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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.

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 guys,

I have written on these discussion boards a few times. I am applying to Canadian law schools this November.I finished writing my personal statement. I was wondering if someone could have a look at it and give some feedback. Someone who is good at personal statements. I can also do personal statements swap.

Thanks

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!

I have worked on my PS for several weeks now and am struggling to get it under three pages without removing anything that I feel is vital to the overall story. Is there anyone that would be willing to read it and maybe give me some pointers on where I can edit or rework to help make it a little shorter? I would love to help provide fresh eyes to any essays as well! I was a creative writing minor but writing an autobiographical narrative with this much pressure just hits different lol.

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!

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

Before, I never considered writing a diversity statement, because I didn’t realize how broadly law schools defined “diversity.” I understand that women are becoming better represented in the legal profession than they have been in the past, so I don’t want to seem like I’m just trying to have an extra essay to write. Coming from a STEM background in undergrad, I have seen how underrepresented women are in STEM. I am considering some legal fields pertaining to this (patent law, IP law), but I’m not set on these fields. Would it be worth discussing this in a diversity statement (my potential to bring diversity to the STEM-related fields of law)? I just don’t want it to come across as not being genuine or anything! 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.

I am planning to attend the New York LSAC forum next weekend and while on the east coast I want to visit schools. How should I approach emailing schools regarding meeting representatives at the forum but also in the following week with a visit?

Also, should I contact other schools of interest letting them know I am attending the forum?

Thanks in advance for any insight on forums/school visits.

#help

Originally thought that the personal statement was generic and applied to every school... but recently I've seen a couple specific prompts from individual schools (e.g., CU Boulder). Do I assume the school accepts a school-agnostic letter unless otherwise specified?

If the school doesn't specify except that one page is typically sufficient for supplemental essays, is it okay to write one page single-spaced? Then should I single-space my personal statement to have consistent formatting? Thanks in advance!

Hi guys,

I have written on these discussion boards a few times. I am applying to Canadian law schools this November.I finished writing my personal statement. I was wondering if someone could have a look at it and give some feedback. Someone who is good at personal statements.

I would actually really appreciate it.

Thanks

Question: I'm curious if people have opinions/advice regarding whether attending a lower-ranked law school would be a bad idea (e.g. would significantly hinder my long-term career goals), considering that I don't have an interest in BigLaw and plan to practice in the Midwest market.

Background: I graduated two years ago with my undergrad and am working full-time as a paralegal at a boutique law firm that specializes in employment immigration. I live in the Twin Cities (Minneapolis/St. Paul), and plan to stay and pursue my law career here. I have no interest in being a "big, fancy lawyer" - I don't want to work 80 hours a week and live under a constant cloud of stress. I want to be successful and proud of my career, but to achieve that, I don't feel the need to do a federal clerkship or work at a top firm even in the Twin Cities. I'm not interested in litigation and prefer administrative law; I have done internships in public interest law and have discovered that it is not for me. The attorneys I work for went to local schools in the Midwest, and they have their own firm, make a very good living, and have high standing in the community. My ideal goal is to go to law school part-time while working full-time (or close to full-time) at my current position. I think it is a good possibility that the firm I am currently at would hire me on as an attorney after I graduate, or at least would help me network and find a position.

I am currently looking at applying to Mitchell Hamline School of Law. With my GPA and LSAT scores, I am fairly certain I could get a full-ride or very close to it. Nationally, the school is ranked very low, but it is well-known and respected in the Twin Cities. They have a part-time program I could attend that would allow me to continue working. However, I believe I could get into the University of Minnesota - a much higher ranked institution - but attending part-time isn't an option, and I doubt I would get close to a full ride.

Conclusion: Basically I'm looking for any comments on the importance/necessity of attending a top-tier school if I have more moderate career goals. Thank you!

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Hi everyone,

We've collated essay prompts and application requirements for T-15 schools in this post. The information is copied word for word from LSAC's e-applications so that you don't have to wade through their website. (LSAC, we love you, but please support tabs! It's 2019.)

We're in the process of putting all application requirements for every school in this public Coda doc. That Coda doc has a little more information than the post, and it's easier to navigate.

https://coda.io/d/Canonical-7Sage-Law-School-List_daa7untIi1o/_sumP8

Good luck on your apps!

Hey 7Sagers!

Interesting question that I thought I'd present to the forum: I attended undergrad in the SEC and held several leadership positions within my fraternity. Greek life is huge in the SEC (my chapter had 200+ members), and is generally considered more than a means to party (operating budget of $500k+, annual philanthropic fundraising of $20k+, organizing volunteer hours, etc.). I am wondering how others feel about even including Greek life on a law school resume. Fraternities specifically have gotten a lot of negative press in recent years, and I'm wondering if including a bullet on my fraternity would be a net positive on my law school resume.

Also for context: I have been working since graduating in May 2018, was involved elsewhere on campus, and have plenty of other content I can use within my resume. Just curious if others think that including Greek life as a single bullet point would be a net positive. Would love to hear others' thoughts even if not specific to my situation!

Thanks guys!

I purchased CAS, already submitted my transcript, and seemed to have gotten it proccessed already. However, Im not sure if they calculated the GPA yet? There is nothing I can find called LSAC gpa. Would it be under your Academic Summary Report, and further under Undergraduate Summary?

So on the LSAC report my Cumulative GPA is higher than Degree GPA, because I transferred from one college to another after my Sophomore year. Any idea which one the law school admissions will look at? Thanks!

Hey everyone!

Can anyone please provide some insight on this optional video submission for law school. Has anyone done this before. It says it needs to be one minute and I have the discretion on how I want to do it. What are they looking for when students submit their video? Is this new? I'm debating if I should do it.

Hi 7sage Community,

Unfortunately the LSAT has not gone as planned for me. My first write I got 153 and my second write I got a 161. My question to the community is whether I should be writing an addendum in my application for my first score. The reason for my low performance was test anxiety and my mom was going through a serious illness which was a distraction (albeit I was experiencing both of these things during both writes).

I am applying to 2 Canadian schools and for one of the schools they explicitly say on their website that they review your top score only. For this school my 161 would be slightly above the median posted online. For the other school I am applying to my LSAT score would be 25% percentile or lower (median score ranges from 165-167) and they say that they look at all scores but give highest weight to top score.

The section in my application where I can address my lower score also allows for a diversity statement which I feel might be more beneficial to my application.

My questions specifically are as follows:

I have a CGPA in the 3.7-3.8 range with strong extra curriculars and work experience. Thank you! #help

Is there any issue with the strategy above? Vanderbilt is my dream school and I have to apply before Nov 15 in order to get an interview (which they recommend) but with how LG went last weekend I'm thinking I can definitely score higher on the Nov LSAT. Should I write an addendum if my score is a tad low and say I plan to take the test again in November and that I was a first time test taker on the sep exam?

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