To provide some context, I am a first-generation graduate, and worked an office cleaning job the first two years of uni to finance my housing. I have had two people review my resume, one who suggests I remove it, and another who says I shouldn’t. I’m really looking for any input on what to do! I also want to mention that resume space isn’t an issue for me!

Hey guys! I am planning to apply to Law schools and I come from an international background, so my university evaluates our grades on a 10-point scale.

I wanted to know how it will be converted/evaluated for US Law Schools !!

Anybody else also coming from an international background, hmu !

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I have a few questions regarding GPA!

1. I am (hopefully) planning to go directly into law school after college, so is it correct that grades up until the end of junior year would count for applications (not senior year)?

2. Does a 3.81 vs a 3.83 GPA make a difference when applying? What about for a T14 school?

Thanks everyone!

Hey all,

So I've taken the LSAT twice before, and am looking to take it again in November. My previous scores were 149 and 152. My question is, should I submit my apps with these scores (meaning, I'll submit my apps sometime in September/October), or should I wait until after I've taken the November LSAT, and just write an addendum being like "hey lol I know my score isn't super competitive but I do have an LSAT coming up so just wait for that xoxo thanks."

For context, my UGPA is 3.8 (I went to Santa Clara University), and I do have considerable experience in volunteering and organizations/clubs. Not completely sure what bearing this has on my question but I guess it's helpful to know.

Input would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks so much ☹️🫶

The schools I'm applying to don't seem to ask for Why X statements. Should I be writing them and sending them as optional statements anyway? Or should I only do that for my top choice school? Or is it better to not write a Why X statement and instead write a diversity statement? I'm just so confused...

Will you not get scholarships if you apply to law school in December for January ?

I'm curious what others would do in this situation.

I'm trying to decide between taking the October or November LSAT. October would let me submit my applications earlier, but November gives me another month to improve. My concern is that November scores don't come out until December 2, and I'm worried that may be too late for rolling admissions.

If you were in my position, would you prioritize applying earlier with October or wait for a potentially stronger score in November?

Hi everyone! I have a question about LOR. I had a professor who I established a good and strong relationshipwith, who told me that he would be willing to write my letter of recommendation. He told me it would be completed by a certain date. I looked at the CAS application on LSAC and I saw that he did not open the link. Mind you this was back in May and he confirmed with me that he received it. I tried to follow up with him multiple times with no success. I asked another professor who was my fellowship leader who I also had multiple coffee chats with and he only read my message and did not respond to me. I am wondering, I should just get two professional LOR? Any advice would be great.

Hi, wondering which personal statement route to take. On one hand I can write about my legal experience and why law school is my next professional step, or I can right something about one of my hobbies and transform it into something that tells my story in a totally different and creative way. Is there a preference for admissions?

I graduated from undergrad 4 years ago and have been working at the same company since then. I have two people at my company who are willing to write me letters of recommendation - both of whom oversaw my work there (general counsel & president of government affairs). I'm wondering if I should try to get an academic letter of recommendation as well. I haven't been good about keeping up with my professors and it feels unlikely that they will recall my participation in their class 4 years ago. Is it worth it to get one academic letter even if it's not the strongest representation of my academic work?

Dears,

[please respond only after reading GTown and GW Law's evening program admissions details on their website]

Does anyone here actually know someone (or have personal experience) that has received entry into this GTown or GW Law Evening Programs on this “LSAT-optional” route? Notably, the route under the policy that enables such optionality due to extensive work experience. Any considerations or details that would be useful to share? I am interested in the facts of the policy and its application or implementation by the law schools during admissions cycles, not any personal opinions or feelings.

Thank you so much.

Hi All, I am feeling some anxiety and panic about being admitted to law school. I did not have a linear path to obtaining my degree. I made quite a few mistakes along the way and I'm very afraid that those mistakes are going to make it difficult to get into law school. Here's my story:

I went to my state's university right out of high school in 2018. I grew up in a small town (I was very sheltered and moving to a big city) and had a lot of pressure weighing on me. I had severe depression (I have a diagnosis letter from my therapist) and I stopped showing up to classes in my first semester. Unfortunately, I was there long enough that I couldn't withdraw from my classes, so I ended up with F's in all of my first semester classes.

About a year later, I tried again. I was only able to take two classes (it's a very long story as to why only 2 classes), but I ended up having a medical issue that affected me physically and emotionally. I ended up withdrawing from one of the classes and getting a C in the other class.

I took a little time off to find out what was important to me. I worked on my mental health and overall living situation. Eventually, I started going to school online in 2020. This turned out to be the best decision because I was on the Dean's list numerous times and didn't get a grade below an A- for quite some time. However, I was working part time and ended up moving to an apartment and had to get a full time job. I was able to hold on to my grades for a little bit, but they started slipping and I began to get some Bs and Cs here and there. I ended up falling behind in some of my classes. The classes were only 5.5 weeks, so if you fall behind, it's almost impossible to catch up. I ended up failing a handful of classes. That wasn't the end though, because I was determined to graduate. I retook every class I had failed and graduated with a 3.72 GPA.

During all of this, I had undiagnosed ADHD. I am currently on a medication that has been life changing.

I have been working in the legal industry since May of 2022. I started at a boutique law firm, moved on to a medium firm, and now I'm at one of the biggest firms in my city as a legal assistant. I'm not planning to go to a T14 school or anything like that. I really just want to try to go to UMKC (Preferred) or even Washburn.

I did not realize that the GPA on LSAC would be determined by all grades I've ever gotten, so my GPA went from a 3.72 to a 3.16. I know this means I now have to get a higher score on my lsat than I originally thought.

Question:

1. Does my academic path seriously hinder my application or does it show growth? I would be confident that it would show growth if it weren't for the period of bad grades after starting a full time job.

2. I plan to take the Sept LSAT. I'm aiming to be in the low 160s. I just had a PT of 156, but this is before I even started the RC curriculum. Regardless, I'm pretty sure that I will have to take the LSAT again. Should I shoot for the October or November LSAT? I feel confident I can raise my score to the low 160s in Oct, but I'm not sure if I should be aiming for an even higher score due to my academic path?

Any thoughts or advice would be welcome. Thanks in advance for reading this novel!

Hi everyone, I'm currently preparing for the LSAT for law school admission, but I'm not sure which law schools I could realistically target given my undergraduate transcript. I have a French bachelor's degree with a 12.9/20 overall average. I know LSAC doesn't do a straightforward GPA conversion, and in the French system it's quite rare to score above 16/20, so I'm not sure how admissions committees will actually read my transcript.

Could anyone help me figure out which schools might be within reach with a 170+ LSAT score? My goal is to work in Big Law in NYC after law school.

Hi,

I really want to get into Columbia, NYU, or Cornell. For the admissions calculator, only a couple weeks ago it said that a 176 score and a 3.87 gpa would categorize those schools as targets, and now it says reach. Why did my chances fall within a couple weeks?

I see that the NYC LSAC forum lasts for two days. Has anyone ever been to a two-day forum before?

As I only have a few schools on my list, do you think there would be any issues if I visited the same booths on both days?

Hi everyone. I am really striving to go to Duquesne Law School. I have a 3.84 GPA and I have been scoring on practice tests between 153-155. I take the official LSAT on August 7, but I am starting to panic that this range is not going to be enough to get me into Duquesne. Any advice or suggestions?

Hey guys, I'm a undergraduate student going into my 3rd year. I got an internship as a student researcher at a think thank tied with my university over the summer and managed to get the chance to publish an academic article through an academic journal in migration studies. My question is would this help with my application letter? Is this something that is highly sought after or just a "cool story bro" moment? Thanks in advance!

I feel like I have heard varying input on this question which is why I am asking here. Does the fact that someone comes from a first gen (whether first in family to go to undergrad or to law school) or low income background have any sizeable impact on the admissions process? I don't expect it to have that heavy of an effect - obviously LSAT and GPA still rule - but does it say have more or less than soft factors? While I would expect schools to be a little more open to first gen/low income students to bolster the diversity of their classes, do they ever "punish" the group on the thought that low income students may request more aid/scholarships?

It seems to me that LSAC has created a split system that will last for the next cycle or two. As these changes run their course, I assume that DE grades will essentially be viewed similar to a master's transcript, ie. a soft factor. However, this cycle will have some folks whose gpas were calculated before this change and include Dual Enrollment grades, and some folks whose gpas were calculated after and do not include these grades.

I suppose I'm wondering what schools will do in a case with two hypothetical candidates: Applicant A, who submitted their transcripts after the change and whose LSAC GPA is a 3.77, but would be a 3.87 with DE grades; and Applicant B, who submitted their transcripts before the change and would have a GPA of 3.76, but their DE grades bring them up to an LSAC GPA 3.85.

At the end of the day, the answer is, of course, that law schools have medians, that those medians are calculated using LSAC GPA, and that LSAC GPA is whatever LSAC says it is, even if you and the guy next to you have had it calculated in different ways. But I'm interested in what the community thinks

hi everyone!

i'm currently scoring around 157 PTs and have a 3.46 GPA. i'm planning on applying to a variety of schools (safety, target, and reach), but part of me feels almost shameful for not applying to (or having the numbers for) higher-ranked schools. most of the schools on my list are safeties, mostly because there aren't many target schools in my area.

i'm above the medians for most of the schools on my list, but is it "wrong" per se to aim to attend a safety? i feel like a lot of social media and the app cycle community heavily prioritizes going to the best possible school, so i'm just trying to make sure i'm not doing it "wrong" i guess?

I know this is a weird request, but would anyone like to read a personal statement I plan on using for most of my applications? I just have no idea how it sounds to an admissions officer, and I am not sure what the next step should be for improvements. I can send it as a PDF to your email or elsewhere.

Just let me know down below. I would be very grateful.

I applied to schools this cycle and decided to take a gap year. Can I use the same personal statement next year that I used this year with edits? And what edits should I make?

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I go to a university where students can and commonly take whatever classes they'd like pass/fail. I've taken five total (one mandatory, four by choice) but none since Spring 2025. Should I include an addendum stating I took those classes P/F before I knew confidently I was going to law school and since deciding I've taken everything for a grade? I have a 3.95, does that get significantly marked down when considering my P/F courses?