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Invited to an optional interview as part of the application process. First availability is 2 weeks from now, and pretty slim pickings at that. If I signed up for the interview the application wouldn't be considered complete until after I did the interview. Do you all think it would be too detrimental if I did not sign up for one? My stats are 3.3 and 162. Lewis and Clark Medians 3.38 and 158.

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Hi Everybody,

Everything you read says that the earlier you apply to schools, the more likely it is that you will be accepted and the 7Sage Predictor continuously reduces your chances of acceptance with each passing month; however, I am wondering what you guys think regarding how much the timeliness of your application submission matters. I am running a little behind getting my applications in because of some issues with my transcript, and I'm starting to get nervous that because I am sending my application in late will cause me to be rejected.

My highest and most recent LSAT is a 171 (but I do have 2 other scores that are significantly lower) and my GPA is a 3.83. I am a non-URM and have been working as a paralegal since my graduation from NYU in May 2015. I would say that my background and softs are basically average. Berkeley is my first choice - but I'm very worried that my late application will keep me from getting a seat. Looks like it is going to be a very close call. Any thoughts?

Thank you!!

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I'm in the final phase of my application process and have been drafting my personal statement for some time now. I would love to have a consultant provide some pointers on what I have thus far. Can anyone point me in the direction of a 7sage Admissions consultant who might want to work with me on a first read through? Thanks!

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Any other late bloomer applicants interested in a PS swap? Or if you actually have your shiz together and already applied but are an extremely generous person that wouldn't mind being a fresh set of eyes, I could use a read through. :)

Thanks folks!

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I am curious about how you all feel about this situation. Even though it doesn't model real life - pretend that your only two options are going to Iowa and graduating with $10,000 in debt -OR- going to Notre Dame and graduating with $150,000 in debt.

Which would you choose?

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Hi all,

It's about that time to start scholarship negotiations with schools. Please share your experience negotiating for higher scholarships. Share what worked and what didn't work. Please try to include the school name, your LSAT/GPA stats relative to the school's 25th/50th/75th percentiles, whether you are an out of state applicant, who you negotiated with, method of communication (phone/email), the school's initial and revised offers, and any other info you think might be relevant.

Ill start us off with a fail. I applied to University of Denver and received a 35k per year scholarship award. I replied to the scholarship award email with the following:

Hi (hidden),

Thank you for this generous offer! The cost of tuition and having as little debt as possible is very important to me. Would the admissions committee be able to increase the amount offered to me in light of my new LSAT score? My new score from the November test is higher than my score from the September test.

I received the following response:

Thanks for the kind email. Based on your numbers, you are not eligible to receive a higher award. You have been awarded the most you qualify for.

The school has sent several subsequent emails encouraging me to apply for other scholarships that they offer. I am not interested. This was an out of state application. I live in New England. My LSAT is a few points above their 75th percentile and my GPA falls between their 50th and 75th percentile. I believe being an out of state application affected the amount of scholarship I was awarded.

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Hi all,

Happy New Year!

I am registered for the January LSAT and most of the schools I am applying to will not review my application until February (after my January LSAT results come in). Given that my application will be held by the school and not reviewed until February, will I boost my chances at all by submitting in January instead of February?

Is it better to wait until I have my last LSAT score before submitting?

I feel like I want to use my last month before the LSAT to prepare for the LSAT but I also don't want to damage my chances by submitting in Feb. when I could technically submit in January and spend some time finishing my essays (time I could perhaps better utilize on LSAT prep)

Would love to hear if anyone else is in the same boat and would love to hear your opinion @"David.Busis" - I unfortunately, can't attend office hours because I'm in a different time zone and have work tomorrow...

Thank you,

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Hi all --

I was very surprised / excited to find my first acceptance letter waiting for me after returning home from the holidays (yay!). However, the letter makes no mention of any kind of scholarship opportunities. Can anyone shed light on whether merit scholarships are generally included in an initial acceptance letter, or if that's something you might often hear about at a later date? Also, it was weird that I received the physical acceptance letter but the online status-checker continues to show no movement.

Thanks!

Kyle

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I believe I understand what the two words mean, and even understand what it means in the context of a practicing lawyer, but what does pro bono mean for law students? I see articles talking about supervising attorneys, pro bono trips, in-house projects, and outside organizations. Is pro bono just the law school way of saying volunteering? Do students have to find these themselves, are they like clubs and organization that anyone can join, or are they competitive?

Would appreciate any insight from someone who knows a bit about this topic. Thank you, all.

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Wondering if anyone has any advice on LSAT or GRE. My goal is to either be accepted into an urban T14; or to receive some merit scholarship funding from one of two in-state schools. (ASU or University of Arizona). [GPA 3.6 - University of Chicago; 6 Years of strong local/national/international public policy management positions, including some but limited overlap with legal clinic intake/advocacy litigation]

The three questions:

1.) Is an above-median LSAT is crucial to get merit scholarship funding at state schools? -e.g. is raising their LSAT stats is one of the main considerations in allocating merit funding? (I think I can score above median at U Arizona and ASU).

2.) Would a 25percentile to median T14 LSAT score, and a 97+% [overall bracket] GRE score, significantly reduce my T14 chances over just a 97+% [overall bracket] GRE score? Would taking the LSATs screw over my chances on getting into a T14?

3.) Is it worth 400 hours of studying to get in the high 160s or low 170s on the LSATs, rather than just a strong GRE score?

I am pretty sure, even if I spend 400 hours intelligently studying for the LSATs, I am going to score in the 25-50th%, \

Here is my situation:

*I scored in the 99th% on all sections of the SATs, with only one 1.5 hour SAT tip crash seminar that was offered by my high school.

*I think I can confidently score in the 97th+% on Verbal, and in the 95+% on Quantitative, on the GRE, with 1/10 of the amount of studying it would take to confidently score at least a 164 on the LSATs.

*I think that I can, with immense practice, confidently score around 165 on the LSAT; 170 as a reach. (On the October 2015 LSAT (my only LSAT test) - I scored 159 after at least 50 hours of study (admittedly less than intelligent. I did not diligently practice pacing; did not tailor practice towards my weakest areas.) I will be applying fall 2020, so I don't think this score will be reported? Then and now, with 1.5 time, I can reliably score 168-178. Now, timed, I am capping out between I 162 and 164. I think I can improve this some but, regardless of how much I study, do not think I can even confidently score 170+.)

Thanks for any suggestions or commentary!!!

#Help !!

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I've applied to 4 schools already, and forgot to list the university where I studied abroad. I wasn't trying to avoid it - it's in my resume that I submitted, and my transcript from my home university where I graduated also reflects that semester, but I just forgot to list it in that section. Per LSAC guidelines, I don't have to submit a transcript from the study abroad university so I guess in my head I was thinking that I shouldn't list it. Should I send an addendum to the law schools I've already applied to? If so, does anyone have suggestions on how to do it? I'm already planning on sending them an updated resume in Jan. when I start a new job and I don't want this to reflect more poorly on me than it already does.

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So, we're into the final testing, application preparation, and waiting portion of this year's cycle. I figured we needed a space to talk / complain about the funny things that have happened / we have learned. Here is today's annoyance:

I'm pending at Iowa Law. The last two days, I have received two emails from the Iowa University Financial Aid Office notifying me that they are unable to consider me for financial aid at this time. Why? Because I have not been admitted to a degree program for the 2019-2020 year...

Thanks for the reminder. Do you want to kick my dog, too?

How about you guys? What funny or educational things have happened to you?

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Hi! I have a very random question. In my PS, I talk about a client I helped when I was working as an AmeriCorps at Legal Aid. My personal statement begins talking about our initial meeting. I received consent from my former client to use her name and to tell parts of her story for my admissions essay.

1.) Do you think I need to address this anywhere in my personal statement, by perhaps adding a footnote to my personal statement confirming I have received consent?

2.) Alternatively, to potentially avoid this messy look and confusion, should I just change her name? My personal statement begins like this: "My client, her name, sat in front of me as I pulled out my phone." I can change it to: "My client - we'll call her X - sat in front of me as I pulled out my phone.

If anyone has any advice on this, I would greatly appreciated it!

Thank you,

Emily

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A few schools I'm applying to have a deadline of February 15, which also happens to be the day that January LSAT scores are released. Is it ok to apply on the day of the deadline or should I apply a couple days before? I need my January score and my November score is too low for the schools I'm considering. I just want to have all of my apps in on time.

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Hello!

I graduated in May 2018. I am in a gap year before law school, and I am currently working as a nanny 30 hours a week. This allows me to earn money while applying to school without having a demanding full-time job. I have a strong resume, and I don't want this to take away from my other positions. If I include it, how do you think I should frame it? Any and all advice is appreciated!

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Hey everyone!

So my personal statement is basically done and I've shown it to a couple people so far. I decided not to ask for feedback from most of my friends because I know it'll just confuse me so I picked two trusted friends and someone previously involved in law school admissions at a top 5 school has also looked it over. Who else should I show it to at this point? I want to show one of my old professors who mentored me in undergrad a couple years ago but he already wrote me a long and awesome LOR that I feel bad asking him for more of his time. I want to make sure I am showing this to people strategically though and not just getting feedback from people without experience.

What do yall think? Is it too much to ask my professor? He's honestly pretty young so I'm not sure how much experience he has in this type of thing but he's a great writer and might be able to help me from that angle.

Thanks for your time!

Sarah

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So my GPA is not doing me any favors when it comes to getting into my top choices. However, I do have a very significant uptrend. I started at a 2.6 and never dropped below a 3.7 during my last 4 semesters. Is this something law schools actually take into account? I've received conflicting information on this matter.

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