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What I wish I knew before 1L. Reflections from a Harvard Law StudentHello everyone, I hope you're all well. I know that many of you are either in the midst of LSAT prep or gearing up to go to law school. This is a …
... the beginning you just have no idea what you're ... meanings and you simply have no context to understand before law ... have needs and there is no reason to neglect them. ... probably because they lacked professional work experience and believed that law school ... -
Lost and looking for advice: to delay or not to delayHi there: I feel like I have been playing scenarios back and forth in my head too much, so I figured I would pose this question to the 7sage communit…
... marks) and two years of work experience in leadership positions in my ... interest.
I currently work full time and don’t ... be viable, particularly given my lower GPA? Or will I sort ... -
What level law school should I apply to? Splitter, lots of leadershipI have absolutely no guidance from my school and don't know anyone that has gone through this process, so looking for any guidance and advice you all…
I have absolutely no guidance from my school and ... but have a lot of work experience and am the head intern ... -
Should I work a few years or go right to law school?I currently go to a top 100 undergrad, but my specific college within my university has a good reputation with many of the top law schools since many…
... responsibilities, but others say that work experience is becoming far more important ... difficult for me to find work experience, since I am graduating from ... up for my lack of work experience, and I hope that the ... -
Early Decision advice - Columbia vs. NYUI need some advice. My two top (reach schools) are NYU and Columbia. I am deciding which to apply early decision to. For context I have a 3.9 GPA fro…
... , will have 3 years of work experience at a top management consulting ... of salt):
- Columbia - No ED 14%, ED 20%
- NYU - No ED 25%, ED 33%
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Does work experience matterI been struggling to find a job and I been out of work for almost a year. Due to this will this hinder me from getting into law school even if my lsa…
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Writing about highschool experiences within a personal essayHi everyone! I'm wondering what folks' perspectives/ advice would be on talking about highschool extracurricular involvement within a personal statem…
... post-'high-school' involvement, work experience, etc. This question relates ... only about broader lived experience and University involvement, ... school, all the basics (no specifics about highschool), and ... />
The specific experience I want to talk about ... -
Job Search HelpHi all, I never thought I would be asking about this on the 7Sage forum, but I figured I would since you all want to go to law school. Are there a…
... degree but no professional experience? Ideally those that relate to legal work. Also ... -
Low GPA, Low LSAT but long work experience?Hello, It's been nearly a decade since I graduated from college. Despite having a low GPA and LSAT scores for law school, I've gained over 10 years o…
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November LSAT 3.9 GPA//Reverse SplitterHey guys. I've been doing prep for the last 2-3 months (7sage & Other), looking at taking my first practice test tomorrow since my June LSAT (145, I …
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Interesting article about school rankingsToday I came across this article regarding school rankings in general. I have always been one (maybe because I live Canada) to say that people are WA…
... debt averse, but there's no sense in making a bad ... are other options available (get work experience, retake the LSAT, etc).
Personal StatementHi everyone, I took a day off and wanted to start working on my personal statement but I'm confused about how that whole process works? Is there a …
... /> "The personal statement must be no more than two (2) pages ... be the applicant’s own work product. It should feature the ... undergraduate studies;
Any significant work experience; and
Any other personal ...Diversity Statement on Occupation?I recently began writing a diversity statement on what I believe to be a unique and transformative job. I've noticed, however, that most if not all a…
... not write about my work experience for a diversity statement.
work experience for my diversity statement if ... br />
There probably is no right or wrong answer to ...
Why not use your work experience as a PS?
Shooting beyond T14Hi All, I seem to have a bit of a conundrum with regards to "prestige" and applying to law school. I feel an internal pressure to try to make into…
... with your work experience. They are more friendly to those with lower GPA ... 's because they look for work experience.
Need a better understanding of the LSAT test.Hello, I am a junior in college and I want to know more information about taking the LSAT test. I want to know what are the best study tools and also…
... to have at least some work experience, though they recognize that not ... non-legal (or real world) experience.
I'd say ... book first since there's no renewal involved, and then 7sage ...Calling out to my fellow Canadians :)Hey guys! I'm still a bit new to this website, so I apologize if there are other threads that are similar to this one. I'm looking to see if ther…
... those amazing stats, btw. Hard work does pay off.
@cliffiness, of course. No problem. I will PM you ... a business undergrad and finance work experience has taught me well is ...General Study Tips/StrategiesFirst things first, hello. I am very new to this site, and I found it while scrounging the net for any resources I could get my mitts on. That said, …
Hi tanes256, no unfortunately that's not a ... student after 20+ years of work experience) so 60+ hours of studying ...Advice neededHi all, I just got back my Oct score yesterday, which turned out to be very disappointing157, 6 points below my average score, 163. I've never gotten…
... a weird place I think no matter where you get in ... always wanted to do, get work experience, travel, build networks. All things ...URM / Diversity StatementJust curious if being significantly older than most students applying to law school (lets say hypothetically speaking 20+ years) would qualify you as…
... student with 20+ years of work experience and raising a child while ... out of high school with no other responsibilities and going to ...Why are LSAT scores given so much weight for admissions decisions?Dear JY, I love your website. The explanations for the logical games are carefully thought out and well presented. I wished I knew about your web…
... that more heavily weights uGPA, work experience, and so forth is therefore ... uGPA and bar pass? Prior work experience and 1st year grades/bar ... to questions like this with no good way to adequately capture ... . Of course, there's no realistic way to test this ...JD for Professorship?Hi 7Sage community, I had a non-LSAT related question I was hoping to get advice in. As I have been thinking about possible job placements after l…
... JD but no PhD but have something else (like work experience) that makes ...T-14 Splitters, Extenuating CircumstancesHi All, Saw a few posts on T-14 chances for splitters. What difference (if any) does URM status make? Same question for an addendum (father was h…
... much as URM status. Having work experience will also be a decent ... getting the right LSAT score. No time like the present to ...Job or LSAT?Brief background: Top 10 Public School, right below median GPA for Harvard. Aiming for YHS, trying to lock in CCN or T14 with significant scholarshi…
... time worrying about gaining insignificant work experience and more time studying for ... you have probably heard continuously, no one is entitled to anything ... on 7sage with a similar experience. Focus on the present--hone ...Job or LSAT?Brief background: Top 10 Public School, right below median GPA for Harvard. Aiming for YHS, trying to lock in CCN or T14 with significant scholarshi…
... time worrying about gaining insignificant work experience and more time studying for ... you have probably heard continuously, no one is entitled to anything .....
... in college; and (c) the work experience I've accumulated working with ... no family support or savings on less than that :) ) and the work .....
... score, or you have more work experience, etc. I would apply using ... with a stronger application, then no, its not frowned upon.The 6+ years of experience question in Personal Statement webinar by David BusisHi everyone. Just attended an amazing webinar by David Busis about writing law school essays. However, the questions round had to be limited to 20 mi…
... explain why professionals with 5+ work experience want to go to law ... .
Actually... there is no need to explain this... I ... I probably have double the experience of my classmates barring a ... if not, there really is no need to address it. Remember ...Back by Popular Demand: The Old-Timer's Thread (30+ only, valid form of ID required)Hey everybody, Since many people have been clamoring for this I thought I'd start a new thread for the older and non-traditional future lawyers am…
... open for potential pro-bono work on the side rather than ... with higher ranked schools vs. no debt with lower ranked schools.Fulbright Scholarship vs Working for a YearSo, I have a question for everyone about what will benefit me more. I was recently accepted into the Fulbright Scholarship program and will get fundi…
... s been an amazing, rewarding experience. Not only is living ... abroad a life-changing experience, but as far as ... admissions chances, you already have work experience under your belt.
< ... following year to work and re-take the LSAT. No matter what ...Had a bit of a meltdownStudying was going well for about 5 months, had a bit of a meltdown at my job - wasn't sure if I wanted to try go to law school anymore and stopped f…
... tell you there really is no serious benefit to being one ... thing if anything. Real world work experience will only help you so ...
