Soooo score are in and I made a 166, which I am so proud of and cannot WAIT to apply with.

My question is as far as T-14s go who is worth applying to and who isn't? My GPA is around a 3.7 and most of these schools don't have that as a median, but I feel like there's still a decent chance for me. Any advice?

I scored a 156 on December's LSAT and a 158 on Septembers... I dropped 2 points. I thought I would increase because after Septembers LSAT, I studied so hard and with new material. I was scoring 164+ (highest 172) on practice tests.... I feel hopeless and I don't know what to do.

Do I need to / Should I write an addendum to my schools about my lower score? I didn't have any unnatural circumstances to occur to me. I just underperformed, and i know in my heart that my scores do not represent my ability to succeed in law school.

My college does not have that many government offices in town, and I have so far been only been able to work for my Congressman. I noticed others on this board listed their forthcoming manuscripts, work on a presidential campaign, and writing law briefs. Just how much work experience are you supposed to have? I will be graduating college before I turn 20 and don't have that many listings yet on my linkedin, in comparison to what others have posted.

Good afternoon (morning, night, whatever time of day is it for anyone reading this)

Been studying for the LSATs for quite some time now and I'm taking my first exam this Feb. My dream and target schools are UGA, Emory, GW, or UC Irvine. Long story short, I screwed up my grades during ugrad due to a family illness and having to work 40+ hours a week while supporting my family and my grades pretty much reflect that. First two(ish) years of ugrad I pretty much screwed up my gpa and finally got my cahoots together two or so years ago. My gpa did have an upward trend from that point on and I was able to raise my gpa almost an entire whole point.

With that being said, I realized I needed to make up for a below 25% gpa with a 75% lsat score. I started out with a 150~ range and I've been able to reach scores of 160-165 pretty consistently now. My goal is to get as close to a 170 as possible. I'm just a little discouraged still and I'm constantly looking at #'s and reports from schools figuring out if I even have a chance of attending the schools I dream of going to.

Never posted a discussion on here but just wanted some advice or tips from those of you who might have had the same scores and gpa as me and have been accepted. For reference, my ugrad gpa is a 2.86.

Thanks guys! :)

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Hi, I am wondering if the addendum section (aka "Other Information") will be an appropriate place to write a diversity statement, since Emory provides no specifically designated space for that. Any advice will be helpful :)

So I was stupid (yes) and emailed a recommender pretty late in the game (as in, I emailed him this week).

Right now I have

-1 academic ref.

-1 professional ref.

-1 supplementary ref. (helped me with a HS project which required a mentor, kept in touch)

I graduated in 2014 so I feel like deans will expect that I have at least one more academic reference. I had someone in mind but found out something about their personal life that about a week or two ago that made me decide not to ask them for a letter. So I thought about who else to ask, and finally thought of my other professor, "Jack", since he wrote me a letter for studying abroad my senior year.

Anyway, I know it's Christmas but I emailed "Professor Jack" on Monday and have not heard back yet. School is out and the grading week just ended a day ago.

What should I do? Following up right now seems unnecessary/rude but I'm panicking. I plan to submit apps mid-January. I gave Prof. Jack the deadline of Jan. 15.

I have another professor "Prof. Mark" who wrote me a letter my senior year that he noted I could use for "future use" but it was not terribly exciting and I would still need to ask him to update it. Not even sure how to ask him for that but I suppose it could be an option?

I got accepted at a law school, but they were more of a backup in case I don’t get in anywhere else. What do I do to tell a school thank you but I’m not interested?

I've already spoken to a few of you on the forum, but just wanted to see what others thought as well:

Would it be best for me to submit my application to law schools before or after the December score comes out?

I've already taken the LSAT before and didn't do too well. So I was going to write an addendum.

However, if I didn't do too well on the December test, then I don't think I should submit an addendum.

But if I wait to apply until my December score comes out, would that be "too late" and hurt my chances of getting accepted?

Or, do I go ahead and apply now without an addendum?

Please help! Thank you all so much for all your help.

I'm a junior at FIT and plan on going to law school when I graduate. I'm wondering whether T-15 law schools place a lot of emphasis on where one went for undergrad. I originally decided to go to FIT because I thought I wanted to work in fashion but over the last couple years I've decided to completely change career paths and become a lawyer. I was originally a Fashion Business major and then I switched to my current major, International Trade & Marketing.I take all business, political science, and gen-ed types of classes. I've managed to obtain quite a high GPA (3.75) and only expect it to go higher. I hope to have an LSAT score to match. Since I didn't go to a traditional type of college, will law schools not look favorably at me or is it to my benefit that I'm not the most traditional of applicants?

There are school in Boston, NY, DC, Seattle that I might be able to get into, but I cant imagine moving out of California. And would those out of CA schools even have job prospects in California ie in the Bay Area? Just seems like a huge move...

I applied to some reach t15 schools that I'm a splitter for and some top 50 schools I should get in to with merit$ (all in CA)...wondering if I should spread my net out of state to some t20-t30...

Hi all,

Just went onto OLSAS (for those who don't know, it's the Canadian system where you submit law school applications in Ontario) because I heard that the calculation they make for your GPA went up.

...... It says I have a 3.48 GPA. I've heard that OLSAS can bring down people's GPA, but I graduated my university "With Distinction" which meant that I had an overall 80%+ average over my four years at uni. According to the OLSAS chart, that should warrant a 3.7 GPA. (I am in column #3 - https://www.ouac.on.ca/guide/olsas-conversion-table/)

I'm pretty nervous because I relied on having that GPA as a strong part of my application, as I know I won't be getting a super competitive score on the LSAT. I've already messaged OLSAS but they haven't gotten back to me yet.

Has anyone had experience with this? Is this the GPA that Canadian law schools use to consider your application, or do they still calculate it themselves/look at your transcript?

Does anything have a good understanding of how purchasing CAS works? When I try to purchase it, it says it expires in January. Is this a one-time buy or is there a reason it says it expires?

UGGGH...

I feel so blank currently. I know what topic I want to write about, and I have currently wrote two copies of this PS but they're basic criteria of what I have to say in 500 words or less. I'm also not applying to a top rated school. I'm from WV so I'm staying close to home for school so I will be applying to surrounding areas. I am new to writing these, and no lie, I am quiet discouraged about this. I have the basic admissions course, but I really don't want to pay anymore towards upgrading because money is not something I want to "throw around" right now. I would love somebody to read my first go around at this, but I also don't want them to be like "Uh this is terrible. Just stop now."

Soooooo.. I need some help but not discouragement. If this makes sense.

currently fake laughing to calm my nerves

If anybody has any advice, that would be great. If anybody wants to read it and be opened minded, that would be great also. lol

I have a very specific question. When an app status goes from complete to under review, does this necessarily mean that literally an adcom officer has opened up my file and is looking/has evaluated it OR does it simply mean that it's now on the queue and ready for review by adcom? I asked a few schools and it's really confusing because the admissions office staff either didn't sound too sure about their answers or sometimes two different people in the office gave me conflicting information.

Has anyone had an issue with printing our the preview of their application? When I print from Firefox, some of the text from my personal statement comes out in a different font. When I print from chrome, there's no problem.

I called LSAC tech support but they don't have a solution. I don't want law schools to print my app and have it coming out looking funky. I verified all formatting was correct and re-uploaded in PDF format instead of .docx. Same result. Chrome is fine, Firefox is not. No difference whether I use Mac or PC.

Hi everyone! I've been lurking for a while but this is my first time posting. I realized tonight as I was about to submit an application that I hadn't actually paid for CAS (which explained why I wasn't getting promotional emails unlike all of my friends). I panicked and just paid for it, but based on my understanding my application won't be read until CAS does its magic. Is that true? If it is, there's no reason for me to submit now, since I might as well work on my personal statement in the meantime. Does anyone have a sense for how long it takes during this time of the year, since I imagine they must be incredibly backed up?

Thanks!

Need advice from people who have done it!

Hello everyone,

I am currently filling out a law school application form and there is a section that asks me, "Do you believe your LSAT score accurately represents your past performance or future promise?" If you bubble in "No," it gives you 1000 characters to explain yourself, and I believe this serves as the addendum because there is no section where you can upload a file to serve as an addendum.

I also understand that you should not write an addendum if you do not have a REALLY good reason other than wishing you had done better. At the end of the day, I did not get my desired score despite all my hard work. However, in my heart, I do not believe my LSAT score accurately represents my ability to succeed in law school. I feel like I should not write an addendum because I don't have a really good reason other than I underperformed.

Therefore, my question is:

Do you guys suggest I write within the 1000 characters given or should I just press "No?" If I press "No," will law schools see that and view it negatively (believing that I believe it accurately represents my ability to succeed)? I don't want to press "No" with a score below their median and have it hurt me or have them think negatively of me.

Thank you for reading this and for the replies I hope to get.

Wondering if I should/need to include an addendum for a wive range of LSAT scores. I took to LSAT back in 2015 and scored miserably due to testing anxiety to the test and not doing well on standardized testing in general, as opposed to taking a normal test for a class in college. I knew I should have cancelled my score but ultimately (and stupidly) decided not to. One year later in 2016 I took it again and scored 15 points higher. I just took the December test hoping to improve even further. Would an addendum be necessary/helpful to address this or would it draw unneeded attention to it?

Any kind of feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Hello all,

Would anyone be willing to give an addendum that I've drafted a quick read through? I chose to write one briefly explaining my age as it is well below the average age of those entering law school. I'm not sure if an "addendum trade" is a thing but I'd be happy to take a look at someone else's in exchange for their thoughts on mine.

Thanks!

I am getting ready to write my personal statement and I'm considering touching on the fact that I worked while on the wrong visa (illegally) while abroad for years (and years). I was then detained and deported (deported light, not technically deported but visa cancelled, kicked out of the country and only the most minimum restrictions on returning). This is after my passport was withheld from me for a month while the company was being investigated. In the end, the company negotiated some 'fines' and I really got the worst of it, largely because my visa had expired during the period it was being held by the police. I was able to return shortly thereafter.

My question is whether or not my willful acceptance of working in that legal grey, although admittedly a dark grey, area should preclude me from addressing the topic?

I've weaved my disability into my personal statement pretty well, but I just wanted to know if I should write a diversity statement as well. I'm not sure what I could discuss that isn't already included in my PS.

What's going to give me the best chance of standing out and getting extra funding? Thanks!

Looking for some feedback on my personal statement.

I'm also willing to trade statements if you would like me to review yours. I'm a former journalist, so I have some nice writing experience and good eye for typos.

DM if you're interested.

Yale is a real long shot for me, as I'm sure it is for many of us, but I'm trying to have my application ready to go the instant I receive my December LSAT score. Just in case I pull a 175 or something :) Anyway, Yale asks for addenda describing extracurricular activity during college, including paid employment, and post-college activities. Both specify to include this info separately from a resume. Obviously a lot of that information is already included in my standard resume that I've used for other schools. Should I include my resume as is, leading to redundancies, or cut out such redundant info from my resume? Most of my significant work experience came during or since college, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this. I'm afraid cutting all this will make my resume look pretty pathetic...?