I was just wondering...aside from stellar GPA and LSAT, if law schools like Yale Harvard Stanford and Columbia would consider the workload of each semester...? Like how many units you have taken. I am asking this because I took extremely low units in some semesters where I was affected negatively by a car accident.

I just wanted to say thank you to 7Sage and everyone in these discussions for the help throughout my studying which started back in May 22, through my application submitting and everything else. I went from a 154 diagnostic to a 174 actual test, and managed to secure admission to multiple T14 schools. Today I was admitted ED at UVA, so that'll be where I am off to next! Can't recommend 7Sage enough because it wouldn't have happened otherwise!

Can someone look over my diversity statement? I am confused of whether it will strengthen my application. Anyone?

I would appreciate it.

Hello, I'm having trouble starting my personal statement essay. I am considering two topics. Which do you think is best?

I went to a military academy where we were mandated to complete various physical education, survival, and combatives courses. The classes were notoriously difficult with less than 10% of the class receiving A grades. Because these classes provided course hours and were not considered "pass/fail" the LSAC included my grades in its GPA calculation.

Is it worth providing a similar background in my applications' "Explanation of Grades/Scores" sections? I have a 3.64 now, but believe that if these courses were not considered, then my GPA would receive a notable boost.

Hi!

I have all the pieces needed to finish the app EXCEPT the lsat score.

The January test is the only test I have on record and the results are coming out Feb 1st.

Is it possible to apply before the test score is out?

It doesn't seem like there is a separate button for 'pending results' on the app...

Please please help bc schools like UCLA require the application to be submitted by Feb 1st so I am unsure what to do. Thank you!!

Hi,

Is it okay to received a LOR from an associate professor who knows me well? Or is it always better to have one from stellar professors like a former secretary of labor or nobel laureates?

How about summer school professors?

Any advice as to what they actually want to read? The prompt says “we know the details of our faculty, programs, and community.”

It's an optional question on the application, but should I answer? I personally don't think it's representative and there's no additional space to explain why I think that. Do you think answering "no" would hurt me more than not answering?

Am I allowed to ask a professor for a letter of rec now and then apply to law schools in the next 2-3 years? Will LSAC still keep that rec? And will that rec still be fresh for Law School Admission Officers?

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My most recent lsat score from the October test was a 158. I am trying to get into a top 50 law school and am considering taking the April lsat to offset a waitlist that I received and to boost my odds for other schools. I'm not sure how much of a jump I'll be able to do in that time though as I work full time. Should I wait and take a later test in the summer or August to have more time to study to try to improve and then apply immediately at the beginning of next cycle? Or should I wait to hear back from all of the schools that I have applied to and go from there? I was waitlisted from my first choice. I might swap from a full time job with normal 830-5pm hours to one that is 5am-noon in order to make a better study schedule. Any advice would help!

Thank you.

If you could help me to connect with student or alumnus (or you are a student or alum) for the following schools that would be great! I just have a few simple questions that should only take 15 minutes to ask. I have connections for many schools I am applying to, but I have absolutely no connections with a few.

Priority: USC, UC Davis, U San Diego, U Colorado, Texas, U Oregon, Pepperdine, Boston College.

Less priority but still urgently looking for student/alumnus: George Washington, WUSTL, NYU, U Michigan, UVA, Northwestern.

I am a super splitter- that's why I am applying to so many. Thanks for reading and TIA for any assistance!

"The college of law also offers you a $XX,XXX for all three years of your course of study here"

Does that mean $XX,XXX each year or does that mean that total amount divided over the three years?

Thanks in Advance

I applied to NYU early decision and got pushed to the regular decision pool. Does anyone know when I may be hearing from them? Do ED applicants get pushed to the very end and hear late in April or something? Or do they tend to hear throughout the next few months? Or even early? Any information is helpful! Thank you!

How many schools are you guys applying to? I'm just trying to see how the rest of the community is doing in this regard. I have applied to 16 so far. For context, every single one of them waived their application fee, and 9 of them waived the CAS report fee.

After applying to several law schools, I decided to sign up for the January 2023 LSAT (with score preview) to see if I could boost my score, even though I'm fairly happy with my existing score (in the low-170s) from earlier this year. However, I was wondering if law schools would be able to determine from my CAS report that I've signed up for a future LSAT exam and, if so, whether they would delay the processing of my admissions materials until Jan score release (scheduled for Feb 1) accordingly?

For instance, I noticed this disclaimer from Berkeley Law -"If you are registered for a future standardized test administration (no later than January 2023), we will automatically place your file on hold until that score is received. If you want us to complete your file before receiving this score, you must email us at admissions@law.berkeley.edu to make this request," and I was wondering if other law schools had a similar policy? For most of the law schools I'm applying to, I would much rather have the admissions council evaluate my apps earlier in the cycle, instead of placing my file on hold until Feb 1 when they receive my Jan score, since (1) I might end up using score preview and canceling my score anyway and (2) I'm worried most slots will already be filled up by Feb 1, so I would much prefer applying with my existing score rather than wait until that late in the cycle and risk getting waitlisted, etc.

TLDR: I just wanted to check in and confirm whether CAS would report the fact that I've registered for the Jan LSAT and, if so, whether I should reach out individually to law schools and request that they evaluate my apps before receiving my Jan LSAT score? Thank you so much!

I've submitted my apps but indicated I'll be taking a future LSAT (January). So I'm assuming that most of the schools will keep my application on hold until they get my January scores.

But if my January score is lower than my current score on record, I'm thinking of cancelling it with score preview. If I cancel the January score, will the law schools that have my app on hold get a new report saying I cancelled my score and proceed with review, or do I have to manually update them?

Or, in the event that I get a January score that's a couple points lower than my current score, is it even worth cancelling the score?

I'm taking the January LSAT next week and don't know if I should still submit my apps before my score comes back. my PS is done, LOR are in, everything except the LSAT will be done. Is it bad to send in the apps if my score hasn't been posted? it seems like they won't even read it unless everything is there, but if I submit will my apps at least be "in line" to be read once the scores are released??

Can someone look over my personal statement? or know of someone who can review and provide feedback.

Thanks

Hey everyone,

Do you guys read anything into law schools reaching out and saying you have exceptional stats? That they think you'll be perfect for their community? How about when they waive application fees or CAS report fees? I've been getting a few of this since I took the June test. I am currently working on my applications, so I just wanted to run this by the community.

Thanks

Do law schools frown upon you sending an updated version of your essays? I just completed an application a few days ago, but I'd really like to change a few things on my diversity statement.

Please let me know what you think.

Thanks

Recently I've started brainstorming ideas for my personal statement and just wanted to get some opinions from students who are / were in a similiar situation as me. It feels as though addressing the drastic pivot from science into law must be explained on my statement; however, is this feeling justified? If so, how much of your personal statement did you end up using to explain this switch, i.e was it the main focus?

Is anyone including an addendum to account for a slight drop in grades because of COVID?? I'm not sure if it's worth doing because of how significant 2020 was (I imagine most people know that COVID probably affected some schools). I also don't want to annoy them by making them read something else about covid.

Just out of curiosity, are there any disadvantages if I ask for a fee waiver?