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September LSAT Pep Rally | Wednesday at 7:30 pm EDTWell, another test has come around, and for many of us, that means it's time for all of this hard earned knowledge and ability to get put to use. We'…
... come around, and for many of us, that means it's ... time for all of this hard earned knowledge and ... 've dedicated months if not years of our lives to this test ... was earned in the dozens of PT's and BR's ... -
What to start considering...So I am a weird bundle of splitter mess, I really want to start getting applications ready but I'm just not sure where I stand and where I can apply.…
... about a 4 year gap of time between the poor grades ... service for 4 years (USMC) with 3 years of my post 9/ ... federal courts.
+ Letters of recommendation from one undergrad professor ... and the clerk of the federal court.
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3.58 & 167 - should I retake for UCLA/USC?Hi there! My GPA is 3.58 and my Sept. 2017 score is 167. I wanted to submit my application earlier than December, but it seems that my chances for UC…
... get in). I have 8 years of work experience in the legal ... -
What is considered having good ties to a city/region?This question mainly stems from lack of proper information and not trusting TLS; plus I think this is a subject many people aren't sure on. What is c…
... question mainly stems from lack of proper information and not trusting ... high school and doing 2 years of UG enough? I moved away ... it has been almost 4 years.
Do I need ... family connection? A decent amount of friends/people I know there ... -
My really bad looking AA degree dilemmaSo I did a program called running start in high school and took some college level classes, starting in Fall of 2004. I started with just one class t…
... level classes, starting in Fall of 2004. I started with just ... to list my Comm College years of attendance as 04 - 09. On ... like it took me 5 years to get a 2 year ... the slightest inkling back then of wanting to go to graduate ... -
Addenda/Diversity StatementHi All, Now that finals are over for me and the LSAT is out of the way for good, I am finalizing my material for my applications. I am stuck on…
... and the LSAT is out of the way for good, I ... four straight semesters/two straight years of 4.0s. I am getting ... -
Pending publications/résuméI have two pending publications. I've spent over two years of research to complete them. I would really like to include them on my resume, but don't …
I have two pending publications. I've spent over two years of research to complete them. I would really like to include them on my resume, but don't know if that's appropriate, or how to include them. Please help! -
What are my chances? Feeling discouraged :/Good afternoon (morning, night, whatever time of day is it for anyone reading this) Been studying for the LSATs for quite some time now and I'm ta…
... morning, night, whatever time of day is it for anyone ... that. First two(ish) years of ugrad I pretty much screwed ... cahoots together two or so years ago. My gpa did ... able to reach scores of 160-165 pretty consistently ... even have a chance of attending the schools I ... -
Berkeley and DavisHey, everybody. Just found out my first LSAT score of 165. 3.82 GPA, getting Bachelor’s in three years, several years of work experience, etc., e…
... , getting Bachelor’s in three years, several years of work experience, etc., etc ... based on that tiny bit of information? I would love to ... -
What do I do...?So... I just checked my December scores (I know late) and I'm lost for words. It was my third take, but... my score dropped. First take cancel (felt …
... range for the last month of preparation. Though there was that ... panic). After all the months of studying, seeing a score drop ... will have taken 2 years of gap year... and of course I plan ... should I do... any word of advice would be appreciated :( -
HYS AddendaAlright guys, it's crunch time for me and HYS. I've been furiously reworking, editing, and tuning my PS for the big boys, and I think it's ready! The…
... does not keep records of class rankings, so I ... improvement for the next three years
I took the ... my 176 slightly because of it being my third ... improved gradually over months of study and my 10000 hours ... help my case. 2 years of WE in an unrelated field ... -
Need advice - nothing goes smoothly! LolOkay so I’m stuck on what to do here. Situation: one of my transcripts is getting updated and removing credit hours (but leaving the grades) for 2…
... here.
Situation: one of my transcripts is getting updated ... (but leaving the grades) for 20+ units of failed, and dropped, classes ... -
Should I Withdraw?Only three days away!!! I feel I'm not fully prepared. A little about my current situation: I am a junior from a top 15 college. This is my first…
... . This is my first time of taking LSAT. I have been ... 50 timed sections of LR, 20 sections of LG, and 20 sections of RC. However ... -
JD jobs in a bank/finance?Hello everyone. :) What are some jobs that a JD could do for a bank or for a financial regulatory organization/firm/body/entity? Entry level with…
... into BigLaw or BigFed after years of experience for white collar/economic ... clerking assist with these types of jobs?
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Personal Statement consultingHey guys, I have been trying to write my personal statement for the past few weeks, but I feel stuck. I know more or less what I want to write abo…
... as narrowing down my explanation of what happened (I am trying ... career to summarize the numerous years of injuries). Also, I do not ... was in my senior year of college.
So yeah ... more affordable options in terms of personal, one on one guidance ... -
Employment history in applicationsI heard a rumor that employment history is required to sit for the bar, therefore its required to list on your applications. Does anyone know if this…
... list fast food employment from 20 years ago and if I don ... -
Chance Me? Sorta? HYS = GoalsI use all these law school forums a lot so I don’t want to put my exact LSAT score. Pretend you didn’t read that disclaimer, please & can you chance …
... - Af. Am. Female
• 5+ years work high ranking employment
• 3+ years of totally immersed community service
years post undergrad & pre ... known people who were part of two of those endeavors. -
Lessons learned: Giving up on my diagnostic to a 175I’ve benefited greatly from the 7sage course and community, so I’d like to contribute a few lessons learned from this all-too-often infuriating proce…
... br /> I studied an average of 20 hours per week (2-3 ... That was a combination of finishing the CC, consulting ... /> Getting 20 hours of LSAT prep on top of a 40-hour ... br />
20 hours of LSAT prep is not the ... probably made up 10-20% of my study and 7sage ... -
Thank you 7Sage! 150 to 160.After 3 years of preparing for the LSAT, taking the LSAT twice, scoring 150 and 152, using the Powerscore books and also attending the live in person…
After 3 years of preparing for the LSAT, taking ... 't thank 7sage enough. First of all, it was SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper ... so supportive. And the best of all - JY is HILARIOUS. I ... -
LOCI - some questionsHey! So I have a few questions about things I should/should not include in my LOCI's...they are rather specific to my situation and I just want to se…
... /> 1.) Resident - As a resident of California attending these schools at ... cover 2 full years of tuition WITHOUT the help of the school if ... -
Parenting, family, social life, and Law SchoolNow seems as good a time as any to start a thread near and dear to some people considering law school. Is it possible to maintain some sort of balan…
... to maintain some sort of balance between the rigorous ... huge in my life. 25 years of military service, multiple deployments, ... :
***Note: Each of these recommendations has been told ... on the topic / sources of good material referencing these issues ... -
Retake, Reapply or Attend a school I don't like?Hello Everyone, I got a 150 LSAT Dec 2017 and a 148 LSAT June 2017. I decided to bite the bullet and apply this cycle. I submitted my applications p…
... a top public university, 4 years of WE would help. So far ... -
Verbal agreement not reflected in written scholarship offerHey y'all, A few details to explain the situation: My VA benefits will pay for the first two years of law school. I was offered a 50% scholarshi…
... for the first two years of law school.
... For those first two years, the school will be ... conversation with the dean of admissions, he told ... there was no mention of reallocating those funds per ... conversation. Another member of the admissions team told ... -
Reapplying: What to do to boost my chances....So as this admissions cycle winds down, it is becoming pretty clear that I need to seriously consider re-applying next cycle. With 7 wait-lists, and …
... , it is just the reality of the situation I am in ... likely be losing a year of funding for law school since ... />
and a few more years of work experience to add to ... -
Distance from GPA/good work experienceI have a solid but not amazing undergrad GPA, with a double major and a lot of on-campus involvement and leadership activities. I will have 3 years o…
... activities. I will have 3 years of great work experience when I ... the longer amount of time between my college years and my law ... -
Waitlist. 2nd LOCI? desperately need adviceHello 7sagers, I am currently waitlisted at my first choice law school. I visited the school in March and met with the assistant director of admi…
... met with the assistant director of admission. She and I had ... junior and my senior years of college working with various tv ... obtain multiple, various internships instead of trying to make all A ... -
Not sure what is left to attackAfter about 1.5 years of studying and working FT, I've managed to get average of -3/-4 in every section, consistently. (RC :-4, LR: -3/-4, LG: -4). …
After about 1.5 years of studying and working FT, I' ... ve managed to get average of -3/-4 in every section ... . What is the best plan of attack for increasing my score ... -
Amendment to my UCHICAGO Post: Going to Harvard3 years of my life. Today it is all worth it. Thank you so much to this community. Especially @twssmith
3 years of my life. Today it is all worth it. Thank you so much to this community. Especially @twssmith -
Applying to multiple schools to encourage scholarship offer?My UG GPA is 3.82; I haven't taken the LSAT yet (July or September) but I believe I can conservatively expect high 150s-low 160s. I also have 10 year…
... 160s. I also have 10 years of work experience in the legal ... a fairly decent lifetime-of-struggles type of personal story.
of location - I'm in my ... -
Am I too old?So I am 67, retired 2 years ago from a very satisfying career as a commercial interior architect with my own business, and I am ready to go down a ne…
... 67, retired 2 years ago from a very ... have the benefit of a lot of lifetime learning experience, ... give me 10-15 years of helping people who really ... the pleasure of learning without the pressure of needing to ... . From that point of view just going through ...
