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Thursday, Apr 24

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move out of DC, maybe out to virginia, and go to a law school there. plenty of quality schools will take a score of 165 which is a stout performance. richmond, uva, regent, george mason etc. one of those schools will take you

Sorry for the late reply - I am in VA, and you've just listed the schools I was WL'd or rejected by. The aggregate GPA is 3.66, and I think the lack of a professor recommendation (or even the lack of prestige from attending school online) is dragging me down. Here's hoping my April score is markedly improved!

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Saturday, Mar 15

taylorliddiard220

Feeling Crushed - Is There Any Hope?

I'm starting to feel like I'll never get into law school. I live in the DC area and have to stay here for work, and though I know the surrounding schools are very competitive, I'm just not sure what to do beyond just taking the LSAT over and over until I hopefully crack 170.

My current score is 165, my aggregate GPA was dragged down by my first year of college (leaving a cult and its associated university at the time), but it's still close enough to the median I'd need. I worked full-time for the rest of my degree program between a community college and UMGC (online).

Because most of my professors were online, I've never met any of them, and it doesn't really make sense to ask for a recommendation from someone I've never spoken to. As for my career, I've essentially worked in e-commerce for the past 10 years. That doesn't really translate well for most people. Finally, I have no diversity bonus points for an add-on essay.

Is there anything I can do to fix this? I'm on year 2 of waitlists without a single interview.

No, my personal essays are not dwelling on the items listed above. I don't mean to rant or complain, but I'm having a tough time. I'm not really sure what I'll do next if I'm never admitted.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated. I wish I had several thousand dollars to shell out to an admissions councilor, but I just don't right now. I wish everyone else the best of luck!

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