Hi all, I got a weird letter from Stanford just now, wondering if anyone else got this letter and how they're feeling about it. I applied to 16 law schools in early November, Stanford was not one of them. With a 163 LSAT and a 3.72 GPA I thought that it would be a long shot and a waste of money. Then today I get a form letter from them encouraging me to apply because they want to increase diversity (I am a gay lady). They told me how to apply for a fee waiver from LSAC but did not actually give me a fee waiver. With the deadline a week a way, this late in the application cycle, and with no actual fee waiver, this seems to me like an attempt for them to just collect more application fees. The fact that they are sending these letters to "diverse" prospective students seems especially fucked up to me. Anyone else get this letter and feel weird about it? If Stanford really wanted a diverse class why didn't they send me this letter right after my LSAT? Or why didn't get give me a fee waiver? Seems like a money making attempt masked as a diversity campaign. Thoughts?

I've been on here so long that I'm not sure if any of my study buddies are still here, but I will share some things I learned, in case it's helpful. I decided more than 3 years ago to go to law school to pursue a second career. (Note: Make sure you're not deciding IF you want to go to law school, but that you ARE going, before you even start the LSAT process.) My diagnostic was 148 and after studying with Powerscore, I scored a 152. Enter Loophole, Trainer and the entire 7Sage course (more helpful than all of the books), and I still NEVER scored above a 155. Was I working full-time as a managing editor? Yes. Did I score way higher on the PTs? Yes. Did it hurt me that I did too many PTs (quality over quantity, folks) and sometimes gave myself extra time on them? Definitely! Don't do that! As awesome as I was at the Games after I'd already done them once, the anxiety around facing fresh Games on each real test was just too overwhelming. That's where I lost points every time. But the reported score is all that matters. Except it's not! What matters is that I learned not to obsess. I'm passionate and diligent about studying, but it almost took over my entire life, and then I simply didn't let it. And I had so many luxuries: plenty of time, a master's in journalism, mad years of work experience (15) and a decent GPA (3.7). I also had the support group that this Forum provided me. I also workshopped my essays for a whole year. And if you're in any situation remotely similar, I highly recommend the Unlimited Admissions help on here. It has been a tremendous help, every step of the way (in fact, we're still not done). It's worth every penny. It really is true that you're more than your score, and here's proof (in reverse order of how much I wanted to attend):

Rutgers - Accepted ($$)

Temple - Accepted

GMU - who knows, who cares at this point

Loyola (LA) - who knows, who cares at this point

BC - WL - giving up my spot

UConn - Accepted ($)

St. John's - Accepted

GW - WL - giving up my spot

BU - Rejected

Brooklyn - Accepted ($$)

NYU - Rejected

Columbia - hasn't got around to rejecting me, but I'm not delusional

Fordham - WL (not quite giving up my spot yet just in case something crazy happens)

Cardozo - ACCEPTED YESTERDAY ($) and starting in May

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I have heard murmurs and speculation that the next cycle might be even more competitive. Any thoughts on this matter?

Which schools require 12 pt fonts for personal statements? In my manual search, I haven't seen any so far. All seem to be okay with 11-pt font (Times New Roman).

Is being international (in my case South America) an asset in terms of diversity? Assuming that a candidate is completely bilingual (ie good writing skills in English) and has stats at the median or is a splitter.

So, I need to start making some adjustments to the schools I'm applying to because I did not receive the score I wanted and now have to look at other options. It's so late in the admissions process so I just wanted some opinions on the predictor tool 7sage offers.

I have 3 years of post-college work experience at a law-related nonprofit, a 3.81 undergrad LSAC GPA, & a 170 LSAT. Georgetown is my top choice and they'll take ED apps until March 1st, but I would prefer not to ED unless it's my only realistic shot of getting in at this point in the cycle. I'm above their medians but this cycle is very competitive and I'm already late in the game, applying against the deadline. Would ED'ing be basically my only realistic shot at getting in at Georgetown at this point? Appreciate any insight. Thanks!

I’ve been posting on here about how badly I want to go to BC since before I even applied. Just wanted to let everyone know I got in today!!! Thanks for all the support

I'm so excited to be submitting my applications! I have a question about CAS and my law school reports.

I paid for CAS and have had everything on file for months now. I just sent my first application, and it says the law school will request the report when they receive my application.

Currently, I can't see my CAS law school report, do I have to wait until the school requests it? Curious as to what my new LSAC GPA is.

Any insight would be helpful!

Hi everyone. I applied to law schools and realized I needed to also submit an addendum. Anyone have any suggestions how to email the school and ask to add the attached file to my application file?

As a Canadian who did her masters from Columbia Uni, I know the grading system between the two countries differ. An 80% in Canada is considered in its A's whereas, an 80% in the United States is a B.

I have a "A" CA average in my undergrad but I am extremely confused how LSAC does converts it over? Wouldn't this bring my average down significantly in the United States system? If anyone can shed some light on this, i'd be grateful!

Thanks!

I was waitlisted at a couple of schools and was told that re-taking the LSAT in April might help me get off the waitlist. I have a couple of worries about this. Won't holding my application till late April be detrimental to my chances? Also, I am not sure that 2 months of studying are enough to get my score up and if I get another low score won't that also be detrimental?

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Hi guys, so I applied to around 15-16 schools and so far heard back from 6 and still waiting on 9 or 10 to get back to me. I have to admit, this cycle is feeling very bleak.. so I'm bracing myself for the worst case scenario which is that I receive no other acceptances than the ones I already have.

For context, I am based in CA and would like to practice here in the long run. I am by no means a big law/ federal clerkship or bust type of person, but would like to keep the option open. I would like to work in house at a company long term and go for patent law or healthcare law, maybe even broader IP. I really haven't decided... But that said, right now, I only have UC Hastings and ASU as acceptances. Both have given me decent scholarship and I am very grateful to have gotten into these places. But I need realistic opinions on whether these two schools are good options for what I would like to do in the future and my desire to move back to CA. I am highly considering ASU and their 2019 ABA stats check out, but I've read that they're mainly good for AZ placement. They did place in CA but it seems like most stay in AZ which is great, but it's just not what I'm looking for. So with that, what do you guys think of ASU? Any advice or opinions for my situation? Would it be a good fit or would I have a massive headache trying to get back to CA? I know they recently climbed the ranks like crazy and their 2019 ABA seems to suggest they are trying to slowly place outside of AZ. I take these as good signs but i really don't know lol any opinions/ outlooks would be appreciated. Feeling quite lost rn

Edit: I did apply to schools in CA, but my options are dwindling given that I only have one more to hear back from and it seems like another R to me lol probably should have applied to more CA schools but I didn't anticipate this cycle to be so gnarly. I also know I should probably hold out some hope for my other apps, but I am just so down in the dumps from the past 2 weeks of crappy news lmao

Any advice for applying this month with 3.33 UGPA and 153 LSAT?

With mediocre numbers and being g late in the cycle should I still try and apply for this year? Any thoughts? I appreciate the feedback very much.

Figure I'd post this in case there's anyone like me out there who can relate!

I graduated with a really poor UGPA (2.4) while studying Physics and Economics, and after graduating I worked in politics and policy, becoming deputy executive director of the largest local political organization in the country and then working in public policy after that. I'm getting 168+ on my practice tests, and, needless to say, I still don't know which schools I have a shot at getting in to. It's so much more difficult to tell where you're likely to get in the farther away you are from undergrad, making it hard to tell if you're wasting your time on any particular application.

Trying to figure out where you could potentially get in as a splitter with that kind of experience really messes with you, because there isn't a big sample size.

Not particularly looking for advice, just venting a bit and interested to see if anyone else is in a similar situation!

Hello! I was wondering if anyone could offer me some reassurance on this as I want to avoid reaching out to the schools I applied to about my application unnecessarily.

I submitted by application by the November deadline, and wrote the November LSAT later that month. After that LSAT, I changed my information about my most recent LSAT being the November LSAT as I registered for the January LSAT. I then took the January LSAT, and had to retake it due to technical errors.

My concern is that my November score is being associated with my application opposed to my January score, as the November score is showing up on OUAC but not the January score.

Any help is appreciated, thank you!

Is the April LSAT too late if I want to apply for fall 2021?

After receiving my first LSAT score back from Jan. Flex (149), is it worth attempting to improve my score on the Feb. Flex? The odds of improvement are low in only 2-3 weeks.

Or, is having multiple scores perceived more favorably by admissions counsels? Any insight is appreciated!

Thanks,

How do you know that your Lor’s have been assigned and will be sent to the school. Under Lor’s on my application, it just says required:#

Accepted:#

Total cannot exceed

Is it supposed to say complete under Lor if it has been correctly assigned?

Please help

I'm looking for advice on whether or not to write a diversity statement for my U.S law school application. I moved from the U.K to the U.S when I was 11 years old because of my dad's job (I'm now 22 years old). I am also the first person in my family to graduate from university. To note, I have no history of overcoming socioeconomic hardship nor am I part of a historically underrepresented group. This is what the law school put in the description for the diversity statement:

"The committee shall take into account all factors that indicate that the candidate will contribute to diversity, including, but not limited to, a history of overcoming socioeconomic hardship; family background with little or no formal higher education; membership in a group that has historically been underrepresented in the legal community, including, but not limited to, groups based on race, nationality, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, veteran status, or age; geographic diversity; or service employment in furtherance of the goal of diversity."

I'm very conflicted, so any honest feedback would be amazing!! Thanks in advance

Okay, I am definitely a non-traditional student and didn't even realize until just now that taking the April LSAT is wayy too late since most admissions are done in Dec-Jan. Does that mean I just have to wait until the next cycle to apply?

Not sure if this is common knowledge, but what is the significance of Harvard's priority deadline? (Feb. 1). Does applying by the priority deadline rather than by the regular deadline (March 1) leave an advantage beyond the normal advantage of applying earlier?

I didn't realize this until logging on to the application today — there's a chance I can finalize everything by the priority deadline (tonight, basically), but it would be rushed. I'm wondering if there's a significant benefit to the "priority deadline".