So for example, if the deadline is Dec 1 for X University's early binding deadline, would there be an advantage for someone who submits on Nov 15 over Nov 29?

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I've put off asking for a lor for so long, because it completely stresses me out. I know it's in their job description, but I feel like my relationships with profs are too weak. I need to hurry up because I'm taking the October test... Would anyone be willing to share how they asked their professors for a letter of rec and what exactly to include in the email? It's been a couple of months since graduation and I went to a large school, so I'm not sure how to address that as well.

Hi there,

I was working until November 2019 in a law firm and got one of my bosses to write me a letter of recommendation back then. She sent the letter directly to LSAC and it is uploaded on to my account.

I had planned to study for the LSAT sooner, but I was in an accident and spent most of 2020 and 2021 in physical therapy. I started studying this year as I do some part time consultancy work alongside. I got one of my professors to write me a LOR last month.

I wanted to know if the LOR from 2019 would need to be updated again when I apply (Which I think most likely would be this cycle or the next depending on when I can manage a good LSAT score). Both the LORs are already uploaded on to my CAS account.

I was in physical therapy and did not work for 2020-2021. I would think that it'd make sense for the first LOR to be dated 2019, right when I quit my job; as also because the bosses would have a better picture of what I was working on back then and the feedback given by clients would be relevant as of that date?

The letter is already uploaded on to CAS, so it would also be a pain to ask my boss to update and resend the letter to LSAC - Although I am on good terms with her but wouldn't want to ask for a favour unless absolutely necessary.

Most grateful if someone could confirm this for me. Thank you!

Hi everyone,

As the title says, I’m looking for someone who is willing to peer review my personal statement. I have a very rough idea of what I want to write about, but I don’t have the exact words to explain my experience, or how it impacted me and made me into the person I am today. I am also a first-gen in law and a KJD with limited experience, which makes this process so much harder. In exchange, I’m extremely willing to peer review your PS!

I’m looking for honest critiques and advice. Please don’t be afraid to be harsh — I know my PS needs a lot of work! The idea I have might not even pan out. I am very early in the writing process.

I unfortunately took the LSAT 4 times, 166, 165, 169, and FINALLY a 176.

Should I write an addendum? I don’t even know what to say other than the truth, I set a goal, I didn’t reach my goal so I kept working until I met it. That doesn’t sound very compelling though?

I did a legal internship this summer and was wondering if I should get my boss from that company to write me an LOR? I already have 2 academic LORs from professors. I talk about my internship some in my personal statement and was thinking it could be a good idea for him to write a letter to expand more on what I worked on.

Hi Everyone!

I scored a 171 on the August 2022 LSAT and am preparing my applications for this cycle. I really, really, REALLY want to attend Berkeley Law, and I am applying Early Decision. I have a graduate degree from an Ivy League, and I took the GRE a few years ago to get admitted to the graduate program. I was working full time and wasn't able to study very much, and I knew I didn't need a super high score for admission to the program. I scored in the 95 percentile on reading, the 53rd on writing, and got a dismal math score in the 23rd percentile. Math has always been my worst subject, and despite taking a ton of math including the entire calc sequence in undergrad for elective credit, I have never been good at math tests. I just found out that many schools including Berkeley REQUIRE any GRE score taken within the last 5 years to be reported. I'm very upset because I am already a splitter with a relatively low UGPA and I don't want any other points against me (also very annoyed I have to pay to send a GRE score I don't even want, in addition to all the other fees). It doesn't appear that GRE scores factor into the USNWR rankings and I imagine my LSAT score will still carry much more weight, but does anyone have insight about how admissions offices factor in GRE scores submitted along with an LSAT? I know I can write a letter of addendum explaining why the low score isn't indicative of academic performance, especially as I finished with a high GPA in my graduate program, but I just hate the stress of an extra variable that doesn't paint me in a very positive light. Any insights are appreciated!

Hello everyone. I have some questions regarding when and how to explain a GPA below a school’s median.

Essentially, I was majoring in Biology during my freshman year of college which was something kinda pushed onto me by my parents and not something I wanted to pursue. In addition to this, I moved houses during my very first semester of college and COVID hit during the middle of my second semester. After performing poorly these first 2 semester in college I decided to switch majors to Psychology and went on to earn an A in every single class I took from there until I graduated. Unfortunately, the failing grades I earned those semesters are counted by the LSAC’s cumulative GPA despite me graduating Summa Cum Laude with a 3.98 GPA. This brings my LSAC GPA to a 3.45. I know, yikes.

Is this something worth writing an addendum for? How will law school view me switching majors and my drastic change in grades?

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Hi all! Hope I can get some guidance. As of today I have only requested 2 LOR, one from my current boss and the second from my past professor and tutor. I think these two would hit my work ethic and my academic record. My question is, should I request a third one from another person? Maybe someone I see as a mentor? To have a LOR that represents my personality? Any advise would help, thank you!

One of the main things that pushed me to law and wanting to become a lawyer was seeing one of my close family members grapple with addiction and how it affected me and my family. Is this an appropriate topic to write about for my personal statement or should I try to do something else?

Hello everyone,

I am reapplying this cycle to law school. I was wondering if I will have to request my transcripts again(nothing has changed) and request new letters of recommendations from my previous professors? I applied last year but decided to wait off another year after looking at the law schools I was admitted to and got denied from.

Also, do I have to change drastically my personal statement? In my personal statement I wrote about why I wanted to become a lawyer and my reasons for why I want to become a lawyer have not changed. I also do not want to resubmit the same personal statement but also not write something entirely new.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance!

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For this section of the application, do I list every single year of my dean's list or is that to excessive since I received it every semester or should I make a single entry for each of them.

Also would publication go here? And would Merit Aid Scholarship from the Chancellor's Office for academic recognization go here if it does?

Thanks for the help!

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Hello! I am applying ED to UCLA - is it better to apply early or does the timing not matter too much before the November 15th deadline? Good luck to all of this cycles applicants!

Who should it be address to?

My Prof is asking if they need to be addressed to someone specific or not?

Thanks for the help!

I am a little unsure on the order in which to compile application materials. I am taking my first LSAT on September 10th and will be applying ED in October. Can I purchase CAS before I have my LSAT score and LOR's submitted?

Hi everybody, I just got my score back yesterday for the August test, it was a 169. This was my second take this year (4th take overall). I have a 3.86 GPA and I am 2 years out of college working in my state's legislature. My dream schools would be Georgetown or Duke for public interest law, and I was hoping to get a 171+ to be above their median.

I have begun drafting my statements for the application and want to turn them in as early as possible. Studying for another retake while working on my statements would likely delay when I turn in the applications. In the month leading up to taking the test, I had multiple PT scores that were above 171, which is the reason why I think retaking might be beneficial. I also took a 2 week break, so I now feel like I could contribute significant effort to studying once again.

Does anybody have advice on whether or not to retake? I understand many aspects of this make it a personal decision, but even any anecdotes or words of encouragement would be tremendously helpful. Thanks!

So a Professor I asked a letter for had me amend the form multiple times as per them moving around and what not, but now I'm worried about the letter number on the form. Do law schools care if it says L8 for example on the letter form even though I have like 3 recommenders?

I have an MA, and my GPA is pretty high for that, but my undergrad GPA is pretty low. I left my undergrad GPA off of my resume for obvious reasons, and I'll be writing an addendum, but I wanted to know if it is okay to include my MA GPA. I do want to emphasize it, and while I can do that in the addendum as well, I want to conserve space to explain my low undergrad GPA. Keeping my MA GPA on seems like a good way to do that, but I'm worried that it might seem weird to include that one but exclude my undergrad one.

What would you say is the common attitude law schools have towards multiple lsat scores? Do they encourage retaking the exam if you are confident you can improve? Do they average the scores or only really consider the highest? Thank you.

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The law school I try to apply is not T14, just local law school. I took the LSAT in August, but it seems like not very good. I'm thinking of taking LSAT in October, and the score will be released around Nov 2. I really need the scholarship, it is too late?

If my score from August is over the 75 percentile of the scores of the applicants, should I go ahead to apply with this score in order to increase my chance of getting scholarship? Or should I wait until November 2?

Really need advice.

Hi, is there any consensus or received wisdom as to how valuable each point on the LSAT is above the median for a given school? I'm referring specifically to top, top schools.

I ask because, with the SAT/ACT, I seem to recall that there was pretty general agreement that top schools didn't really care how close you were to a perfect score so long as you were at or above their median/average. For instance, getting a 1590 on the SAT wasn't much more helpful than getting a 1530 for getting into Harvard (according to the opinions that I'd been exposed to). Is the LSAT similar -- or is there any discussion on the matter?

In other words, if I'm PT'ing at 177 or 178 and my score is 174 or 175, is it worth the agony of retaking it if I want a solid shot at, say, Yale?

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