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Former 7Sager, current HYS student here: I wrote about a high school experience and how it influenced my path to college and (very briefly) beyond. I think one of the keys is that you need your essay to be something an adult applying to law school w…
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another idea might be add to add a Law-Related Work Experience section, or one titled Relevant Experience. That way, you can list it all; that said, it'll look a bit weird if you don't have at least 2 jobs under the Law-Related/Relevant heading
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@pomegranate said: @calcal101 thanks so much for the thoughtful and informative response Forgot to mention I am a first generation American, but am guessing that won't help (might even hurt?) because I'm Asian-American... Will have to focus o…
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In the grand scheme of things, 3 years isn’t that much. The work experience will help you, both for law school admissions and OCI, but it’s not enough to make them disregard your GPA. It would probably take 5+ years. 3 is a very standard amount of t…
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I agree with @"Seeking Perfection" Also, correlation does not equal causation. Lawyers/law students at elite firms/PI jobs/schools are perfectionistic, type A humans. Those kinds of people tend to be more anxious
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As @LSATcantwin stated, you should be totally fine. You have a very legit reason (congrats!) to take the exam now and apply later. It wouldn't really matter anyway, though. Plenty of people take the LSAT during or immediately after college with the …
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You can't lift it, and I wouldn't risk tilting it. Get used to reading it flat. As @"Leah M B" notes, you're probably marking it, which you can't do effectively unless it's on a flat surface
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I'd go with business attire if you aren't admitted. I might still wear pretty formal stuff even if you are. Not necessarily a suit, and tie likely isn't needed, but you should have a dress shirt on. If you're female, nice pants/skirt + blazer + fanc…
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@xadrianas6x yeah, I didn't get the sense that my interviewer was up for jokes. They were polite and seemed nice but clearly wanted serious answers. I had other interviews that felt MUCH more casual, and there are other schools whose admissions offi…
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OK writing a novel here so get ready I would strongly encourage you to set aside law school while considering undergrad institutions. I know it seems as though your whole life is planned out right now--and it's great to have a sense of direction--…
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I would absolutely retake. You can definitely do better, and if you applied with just a Feb score, you also applied late. Retake over the summer or in September and apply before Thanksgiving. As a URM with a great GPA and a 165+ LSAT (which should b…
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I recently interviewed and was admitted, as well, and you've definitely done a great job outlining the process. I'd add (or reiterate) that the interview felt quite transactional compared to other law school interviews and job interviews that I've d…
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I wouldn’t read into this too much. i think a lot of schools do like to see a classical liberal arts curriculum, but the skewed results you’re seeing on LAN are more likely due to the lack of respondents. Make sure your essays are strong and your LO…
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How late is late? Do you mean you submitted in early January, or do you mean that you submitted the day before the deadlines? Is there a possibility that one of your LORs is not fabulous? IIRC, you're a grad student…as the above poster noted, did y…
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Yup, you can def ask now. Alternatively, you could let her know now and just submit the request closer to when you’ll be submitting. If they know you well enough to write a LOR, they shouldn’t forget over the summer. Don’t worry about dates
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I think a number of factors are considered that impact your GPA. In addition to the subject of the major, you have to consider the school as well; certain institutions are well known for grade deflation/inflation. Yes, there are softer majors out t…
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How long have you been studying? How intense were you studying? If it was a year+ at 10+ hours a week, then maybe 168 is your peak. But if it was just 6 months and you still have 5+ unused PTs, I'd retake. I took the LSAT 3x and am so grateful I did…
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Does not matter if they're a lecturer or a university professor in a named chair…all that matters is that they know you and your work. With law school admissions, they're preferably someone whose seen your writing, ability to reason through tough ma…
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@lawgical said: @calcal101 said: For Point at Issue in which our two characters disagree, we want our answer choice to be one to which one person would say, "YES!" and the other would say, "NO!" In other words, we want our characte…
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Schedule for September. Accept that you will perhaps be retaking in December. I don't say that to imply you'll do poorly--I just think that most LSAT takers benefit from taking more than once. I took it 3 times
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I'm sorry the LSAT didn't go well. I took the LSAT for the first time in September 2017 and totally bombed it. Nerves got the best of me, and I cancelled my score. I then scored 17X on both December and February…so don't give up hope! A bad first ex…
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If I were you, I'd ask this to LSAC (and get it in writing--not just over the phone)
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For Point at Issue in which our two characters disagree, we want our answer choice to be one to which one person would say, "YES!" and the other would say, "NO!" In other words, we want our characters to have starkly opposite reactions to the answer…
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I agree with the above poster on GPA—that’s holding you back. Do you have any mitigating factors that you could address in an addendum? (Very low avg GPA in your major, working a lot during undergrad, undiagnosed issue, etc). I don’t say that to sha…
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3x. Canceled first
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Honestly, your score is great, and I think your time is better spent on softs (which will definitely matter for t3). Hone your personal statements, go to office hours to maximize your LOR, and get involved in your community
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Glad you find it helpful. So if you’re only applying next year, here’s the thing...getting your LSAT higher will be more helpful than trying to build your softs. Your GPA is locked in, but your LSAT isn’t. It’s still up in the air. I know that’s pro…
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I don’t think you’re an absolute auto-admit, but a 170 as a URM is really solid for HLS. As you stated, the sample size on LSN is small and there are a whole host of reasons why URM folks might not get into HLS despite numbers like yours; maybe thos…
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I think 5 is pushing it, but 3 or 4 is fine. I canceled my first but kept December and February from this year. I applied to a lot of T14s with one cancellation, one score, and a note that I was taking it a 3rd time…it seemed to have no effect on my…
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@Osvaldo_Santiago said: Hello TexasMade, I agree with calcal101, but I'm in the same predicament as you. The only thing is that it's been 17 years since I did my undergrad. In fact is weird because 17 years ago I was only missing one se…