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Master's DegreesHi everyone, I'm just wondering if anyone has any insight as to the value a master's degree holds in the admissions process? I personally have tr…
... I read it is nice to have it on the ... ’m applying to Canadian schools too . What schools are applying to ? Numbers schools vs holistic schools will ... determine the answer to ... -
Questions From A Younger ApplicantHello, I am currently 19 years old. I worked my butt off and took 60 credits of college classes from a community college while I was in high schoo…
... problem unless your targets schools are Yale or Stanford; ... medians for your target schools and you should be ... don't think law schools are going to count your ECs from ... taking a gap year to work or do volunteer ... why you have to go to law school right away? -
Questions From A Younger ApplicantHello, I am currently 19 years old. I worked my butt off and took 60 credits of college classes from a community college while I was in high schoo…
... problem unless your targets schools are Yale or Stanford; ... medians for your target schools and you should ... don't think law schools are going to count your ECs ... why you have to go to law school right away?< ... go straight from undergrad to law school. I think that ... -
Not sure if I want to live/practice in the US.. suggestions?Hi everyone. This is a kind of specific questions but I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge about this. I'm not sure if I want to live in the US afte…
... going to be on the difficult side to go to a US law school ... or career services at schools you want to attend and see if ... head to linkedin yourself and find alumni abroad that attended US law schools ... and try to connect. -
Have you ever heard?Has anyone or heard of someone else who got into a school with an lsat score that is a few points below the 25th percentile? my gpa is higher than th…
... course, the best plan is to study hard and retake when ... weighted in law school rankings, so most law schools are going to rely more ... -
Not sure if I want to live/practice in the US.. suggestions?Hi everyone. This is a kind of specific questions but I'm wondering if anyone has knowledge about this. I'm not sure if I want to live in the US afte…
... or career services at schools you want to attend and see ... that would be willing to answer questions about the ... to linkedin yourself and find alumni abroad that attended US law schools ... and try to connect.
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John Danaher's "Parable of the Plank"This short interview reminded me of something many people discuss in the LSAT community: the difference between our **_practice_** and **_test day_**…
Honestly I have to admit, the fact that Renzo and Danacher are in NYC had something to do with my decision to focus on NYC law schools... really cool to see this on the discussion board! -
Fee WaiversHi everyone. Just sharing my positive experience so far in case any of you find it helpful. I received an unsolicited fee waiver from UCLA on 8/20…
@kimw2015 lol sorry http://www.top-law-schools.com/guide-to-fee-waivers.html -
Can I resubmit my personal statement from last year's cycle?Hey y'all -- thought I'd shoot this out out to the community because I need sage advice. I applied to 8 Canadian law schools last cycle and was r…
... you've made. Most schools have access to your previous application anyway ... what I read, Canadian law schools want applicants to focus on experiences relevant ... want to go to law school. (More like "statement of purpose" for grad schools ... -
Can I resubmit my personal statement from last year's cycle?Hey y'all -- thought I'd shoot this out out to the community because I need sage advice. I applied to 8 Canadian law schools last cycle and was r…
... you've made. Most schools have access to your previous application anyway ... what I read, Canadian law schools want applicants to focus on experiences relevant ... want to go to law school. (More like "statement of purpose" for grad schools ... -
Need help - Best study schedule ?Hello all ! Long time lurker, first time poster. As the title suggests, I want to take the LSAT but I don't know when nor how I should given th…
... myself lucky since the school im applying to doesn't have too much ... -
AMA with 7Sage alum Allison (HLS '19) hosted by J.Y. Ping | Wednesday, October 17 | 8pm ET<center><h3>AMA with 7Sage alum <font color="#0000A0"><b>Allison Gill Sanford</b></font> (HLS '19) hosted by <font color="#0000A0"><b>J.Y. Ping</b><…
... that YHS isn't known to give much financial aid/tuition ... assistance out to their accepted applicants. Assuming what ... program of HLS when other T14 schools were available to you? Or have ... essentially paid for themselves, so to speak? -
Help with RecommendersI already have two academic letters but I am trying to decide who I should ask for a third letter. Since I have been out of school for a couple years…
... think generally it's better to have a letter from a ... years out of school, most law schools are going to prefer academic references. -
Will Law Schools Pay LSAC Report Fee36 out of 37 law schools I emailed waived my application fee. I am wondering if they would also be willing to pay the report fee LSAC charges? Does a…
... information out there about schools paying the CAS fee, ... and just because schools don't have information ... doesn't mean that schools won't/don't ... out there that law schools would want to have attend their ... think asking this question to admissions would leave ... -
Will Law Schools Pay LSAC Report Fee36 out of 37 law schools I emailed waived my application fee. I am wondering if they would also be willing to pay the report fee LSAC charges? Does a…
... students out there that law schools would want to have attend their school ... would be inclined to do whatever it takes to have a ... you think asking this question to admissions would leave some sort ... from people who are forced to weave their ways through hundreds ... -
June/July RegistrationHi, I just found out registration is now open for the June and July exams. I'm wondering if this means the spots will fill up faster...it's kind o…
@mjmonte17 I see what you mean. However, perhaps calling it a "bonus" may be a bit of a stretch considering the widely held opinion of law schools not wanting to see many cancels on a student's records -
Anecdotal proof that this cycle may be slow indeedHere's what I hope will serve as a Chicken Soup for the Soul for those who have yet to hear back and are starting to doubt or even despair... I re…
... January scores nowadays, all law schools are waiting to see more scores before ... starting to make final decisions. Less applicants, ... -
Application Review Services by Selene Steelman, Admissions CounselorHi everyone! I just wanted to let you know that I'm available for more application reviews. I've done a few so far, and they went really well. -Se…
... gives you the option to waive your right to review the LORs ... your right, as the schools you apply to may question your motivations ... to see your LOR. It only means that LSAC and the law schools ... you apply to are under no obligation ... -
Potentially correcting misinformation from UVA webinar about employer letters@"David.Busis" I think it was briefly mentioned in the UVA webinar (please correct me if I’m wrong too) that if you’ve been out of school for 1-3 y…
... think she was referring to instances where applicants have ... to have one academic and possibly 2 from your employer. Ultimately, law schools ... do seem to prefer academic LORs ... good reason. They want to know what kind of ... -
LSAC Law School Forum in NYC 10/11-10/12Anyone going? I will be there on Friday 10/11!
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Also, most law schools I spoke to didn't really care ... -
4th retake with 1 absent testI registered for my first lsat, but I got into a minor car accident (I live in a metropolitan city and was walking.. then got hit by a car.) But it w…
... into great law schools with four or more takes. Law schools are inclined to take ... -
Gap between LSAT and Law SchoolHi! I am about to graduate college and I have a great job lined up afterwards. I have always known I want to go to law school so I am studying for my…
... those 2 years, what law schools you apply to, how well your job ... to go to law school, etc.). Having said that, the general attitude among law schools ... law schools not care about the gap, but it should actually work to ... -
What is considered a "drop" in grades?Hi all! I hope everyone is safe and healthy during these times! If for my last semester, I received an A- in a class while I previously received a…
Pass no pass isnt a problem. Even Ws arent a problem lol its all about gpa. Idk if you have Ws but many law schools say up to 3 Ws is fine.
For everything else, the rule is about how it affects ur gpa -
No April cancellation yet?!!??When the first quarantine orders were given two weeks ago, LSAC cancelled March quite promptly. I think they cancelled the morning of, at least befor…
Also, law schools are starting to extend their deadlines. -
Score Validity ReviewI took the July test and today saw that there was "Score validity review" under the special notes column for the July test on my LSAC page. Does anyo…
Law school will have started by ... situation. They are the portal to law school and they "lost" my ... steps past ridiculous. No wonder law schools are starting to consider the GRE. -
Taking LSAT twiceCan it be harmful to take the LSAT twice? I took the flex in July and received a score I am content with. However, I know I can score up to 5-6 poi…
My favorite question. To me, its simple: law schools are incentivized to take your highest ... this, I would encourage anyone to take the test again, if ... -
When do the law school applications open?Pretty much what the title says. Not really the date of the applications because I know they probably vary, but do they open at midnight or just some…
@mrowley91 @The Judges
Thank you both! Last question! Is it midnight for the school im applying to or midnight for LSAC? -
Any August Flex Takers Re-taking in October or November?Hi guys, so I just took the August flex today. Don't feel particularly good or bad about it so I'm just going to assume that I will probably need to …
... solid plan! I am planning to take my writing sample tomorrow ... or on Monday just to get it out of the ... . But overall, I think law schools just want to see that we're ... able to articulate arguments and defend a ... -
Submit GRE Scores? 99th percentile Verbal and 41st percentile mathI took the GRE last summer when I thought I would be applying to humanities PhD programs, who really don't care about the math section. I did well in…
... score conversion tool to for law schools and students to use to convert GRE scores ... to predicted LSAT.( I’m ... you’re right and that law schools care more about verbal than ... -
Need Application Timeline Advice:Hi everyone! I am very new here but I am feeling the love, so thank you. Long story short, I took the October 2020 Flex and got a 149 (very sad). I a…
... and some outstanding law schools. I had to make a similar ... GPA is very close to yours and I have some ... shared your desire to attend a mid-top law school, for ... decided last year that to apply then would not have ... better position for admission to my top 2-3 ...
