Do we just put the host school if it does not have law school by it on the FASFA?

Is anyone else applying for Harvard's JDP who wants to be in a groupchat?

Hello all

So a month ago I got waitlisted at a pretty decent state school where I live. I immediately sent a LOCI and stated that I would definitely attend if granted admission.

But...

Today I got a waitlist offer at a much much better school that I was so convinced would reject me. This is a school that I would attend without thinking twice about it, but now I am conflicted because I am terrified that if I send that school a LOCI, they may contact the state school that I sent my first LOCI where I claimed that I would attend if taken off the waitlist and then I'd be in trouble.

What should I do?

Hi all,

So I currently I have my law school search narrowed down to 3. Indiana, Illinois, and Chicago-Kent. I've visited Kent and Indiana (both are awesome and visiting UofI end of March). I want to work for a larger firm 100+ attorneys. I've noticed that these schools place similar numbers of students into these size firms--looking at LST reports from 2017. I know that Illinois and Indiana place better in larger firms but that is considering the entire graduating class--- JD required positions and non--JD required. When you limit the population to JD required positions only the difference between the 3 for employment at firms with 100+ attorneys is not that great. My question is do you think it is safe to think about employment in this way? I know the assumption is that I would pass the bar and become a practicing attorney but at the same time I wonder how much of the high numbers in non-jd positions at Kent is do to selection?

Thanks for any input advance

Hey y'all, having a bit of trouble with inputting majors into the active applications' sections on education. I am double majoring; both majors are unique to my undergraduate institution. One is an honors interdisciplinary major that I expanded on briefly in my resume. The other one is akin to Human Resources Management or Corporate Psychology (people in this major often go into consulting). The application has a dropdown menu for major and I was wondering if I should put "management science" down because it is close to my business-y major. There's also a space to fill in "Other Major" and I was going to put my honors interdisciplinary major there. I can't tell if the Other Major section is meant for a major that isn't on the dropdown menu or for a second major, and I am lost on how to proceed.

Hi all,

7Sage and other sources have UPenn down as doing ED interviews; however, all the questions are for 2018-19 (I read somewhere that 18-19 was the first year for these interviews). Anyone know if UPenn has done such interviews in more recent cycles?

Hi All,

I have wanted to go to Law School for a long time. I currently live in NE Indiana and I can’t quit my job because I need it, obviously. I don’t really want to leave my family here in Indiana either, we are really close and leaving does not appeal to me. Dayton’s online program really intrigues me because of cost, proximity, etc. I want to practice in here in Indiana and live here. Would you all recommend going here for my long term goals? Want to be in public interest or patent law or become part of the counsel for the company I currently work for.

Circumstances in my life have changed since I submited my applications and I am starting to think the evening program may work better for me. Is it possible that after submitting applications asking to be considered for the day division, I can ask to also be considered for evening?

I'm primarily interested in

Brooklyn Law

Cardozo

Northeastern

Suffolk

Would you happen to know that if I have a hold on my account from a school that I didn't receive any credit from - can I just report that on the LSAC website that I have a financial obligation ?

I'm an AF veteran wondering how my Community College of the AF credits will be integrated into my UGPA by LSAC. Has anyone already been through the conversion? Thanks!

Do you have to contact your verifiers and let them know you will be using them? (former employers)

My law school orientation is scheduled for next week. However, I had a family emergency last night and don't know if I will be able to make it. For those that have gone to theirs, is it really mandatory and/or important to attend?

Hello friends!

I am currently applying to a law school in little rock and there is a section that is required, titled, "Statement of Uniqueness." This section says to explain any distinct experiences that I have encountered in my life and how I have grown from those specific aspects. I am a little confused because this section also has an area where you can say, "this section does not apply to me." What should I do? I don't necessarily have some super distinct experiences in my life, so is this necessary?

All help is much appreciated.

Hi all, I just had one quick question. On LSAC it asks for a title for each of your recommenders. My recommenders both have JD's and MBA's, should I include this? Ex. Should I put "Instructor of Business Law, JD, MBA" or just "Instructor of Business Ethics" ?

Hi everyone!

Was wondering about the extent to which essays forming part of one's application have to be re-done in respect of re-applications. I did engage a consultant last time around and submitted my applications with a full suite of school-specific/optional essays, and would prefer to minimize the amount of re-work I have to do, this cycle. I am given to understand that: (a) applications of re-applicants are attached with their prior applications while being reviewed by admissions committees; and (b) it is advisable to re-write at least one's personal statement. Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

I'm hoping to apply with an LSAT score in the early to mid 170s to the T-14. I'm taking the January LSAT. Depending on how it goes, I might consider deferring to the next admissions cycle (though I'm strongly averse to doing that for a variety of reasons). If I do score above the 75th percentile of the schools to which I apply, would it be worth applying this cycle, with rewritten essays (to the extent required)?

Many thanks in advance!

"Has there ever been an interruption of one or more terms in your education for any reason?"

Is this asking about whether or not I took a semester off or transferred schools? Or are they asking about an interruption in the middle of a semester? My inclination is that a term refers to a semester, but I'm not 100% certain.

Hi everyone, sorry if this is a basic question but I haven't found a consensus online. How often are law school supplemental essay prompts repeated? Are they mostly kept the same year to year? I want to go ahead and begin brainstorming and drafting essays for the 2024-2025 cycle while I have some free time but there's no point if the essays are different each year. For example, are schools that did "Why X" essays this cycle likely to have them again next cycle? Thanks in advance!

So some of the apps ask for all the LSATs you've taken and the scores you got. I have one cancelled score from July 2019, but do I still need to put that score and test date in? Or just put in the score I have received and is visible?

Am I allowed to use notes during the planning period to answer the questions? I'm thinking that possibly for some of the questions it might be helpful to look at some of my planned answers during the the 30 second planning period before actually answering.

Hi everyone,

My average PT score right now is 168.5 (highest was a 175) with my recent scores in the 169-173 range; my BRs are consistently in the low-mid 170s. My GPA is 3.79 (it's lower than my actual GPA cuz I went to a quarter-system school: kill me).

I have not started writing any essays and I want to apply this fall. Is it worth it to get any kind of admissions consulting? I'm paying out of pocket and there are so many free resources available, so I'm doubting the value of paid consulting. But I also want to produce the best possible application. What do y'all think?

Secondly, I would love to study for the September/October with some peers based in the Bay or the Pacific Time Zone. If you live around the Fremont or Milpitas area, let me know and we can study in-person at a library or coffee shop. If not, I'm happy to use Zoom!

Thanks in advance!

What does it mean when it says that a LOR is "In Progress" on LSAC but I know that the person has submitted the letter back? Thanks!

Hi,

I'm pretty set on putting in applications for this application cycle, but know there is a possibility I would want to defer or re-apply during a later cycle so that I can continue to pursue other goals. I'm wondering how declining admission to a school (T14) would impact a later application. I have heard that declining admission if you got off the waitlist looks very bad. Are deferrals ever granted for 2+ years? How soon after receiving an admissions offer does one have to make their decision?

Thank you.

I have a GPA addendum because of a specific circumstance I was in during my undergrad, and I have a 4.00 gpa from my masters to back up that the undergrad was just a fluke and wont happen again.

I am just wondering where I am to include this in my application?

Thank you so much

Most of my apps ask me if my education was interrupted, then ask me to elaborate why. I wrote a very brief answer for most of them, but I'm not sure it's enough: "A protracted illness forced me to leave university in March 2012. I returned in August 2016." Columbia wants me to actually attach an addendum detailing exactly what happened. Do I need to detail my medical history or what?

The other thing is I was terminated four years ago from a job I held for two months. Two of my apps ask me to disclose this and they both ask me to elaborate. How detailed should I be? The answer is actually very simple, I was cashiering and my till came up five dollars over one day so I must have accidentally short changed a customer. To my surprise I was fired a few days later. Do I just say that, or do I talk about how I learned from the experience and so forth?

I absolutely love how supportive 7sage community is and I am glad that I chose this program. I was hoping that you guys would be able to check my rough draft of the personal statement and provide some feedback. I know there is always room for improvement and I would love to see if I am actually on the "right track". I would love to check yours as well and we can just switch them back and forth. Let me know if anyone is interested and I will message you! Thank you!