Thanks for this post. Its encouraging. I'm 31, married, pregnant with my first child and in the midst of preparing for the LSAT. I've had to delay taking the test at least twice. After four degrees (Sociology, International Affairs, 2 in Theology) that landed me working in a field I never had any intentions of being in (University Athletics? WTH!), I decided to make a drastic change in my career path. Some days, as I'm battling against major exhaustion or nausea trying to get through a freakin LG, I wonder if this is worth it and if I can do it. I plan on taking the test in September and not entering law school until the Fall of 2019. I'll be 33 by then. But, if you want something you are willing to take on the challenges to make it happen. It's never too late and honestly I think being older, wiser and more experienced gives me a drive and focus that many in their early 20s may be lacking. Being older is definitely to our advantage and I think we all have great grounds for writing a diversity statement based on our age, past careers and experiences.

I'd love to see a blog post on tips for non traditional (older in age) students applying to law school. I am personally finding it difficult to format my resume (various degrees, gaps in employment, etc). Thanks!

Yes! I was late getting to the exam center and the test had already begun. Then I realized I didn't even have a pencil!

I am also in the same situation. I was taking classes full time, working full time and trying to study for the LSAT...disaster... burnout! I decided to push back the June test to September as well. Thankfully my job has a lull in the summer months so I am finding more time to study while at work ...I realize everyone cant do this. However, make the most of the time you have! Take little breaks throughout the day to work on a problem here or there or to study your flash cards. I like what Alex Divine said, discipline rather than motivation has got to be the key. My motivation is to get out of a dead end job but I definitely need the discipline to make it happen. Like Alex Divine said, maybe doing some work in the am would help. Also giving yourself a target amount of hours per day and breaking them up throughout the day could help as well ( a couple hours before work, thirty minutes at lunch, a couple hours before dinner..whatever works for you). You can do it!

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I visited the entire T14 about a year ago. Just going off the campus and interactions with people, my favorites were UVA (by a long shot; who ever is in charge of marketing that law school to visitors deserves a raise), Yale, Duke, and Harvard.

Least favorite visits were Penn and Georgetown (very much disliked both visits; I didn't reapply go Georgetown and I debated not reapplying to Penn), Northwestern, maybe Stanford (the campus is pretty ugly in my opinion and you'd never think the building is home to a T3 law school. It's kind of a dump).

Everyone else was meshed together and fine overall. Michigan's law library is gorgeous, though.

I did not like Georgetown's law campus much at all either. Although it is just minutes walk from the capitol, it is completely separate from the main campus and small. It's surrounded by business buildings so it feels very industrial and cold. Living near the campus would be ridiculously expensive, so commuting is a must unless you can live on campus (FYI they don't allow married couples to live on campus unless both are attending law school).