Hi everyone! I am applying to law school this upcoming cycle and have some concerns regarding what to include on my resume. I've done a lot of work on social media [YouTube] to promote my experience at my current undergrad institution [I essentially post weekly vlogs and advice videos geared mainly towards out of state students like myself who may not know much about my college prior to applying/enrolling]. It's something that I'm really proud of, but I'm worried that talking about social media roles may come across as unprofessional to admissions. Any advice? I have other relevant and more professional experience that I'm including, but I feel like I would be missing something if I didn't mention my social media experiences at all.

Thanks for the help!

This question mainly stems from lack of proper information and not trusting TLS; plus I think this is a subject many people aren't sure on. What is considered having good ties to a city/region?

Is having lived in a city since early teens to graduating high school and doing 2 years of UG enough? I moved away to finish my UG but am thinking about coming back, but it has been almost 4 years.

Do I need a family connection? A decent amount of friends/people I know there?

What do y'all think? I feel this community is much more level headed and understands not everyone wants big law, so I'd appreciate your thoughts.

I am wondering if anyone knows how Columbia views ED applicants, more specifically how it may impact one's chance of giving in I will applying with my 170, and a 3.93 GPA. Columbia's medians are 173 and 3.92.

Also, I am wondering if I do choose to ED-- whether I should write my essays differently/ explain why I chose to ED Columbia specifically

On my online status checker for TAMU Law, it says that my application is still "Under Review" but under "Decision Status" it says "no decision made". I've heard that this means that someone in admissions reviewed it and has decided that another faculty member needs to review it and has made no decision from there. Any thoughts?

We've got a new FAQ: https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/lesson/whats-different-for-international-applicants/

And if you want to dive deeper, a new blog post on the same subject: https://classic.7sage.com/everything-international-applicants-should-know-when-applying-to-american-law-school/

George Mason offered me an invitation to participate in the Pre-Admission Summer Trial (PAST) program that selects 10-15 students to complete 2-week intensive program consisting of reviewing a casebook, writing assignments, and completing a final exam. GM is the only school I am applying, so I am definitely excited to be selected. However, only a small percentage of students completing the PAST Program get offered admission and the remaining students are put on the top of the wait list.

I will receive the course material a week before the program starts, but I want to maximize my time until then to prepare. Currently, I am reading "Getting to Maybe" which covers how to properly attack law school exams. Does anybody have any other suggestions on materials I can prep with? Thanks!

I was wondering if anyone knew the details on transferring from programs that don't start in the fall. Is it possible to transfer out if you start in the spring (February)? Or is that impossible since you will only have a half year of course work done, if that, by application submission?

Hi guys!

Quick question for you all. My university offered me a position in one of it's study abroad centers, as an assistant to the program. The program starts in January 2018 and is a big reason why I decided to take a gap year between undergrad and law school. I've spent the interim between graduation and starting work by studying for the lsat and perfecting my law school applications.

Now, I had originally planned to explain this gap year in an addendum but I've noticed a couple school's don't have an option for it and for example, U Michigan notes that it should be instead mentioned in the resume.

So my question is basically how? Can I put it under experience if I haven't even started it?

Or would it be under "Personal" section?

Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys!

I was listening to a podcast about law, and the topic for that episode was how tech was impacting law. Most people agree that tech will reduce law opportunities and jobs in the future, and increase competition, but one exception was if the employee was properly trained in using new technology in law. The analogies I imagined when they mentioned this was a financial analyst who is a master in excel and python, or a industrial designer who is proficient in AutoCAD or Rhino.

So my question is if you guys know any schools that focus on teaching their students the newest in law-tech? I know northwestern has a few programs that introduce law tech to students, but I can't find anything for other schools.

I applied to Duke towards the end of October. File complete on 10/30. Just went under review today. I'm not on the priority track. Does anyone know how long non-PT applicants generally have to wait before hearing back?

Has anyone ever had a "student conduct" violation on their record that gave them issue while applying to law school?

When I was a freshman I violated my UG's Alcohol policy and got written up for it and I'm worried it's going to hurt my chances. I requested a student record to confirm that the violation is listed. It's the only "mark" on my record.

Hi everyone - I'm a mid-career applicant with 10+ years experience in the government and non-profit sectors, applying to schools with strong public interest programs. If a law school doesn't have an explicitly stated page limit, is it ok to go more than two pages? I would like the extra space to include a full list of article and op-ed publications to burnish my academic credentials given that it's been a long time since graduation and my GPA was nothing spectacular. Or is this better addressed as an addendum/supplementary material? Finally, should I put my education or work history first? Many thanks!

I've been out of college for almost 25 years. Getting LORs was a bit of a challenge, as all my professors have since retired and are travelling or don't check their official emails very often. Of my first two choices, one said she was travelling for the foreseeable future and wouldn't be able to write one for me; the other hasn't replied. With that in mind I approached two others, and was so pleasantly surprised to find that both remembered me well, even though I'd only had a couple classes with them 25 years ago, and both were very encouraging and overjoyed to write me LORs.

One of them mentioned a paper I'd written that "revised, corrected, and refined a theory" of hers regarding a certain novel. I don't even remember this! So don't assume that just because you've been out of school for a while (or even a LONG while) that professors won't remember you. It doesn't hurt to ask, and you may be surprised :)

https://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/defeanening-elitism-in/

Thought this was a nice, quick read. I think he gets to the ultimate truth here: At the end of the day it is on us to make our careers happen. Going to a top school helps but, it is on us to make sure it comes to fruition. No one is going to do it for us.

I just came across this bit from the Top Law Schools forum (http://www.top-law-schools.com/writing-effective-why-x-addendum.html):

"Second, if you're applying Early Decision, a Why X addendum is redundant. Applying ED tells them you are certain to go there if accepted, and with that already true, they probably do not care about your reason. In a sense, applying ED is the ultimate Why X essay, with an action that says more than a 500 word addendum ever could. If it's early enough, you're sure it's the school of your dreams, and your numbers aren't good enough to get scholarship money (early decision applicants rarely receive scholarships on admittance because they are bound to that specific school and don’t need extra incentives), you're better off applying ED than trying to write a Why X addendum."

I'm planning on submitting an application by November 10 for my early decision school, and was prepared to write a Why X essay. So I'm just wondering how true the above is. If it is true, I'd love to submit my app even earlier.

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Hi! Just a shower thought I had but, do some URMs get a higher boost in admission chances than other URMs? For example, would a Native American get a higher boost than someone who's Hispanic, or are all URM groups given the same boost?

Anybody who wants to go into public interest law want another set of eyes tomorrow on your PS for free? I work part-time as an editor (not on law school apps, but also just submitted my own law school apps) and have some free time tomorrow. If yes, DM me! :)

I want to prioritize folks of color, and/or folks raised poor or working class and/or queer or trans people.

Solidarity, Kay (3(/p)

Anyone willing to review and provide feedback to my personal statement?

Who would be willing to help me look over statement? More than aware than it's a personal statement and has to be written on my own, I have a draft done, but little refinements / suggestions with certain things from an outside perspective would be great!

I had to withdraw from all of my classes halfway through my third semester of university because of a traumatic accident which left me with a severe concussion and broken collarbone. This fact is described in my personal statement, though it is not the main topic.

Would it be advisable to also explain the 'W's on my transcript from this time through a addendum, or would that be over-kill?

Anyone know if there are centers affiliated with Law schools doing research in technology/law intersection who'd accept applications to be a researcher there regardless of whether one is law student or not?

I was wondering if a sw engineer could get to be researcher at such places without being a law student.

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Hi all,

So I am in AmeriCorps, and because of the structure of my program I get the opportunity to do a LOT of volunteer work. And when I say a lot, I mean volunteering for single events for around 10 different organizations. How should I put this in my resume? Should I leave out the more insignificant stuff, or just write something like "Volunteer for X, X, X, X, X, X..."

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