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Selene Steelman
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In your Education section, you can have subcategories like Honors, Study Abroad, and Thesis. EDUCATION School, City, State Major, graduation date Honors: Activities: Study Abroad: Thesis:
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Former admissions officer here. You do not have to request new transcripts if nothing has changed. Depending on when you received last year's LORs, you could leave them alone or ask your recommender to just revise the date so the letters don't look …
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Former admissions officer here. You can have the recommendation letter addressed to the "Admissions Committee" if it is a general LOR that will be submitted to multiple law schools. Good luck!
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Former admissions officer here. For the dean's list, you can be efficient by listing it as "Dean's List (Fall 20xx-Spring 20xx)." From an admissions perspective, it would make sense to see publications and competitive academic scholarships listed in…
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Hi @HarimKim. Your cancellations and dates will appear in your LSAT history. Your withdrawals will not appear in the LSAT history, and the law school will never know about them.
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Hi @samhsmith1998. The FLEP is a separate process from the application review process for law school admissions. The admissions committee will review the applicant and consider their service history as part of the holistic review process, but fundin…
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Former admissions officer here. The law school will use the highest LSAT score for ranking and reporting purposes. However, in evaluating a candidate's file, the committee will look at the entire LSAT history during the review process to assess your…
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Hi @MattDegz14. Former admissions officer here. I agree with the response from @"Matt Sorr". In general, admissions committees are extremely interested in candidates with military service. How much buoyancy a candidate's application gets from past …
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Former admissions officer here. The admissions committee will see all transcripts in your LSAC CAS Report with courses taken, scores received, and GPAs earned. The first page of the CAS Report will have an academic summary of all coursework complete…
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Hi @harshsingh0054 . Former admissions officer here. From the admissions perspective, you would be treated as an international student because you received your undergraduate degree from an Indian institution. The admissions committee will receive a…
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Hi @lsatserfer. Former admissions officer here. Including an employment gap addendum is the right call. Admissions readers would expect to see a concise and factual explanation for what you were doing with your time during that period. I think you c…
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Hi @josephkim . Former admissions officer here. Even if your work with an advisor or professor or supervisor is on a "technical" level in an area seemingly unconnected to law, they could still write compellingly about attractive qualities and skills…
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Hi @studyallday . Since applying to law school means you are ultimately applying to an academic program, it would be good to have at least one academic LOR, especially since 3 years is not THAT far removed from the classroom. If it is possible to ge…
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Hi @whyislsatsohard . Former admissions officer here. Letters of recommendation are a very important part of the application because they show the admissions committee (1) what sort of impact you had on someone in your life, (2) your judgment in sel…
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Hi @Non-Stop. Former admissions officer here. Including information about extracurricular activities from college/university is a great way to show the admissions committee how you were an engaged and involved student outside the classroom. Law scho…
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Former admissions officer here. You are correct that your graduate degree GPA will not be factored into calculating your LSAC cumulative GPA which law schools use for ranking and reporting purposes. However, your recent academic performance will be …
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Hi @annabellefr . Former admissions officer here. You should apply when you feel your application materials are in the best shape. You shouldn't sacrifice the quality of your essays or resume to submit in September. Generally speaking, applying by H…
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Hi @tkesl11 . Former admissions officer here. The admissions committee will review your application with the grades available to them at the time of review. For example, if you apply in October and your file is up for review in November, the committ…
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Hi @shannon_beaman1. Former admissions officer here. Letters of recommendation are a very important part of the application because they show the admissions committee (1) what sort of impact you had on someone in your life, (2) your judgment in sele…
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Hi @madisont144 . I'm a former admissions officer. Within the holistic review process, the GPA is one of many factors considered by admissions when considering an application. The GPA and the LSAT are also the most obvious ways a school can compare …
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Hi @Aaron123. Former admissions officer here. The benefit of pursuing an online law degree may depend on your professional goals. Jurisdictions have specific rules of who may qualify to sit for a bar exam and practice law. For example, the NY Board …
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Hi @Confidence150 . Former admissions officer here. You can reach out to request an extension on the seat deposit deadline. Schools have their own policies about extension requests depending on the time in the cycle and the activity of their admitte…
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Hi @katherine-8. Former admissions officer here. You can also reach out to the alumni office of your undergrad college/university and see if they can connect you with someone who is or has attended UVA Law. This would offer a more personal connectio…
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Hi @LaFranca. Former admissions officer here. You might find the information at https://7sage.com/transfer-101/ to be useful as you consider your options. The article discusses the factors that may influence transfer admissions decisions. Depending …
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Former admissions officer here. According to LSAC, https://www.lsac.org/about/lsac-policies/statement-good-admission-and-financial-aid-practices, law schools should "Allow applicants to freely accept a new offer from a law school even though a schol…
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Hi @LBIsurfer. Each school has its own deferral policy. It may also be affected by the behavior of the applicant pool for that particular year. If a program has too many deposits, they may welcome deferral requests. From an admissions perspective, r…
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Hi @Ken_Kim_Seoul. Former admissions officer here. Earlier posters gave good advice about reviewing the 509 Disclosures: https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/Disclosure509.aspx. This is public information for all ABA law schools that go back about…
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Hi @kartadlh. Former admissions officer here. Candidates can get a sense of how a school might handle scholarships in the future by reviewing their past scholarship awards. This information for ABA law schools is available to the public through the …
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Hi @Katherine1998 ! I am a former admissions officer. You might find the information about the transfer application process at https://7sage.com/transfer-101/ to be useful. Clearly stating why you enrolled in your current program and why you wish to…
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@DrNykterstein If you haven't received a decision yet (admit, waitlist, or deny), you don't need to send a LOCI since the act of sending your application materials is a sign of your interest in the program. Good luck!