How long does it take for LSAC to process international transcripts?

It's been over two months for me. Two long months riddled with complications and no proper responses. I sent in my transcripts and heard back weeks later about them needing my degree certificate as well. Sent that in urgently under a week and emailed them to check if they had gotten it since I hadn't heard back. They said they're unable to answer since they receive lots of documents every day and that I should wait for the transcript to be processed to my file. Three weeks pass by again and I mail them asking how much longer I need to wait. To which I get a reply, days later, that they're still waiting for my degree certificate! I emailed them about the confusion, to which there was no reply so I called them up and after a long, gruelling conversation I was told they've received my degree certificate they just can't seem to locate it. They were supposed to get back to me today and they didn't.

Looks like my application's slated for January now. This is so disappointing.

Any international student listening, how was your experience?

Recently graduated. Started studying in October with this course but only a couple hours here and there a week. Took the LSAT in November and got a148. I plan on on studying full time for the March test. Is that enough time to get into the 160s?

Hello! I was originally going to be applying for law school this year but decided to get a master's degree first instead, so I will not be applying until next application cycle. I had already been approved for the LSAC fee waiver, which will expire in August of 2019. I am wondering if any of y'all have experience with renewing your fee waiver? Is it as simple as just reapplying/supplying them with updated tax info in 2019?

Thanks!

Can anyone shed more light on the GULC part-time application? I've done a bit of research, but I have not been able to find out if full time and part time are separate applications. Can you apply to only one or the other in a cycle, or can you apply to both? Or do you just apply to GULC in one application and then you can decide from there if you want to do full or part time? Sorry if this is posted somewhere but I haven't been able to find it.

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So I was looking at LSAC's academic summary for me, and noticed that it looks like an entire year is missing from my undergrad --- which is the same year I did a study abroad. My UG transcript lists my pass/fail (which is how it transferred in)...but now seeing the year gone in LSAC does this mean I need to get a transcript from them? Doing so might really delay my application submission. Would love input. Thanks!

I received a call yesterday in the early morning from Washington University in St. Louis. The caller congratulated me on my acceptance to the law school. However, I never received an email or other form of acceptance confirmation. Should I be concerned?

I'm currently about to submit my first application, but I'm not sure how to answer this question.

The school in question is pretty middle-of-the-road for me (not a reach or a safety). As of right now, the list of schools I'm applying to is not 100% set in stone. If I end up deciding to apply to a school that I do not include in my answer to this question, is there anyway the school would find out and think I was lying to them?

Furthermore, if this question is on an application for a safety school, should I just leave it blank? I've read some things that say schools might strike you down if you list higher ranked schools than theirs and your numbers are competitive, for yield purposes.

Am I just overthinking this? Should I just list the schools I am applying to as of right now? Should I just leave it blank (it is not a mandatory question)?

Hi,

I have one official LSAT score on my account but I'm not applying this cycle as I'm preparing for a retake next year. But a few law schools have been sending me e-mails when I didn't even apply to any of them. All of the e-mails have used one of the following sentences to begin with:

a) Based on your LSAT/academic record, you'll LIKELY receive a scholarship...

b) Based on your LSAT/academic record, IF you are admitted, you'll be eligible for a guaranteed scholarship...

c) An applicant with your academic profile can POTENTIALLY receive a scholarship up to ...

Hypothetically, if I apply, am I more or less guaranteed scholarships? I don't know if this is their way to lure people into applying for whatever reasons(and end up not giving me any money or even admit me) or that it's safe to be convinced that I'll be offered some money at those schools. At most of these schools, my LSAT is above their median but there are some exceptions. For instance, at one of the schools that have sent me such e-mails, my LSAT is right at their 25th. (But my GPA is above their 75th)

What do y'all think?

Hi, all! I'm thinking about purchasing the admissions package (the $200 one), so this may be covered in that, but figured I'd ask. I'm an advanced-degree, working university professor, so we have to have our own CVs kept current and updated consistently (which are like really long resumes). This includes my education/degrees, my publications and courses taught (aka, my job), my committees/service (like volunteer work). It does not include personal interests (because it's not meant to be personal, per se). I can see from some other discussion posts that this law school app resume is supposed to be concise and representative of you, yet also personal. So how do I get my life down to a one-page resume and/or should I? Has anyone else experienced this and what have you done, if so? Looking for any insight on this. Thanks!

How hard is it to get in Early Decision (with full scholarship)?

Hi everyone!

I was wondering how long admissions offices will be reviewing applications for the remainder of 2018 and I realized I have no idea how long decisions generally take to come back. I listened to the 7Sage podcast with Selene, so I know it varies, but I'd love to get an idea of different timelines that people have experienced.

What school did you apply to, when did you apply, and how long did it take to hear back?

Hi, I want to take some time off and make some money before heading off to law school. I'll graduate in 2020 but I don't want to attend until 2022 can I apply for future terms or do I have to wait until October 2021 to apply?

So I got my acceptance with scholarship at Stetson today. Problem is, I applied part time and my acceptance email states full time all over it. I am a non traditional student, nearing my 30s, full time mom and work full time. I absolutely cannot go to law school full time. Does anyone have experience with this happening to you? Do you think this just a typo on their part? Of course they sent the email at 4:45pm and gave me no time to get in touch with anyone until the morning.... thanks for any input.

I'm thinking about taking some post bac classes at my undergraduate institution.. maybe a class or two to help raise my gpa. I had a 2.87 due to many circumstances that I've written an addendum about. If I could raise my gpa to at least a 3.0, that would greatly increase my chances in getting accepted along with my LSAT which I am hoping to retake in the summer.

Does anyone have any experience with this or have any advice for/against? Not sure if law schools would consider post-bac classes when looking at applications. My goal LSAT score is at least a 165 by the summer. I have been hitting mid 150's and received a 153 on Nov's exam.

I work a full-time job and have been out of school for about a year now and plan on re-visiting the core curriculum at the start of next year. I had previously used 7sage about a year ago but never fully went through the CC or drilled LG's so I'm excited to see my improvements once I complete and implement those into my study schedule.

Thank you!

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Now that the semester is over and new grades are in, do I need to send LSAC an updated transcript? I STILL haven't applied to any schools yet (my procrastination at work) so I was wondering if this would hold up my app even further? If it makes any difference, my GPA will not have changed between the two transcripts.

Was wondering if anyone had any experience as to how law schools typically notify you of a decision. I know there's some variation, but I've seen conflicting accounts among snail mail, email, calls etc. Any insight would be dope. Thanks

Hey all! Is anyone up for an urgent last minute essay review? Happy to swap, but since I'm up against a deadline (yikes) it might take me a couple days to return the favor.

Trying to submit to Berkeley's BLOS scholarship and the deadline is tomorrow. I'm still finishing up both my PS and BLOS essay. (I know, I know...) If anyone has some free time tonight or early to mid-day tomorrow, I'd be so so grateful to have someone read through my essays to look for glaring typos or any last minute changes.

Thanks so much!

Hi 7sagers,

I’m considering using the Edit Once service.

Since I have a very tight budget, I’m wondering if those of you who used this service thought it was worth it.

If you used some other service that’s around the same fee and thought it made in a difference in your application, please let me know. Thank you!

Anyone know how far back we have to go? I feel silly writing about being suspended in 4th grade for popping a juice box in class against the the teacher's wishes...

Hey everyone,

We compiled a complete list of the 2018 medians (class of 2021) here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tUI5y-Sw2utvXvUEk9IQDzC1Rc0NDb7Q4PFwzxYkZpw/edit?usp=sharing

This sheet also contains some numbers on the following:

There’s another tab on the bottom with all 2018 ABA disclosures except attrition.

We're still working to update our predictor and https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/top-law-school-admissions/ with the new medians. Stay tuned!

My sister did her undergrad at one of the schools I plan on applying to and currently does research for the university. She is also applying to one of the school's PhD programs.

Part of the reason I bring this up is this school will be a reach for me. Is something like this even worth bothering to mention to the ad com? And if it is, what would be the best way to incorporate this into an application?

Thanks for your input

Hi everyone! NYU's "optional statement" (i.e. addendum opportunity) says to provide:

"any information ... to give you full credit for your accomplishments, to help the Committee reach an informed decision on your application."

Then they specify that, "Information that has been helpful in the past includes, but is not limited to, descriptions or documentation of disabilities, a history of standardized test results, unusual circumstances which may have affected academic performance, or personal/family history of educational or socioeconomic disadvantage. This list is not all-inclusive, but we offer it for you to think about as you consider whether such information might be relevant in your case, and to assure you that including it is quite appropriate."

Does this mean that including information like you scores on the SAT or ACT is helpful to include? Also, if you are writing an addendum about a now-resolved medical issue impacting your LSAT score, does this mean it would be helpful to provide medical documentation to add validity to your claim?

Hadn't seen these specifications on any other application as of yet and am not sure how to interpret it.

Thanks for any help!