Discussions

kelsieoverton856

Joined: Apr 2025
Subscription: Free

General

•

Thursday, Jul 23 2015

kelsieoverton856

Recommendation Letters- General vs. Specific?

Does it hurt your application if you only provide general letters of recommendation that don't mention the school specifically? I am applying to a lot of schools, because I am trying to go to law school in the same city as my fiancee who is matching with a residency program. He has to apply to a lot of different cities to ensure a match. I have a strong LSAT score and a strong gpa. I have lined up two of my letter writers, but I don't want to ask them to write a letter for each of the individual schools that I am applying to as it will be a lot. Any thoughts?

General · How much easier is the LR in PT 60 compared to other recentish PTs?

kelsieoverton856

Wednesday, May 20 2015

I'm not sure what the general consensus on this is, but I scored a lot higher on PT 60 then I have on any other tests. This is the most recent pt I have taken, so I don't know if I am improving or if this one is way easier.

General · Timed PT is still nowhere near BR

kelsieoverton856

Wednesday, May 20 2015

I started working on my timing by practicing sections individually. The LSAT trainer had some good timing strategies that I worked on before I tried to do full length practice tests. I think that a big piece of it for me was getting to where it was habit to 1. Read the question stem (figure out your job) 2. Find the conclusion 3. Find the support 4. Predict the right answer. 5. Eliminate all the wrong answers. This is something I don't even have to think about now, and I go through this process really quickly. This is a process that 7sage and the LSAT trainer teach you.

General · Law Admissions Timeline Issue --Help!!

kelsieoverton856

Wednesday, Jun 10 2015

Yeah. That is why he decided to only apply to programs that have a good safety school I would be happy with. He is trying to prioritize my goals with his residency applications, so that wherever he ends up matched I will have a good option. It is going to be a compromise for both of us, but I think its worth it to be together. We both want each other to be happy and go far in our careers.

General · Law Admissions Timeline Issue --Help!!

kelsieoverton856

Wednesday, Jun 10 2015

Okay Thanks! This makes me feel a lot better.

General

•

Wednesday, Jun 10 2015

kelsieoverton856

Law Admissions Timeline Issue --Help!!

I really need some advice. My fiancee is in medical school, and will begin his residency when I begin law school. The way that residency works is that medical students pick where they apply, then are matched based on a ranking system. This means that he won't know where he will be for residency until the match day on March 18th.

Our original plan was for him to apply to residency programs only in cities where I have a few good law school options. Then after he was matched, I would choose a law school in that city. I studied really hard for the lsat to be sure that I would have options in multiple large cities. I have a good gpa. This seemed like it could work.

I was looking at admission timelines, and it appears that some great schools require you to give them an answer by the end of February. I won't know where my fiancee is matched for residency until March 18th. What should I do? Do you think law admissions offices will be flexible with those deadlines? We will be married at that point, and really don't want to live long distance at the beginning of our marriage.

General · Post Your Questions about Essays

kelsieoverton856

Monday, Jul 06 2015

Thanks Pacifico and David! Very helpful. I will get started on this right away!

General · Post Your Questions about Essays

kelsieoverton856

Monday, Jul 06 2015

Do most schools have specific questions that they want you to answer in your personal statement? Or do they all generally just want you to tell them about yourself and why you want to pursue a career in law? Where can I find the instructions on this? I tried lsac, but they applications aren't open for most of the schools that I am looking at. I also checked their websites, but they just linked to lsac.