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Hey y’all,

I really value the input of community of 7Sage, so just wanted to ask:

Anyone looking to go to UGA law? What do you guys think of the school??

I'm a little bit confused. I spent 4 months at an international institution which did not grant a certificate or a diploma. It was a language school, not an undergraduate school. There seems to be a disagreement regarding international transcripts between certain schools and the LSAC. Examples of a school's policy and the LSAC's policy are shown below.

Some school: "If you have received academic credit for coursework taken abroad while enrolled as a full-time student [check], and if grades for that period of study are not clearly indicated on your home transcript [check], you must send that foreign study transcript directly to LSAC."

However, LSAC says: "...you were directly enrolled at one or more institutions outside of the United States [check], its territories/associated states, or Canada and the total amount of work you completed at all of these institutions combined is the equivalent of more than one year of undergraduate study [no check]..."

The time at my international institution was full-time but less than 1 year of undergraduate study so according to LSAC I need not send transcripts from the international school. I am mentioning the international school on my resume.

What do I do?

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For the personal statement should one write

A- a certain factor/story that affected someone greatly and provided tools to help them succeed as a lawyer

or

B- have a personal statement that contains multiple stories of a persons life that shaped them instead of one factor/story

Would like to jump on the call and ask several questions. Thanks!

If someone is not admitted to law school because of a low LSAT score, can they use the same exact application for the next cycle with a higher retake score? Assuming they had a solid personal statement and LoRs. Thank you.

I have a pretty embarrassing situation from when I was younger.

Wondering how much detail I need to go into about the actual sequence of events.

I have an optional addendum document written out explaining this entire period of my life.

Thoughts?

Happy to give more details in private messages.

Thanks--

Kat

My stats are 165 LSAT and 3.94 LSAC GPA

I don't want to retake right now because I am leaning towards going to a school that would give me a scholarship; however, I was thinking to apply to NYU for more options.

One year out of undergrad, 4 different legal internships, strong LR

While it may not be feasible in the immediacy, in the future would 7Sage be able include in its School App Checklist whether or not the GRE is required to submit if you’ve taken it in the last 5 years even if you’ve taken the LSAT?

Harvard has required this since they started, and I’ve now been told Penn does as well. Someone else heard NYU too. I take it this is a hugely important detail for graduate student applicants like myself because it takes 10–15 business days for the ETS to send it to the school. That’s a fairly big difference in terms of submission timing! :)

Hey all,

I am looking for someone to read over my personal statement and offer feedback and in exchange I will read your personal statement and give feedback. I am applying to T-14 schools and have a GPA and LSAT around the medians. My personal statement topic is travel/anthropology/life story. Thank you.

Hi everyone, I am answering the following question on a Character and Fitness disclosure:

"Have you ever been a party to any noncriminal legal proceeding, such as a civil lawsuit, an arbitration, an administrative legal proceeding, or a family court or domestic abuse proceeding? Being a party to a legal proceeding means that you are one of the participants who has a legal interest in the outcome, such as if you sued or were sued by someone, and it includes having any type of order of protection issued against you. It does not include merely being a witness in a legal proceeding."

...I was part of a class action lawsuit, not because I elected to be, but because a former employer was taken to court regarding wages, and the employer ended up settling. I received a $600 payout as a result. Do I need to answer yes to this?

Hi everyone,

I am in a dilemma as I don't think I'll be able to get any academic letters of reference. I graduated with a 3-year Bachelor in 2014, went to paralegal school from 2014-2015, then went back part-time to finish my 4th year for the Honours program. I graduated with an Hons. B.Sc. in 2016. I got a job right after graduating and I've been working full-time every since. I'm looking to apply to Canadian law schools and most of them ask for academic LOR. I haven't kept in touch with any of my professors and I don't think they would remember me. I could probably get professional LOR from supervisors (manager and lawyer).

Is an academic LOR really important? Can anyone comment on my chances of getting into law school without any academic LOR?

Would anyone advise on writing an addendum for quitting a job and then not working for 6 months?

For context, I took time off after college to work but due to some unexpected health complications I quit my job. It wasn't cancer or anything like that but everything combined became pretty tough to handle.

I have a 6 month gap on my resume from the time I left my previous job to the job I currently have now. Don't want to draw attention to it if I don't need to and I also don't want to sound like I'm making excuses or come off like I can't handle pressure.

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Hello!

Is there a good format you can suggest to use to let AdComs know names have been changed in my PS? I am a teacher and I reference a student and a colleague but I of course use pseudonyms. Should I put something at the top of the page or bottom? Add an asterisk next to the names?

Thanks!

Hey y'all

I'm having a dilemma about reporting my race in my applications. For context, my father is black and my mother is white. I was originally planning only reporting as black alone, because that is what I've always done, and I identify as a black person. However, my diversity statement mentions my struggles with being a black person raised by a white mother.

It is true that I am equal parts black and white, but socially I'm usually considered just black.

I'm wondering now if I should report both black and white? I don't want to be misleading, but I also don't identify as white and wouldn't want reporting my whiteness to take away from my application chances if I don't have to.

Does anyone have thoughts or experience on this? Thanks!

how good exactly does presidential campaign work look to law school admissions? Is it worth postponing law school? Does it look good enough to offset a bad LSAT score?

Hi everyone,

I graduated from undergrad in 2018. Since then, I went back community college to get a supplemental associates unrelated to my undergrad degree. That being said, do you think it's ok for me to use a LOR from my professor who didn't instruct me during my undergrad times? I know that LSAC only calculates grades prior to undergrad graduation, so my grades from my associates are irrelevant. However, I still did all of the coursework and was in an academic setting. Note, if i were to use this LOR, it's an additional letter on top of my 2 other letters.

Thank you!

Hi everyone,

Just wondering if I can get some opinions on my chances of getting into law school. I've never applied but I have been thinking more about law school the last year or so.

I took the LSAT in Feb 2019 and got a 153. I wanted to take the November one but it's currently full so I'm planning on taking the January 2020 LSAT. I know there are a few schools that will accept January LSAT scores.

I had a lot of difficulties in universities and my cGPA for undergrad was 2.3. I finished with a B.Sc. I did end up going to college for the paralegal program in Ontario and finished with a 4.8 cGPA. Honestly, I felt like I found my calling in paralegal school because I enjoyed law so much. Also, I've been working the last 3.5 years as a legal assistant/paralegal.

My extra curricular activities consist of mostly volunteering at or in affiliation with my local religious organization - working with youth and children, hosting summer camp in various countries abroad, serving meals at a refugee house, and organizing events and serving on the administrative teams.

I can get reference letters from my supervisor/manager and a lawyer I worked under but I don't have any academic references. (I finished school 3.5 years ago and I didn't keep in touch with any professors...)

Do I have a chance in Canada with my current GPA, LSAT score and work/volunteer experience?

What LSAT score should I aim for in January 2020?

Are the academic reference really important?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Do i need to include an addenda as to why I received GED and not diploma?? I dropped out in 9th grade and started college when i was 16....or is it better to just discuss in admission essay

I already have 2 academic LORs, and I will be prioritizing those for schools that only allow 2. My academic recommenders have only known me for a relatively short time, but my supervisor has known me for about 6 years and can speak more to my leadership abilities. Is it worth asking him for a letter for schools that allow more than 2? I understand that most schools prefer academic letters, but would it be helpful to have a third letter giving a different perspective than the other 2? Thanks in advance!

I will be working on MSW when applying. Are transcripts needed for LSAC, and if so are they looked at favorably?

Also...I just read online that you cannot work more than 20 hours a week in law school....is this true??

Should you apply to schools that are closely ranked in order to boost scholarship negoations? For instance, I know I would never go to school A but it's closley ranked to school B that's my top choice. There are no other school's close to my top choice that I'm applying to and school A is close in ranking and geographic location.

Can your diversity statement be about work experience? I am a visible minority, but i would rather write about the unique perspective that my job (management consulting) has given me.