Anybody do the video interview for St. John's? If so, what were the questions like? Should I wear a suit while I film myself? Do you get a chance to do retakes? What did you think of it?

I have a 3.24 cum gpa 3.93 degree gpa. The admissions indexes for lsac say that Colorado/Vermont/Seattle use degree gpa in calculating index while every other school says cumulative. Does anyone know if this is true?

Does anyone know if U of Colorado only looks at degree Gpa and not Cumulative Gpa? The lsac admissions index says degree granting.

Hi all,

Can my resume have style? The format I currently use is professional and clean but I was wondering if I should just make my resume super plain (like the example provided by 7sage's admissions course)? Is plain better? I want my resume to look eye-catching but I want to make sure that there's no risk of it downloading wrong or coming off as too much.

Also, is it okay for me to save my finished PS, DS, and Resume as PDFs?

Thank you,

I have an LSAT score on file and am registered for January. One of the schools I applied to has marked my application incomplete until January scores come in. Is it possible / advisable for me to ask them to go ahead and consider me now with my current school?

I am curious about how you all feel about this situation. Even though it doesn't model real life - pretend that your only two options are going to Iowa and graduating with $10,000 in debt -OR- going to Notre Dame and graduating with $150,000 in debt.

Which would you choose?

Does anyone have an example resume? I am struggling with how to properly outline my resume to encompass all of my academic work and my professional accomplishments (since I have been out of school for 4 years). I do not want to leave anything out, but I also do not want to overwhelm the admissions team. Thank you and any help is appreciated!

A couple months ago, I posted some of the best personal statements I've ever worked on. It turns out that all the applicants but one were splitters, so I've updated the post with permission from the writers. (The essay by the non-splitter is now in our admissions course.) If you haven't seen these yet, check them out for inspiration!

https://classic.7sage.com/law-school-ps-examples/

I've just learned that if you indicate you are scheduled to take a future LSAT, then Boston University will not begin to consider your application till that score is in, even if you already have a previous LSAT score. For the January test, this puts your application on hold till late February.

BU's median score is a 166, and my current score is 164. Should I ask them to consider my application now with the 164? Or, what anticipated score would be worth holding off on the application for?

Hey gang!

I'm sending out my apps this week! In some of my docs---resume, a couple of schools' personal statements---I pushed the margins out pretty wide, .5 or .4 on all sides. Anyone know of ad-comms being annoyed by wide out margins? To my knowledge, none of them say, "1 inch margins all around" but they do say "12 point font, double spaced" which I have.

Thanks for any feedback!

At some point I though I came across a list of privet scholarship /grants for law school. I'm not sure if it was in a discussion thread or someplace else anyone have the link or know what I'm referring to.

What schools have supplemental essays?

Invited to an optional interview as part of the application process. First availability is 2 weeks from now, and pretty slim pickings at that. If I signed up for the interview the application wouldn't be considered complete until after I did the interview. Do you all think it would be too detrimental if I did not sign up for one? My stats are 3.3 and 162. Lewis and Clark Medians 3.38 and 158.

So, we're into the final testing, application preparation, and waiting portion of this year's cycle. I figured we needed a space to talk / complain about the funny things that have happened / we have learned. Here is today's annoyance:

I'm pending at Iowa Law. The last two days, I have received two emails from the Iowa University Financial Aid Office notifying me that they are unable to consider me for financial aid at this time. Why? Because I have not been admitted to a degree program for the 2019-2020 year...

Thanks for the reminder. Do you want to kick my dog, too?

How about you guys? What funny or educational things have happened to you?

Hi, everyone! Could I know if anyone heard back from Michigan for ED 2? I saw some people already got their offers for ED 2 on Reddit, which makes me really anxious and start to worry if they send offers earlier by patches and rejections on Jan.15th together...

I ran my LSAC GPA and estimated that I will have a 3.29. My overall UG gpa is 3.5.. Needless to say, my first two years of college I made some poor choices. Flash forward, I transferred to a state university and was able to complete the final two years of my undergrad with a 3.9 GPA.

Here is my question.. Are trends looked at during the admissions process?

I'm obviously shooting for a solid LSAT score, I'm just concerned that my GPA is going to raise a red flag and potentially get in the way of acceptances.

Thanks 7sagers!

Hi Everybody,

Everything you read says that the earlier you apply to schools, the more likely it is that you will be accepted and the 7Sage Predictor continuously reduces your chances of acceptance with each passing month; however, I am wondering what you guys think regarding how much the timeliness of your application submission matters. I am running a little behind getting my applications in because of some issues with my transcript, and I'm starting to get nervous that because I am sending my application in late will cause me to be rejected.

My highest and most recent LSAT is a 171 (but I do have 2 other scores that are significantly lower) and my GPA is a 3.83. I am a non-URM and have been working as a paralegal since my graduation from NYU in May 2015. I would say that my background and softs are basically average. Berkeley is my first choice - but I'm very worried that my late application will keep me from getting a seat. Looks like it is going to be a very close call. Any thoughts?

Thank you!!

Hi all,

Happy New Year!

I am registered for the January LSAT and most of the schools I am applying to will not review my application until February (after my January LSAT results come in). Given that my application will be held by the school and not reviewed until February, will I boost my chances at all by submitting in January instead of February?

Is it better to wait until I have my last LSAT score before submitting?

I feel like I want to use my last month before the LSAT to prepare for the LSAT but I also don't want to damage my chances by submitting in Feb. when I could technically submit in January and spend some time finishing my essays (time I could perhaps better utilize on LSAT prep)

Would love to hear if anyone else is in the same boat and would love to hear your opinion @"David.Busis" - I unfortunately, can't attend office hours because I'm in a different time zone and have work tomorrow...

Thank you,

I'm in the final phase of my application process and have been drafting my personal statement for some time now. I would love to have a consultant provide some pointers on what I have thus far. Can anyone point me in the direction of a 7sage Admissions consultant who might want to work with me on a first read through? Thanks!

Any other late bloomer applicants interested in a PS swap? Or if you actually have your shiz together and already applied but are an extremely generous person that wouldn't mind being a fresh set of eyes, I could use a read through. :)

Thanks folks!

I believe I understand what the two words mean, and even understand what it means in the context of a practicing lawyer, but what does pro bono mean for law students? I see articles talking about supervising attorneys, pro bono trips, in-house projects, and outside organizations. Is pro bono just the law school way of saying volunteering? Do students have to find these themselves, are they like clubs and organization that anyone can join, or are they competitive?

Would appreciate any insight from someone who knows a bit about this topic. Thank you, all.

Figured I'd give it a shot. Wanted to know if anyone else knew about it.

https://trials.atfoundation.org/

Hi everyone,

I just posted a new resource about law school interviews! The lesson gives you some general advice and collects accounts of recent interviews. It's incomplete, because we didn't have permission from everyone to post something, but it should give you something to chew on if you've had a request for an interview.

https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/lesson/law-school-interviews/

Happy new year!

I've applied to 4 schools already, and forgot to list the university where I studied abroad. I wasn't trying to avoid it - it's in my resume that I submitted, and my transcript from my home university where I graduated also reflects that semester, but I just forgot to list it in that section. Per LSAC guidelines, I don't have to submit a transcript from the study abroad university so I guess in my head I was thinking that I shouldn't list it. Should I send an addendum to the law schools I've already applied to? If so, does anyone have suggestions on how to do it? I'm already planning on sending them an updated resume in Jan. when I start a new job and I don't want this to reflect more poorly on me than it already does.

Is the personal statement supposed to be double spaced two pages or single spaced two pages? I am confused! Not every law school gives specific requirements. Thanks in advance!