Hey-

Due to the virtual format of my classes this year, my university is allowing us the optional "S/NS" (Satisfactory/Not Satisfactory) selection for certain grades. Satisfactory gives you credit for the class but does not count towards your GPA.

As my semester comes to an end and final grades start to get posted, I am wondering if I should cover up all my grades that are below a 4.0 with an "S". This will optimize my GPA. For example, I am in 5, 3-credit classes and have 3 4.0's and 2 3.5's. That is a GPA of 3.8. I could cover the 3.5's with "S" and get a 4.0 for the semester.

Will this be concerning for a law school to see while reading my transcript? Thanks in advance

So I was meeting with one of my LOR writers yesterday and they informed me that they will not be able to have my LOR completed until the first week of January (the 4th). Is waiting these extra 2.5 weeks something that will negatively impact my application? I was originally planning to request a hold until my January LSAT anyway so I don't think it would really affect when it would be read.

Hi everyone.

I understand this is an incredibly competitive cycle but does anyone know if this is the case for P/T programs as well? I get that people are working from home and it makes it much easier for a student to study for the LSAT-hence all the score spikes, but honestly it is much harder for me to be able to study as a mother to a toddler. I am a part-time applicant for that reason and so I am wondering if anyone has any insight.

Thank you and best of luck with everyone studying/waiting for schools to respond!

OK guys. I got into a very respectable school in my hometown. I visited and love it. I can live at home and commute, plus i was given a great scholarship. Long story short, I could go to law school for very cheap and not have to worry about living expenses. What do you guys think? Is it hard to live at home? Is it worth it to incur more debt to go somewhere else and live on my own? Any opinions would be appreciated! Thanks!

I was smoking pot in my dorm with friends when I set the smoke detector off, unfortunately, this being my second offense (first got me probation) I got suspended for the remainder of the semester. One week later they began sending everyone home because of the pandemic. Maybe I made a mistake but I don't think this should be one that haunts me into law school. Since I got suspended I have actually gotten my hands on a medical marijuana card, something that maybe I can mention in my application to soften it a bit? Thanks folks.

I'm applying to the JDP program so I don't really know how the LSAC GPA is calculated yet (hopefully I get in and don't have to worry about it lol). If a low grade for a class I repeated is not included on my official college transcript but the new one is, does the LSAC count the original class in addition to the other one? Or is it only counted if both grades appear on my official transcript?

Also wondering if I'm in fighting shape for T10s still if my GPA drops a bit. For reference, my GPA now is 3.71, but with the C factored in I have a 3.68. kinda stressed :(

I took the LSAT in November but am registered to retake in January. My hope is to apply for fall 2021 admissions at Pace Law School, their deadline is June 1st. However, I was doing some research and saw you have to apply for FASFA financial aid by November of the previous year you intend to go to law school? I'm looking for some insight into the loan process for law school, any feedback is great!

When schools have prompts asking how the program at X Law will help you in your future professional and/or academic pursuits, should you explain how in each paragraph or tie it up at the end?

Hi all! Hope everyone is doing well.

Quick Q:

Some law schools (e.g. Boston U) request that we don't include high school activities in our resume.

However, I did a lot of relevant legal stuff in high school (interned with an attorney, mock trial, etc.)

This is stuff I definitely want them to consider in my application...

How bad would it be if I just left these high school experiences in there despite the instructions? o.O

Thank you!

Out of curiosity, has anyone gotten into Northwestern without an interview? Is it bad to skip out on it ? I'm currently applying and haven't decided if I want to do an online interview. Any insight would be appreciated! Thank you

I just sent in my application on the 26th of November but I am so anxious to get my decision back. Has anyone gotten theirs/how long did it take?

I applied RD to Vanderbilt and just realized that there is a video essay option on the applicant status portal. Would it hurt my application if I didn't complete this? I find it confusing that the video essay isn't mentioned in the RD application, yet just appears on the portal. Any advice appreciated.

I happen to work for an attorney who graduated from my absolute dream law school. I have a low GPA (for their standards) so i am postponing my LSAT cycle another application cycle so I can have a high LSAT score to apply with. My GPA is in the 25th percentile of applicants they accept according to their most recent 509 report and my LSAT score is just under their 25th percentile. Since he is alumni of the school and a very prominent attorney in the state (public sector), I am wondering if this would have any effect on my application and if law schools take this into consideration to make me a more competitive candidate? I tried looking into this online but couldn’t find much. This law school is very competitive, in the Top 30 in the US... about a 20% acceptance rate. I want to be a competitive candidate as much as I can. Any information would be helpful. Thank you!

Hi guys! Anyone wanna exchange Diversity Statements?

I've got mine fleshed out but am concerned it's an unconventional format (reads like a Personal Statement) and would tbh love to collaborate with others on theirs!

Send me a DM if you're interested!

Anyone else get an email of postponement? I'm trying to figure out if this is a new thing unique to this cycle because of the sheer volume of applicants. Instead of waitlisting me, they said my decision is going to be delayed until February and reviewed a second time. Please let me know if you're joining me in this peculiar boat.

Hi All!

What questions are you asking schools you are applying to/have already been admitted to? There are some obvious ones out there like bar passage rate, but what is the stuff that might not come to mind as easy.

I couldn't have done it without the LSAT prep materials and the 7sage admissions advisor, Elizabeth Cavallari's help; to be able to go to law school debt-free and stay near my family is one of the best gifts in the world

Hello!! This might be a long shot, especially since I don't really have much to offer in return :(

I applied ED to GULC and was recently waitlisted. GULC is absolutely my dream school (for public interest related things) and I'm hoping to make my letters of continued interest more substantive by showing that I've reached out to current students and alum. Is anyone free for a few minutes to chat? I would SO appreciate it!

Hi guys, so I took both the August and November flex exams. On the November exam, I ended up getting a score that is 8 points higher than what I received in August (Thank God) BUT now I have a dilemma. After receiving my score, I immediately started applying to schools because I heard it's best to submit by Thanksgiving. I thought my score increase was pretty middle of the road and nothing extreme since I read on multiple blogs that an LSAT addenda should mainly be written for extreme increases (10+ points). That said, I did not write any LSAT addenda for the 11 schools I have applied to so far.. (big yikes).. but I read some of the posts on here and it seems like some schools require an addendum or highly encourage one when there's a score increase of 5+ points.... so basically, I am freaking out because I submitted so many applications already and don't know if it's too late to write one or if I need one for the ones I submitted? Will law schools contact me or is this something where I need to call them and see if I can submit it even though my application has been sent in? Any insight and advice would be appreciated.

Hi all! Hope everyone is staying safe and doing well. Lemme get to it.

As an undergrad, my friends and I were having a movie night and I used my laptop to stream a movie. Back then I was ignorant and thought that only downloading movies was illegal, while streaming them was okay.

Turned out the website I used was a file-sharing website and the next morning my school's IT department forwarded me an email notifying them that my ISP detected a potential copyright issue. I had to read a short article about why streaming movies on P2P websites counts as copyright infringement and take a quiz. They did mention this was more about educating me, and there would be no record on my file since this was the first and only instance.

Is this something I should disclose on the character & fitness section of my application?

Thank you!

I'm already accepted to a couple of schools, and I plan on retaking the LSAT in February. If I end up doing worse, can schools rescind their admissions decisions, or reduce my scholarship amount?

Let me know your thoughts!

I'm a girl and I'm Asian but I don't feel that either of those two things had any bearing on my life; should I even write a diversity statement? I feel that my application is missing something if I don't write one, but I don't want to force diversity where there isn't any

Does anyone know if you get your financial aid package/scholarship amounts when you get accepted to a school? Or do you not get it until the Spring. Just wondering if when I get accepted to a school I will be able to have a rough idea of what I would be paying.

Hi guys. I am taking the LSAT in January, but am not looking to apply until next cycle (applying for fall of 2022). Is that too early to take the test, or will law schools be ok with using that score (granted I get one I want) for a fall of 2021 application? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!