbing that mountain, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t. If you work full-time you can make your dreams come true. If you have a bad gpa, you don’t have work experience, or you are struggling with the LSAT, push through. Your hard work WILL PAY OFF. Do not listen to the plethora of naysayers that will haunt you along the way. Stay positive, stay motivated and keep your goal in sight. I promise you if you do that, and never give up, you will eventually be where you want to be.

I can’t describe how much this community means to me, and even in my absence I’ve still thought about each and every one of you. Again thank you 7Sage from the bottom of my heart.

After realizing that it was not the career I wanted to pursue, I withdraw in good standing from a graduate program at the end of my first trimester. Due to my withdrawal, I did not receive credits. So I would love to hear your advice on if and how I should include this experience in my law school résumé.

Hey ya'll --

Does anyone have insight into whether T15 schools still average scores? Or do they primarily only consider your top score.

Thanks!!

Hello,

I'm planning to apply next cycle but I wanted to get LOR by this year from professors. Is there expiration date to LoR?

Hello All,

I'm torn because my minor in possession of alcohol is only on my academic record. I had to go before a disciplinary board. All I had to do was participate in some therapy sessions. It was my freshman year, first semester back in 2013. Im looking at the admissions lessons and they all seem to target actual criminal charges. Think I need an addendum?

Would anyone be interested in swapping personal statements for feedback?

All the advice I've read on asking for LORs is that it must be done in person. In my case, I graduated college 3 years ago and am unable to find out what the office hours are of the professor I'm hoping will write one of my LORs. Also, I feel like jogging her memory of me with an emailed note first would be to my advantage, since it's been 4 years since I took her class. Would it be so horrible to make an initial LOR request over email while also asking for her office hours this semester (or another time she's available), then coming in in person and giving her additional information, etc.? #help

So i have one solid LOR down from a professor but for my second one I am conflicted on who to ask. I had one TA for two courses (first class they were a TA but second class they were independently teaching it as a seminar course.) I am on very good terms with them and know that i could get a VERY strong LOR from him, however he is not a professor. I also have a prof who i know would give me a LOR but it would not be as strong, most likely a standard one. Which one should I go for?

Hi,

I am applying as an international student and before applying to schools, I am scouring all around the internet to find people who have applied in a similar situation. I cannot visit the school physically nor do I know any alumni/current students around me. So, this is one way I found to get in touch with people to get a more intimate idea of the school apart from what is said on the brochures and website.

Also, it sucks that I cannot send a full message on LinkedIn without paying for it so I am trying to connect with them and send a small blurb.

If you guys have any ideas on how to go about this, please advice.

Thank you! (3 (3(/p)

Hi everyone,

I just checked my LSAC Academic Summary Report and I am very confused.

The LSAC calculated my Degree Summary GPA as a 3.36 and my Cumulative GPA as a 3.41.

In contrast, my university says my Cumulative GPA is a 3.36 and my Cumulative GPA for my major is a 3.56.

Also: I received an F in a P/F GE course I took and it is not being reflected on my LSAC Academic Summary Report (which I REALLY don't mind because it would definitely pull down my LSAC GPA) but I'm just so confused--was it an error?

I guess my question is: which GPA is the one that law schools use to decide whether to admit me or not?

Furthermore, if a law school's average GPA is a 3.57/3.59 (i.e. UCI or UC Davis) and I have a 3.41 GPA, am I still considered a splitter? Will I still need to kill it/ overcompensate on my LSAT? (I'm an URM)

@"David.Busis" I would really love to hear your insight.

Thanks everyone.