Hey guys! Starting this for general questions, comments, concerns regarding fall 2021 admissions and decisions! Feel free to comment where you’re applying and for those who have been through already, when can the rest of ya expect decisions?

Hello when I was originally applying to law school, I was going to apply my senior year of college and so my professors from my major and my two minors wrote me letters based on my performance up until the fall of my senior year. Those letters are up on LSAC/CAS already. Should I ask them to update it since I graduated in May 2019 and did classes that spring? As well as have worked since then? I have been working since I graduated, should I include/ ask my supervisors from my position for a letter?

Hi all,

I'm writing because I am curious if anyone knows whether law schools care to see an upward trend in undergraduate GPA. My first two years were tough and I spent my later years working hard to earn mostly A's and a few B's just to raise my GPA. My final GPA is a 3.05. I am dedicated to law school and want to showcase my growth as a student and as an individual. I sat down with one of my recommenders and he said that he would like to touch on the financial issues I had as a young college student that affected my grades during the first two years. I am wondering if that is enough, or if I should touch on it in my personal statement, or write an addendum to bring light to the upward trend. Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!

Is the january 2021 LSAT too late to make applications for 2021 school year?

I'm wondering if anyone with admissions insight can tell me if there's a big difference between applying in mid-late October vs mid-late November. I took the exam yesterday and didn't feel great about it (mis-wrote a rule, had to spend more time than normal on one game, ran out of time on LG which is uncharacteristic; I had been PT-ing in the low-170s). I'm signed up for the October exam but now I'm wondering if I should try for November as well. It would push back my admissions timeline and I know earlier is better, but I don't know how consequential it is before American Thanksgiving.

I am taking the LSAT in October and November and am applying in hopefully November or December. Should I start thinking about my application materials like personal statement now, or should i spend all my time studying for the LSAT?

White heterosexual male here. Ergo, don't have any 'typical' diversity factors and I'm curious if I could write a diversity statement about the languages that I have learned/studied.

I actually think I have an interesting story to tell around learning languages - committed myself in High School to learning another language because I thought it would let me see the world through another lenses (the linguistic/psychological research actually says that this is not one of the many benefits of bilingualism lol); self-studied Arabic for 9 months - FAILED, self-studied Spanish for ~1 year - FAILED, self-studied French and it actually worked out! I was able to teach English in France and have around a ~C1 proficiency (can communicate well but not fluently). From there I studied Chinese (studied abroad) and got my HSK 3 which is a true intermediate level and have also circled back to Spanish and am working on that which is slowly improving.

Don't want to write another essay per se but I'm hoping to be able to express how intellectually curious I am since I didn't attend a prestigious undergrad (although have solid GPA). In general, learning languages have also been a big part of my adult life and I feel like it would be important to include.

On the flip side, I don't want this to feel like a stretch especially because I am not claiming actual fluency in anything but English lol.

Thoughts?

Hi! Does the Unlimited Admissions Package include brainstorming + unlimited revisions for the PS, Diversity Statement and Addendum?

Additionally, does it include scholarship/waitlist negotiation help?

Hi all,

Can we complete the writing sample at any time? I am taking the August Flex tomorrow and I know they opened up the writing sample 8 days ago, but I just want to verify that I'll be able to complete it on test day or in the days following. The language on LSAC's site just says candidates can complete "starting 8 days prior to their LSAT administration."

Logistically, do I need to sign up for a Proctor U time slot or is it an LSAC proctored thing?

Thanks!

When you go to add a recommender on LSAC it asks for their contact information including street address. Do you have to get their real address, or do you put the address of where they work?

I was wondering if I should take this into consideration when using the calculator to determine the likelihood of being accepted.

Just to confirm, is the degree gpa the one that is listed on your official transcript that your undergrad calculates? and the Cumulative gpa is the one that LSAC separately calculates?

Hi!

I am working on applying for the 2021 cycle and have, unfortunately, been out of work since March and unable to find work. Would it be advantageous for me to write an addendum for my resume gap or would it be something Ad Comms already assume due to the timeline?

I'm from Massachusetts and BC is the only school with the JD/MSW program I want to do. As a back up I am wondering if it would be worth it to apply to this program in other states. UCONN and UMD have this program but I ultimately want to practice law in Massachusetts. I've read its only worth it to go out of state if it's a T14 school, but is it possible to take the bar in a state other than where you went to law school?

Is it okay to ask someone for two letters of recommendation? In addition to law school I am applying to three dual degree MSW programs so I need different letters for those ones and I wanted to make sure if it would be rude or not to ask for both from the same people

Looking at my academic report and wondering which GPA schools are looking at. Or do they care about both?

Sent in my transcripts two weeks ago and they were processed today without sending me an email. Just an FYI for those wondering about when theirs will be processed!

I have a 3.82 GPA but I just read on the LSAC website that incompletes are included in the calculation of your GPA if the school indicates credits attempted and the grade is considered punitive. Now I'm freaking out because I had to take 4 incompletes for medical reasons. But I finished all my incompletes on time and they don't show up anywhere on my official transcript. Is this going to hurt me???

Hi all,

I'm starting to write my personal statement and have been seeing a lot of divided opinions on whether you should include a "why you want to study law" component in your PS.

I watched the primer to admission video on 7sage and it seems like 7sage is suggesting as long as you include these three components (event - emotion - lesson), your PS does not necessarily need to address law explicitly. However, I have read in other websites which state that it is wise to somehow connect your PS to law.

I wanted to ask what you guys' thoughts are on this! thank you so much.

Does anyone know of a complete of schools that guarantee financial aid to applicants who are accpeted under Early Decision? I.e., Northwestern will give 20k to any student admitted under ED? It seems to be at random, and I am trying to avoid searching each and every school's policy. Thanks!

Hello all. Just wanted to get some insight from other people. I'm trying to shoot for a local law school and hopefully, get in. I graduated undergrad in May 2020 with a 3.87 GPA. However, my LSAT on file is 150. The 25th percentile of the school is 151 or 152, cant remember at this moment, and their 75th GPA percentile is 3.6. I have letters of rec coming from prominent professors in their field and they are decently well known in the academic community here. Let's say my personal statement is well written and such. What do you think my chance would be of getting accepted? I don't care much for scholarship because in-state tuition is very affordable. Sure would be nice, but I do not want it to be considered for this situation. I simply want to see if people think I can get in. To reiterate:

GPA is 3.87

LSAT is 150

Law School's 25th LSAT percentile is 151-152

Law School's 75th GPA percentile is 3.6

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I've read online the standard length for law school personal statement is 2-page, size 11-12 font, double-spaced and for diversity statement is 1-page, size 11-12 font, double-spaced.

could anybody let me know if this is accepted practice?

I took the January 2020 LSAT and was not too impressed with my score, and it would be a gamble to apply to my top school with that score. I plan on retaking it again sometime in the winter season. My question is, if I apply and get rejected with my current score for the Fall of 2021 semester, could I reapply for the same semester with my updated score? Or if I receive a rejection, is that final for the semester?

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