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Interests on Resume?Should I include interests? What about GPA - since they'll see it anyway?
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Fee WaiversI took the September lsat and now my inbox is exploding with law schools waiving their application fees. Do they do this for everyone or are they act…
... admissions rate appear more selective based on applicant numbers or b ... dropping. Harvard is fine and always probably will be, but for your ... of that, fewer legal jobs. For a lot of us though ... -
Is Early Decision bad?As you all know, many law school offer the options to do early decision, essentially meaning if you get in, you have to go there and you have to with…
... I wanted to go to Harvard hypothetically, and did early decision ... 50% tuition scholarships, I would for the most part go to ... to say something like hey Harvard I got 50% scholarship at ... />
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In pilot program, Harvard Law will accept GRE for admissionhttps://today.law.harvard.edu/gre/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=hls-twitter-general I wonder how many other schools will ma…
... GRE, but I think that for most people it would take ... . This doesn't apply to Harvard, but how would law schools ... GRE/LSAT decide to distribute merit aid? The LSAT and GRE ... -
Application Fee WaiversHi Everyone hope all is well. So I have a quick question. How does application fee waivers work? I took the recent Feb LSAT and I received no fee wai…
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Application fee waivers for schools can be received if ... applied to your account for some schools and others ... ). I got fee waivers for this upcoming academic year, ... , and then others are based on academic merit + scores + demographics.
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What kind of drilling do you do to close the BR gap?Hey 7sagers! My BR scores are in the mid-high 170s (woohoo!), but my actual scores have been stuck in the mid-160s for a while now. I know the BR…
... possible, and then choose largely based on intuition. While we learn ... more rigid approaches. Like hunting for SA questions, MBT, flaw. ... ) but I do see merit in becoming more intuitive again ... build upon my fundamentals especially for flaws. Million types of ... -
Scholarship for transferring?If you are in a school, say American, and want to transfer to say Vanderbilt. Lets say you get 15k a semester from American for tuition. Would you be…
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Admission ConsultantsHey guys, I just wanted to get your opinion on different law school admissions consultants. I want to get help with the whole application process…
I should also add that while I applied for need based aid, given my family's financial situation, it's extremely doubtful I qualified for need based aid. In fact, one of my CCN was explicitly merit only. -
[User Question] Lower score with 7Sage?Hey 7Sagers, had a user email me in with a question that I thought you'd be great at answering. Here it is: --------------------------------------…
... have some new strategies. For example, it expressed that ... use to answering questions for each section. I would ... for December. Unless you want to go to Harvard ... you push back applying for another year. The university ... admit students that is based on the LSAT and ... -
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... H, retake and aim for the 173 range and ... magic AA URM number for H students with GPAs ... management skills not allowing for sufficient LSAT prep isn ... soft factorsthat are sufficient for such a bump, but ... granted to the applicant based on merit from those that ... -
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Letters for Reach SchoolsHi Everyone, I'm still planning out my timeline to apply for schools to start in the Fall of 2018. I have a pretty low GPA (3.49) and don't know …
... enough relationship to be asking for a LOR should be supportive ... to laugh in your face. For all they know, you have ... be writing a letter presumably based on your work performance, so ... Harvard and Columbia.
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Georgetown Accepts GRE!!http://www.law.com/sites/almstaff/2017/08/07/georgetown-joins-list-of-top-law-schools-using-gre-for-admissions/
... for rwo reasons, to give me a decent shot Harvard ... going to a place like Harvard.
So ... s going to let Harvard look for higher GPA's at ... it should. Even if Harvard ditches some lowish GPA's ... schools will alter their merit aid strategy preemptively. -
For people who took the June 2017 LSAT -- law school fee waiverHi! For people who took the June LSAT and ticked off "yes" for the CRS service on LSAC, have you been getting merit-based fee waiver email notifi…
... and just asked for a fee waiver based on those scores. ... , once we start accepting applications for 18-19"
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Irrational FearHey so I have this irrational fear of being overlooked in the admission process because I am a Chinese-American who's family is solid middle class (s…
... Their admissions is largely numbers based. They've created an ... admissions office.
For example, UVA weighs 40% LSAT ... the auto-admit index for many schools. For example, my friend ... to besides Yale, but including Harvard. He got scholarships from ... -
Irrational FearHey so I have this irrational fear of being overlooked in the admission process because I am a Chinese-American who's family is solid middle class (s…
... virtue of the fact that merit wouldn't solely determine one ... would make more sense for admissions to be based on race and ... -
To Sit in December or withdraw and extend studying by multiple months?I've been studying off and on for a month and am on the fence about sitting for December. I took my first test prep a couple weeks ago and scored a 1…
... could and should shoot for 170+ on the LSAT ... be aiming for a top school such as Harvard, Stanford, ... prestigious soft that will help for admissions.
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Canadian Applying to Ivy League Schools - Is it worth it?Hi everyone, I just got my lsat score back and I scored 177 (which was above my highest prep test by 3 points lol). I never expected to score thi…
... and also your financial situation. For international law, I do ... a friend that went to Harvard that said the humanitarian ... if you come out of Harvard, so unless you are ... you'd have to decide based on your own life ... to apply to Yale and Harvard as well as the ... -
Mandatory parent info?I was cruising through some applications today filling out the odds and ends, and saw at least 1 app that said it required you to submit parental fin…
... look at HYS’s need-based aid, there’s some sort ... -29... you yourself become responsible for an increasing percentage of tuition ... overview’ video here: http://hls.harvard.edu/dept/sfs/video-library/ -
Fee waivers from NYU or Berkeley?Hi all, if anyone has gotten a merit-based fee waiver from either and feels comfortable sharing your stats (GPA and LSAT), I'd be very grateful. Than…
... really confused about criteria for waivers. I truly believe ... but won't qualify for an LSAC waiver. It ... 't seem to be based on GPA and LSAT ... />
The Berkeley email for me came latest of all ... top 14 except for Northwestern, Yale, and Harvard). It was also ... -
Thoughts on Houston LSAC ForumI just wanted to give my quick thoughts on the LSAC forum I attended. 1.) Many of the schools were giving out fee waivers (didn't apply to me sinc…
... HYS wasn't there lol. Harvard has pretty good online webinars ... 't pull enough Texans to merit the time to recruit down ... :( .... What schools are you aiming for? Were there any significant admissions ... -
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…
... that wants to fight for your local community where ... native speaker, going to Harvard probably isn't going to ... hey you have been studying for a 165, you already ... legal work? If yes, go for the best ROI. -- Do ... profit and make 40-80K (based on region and NFP) ... -
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…
... that wants to fight for your local community where ... native speaker, going to Harvard probably isn't going to ... legal work? If yes, go for the best ROI. -- Do ... and make 40-80K (based on region and NFP) ... it, even Harvard might not be the right choice for some. -
Submit Harvard app now—or wait for better letter?Hey folks. I'm planning to apply to Harvard, and I've finished the application and have my letters of recommendation already—two from professors, one…
... probably it depends. I am for sure not qualified to give ... answer with any precision, only based on information I have read ... am only guessing.
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... if they are doing so for the advancement of scientific knowledge ... if they are doing so for curiosity.
Varela tells ... investigations purely based on curiosity as having no scientific merit since they ... /> > I saved this question for last as I have a ... -
Withdrawing From December 2017 testIs anyone considering withdrawing? I've already withdrew once before and it sucks to eat the money but I'm just wondering if anyone else is going to …
... a very small degree for Yale and Stanford. For all other schools ... on what candidates they admit based on merit, but they actually decide ... based on impact on US News ... -
YLS on Retakes and Cancels?I've seen a number of references on 7sage forums indicating that Yale cares quite a bit about retakes and cancels on the LSAT. I'm just curious as to…
... very little ratings pressure from Harvard and Stanford. It can basically ... US News rank which is based on students best LSAT scores ... who has a legitimate reason for doing worse the first time ... schools.
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Preptests were 170-174, got a 155, what do I do?Hi there, I had severe test day anxiety and froze up during the test. I just got my score and its a 155. My preptests were solidly 170-174. I have…
... top college. I am applying for accommodations for my next test. Does ... going to a top school (Harvard, Columbia, Stanford) if I'm ... to a 170 plus will merit an addendum and explanation of ...
