The "Are you applying to other law schools?" Question

jcj7ft · December 2018

I'm currently about to submit my first application, but I'm not sure how to answer this question.

The school in question is pretty middle-of-the-road for me (not a reach or a safety). As of right now, the list of schools I'm applying to is not 100% set in stone. If I end up deciding to apply to a school that I do not include in my answer to this question, is there anyway the school would find out and think I was lying to them?

Furthermore, if this question is on an application for a safety school, should I just leave it blank? I've read some things that say schools might strike you down if you list higher ranked schools than theirs and your numbers are competitive, for yield purposes.

Am I just overthinking this? Should I just list the schools I am applying to as of right now? Should I just leave it blank (it is not a mandatory question)?

PineapplePizzaSucks · December 2018

I've heard many people say that they just leave it blank. Your assessment is right, though, that you never want to make a "safety" school feel as though they are a safety school. I personally chose to list 2 to 3 peer schools + 1 to 3 schools ranked below it. Not sure if that's a great strategy as I just started submitting applications a week ago and have no results yet.

Cant Get Right · December 2018

If it's not mandatory and you don't feel like your answer would necessarily set their minds at ease on YP, I'd just leave it blank.

LSAT_Wrecker · December 2018

Some previous discussion here:

https://7sage.com/discussion/#/discussion/17682/telling-schools-who-their-competition-is-updated-w-answer-directly-from-law-school-admissions

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