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Who should write my LORs?Can you please help me decide on whom to ask for LOR? I graduated undergrad 2012, went to graduate school, graduated 2013. Since then I have been …
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Not improving at all // Need adviceHi everyone, I am really not sure how to relay my situation but I'll try my best. I am sorry in advanced if it seems all over the place. So here …
... understanding is that a lot of how much they weight ... how long you've been out of school and what your other ... softs are. Of course, I think for ... if you are also recently out of school LSAT will likely be ... they have to go off of is your GPA and ... -
Taking the LSAT after graduationSo I decided to wait till after graduation from college to officially start my law school journey. I pushed my LSAT back and then withdrew. I do stil…
... of. Once you're out of school, you can put the majority of ... affecting admission to law school (as many on here ... to go right into law school out of undergrad (K-JD) and ... to go to law school. But please don't ... qualified. There are plenty of us in this community ... -
Where do you want to go to law school and why?And don't say "because of it's ranking". I'm just curious based on your goals why you're choosing a particular school(s).
... are also some good school and would likely put in ... I get out of school.
Low reaching school would be ... University of Washington. Low reaching because ...
High reaching school would be NYU. I am ... -
Is 25-26 "old" for law school?Curious on what people think. My opinion is no since the average age is somewhere like 24-25 (or so I read somewhere) - however for those going at…
... this but I have been out of school/work for the last 2 ... so much that my lack of "softs" will be made up ... -
Is 25-26 "old" for law school?Curious on what people think. My opinion is no since the average age is somewhere like 24-25 (or so I read somewhere) - however for those going at…
... this but I have been out of school/work for the last 2 ... so much that my lack of "softs" will be made up ... -
Is 25-26 "old" for law school?Curious on what people think. My opinion is no since the average age is somewhere like 24-25 (or so I read somewhere) - however for those going at…
... this but I have been out of school/work for the last 2 ... so much that my lack of "softs" will be made up ... -
Help! When Schools don't specify word count on Personal EssaysJust had a question regarding writing personal statements and other essays. Any insight from others would be appreciated! @"David.Busis" also if yo…
... the limited amount of essays. I've been out of school 9 years, so ... -
Time off after college?Hello! I have a question for this wonderful community. Does it work against prospective law students to take time off after college? If I take…
... law-ish job before law school, but this isn't ... everyone gets these amazing jobs out of school and admissions knows this. ... resume at the end of the day are still ... softs and don't out weigh GPA and LSAT ... Contextually, when you start law school will it be 2 years ... -
Self employed 6 years, LOR'S?I've been self employed for 6 years. I've noticed some schools want LOR's from employers. Should I get them from my old employers. They would will…
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Self employed 6 years, LOR'S?I've been self employed for 6 years. I've noticed some schools want LOR's from employers. Should I get them from my old employers. They would will…
... 've been out of school for so long, try to reach out to former ... though, you're 15 years out and they will understand that ... -
Professional Rec Letters/What Counts as Academic?Two questions in this one: 1. I know that professional letters are acceptable as long as you've been out of school for some time. I graduated in 2…
1. If possible, I would try for 2 academic LORs. They will likely hold more weight since you haven't been out of school that long.
2. Yes, if you were graded by a professor it will count as academic. -
T14 or Bust?Is going to a t100 law school like Syracuse or Buffalo for example worth it? I've been told that if you don't kill the LSAT and get into a top ranked…
... school and college their resumes and abilities were top of ... about overcoming hardship or out working their competition. ... Loyola New Orleans law school and graduate with a ... a year ten years out of school and I know a ... of your work. Where you go to law school ... -
Law School ApplicationHow much weight does an application committee put on resume? My grades are above average and my LSAT is fair, but my resume is weak. How much will th…
... you been out of school? If you've been out of school for 5- ... see that being a bit of a disadvantage. However, ... why you're pursuing law school.
In ... and applications are more of an art than a ... lining is that law school is primarily a numbers ... -
LOR Selection?I'm finally entering the last stages of my application after about a million revisions of my personal statement and diversity statement but I'm kind …
... only use two? If one of your LOR writers is a ... colleges. I guess you kind of have to make an assumption ... haven't been out of school for a while, skip out on the LOR ... if you have some sort of "crippling social disorder" or if ... -
LOR Selection?I'm finally entering the last stages of my application after about a million revisions of my personal statement and diversity statement but I'm kind …
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How many jobs/law school work experiences did you list?My college does not have that many government offices in town, and I have so far been only been able to work for my Congressman. I noticed others on …
... opposite problem. I've been out of school a little over 10 years ... depths of my brain and some old files to figure out all ... , if you're going straight out of undergrad, no one expects you ... -
Need Advice on LORHi guys! I need to ask one or two professors for letters of rec. Yea, I know... been lagging on this front. I've been out of school since 2010 so…
... think, since you've been out of school so long, that it would ... -
3rd TimeI'm wondering how bad it looks taking it a third time. I cancelled the first time and did way below my PT average in December. Does a high third sc…
Yeah, only one reported score. I’ve been out of school for 10 years, so I still remember when all lsats were said to be used or averaged. Thanks a lot. Appreciate the advice! -
3rd TimeI'm wondering how bad it looks taking it a third time. I cancelled the first time and did way below my PT average in December. Does a high third sc…
... reported score. I’ve been out of school for 10 years, so I ... -
Why law? What's your story?Thought it could be fun and motivating to hear other people's stories about why they are starting down this path. So, what's your story? Do you come …
... talk their way into or out of anything (for example, let’ ... to ‘talk my way out’ of having any of it be true or ... did not work out in my favor. I dropped out of school, took time ... clerk’s mouth slipped completely out of his handicapable understanding. It was ... -
Why law? What's your story?Thought it could be fun and motivating to hear other people's stories about why they are starting down this path. So, what's your story? Do you come …
... talk their way into or out of anything (for example, let’ ... to ‘talk my way out’ of having any of it be true or ... did not work out in my favor. I dropped out of school, took time ... clerk’s mouth slipped completely out of his handicapable understanding. It was ... -
T15 Super Splitter ChancesHi all, with a < 3.0 GPA / >170 LSAT can I reasonably think about schools in the latter half of the T15 (#7-15) range? Or are those "reaches"? If the…
... schools in the latter half of the T15 (#7-15) ... major from a top public school, rough first 2 years ... improvement later on, have been out of school for 2 years now.
out of the T14 completely with ... .
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T15 Super Splitter ChancesHi all, with a < 3.0 GPA / >170 LSAT can I reasonably think about schools in the latter half of the T15 (#7-15) range? Or are those "reaches"? If the…
... from a top public school, rough first 2 years ... later on, have been out of school for 2 years now.< ... 't see you striking out of the T14 completely with ... /> >
> Best of luck
Thank you ... that was helpful. Best of luck with your cycle as ... -
Mature Student--what counts most on application after LSATHi there, I'm a mature student (33 years old, and have been out of school for 8 years). I've been studying for the LSAT through 7Sage for the last 5…
... high stats.
Been out of school 14 years, worked/travelled around ... so, prob to the detriment of my LSAT studying!
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Mature Student--what counts most on application after LSATHi there, I'm a mature student (33 years old, and have been out of school for 8 years). I've been studying for the LSAT through 7Sage for the last 5…
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Hiya! General rule of thumb is that soft factors ... try to knock the LSAT out of the park to help ... ve been out of school quite a while. Regardless of the age of your ... -
Mature Student--what counts most on application after LSATHi there, I'm a mature student (33 years old, and have been out of school for 8 years). I've been studying for the LSAT through 7Sage for the last 5…
... 't automatically be out of the Yale race because of your GPA, but ... there are a good amount of people with lower GPAs who ... years, but at the end of the day, they're still ... %tile LSAT.
Being out of school for 8 years means that ... -
Why law? What's your story?Thought it could be fun and motivating to hear other people's stories about why they are starting down this path. So, what's your story? Do you come …
... talk their way into or out of anything (for example, let’ ... to ‘talk my way out’ of having any of it be true or ... did not work out in my favor. I dropped out of school, took time ... clerk’s mouth slipped completely out of his handicapable understanding. It was ... -
Non-LSAT related: Talk about yourself!!!Hello everyone! This thread doesn't really have anything to do with the test haha. I just wanted to share that a lot of the time when I come on websi…
... job out of undergrad if law school did not work out. I ... have gone to law school right out of school, but I am ... accepted into their dream school after taking their time ... are a few years out of school who still have a ... dream of going to law school. Age is ... -
Work history and Resume length in applicationHi all - I'm currently working on the Yale application, wherein they recommend submitting a resume and limiting it to a single page. I'm wondering if…
... . I’m almost 5 years out of school and have had 3 full ... as a host of extra curricular activities in school.
I ... this goes against any law school specific resume advice but when ... is particularly relevant to law school)
Second, I ...
