Hi all, I applied to UVA Law via their binding decision as of a few days ago. I am also currently registered to sit for the February 2018 LSAT. Currently my numbers are 167/3.67 which I know is a stretch for UVA.

I am currently stuck on what to do because UVA Adcomm wants me to make a decision on whether I want them to render a decision on my current application within 15 business days of when I submitted or wait until after I receive the Feb LSAT score. Based on the December 2017 LSAT score release starting the trend of beating the score release date I would imagine the Feb LSAT score would come out last week of February. Just to paint a more clear picture, I have been averaging around a 171 on my 30 most recent PTs but I have taken the LSAT twice now and have been unable to translate it on the test (scoring a 167 twice). So I think realistically I could improve my score to a 168/169 but not very confident to get any higher than that.

What would you guys do?

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I am preparing for law school applications. I have successfully had three people agree to write letters of recommendation for me. However, I am unsure of a couple of things:

If anyone can give any guidance for this, I would appreciate it. Thank you!

So,

My professor has been letting me use his signature many times (including his son) and I thought it would be cool as long as I cc his email and now the school is accusing me of forging it. In order to get readmission, I was forced to accept the charge because the school had placed a hold on my student account.

Should I try to reopen it and attempt to get a warning(non-reportable) or "not responsible" instead of "Academic misconduct", since they violated my procedural rights to pursue a hearing or appeal?

After reviewing my case with many lawyers, they all agreed upon my position that they didn't not grant me with a meaningful opportunity to present my side of the story.

If I reopen the case, I'm not sure if saying, "I didn't know how the system works in America, as I'm an international student, and as long as I show my professor that I'd use his signature like previous cases, I thought I'd be fine" would sound legitimate to Americans

What should I do?

Should I give in and move forward or fight tooth and nail to downgrade it to a warning or "not responsible"

If I can't overturn this situation, I have to say good bye to T6 or even any T 14 or T20 school right?

Taking the August LSAT in 9 days, and the September one. Do I need to complete an Arg. Writing sample before both, or only once?

Cornell is currently my first choice and I am planning on applying early decision. My LSAT is at their median score, but my GPA is lower than Cornell's median (I have a 3.81). Will it be easier for an applicant like me to get accepted now that its ratings have dropped? What should I do to improve my chances?

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I have maxed out all my attempts and scored 140, 141, 145, and two canceled. What do I do now?, Is law school out of the question for me?

I swear recommenders ghosting you is a necessary part of the application process.

Anyway, back in early March, I reached out to three professors (I graduated 2023) to see if they'd be willing to write for me, and all of them said yes. 2/3 have completed the letters, but one of them still hasn't, despite me asking for it to be completed by the end of April. When they said they would do it, they asked for extra materials like a rough personal statement, which I provided. No response, which is fine. Since then, I have emailed them a reminder with a resent LSAC link (another recommender wanted a reminder, so I sent them to any remaining recommenders), and no response. At this point, I'm not sure what to do. This recommender enthusiastically said they would write for me and very clearly remembered me, but I've gotten zilch. I know the end of their semester was a lot, which is why when I emailed them and said end of April, I included this acknowledgement and that if they had another target date in mind to please let me know.

What are some recommended steps? I'm not sure how active this person is on their email during the summer. Should I tweak my resume and send it as a "hey, here is an updated document to better help you" or something like that?

I plan on sending my apps in September/right when I get my August LSAT back, so waiting for their fall semester to start seems less than ideal. Should I just reach out to a former employer instead? (I'm SE now and work under an NDA, so I can't ask someone in my current position).

It seems like ghosting recommenders are part of the process, and I would love some advice for how to move forward. I've never really needed to ask for a letter of rec before, so someone ghosting me is all new, and I'm a first gen so I don't have anyone I can really ask.

Anyway, in early March, I reached out to three profs (graduated 2 years ago) to see if they'd be willing to write for me. They all enthusiastically said yes, and 2/3 have written their letters (yay!). But another has completely ghosted me. I had asked for it to be completed by the end of April and if that was a problem for them to please let me know what their target date could be, and that hasn't happened. When they agreed, they asked for a resume and a rough personal statement, so I sent them that and got no response. No sweat. As it neared my given deadline, I sent them a reminder, again including that if they need a different date to let me know because I completely understand how busy the time can be. Again, absolutely no response. I am taking the August LSAT and planning on submitting my apps when I get that score back, so I would be wary on waiting for their fall semester to start up since that would be when I am already submitting them and would be an ASAP request, which likely wouldn't help me.

I'm nervous about sending another reminder because I don't want to make them upset. Should I tweak my resume (I could add more work history since I have a bit of experience), then send it with the idea of "I updated some of my materials and think they may help you as you write"? Or, should I just throw in the towel and ask a former employer instead? My worry with the former employer is that they may use ChatGPT for it, and I'm not sure if admissions would frown upon me for that. Again, first gen, so I just have no clue. Thank you for any help! :)

Just wanted to thank 7Sage for providing this service, especially the discount for those of us with less resources.

I started studying for the LSAT with 7Sage in June of last year with a diagnostic of 159, and I took the January LSAT after eight months of studying. I got a 171, and I recently was accepted into my first pick school!

Again, thank you for providing this service, as it has helped me immensely. Good luck to all future test takers!

And also goodbye forever, I am sooooooooo done with the LSAT!

I'm starting to feel like I'll never get into law school. I live in the DC area and have to stay here for work, and though I know the surrounding schools are very competitive, I'm just not sure what to do beyond just taking the LSAT over and over until I hopefully crack 170.

My current score is 165, my aggregate GPA was dragged down by my first year of college (leaving a cult and its associated university at the time), but it's still close enough to the median I'd need. I worked full-time for the rest of my degree program between a community college and UMGC (online).

Because most of my professors were online, I've never met any of them, and it doesn't really make sense to ask for a recommendation from someone I've never spoken to. As for my career, I've essentially worked in e-commerce for the past 10 years. That doesn't really translate well for most people. Finally, I have no diversity bonus points for an add-on essay.

Is there anything I can do to fix this? I'm on year 2 of waitlists without a single interview.

No, my personal essays are not dwelling on the items listed above. I don't mean to rant or complain, but I'm having a tough time. I'm not really sure what I'll do next if I'm never admitted.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I wish I had several thousand dollars to shell out to an admissions councilor, but I just don't right now. I wish everyone else the best of luck!

ive been in the workforce for a while, im 28 and applying to law school in october. i have solid academic rec letters from professors but do i also need one from my job's manager? or is that superfluous?

I’m so frustrated. My RC scores vary so much. Today I did the worst I’ve ever done, -12😭 I just don’t understand it like a few days ago I got a -5. Does anyone have tips to improve and stay consistent?

I just took the February LSAT and payed for score review. What scores would everyone say to keep versus hide during the score review window?

Hello all! I would appreciate your honest feedback about my situation.

My dream school is Georgetown Law due to some of the dual programs they have, and I think I have a really strong application for this next cycle. As of now, I have a 4.0 GPA from an Ivy, with two well-known professors from the law school here writing a letter of rec for me. According to my tutor, I also have a very strong resume given my experience at some top firms around the country, and my research assistant positions at my school's law school as well as some con law extracurriculars. Given my interest in the public sector, my resume and personal statements help me in this way too.

My only potential issue is the LSAT, as I got a 165 for my first try this January. Because of a family situation that developed, and school+work, my ability to dedicate as much time to studying for the LSAT has been severely restricted. I can still study here and there, but I'm not sure how much progress I can make to raise my score given my situation, at least for this cycle.

So I was wondering if anyone could share their opinions about my competitiveness for Georgetown Law. With my resume, GPA, and score, do I have a good chance of getting in? I know their median is 171 this year but I don't know how much the extracurricular and GPA elements can help my application.

Anyone in the IE also studying for the LSAT? Leave a comment with contact info if you're interested in making a study group!

Hi! Does anyone want to peer review personal statements, if applying this cycle? Let me know! :)

When is too early to ask for a letter of recommendation? There is a certain teacher I would like to ask, and it would make sense for me to ask for one now instead of later. However, I am unsure if it could be deemed too early, or if I will need to reach out to the recommender when submitting my application to have them submit their portion.

My current University GPA is a 3.94 which could basically get me into any law school if my other factors are good enough. The only problem is that I took dual credit courses in high school that will lower my LSAC GPA to a 3.7. I started dual credit my freshman year of high school, so I was only 15 years old when I earned the majority of these poor grades. Any reasonable person could assume that the bad grades I made when I was 15 and fresh out of middle school do not reflect my performance as a law student/lawyer, especially considering that my university GPA is a 3.9. Complaining aside, my genuine question is: will law schools take this into consideration? Or will they just look at my 3.7 and immediately dismiss me?

I know a 3.7 can still get me into law school but all my dream schools have 3.8 or 3.9 medians. I'm feeling extremely discouraged because I totally forgot about these dual credit grades until now. I've been studying extra hard to meet these schools median LSATs and now it feels kind of pointless. Any insight into the brains of admissions councils will help!!

Hi all, I applied to some law schools last year but it didn't work out for me as I'd hoped. Now I am reapplying to some of these programs for the Fall '25 and was wondering if I need new letters of recommendations? For reference, I am fully employed but my work situation is currently more or less the same as the last time I applied. Also, I've been working for almost 3 years now, so am wondering if it's ok to include one LoR from grad school and 1 from work, or whether both should be from people who have known me recently, ie. work? Thanks in advance for answers!

Hi y'all,

I'm just reaching out to ask if anyone can give me advice on my letters of recommendation. Is it important who the people are that are writing them for me? Is it beneficial to have people in prestigious positions write these letters for you? Should the letters all come from the same source (e.g., college)? Any advice would be great! Thank you so much!

The LSAC applications ask for a list of "all educational institutions attended." I've taken a number of one-off classes at nearby colleges, some of which didn't count as college courses -- for instance, I participated in a six-week course about the publishing industry at Columbia (we didn't have grades and did little actual work) and did a six-month programming bridge course at NYU Tandon (lots of work, but the class was technically not accredited). Should I list "Columbia" and "NYU" as institutions attended? I don't want to imply that I got college credits from them.

Serious question . How can you apply the read passage a first then eliminate / answer questions based on passages before going to passage b without taking more time to write down the options you do t like bc the law hub doesn’t allow you to cross out answer choices you don’t like o. Their interface the way seven sage provides the x. It makes me hesitant to employ that strategy when it seems like it would be more work to write down. All of the options you did not like as opposed to being able to x them out and definitively know how you feel. What do you guys do in this case or how do you theoretically approach that in your mind bc in mine it feels like it would be a waste of time and my 6 pages to have to list out all the options I didn’t choose .

I am applying this cycle currently with a 156 on my lsat and am retaking in January with hopes of improving. Aside from my score I feel I have a strong application: Two internships at international and local nonprofits (one 3 months-full time and one 8 months long- part time, and an internship in the legal department of a crime victims assistance center (4 months-part time). I am a human rights masters student (4.0 gpa) with an extensive capstone project focusing on legal issues and undergrad was in philosophy politics and law (3.86 gpa, summa cum laude at my university). I also have extracurriculars and have worked part time throughout undergrad and now graduate school. I am a first gen student, second gen US citizen and have received need based aid throughout school. Will my LSAT score significantly drag me down? My goal school is Northeastern University School of Law in Boston. Should I apply even if my score doesn't improve or try to improve and apply next cycle and get more work experience?