Does anyone know if law schools can see which others schools you have applied to through LSAC? I know sometimes they ask about this in interviews, but I was wondering if they could find this out without asking and just by looking at the LSAC website.

Thanks in advance!

Is this a bad idea?

I have a low UGPA due to abuse, forced marriage.

Low LSAT b/c COVID work, and having to homeschool/care for my children full time.

I really do believe I need to address these things...but is it a bad idea to address both?

Help!

Hi everyone so I saw someone made a post about making a discord server for this but I'm not sure if they ever did/will so I decided to make my own. If you want to help each other with resumes, ps, or optional statements or just general help the link to join is https://discord.gg/Dyr9Ey

Is it ever in the interest of an applicant to select the 'prefer not to say' on a demographics section of a given application? I am white male (who currently works in an undergraduate admissions office) and I am unsure of whether it's in my interest or not to disclose my race. Would it seem somehow misleading or consciously abusing the system to elect not to disclose the info, even when it is listed as an option? Thanks in advance, everyone!

I took the LSAT 3 times--- Jan, July, and Oct 2020 (I wont know my Oct score until the day I submit). Should I write an addenda for discussing my 3x takes? It;s not a crazy number, so I wasn't planning on it, but now I'm unsure. I dont know what I just got, but my first 2 takes were a 162, 164. Thoughts?

Does anyone know if law schools will ever request a transcript that was not required by LSAC? I only studied abroad for a semester so LSAC did not include my study abroad transcript in their GPA calculations, but my home institution issued me an academic warning because of a grade I received in one of my courses abroad. I will be writing a C&F addendum because of the warning, but I thought it may be confusing to schools because the grade I am referring to in my addendum is not actually on my LSAC transcript. Also, the grade that I received the warning for was in a Law & Ethics course so I was worried this might look extra bad if they were able to see that transcript.

Thanks for any help!!

Hi I'd like to just exchange essays and receive feedback for my DS and perhaps an addendum as well. I'll be happy to read and review a PS / DS / addendum if someone would be willing to provide feedback on mine! Please let me know if you're interested.

Pasting this from a reddit post I posted a while ago in case its useful for anyone.

Here's the information I put together on the T14. Each link will give you more information, and most of the applications are available starting September 1st and must be submitted by early February.

T14 Fee Waiver Links

Yale

Application form: https://admissions.law.yale.edu/register/feewaiver

Stanford

Instructions to apply: https://www-cdn.law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2020-SLS-Fee-Waiver-Application-Instructions.pdf Application form: https://www-cdn.law.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/SLS-Application-Fee-Waiver-Form.pdf

Harvard

Not posted yet, but should be posted in early September according to the website https://hls.harvard.edu/dept/jdadmissions/apply-to-harvard-law-school/the-application-process/application-components/#tab1-2

Columbia

Only offers waivers to Columbia undergrads

U Chicago

Offers fee waivers under very limited criteria: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/feewaivers

NYU

Offers fee waivers under very limited criteria: https://www.law.nyu.edu/jdadmissions/applicants/admissionsinformationandinstructions

UPenn

Information here:https://www.law.upenn.edu/admissions/jd/how-to-apply.php Application for fee waiver available on September 1st

UVA

Information here: https://www.law.virginia.edu/admissions/frequently-asked-questions-jd-admissions Email admissions@law.virginia.edu

Northwestern (Pritzker)

Granted to all who fill out registration form, will be available September 1st: https://www.law.northwestern.edu/admissions/applying/index.html

Berkeley: Information here, waiver only granted under limited criteria: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/php-programs/admissions/app_fee_waiver/

UMich Form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfd9TcQGjWGi32S93i0Vtca7rhAy2n-iMXgEajf2oYPew_Gcg/viewform

Duke https://law.duke.edu/admis/downloads/feewaiver_form.pdf

Cornell https://www.lawschool.cornell.edu/admissions/FAQ/upload/Application-Fee-Waiver-v2.pdf

GULC https://www.law.georgetown.edu/admissions-aid/jd-admissions/first-year-applicants/application-requirements/application-fee-waivers/

I just finished my first draft of my personal statement and honestly don't know if I even did it right. Does anyone want to swap personal statements to help each other edit/see what/how the other wrote theirs? I wrote mine on my struggles with mental health which I know 7Sage recommends you don't write about, but that is what I think best shows my ability and desire to study law.

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I'm thinking about making a discord server or something. Maybe we can review each other's essays, talk about how to strengthen resume's and target schools. Let me know!

How many Ws on a transcript do you need before alarm bells go off? Do law schools care a lot about Ws? Does anyone have and advice for writing an addenda about Ws?

Hi all!

I'm sure there's a lot of you out there who have gone through this and I thought it would be helpful to get some advice.

I have been on my LSAT journey for nearly a year now and am finally starting to score where I need to be but I find my performance on tests is hindered by my anxieties. I tend to tune into the "I'm taking the test right now" which leads me to read stimuli over a couple of times without actually taking anything in, I almost feel paralyzed if that makes sense? It really only happens in LR I'm not sure why.

I usually score between -5 on LR and just took the second LR on PT 73 and scored -9 not counting the 5 questions I left unanswered. Wondering if anyone has any strategies to combat this?

My undergrad institution and LSAC have the exact same grading scale. When manually going through how they got to the numbers on the report, it fits perfectly with the following:

I determined that LSAC considered four "U" grades, or unsatisfactory grades, to equal 8 total "semester hours" with a 0.00 grade. My undergraduate school does says these count for "0 attempted credits" and do NOT contribute to my GPA. It seems arbitrary that LSAC calculated these to be 8 course hours when my school counts them as none.

***This isn't a legitimate course. It's a ten-minute online training about taking books out from the library that is mandatory before graduation but kind of expected to be completed as a first year. Did not know it would be on my transcript. Instead of a 3.69 overall GPA, LSAC computed a 3.22 which decimates my overall GPA (I transferred with a 3.91 with equal course hours). I know I was lazy but wow, this seems extreme. Can I appeal this to LSAC?

Hi all,

Do I need to send in my study abroad transcript if 1) it was only for one semester and 2) I didn't receive credit for the grades I got from that semester?

Hey all,

I am currently in a dilemma upon receiving a feedback from my old college professor on my personal statement.

My essay is concentrated on the timeframe between childhood and high school. It starts with an incident that happened when I was eleven. The impacts of the incident continues until high school and my essay covers what I've learned and how it sparked my interest in law. I am pretty confident that my story is unique, which is the reason why I wanted to focus on that experience. And I got the impression from 7Sage's curriculum about personal statement that it's better to focus on something specific rather than painting a broad picture.

But my college professor advised me to condense that story to half, and write the other half about my college experience. She recommended that I write about how I've worked to earn and advance the skills that will help me in law school and in a career as a lawyer. She told me to demonstrate that I am a good writer and researcher, but I am not sure how to show that as I have not written any thesis or did research outside class assignments. Some extracurriculars I've done and awards received could be indicative, but my resume already covers them and provide a good picture on how I spent my time in college. She also believes that I need to indicate why I chose my college in the US (I am Korean). Hmm.

I have so much love and respect for the professor that I feel like I need to follow her advice, but at the same time I am not sure if talking about my college experience will just dilute the impact of my story. What should I do?

Has anyone purchased the 7Sage Admissions Course? Is it worth the sticker price? We're down to one income due to Covid-19 and $3K for me right now might as well be $50k lol but if it's worth the fee, I will try to find a way to pay it.

Hey everyone! Michigan asks for "no more than two" optional essays. Does anyone have insight on whether it would put me at a disadvantage to only write one? Michigan is one of my top choices, so I don't want them to think I'm not willing to go the extra mile...

RESOLVED

hey guys

if anyone could help me out, i was just wondering does anyone know how important it is to admissions for us to have experience in the legal field? i dont really have anything except one short internship where i just helped out with some legal related things occasionally. i mostly just have retail experience and some positions in school clubs. do you think thats something that could cause a rejection or look bad?

i also read that if u dont have anything in ur application showcasing that u have helped people/spoken up for people, don't say that u want to do it and that its a reason for pursuing law in ur personal statement, but idk how accurate that is..i didnt think there was anything wrong with saying that something u went through or whatever makes u want to do that, regardless of what experiences you've had..any opinions??

THANK YOU!

How many withdrawn classes do you need to for it to become a problem? Should you write an addendum for more than 3 Ws? Do Ws matter that much?

Hey everyone, I was wondering if I could get some insights on writing an addendum for both LSAT and GPA. On the LSAT side, I took it three times and I had some decently-sized jumps: low 160's to low 170's to 180 (thanks 7sage!!!). I've heard that in general, you should write an addendum for jumps >7 (my first jump was ~10), but some of my friends have told me that I shouldn't write one to save the adcomms some time because of the 180. Any other opinions here? I don't really have a reason for the jumps besides "I spent a lot of time studying." For GPA, I have a GPA that's below the median but above the 25th percentile for my dream schools. My transcript is mostly good except for two classes whose grades are really weighing down on my GPA. One of the classes, I don't have a good reason for getting a bad grade in - I just accidentally slept through half the final. The other class, I had a medical reason for doing badly on the final. Is it worth explaining the latter bad grade, or should I just leave it be? Thanks in advance for the advice!

Does anyone know if you can update your application with a new LSAT score after you have submitted it? I took the August LSAT and got a 168, but was averaging around 173-175. I plan on taking the November test. Should I apply now or wait?

Thanks to J.Y. I was able to get a 177 on the LSAT which is huge because I only have a 3.72 GPA. I was wondering if I realistically had a chance at any top 5 school? I attended an unranked state school so my GPA really shouldn’t be that bad. The “predictor” gives me a pretty good shot, but I guess I was mainly wondering if I would be hurt by the fact that my school lacks prestige. Thanks so much for your help.

3.04 GPA, 163 LSAT (July2020), nonURM, strong softs, Florida resident

I have applied to

Reach: The University of Florida, Arizona State University (Denied; it was free to apply), Boston College

Target: Florida State University, Cardozo Law, University of Illinois, SMU Dedman, Penn State

Safety: University of Miami, Florida International University, (should I apply to another safety?)

I am retaking the LSAT in November, and my PTs have been in the mid 160s. I am hoping to bring it up to the high 160s by the November test.

Right now, the University of Florida is my top choice. I am worried that I should have waited to apply there until I took my November LSAT. I have read conflicting information about what schools do if a future LSAT is scheduled - some wait, others don't. Should I write a letter to UF asking them to wait to evaluate my file until my November LSAT comes back?

Schools I would like to apply to depending on my Nov LSAT score: Fordham University, Emory University, University of Georgia.

Is it advantageous to apply now and ask the schools to wait until my November LSAT comes back to evaluate my file? Or is that the same as just waiting until Nov to apply?

Goals: I want a decent shot at big law; although, I am okay if I don't end up in big law. I am young, single and kid-less so I don't have a lot of ties to any particular area; I'll go wherever the best opportunity is. (although Florida in-state tuition would be nice).

Thank you in advance to anyone who offers a fresh perspective! I have been turning this over in my head quite a lot lately.