I understand most law schools require two, but will accept up to four LORs. Assuming I have four different recommenders that can write me a solid recommendation, is there any downside to submitting the maximum allowed letters?
Luckily for you, law schools seem to weight LSAT score more than GPA, meaning that, if you’re able to manage a high LSAT score, you might be able to compensate for your low GPA.
Getting into a prestigious law school (one that opens doors to big law) will be very difficult with a 2.9 GPA, but it’s certainly not unheard of and is very possible with an exceptional LSAT.
This sounds much more like a "WhyX?" essay than a personal statement. Perhaps, assuming they allow for a WhyX essay, you could use this reasoning for that purpose. That'll free up space for you to show another side of yourself through your PS.
If your coach is able to convey positive traits about you that would be appealing to an admissions counselor (work ethic, ability to work in teams, etc.), it certainly isn't a bad idea.
I would say that admissions counselors may view that as more insignificant than many other conduct offenses. At least according to a YouTube video released by Dean Z at Michigan, so-called "college way of life" like underage drinking offenses are often overlooked.
Yes, I plan on applying in the Fall '24-Spring '25 cycle and one of my recommenders submitted their letters as early as March of '24.
I currently attend a very small (~1,500 students) relatively unknown liberal arts college in Kentucky, and I'm wondering how admissions counselors at large, out-of-state law schools will view me because of it. My college is too small to have enough data for LSAC to calculate LSAT and GPA distributions/averages, so admissions counselors may have less data to compare me with in my file.
I would argue that you continue studying until test week. Not sound like a motivational speaker, but every day you study you get a little bit better, so it's wasteful not to study every day you have until your test day.