Hello all!

Am I eligible to apply/be considered to law schools if I have one out of two majors completed?

I will have my first BA this fall, but will need an extra semester to finish my second major. I'm having trouble finding an answer online without having to contact law schools directly, but that is probably my best bet lol

Any information is greatly appreciated, Thanks!

Hi all,

I have a pretty specific question that I am not sure others will have a definitive answer for. During my Sophomore year of college I was studying on exchange in Hong Kong and due to the protests I was ultimately evacuated from the country with 72 hours notice. This left the remaining 6-8 weeks of the semester online with little to no preparation for the transition. Based on this they gave us the choice to go pass/fail instead of letter grades which I elected to do. I have heard that some admissions offices do not look fondly on pass/fail grades and I was wondering if this sounds like something worth writing an addendum for. Thank you in advance!

Hey guys, I'm waitlisted in my top school and I wanted to know how many others may be in the same situation. What's your coping strategy? Are you studying to improve your score for the following year (if you don't get in)? Are you getting your financials in place (just in case you do)? Are you call bombing admissions to see what movement (if any) is happening and/or your index score? Or, are you normal and doing yoga.

Hello!

I received a score in the mid-upper 150's for my LSAT back in February and I graduated from W&M with a 3.77. I'm currently signed up to take the LSAT in June as well, but for the law schools I wanted to go to (UNC and UIUC), my chances of getting in are well above 80% according to the 7Sage Law School Predictor.

I was just wondering how trustworthy the Law School Predictor was because I'm considering cancelling the June LSAT Flex if the scores are truly good enough to get into these schools.

Would love to get some thoughts from you all – Thanks!

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I am considering talking about my struggle with--and recovery from--addiction in my personal statement. I am 11 years into recovery with an academic record that reflects this: I had 2 semesters of sub2.5 gpa when I was 18 followed by a 3 year gap. But then at 21 I began treatment and at 22 I returned to school and got straight As and -A's through undergrad and graduate school, along with some moderate professional success.

Addiction is a big part of my personal story, but there is nothing in my record (disciplinary action, arrests, DUI's) that would require me to disclose this fact about myself. So, I'm a little torn. Do I needlessly risk being potentially judged negatively for my past struggle with addiction or does my 11 years of continuous recovery speak to the fact that my past with addiction is not a liability (and perhaps an asset) ?

This questions is brief but seems complicated in my mind. I am intending to write a diversity statement for schools that require/offer the opportunity. In it, I plan to write about various diversifying characteristics of my life, including that my father suffers from schizophrenia -- and remains unmedicated. If the admissions faculty member that reviews this statement knows anything about schizophrenia, then they understand that its onset is typically in your early 20s (my age). I am worried that revealing this information might worry the law school personnel that this might happen while I am in law school. Do the risks outweigh the benefits here?

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Quick context, international (Korean) graduated from National University of Singapore (not sure you heard of), got AA for CAS assessment. Felt bit unfair because my school is notorious for the ridiculous bell curve. Was in Dean's list though. Got 168 for LSAT this April, and have worked in Big 4 Management Consulting for 2 years. What are my chances for low T14(Cornell, Gtown) or even for T20?

Hi all,

This is a weird question, I'll admit, for a weird subset of people. I'm a second-career law-school hopeful (36 years old). While it's still months away, I was musing with a friend the other day that I'd need to get back in touch with my college professors and ask them for recommendations. She seemed absolutely SHOCKED by this and said I shouldn't bother, because college is too far behind me. I should only get recent professional recommendations.

My impression was that a mix is best, and really I should have at least one college rec, even if I graduated 13 years ago. This may be easier for me then most because I actually had three professors write me letters back then (for a grad program I ended up not doing). Getting recs from them would just involve checking in, saying hi, asking if they want to update it in any way, and having them resend it.

But IS THIS WEIRD? Will law schools be like "what the heck is she doing getting a recommendation from 13 years ago she could have become a serial killer in the meantime"? I would of course supplement with a couple of more recent recommendations from people I've worked with/for.

Any and all insight appreciated. Thanks!

Giulia

I have 3 LSAT scores on record and a 5 point jump between my first score to my second and my second score to my third (total 10 point jump). I've seen a lot of conflicting information online from not writing an addendum and letting my scores speak for themselves to people saying that multiple LSAT scores/score increases need to be explained in an addendum. Do you think my multiple scores and the 5 point score increases between each requires an addendum? I really don't know what to do here so I would love any feedback that anyone has. Thanks!

So I applied to 13 schools over the holidays, from late December to mid January. I heard from most of them months ago, and the rest of them save Minnesota as of the first week of April. I still haven't heard anything from UMN, even when I submitted a LOCI/Why essay two weeks ago. Is anyone else being ghosted by them or another program they applied to 4+months ago? 4 months wouldn't have been so crazy if it was still winter, but I would have thought, this late in the cycle, that they'd know one way or another.

Hello! I have some questions about how the actual application process works (for next fall) and a few specific application related questions, but am not sure where to get the answers. If anybody who has applied before is willing to help me sort out some pre-application questions, either via this thread or over direct message me I would really appreciate it! Thank you in advance!

Hi guys! So I am asking for advice because I'm kind of ~freaking out.

I'm a third-year student in university and I don't have any legal internships lined up in the summer. Or any internships for that matter. I'm double-majoring, so instead I'm taking three summer courses to catch up on some requirements and studying for the LSAT simultaneously. This is making me worry because while I do have some extracurricular involvements, most of them are dance-related. I do want to preface that I'm banking off of my entertainment-related activities to justify why I want to go to law school (entertainment law), but still, I'm worried that this will reflect very poorly on my application, especially that I plan on applying for Fall 2022. Any advice? Or words of encouragement? Idk. Anything :/

Hi all, I am officially done with this crazy cycle (yay!)... However, I am having second thoughts about whether to attend this fall or try and get a 170+ / re apply next year to maximize my options. Before my official LSAT score, I was scoring in the mid to high 160's and occasionally scored 170+ so I'm wondering if I should take an extra year to re take and get some work experience ? If I R&R, my realistic goal would probably be 170-173 unless something snaps in me and I'm able to get higher lol

On the other hand, I have narrowed it down to two schools I would attend for Fall 2021 but one of them is a wait list and a dream school. So realistically, I only have one contender thus far which is UCI. I hope I can get into northwestern off the wait list but with all the moving variables, it's hard to ride out that waitlist much longer. I do love the programs at UCI and I feel it's a great school for me given class size, academics, clinics, etc.. but for some reason, my gut isn't 100% on any one decision. I feel split between R&R and UCI. At the same time, I'm slowly opening up to the idea of big law which pushes me towards R&R. I am not dead set on big law but I definitely know that I want to keep that option open. I have thought about attending and maybe trying to transfer, but I know it's not an easy thing to do.. does anyone have any transfer experience or success stories they've heard? If anyone has some insight or advice on my situation, I'd love to hear it. My mind has been a dumpster truck fire of a mess (I've been very indecisive and my head is about to explode with deadlines coming up)

Edit: I will say that the fact that I did not get into my #1 choice makes me want to re-take as well. Do I HAVE to go to that law school? No, but a dream school is a dream school, right? 😪

*For those who do vote in the polls, would some of you mind sharing why you chose a certain answer? I just want to see the reasoning behind the answers and some thoughts y’all may have. Thanks !

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Hi all,

Thank you again to 7Sage for helping me with my LSAT and achieving my goal in the mid-150s (up from low 130s). I've been in the working world for almost 12 years, and taking the LSAT and scoring in that range was a big achievement for me.

Its been a tough year with acceptance as i'm sure alot of you can attest to. I was waitlisted at my dream school, waiting to hear back from a target, and received a conditional scholarship from a safety school (almost a FULL scholarship provided I maintain a GPA of 3.0/4. Does anyone have any experience with conditional scholarships like this one? I'm ready to accept and i'm just afraid that I won't be able to maintain that - especially if the curve at this particular school is pretty low. My undergraduate GPA - if that is any indication - was close to a 4.0 at a Top 20 school.

That being said, i'm a bit bummed with acceptance this year and wondering if I should even drop my idea of returning to law school. I don't have time to retake the LSAT and am just in awe at how competitive 2021 was for acceptance. Anyone have a similar situation? I think the most important thing is that we have to remind ourselves to be proud of even the thought of returning to school and our drive taking the LSATs in the first place.

Thanks for your help!

Jer

Hello! I have been accepted to a Law School with a lot of scholarship money. However, I'm worried that after I send my "final transcript"this Spring Semester, they will alter or even end up not offering scholarship money anymore. Does this happen often or even at all? Do Law School's report students GPA and LSAT with the score they applied as or the LAST CUMULATIVE GPA including your second semester senior grades? If Law School's report with the GPA you applied with, wouldn't my lower GPA not be of an issue to them? I applied as a 3.75 GPA which was in their 75% percentile. With my Spring Semester Grades, I'll drop down to a 3.6~. However, the 3.6 is still higher compared to their median GPA.

Is there a page/link?

Hello all! I’m struggling with choosing between two amazing law schools (that I’ve somehow been admitted into for this Fall) and would really appreciate any perspectives/advice you have on the situation.

I’ve been accepted into UVA Law at sticker price (I tried to ask for more scholarship money once already without success), and WashULaw with a substantial scholarship. I’d be paying for my whole education through loans so the scholarship at WashU is very attractive and overall it would be about $100,000 less to go to WashU than UVA. However, I’m interested in criminal law and national security law and UVA has the programs, faculty and courses that I’m interested in the most.

I’ve thought about ways to mitigate the huge debt I would have at UVA such as getting into BigLaw for a while after graduating or the fact that UVA has the Virginia Loan Forgiveness Program which would help with my loan repayments if I’m in public service. But I’m not sure about staking my $250,000 worth of debt repayment on getting into BigLaw (even though UVA is really good in the BigLaw job market). I’m also worried about the ability to stay in the top percentile of the class at a T14 law school which would affect my ability to get a BigLaw position.

I’m just wondering what others think of the choice and if it is reasonable to choose UVA Law over WashU despite the difference in debt. Thank you in advance!

Or can I pay the full deposit at the second deposit deadline? Also, if I pay only the first deposit - will that be guaranteed to hold my spot until at least the second deposit deadline? Thanks.

Hi everyone!

I was waitlisted at my 'dream' university this cycle. While I received a 156 LSAT score on my most recent exam, I'm below the school's median LSAT score.

I saw a few older posts on this subject, but does anyone think that in this specific cycle it would be worth it to retake to improve my LSAT score in order to help my chances of getting off the waitlist (and/or, of increasing scholarship at a school I've already gotten into)? I realize this cycle is uber competitive generally.

I was PT'ing 160-164 before my last exam, though felt I did poorly because I had to take my exam at an early morning time (7 am). I know I can do better - it is just a question for me of whether taking it again would make any demonstrable difference in the application process.

(And if so - should I let this school know I'm retaking the exam?)

I would highly appreciate any feedback from the two schools. Hastings is less expensive than LLS and I am getting more financial aid. But I’ve always been told to look into the bar pass rate for each school. I get so confused on what the actual number or percentage is because the schools says something different than monthly reports from ABA. Does anyone know what the bar passage rate for these schools are or how to correctly interpret the percentages online? I feel like both schools are in the city and offer a lot of job opportunities. But I am so confused on how to pick a school. Any help or feedback would be highly appreciated!!!