I am confused as to how the U.S. law school application process works...many schools begin accepting applications as of Sept 1., but their websites do not provide any information for applicants applying for this upcoming cycle. How are we supposed to know what the components and directions of the applications are (e.g. personal statement, optional essays, etc.) when they do not post the directions for the upcoming application cycle?? Do they only post information in late Aug, which only gives a few weeks to complete the whole application for those who want to submit in Sept?? I know that you can roughly estimate the requirements based on the requirements from last cycle, but I would not want to complete my current application based on last year's instructions. If someone can elucidate this process, that would be tremendously helpful!
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@ Thanks for your comment. The LSAC process isn't so much what I am confused about, but rather the school specific instructions for personal statements, etc. The instructions listed on school websites are currently old and from last cycle. I am wondering when the new cycle information becomes available.
Doesn't "few" translate only into "some"? "Few" seems to be a relative statement, just like "too many"; it does not seem to be a statement that indicates less than half. If "few" were simply to indicate "some," then the diagram would be "W some C some F", perfectly matching C's answer. Please explain?
@.sigouin In my understanding, when you submit your application on Nov 1. and pay the $12 transcript fee, OLSAS then requests transcripts from the universities. You do not request that transcripts be sent from your schools to OLSAS before Nov 1. On the other hand, LORs must be submitted by Nov. 1. Please do comment if you think this is wrong, but I believe this is the process. I was also confused about the transcript request.
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I see - thank you! Also - if I apply with a June score but decide to retake in Oct, can I apply and have the schools "hold" the application until they receive the Oct score? Or do I not apply until I have received the Oct score?
Thanks @. I understand that you submit your info to CAS, but in "applying" do you visit the school's website or is there like a checkbox on LSAC to "apply" to a specific school?
I'm a bit confused as to when US law schools start accepting applications...a lot of websites currently list old dates. Is the earliest usually in Sept or Oct?
@ Thanks! C&F?