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How much does the law school you attend really matter?Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a dilemma and I'm wondering if with your experience, you'd have any advice for me. I began studying for the LSAT in Jun…
... the 6 figures right out of school, your odds are basically ... school? In curriculum, not necessarily. But law is one of ... Attending a 30s ranked school vs 60s will likely ... one of the top ranked students in your school ... t want to come out of law school with $200k in ... -
Post Bac?I'm thinking about taking some post bac classes at my undergraduate institution.. maybe a class or two to help raise my gpa. I had a 2.87 due to many…
... -time job and have been out of school for about a year now ... core curriculum at the start of next year. I had previously ... -
Post Bac?I'm thinking about taking some post bac classes at my undergraduate institution.. maybe a class or two to help raise my gpa. I had a 2.87 due to many…
... -time job and have been out of school for about a year now ... core curriculum at the start of next year. I had previously ... it. If you took high school courses at a local college ... -
Would a place like Fordham really not be worth attending?I've been having a lovely discussion in another thread and I happen to be on a very strict time table that can't be altered so naturally the subject …
... areas of the country. Graduating from a more regional school like ... that fancy $180k salary straight out of school), then yes, you should try ... regional school is just fine. I'd still check out the ... specific area of the country, then often a regional school is ... -
Would a place like Fordham really not be worth attending?I've been having a lovely discussion in another thread and I happen to be on a very strict time table that can't be altered so naturally the subject …
... having yet attended law school I'm not terribly familiar ... causes, legally and philosophically, of the regular international human rights ... do the LLM, Doctorate of Juridical Science thing, et cetera ... firms paid in excess of $100k right out of school. I don't ... -
ResumeDoes anyone have an example resume? I am struggling with how to properly outline my resume to encompass all of my academic work and my professional a…
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How to identify what law schools you want to attend?Hello, I wanted to get everyones thoughts/opinions on how they identifying what law schools they wanted to apply to and the criteria if any they used…
... you have any sense of where you would eventually ... build during your law school studies can be helpful ... in that area of law. If a school puts funding ... has the overall ranking of law schools, but you ...
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Admissions Webinar + Editing Giveaway! Wednesday Jan 16 @ 9 p.m. ET**Update: the recording of the webinar is now availalble: https://7sage.com/admissions/webinar/last-minute-application-tips-jan-16-2019/** 7Sagers…
... and got into a few school, but they really weren’ ... to wanting to attend law school (one is a hobby ... want to go to law school hadn’t changed, so ... able to remove one of the ideas of my personal statement ... had to. I’ve been out of school and working full-time for ... -
Admissions Webinar + Editing Giveaway! Wednesday Jan 16 @ 9 p.m. ET**Update: the recording of the webinar is now availalble: https://7sage.com/admissions/webinar/last-minute-application-tips-jan-16-2019/** 7Sagers…
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Running a marathon - First semester of law schoolI'm debating whether I should run a marathon during my first semester of law school. Is it feasible? Would it interfere with my grades? For those…
... . I'm not in law school (yet), but did race several ... me, full "training mode" consisted of 60-70 miles per week ... the summer when I was out of school and could make time for ... a consistent 9+ hours of sleep per night.
Retake or Apply?Hi I have a 3.85 UGPA and a 149 LSAT. I was wondering if it would be worth it to apply now for schools or to do my retake in June. I want to go into …
... to start law school isn’t the end of the world. If ... experience before law school. I’m 4 years out of school and won’t ... be applying to law school till ... I took the time between school to do something else.Letters Of Recommendation. Who is best?Hi everyone! I have consistently read that the recommenders should be academic but can be work related if you have been out of school for some time. …
If you have been out of school and working for 4 years, ... a professional LOR as part of your application. I would ... not worry about the optics of asking the CEO. As ... speak to some or all of the the following, it ... adcom get a better sense of you as a candidate:< ...Full time work studyIm registered for july 2019 LSAT and working full time at a law firm and starting to feel like im wasting precious time during the day doing work whe…
... on many occasions sacrificing school for work and taking ... multiple breaks from school to stay afloat, but ... like I've been out of school for a long time ... income will always stress me out, but, in this case ... I understand how part of the stress may be ...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…
... LOR because they’ve been out of school for a while. Even in ... want to know what kind of student you are. So I ...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…
... me personally, I've been out of school 7 years now, and it ... cycle. There's zero chance of me getting any academic letters ... an academic setting. So instead of "@Lana Kane is a team ...Employer LOR - advice?I'm soliciting advice regarding whether I should get a letter from my employer. In case it matters, I work at a big and well-known law firm and a man…
If you have only been out of school for 2 years, it would ... the recommender is likely speaking of your skills in a workplace ...No academic letter of reference... what to do?Hi everyone, I am in a dilemma as I don't think I'll be able to get any academic letters of reference. I graduated with a 3-year Bachelor in 2014…
Had something similar happen. Was out of school for four years so chose ... to send a professional photo of yourself to help jog their ... . "I've attached a photo of myself, as I know you ... students since I left the school in XXXX"No academic letter of reference... what to do?Hi everyone, I am in a dilemma as I don't think I'll be able to get any academic letters of reference. I graduated with a 3-year Bachelor in 2014…
... something similar happen. Was out of school for four years so chose ... send a professional photo of yourself to help jog ... I've attached a photo of myself, as I know ... students since I left the school in XXXX"
< ... can remember what type of student you were! I ...Should I retake after 172Hi everyone, I received a 172 on October's LSAT. I know I should be excited and grateful, and I am. But I am still tempted to take November's test …
when are you thinking of applying to law schools? If ... .
Spending an extra year out of school is not fun.Extremely low uGPA, two Bachelor degreesI am just over 40 years old and would like to attend law school, with the goal of practicing in a small private practice. My education: Bachelor …
... I attended a couple of T14 law school info sessions, and I ... remembered two of them mentioned ... out of school, the less important the GPA is”. If you’ve been out of school ... the median age of all students in each school’s JD ...Applying with low GPA, current 156 LSATHi all, wondering if any of you think there's a whispering hope for a 3.0 GPA in a science degree with honours and a current 156 lsat. I will be writ…
... /> Similar LSAT score here: 156, out of school for 1yr+ (not identical but ... know for a fact U of T takes this into consideration ... was not a great deal of help, but please know that ... ; I wish you the best of luck in your future studies ...LOR from only employers?Hi, I was wondering if itll be ok to have LOR from mostly employers. I have been a paralegal for around 10 years, worked at 2 different firms. There …
How long have you been out of school? I normally hear people say if you are 3+ years out of school then a LOR from an employer works.LOR from only employers?Hi, I was wondering if itll be ok to have LOR from mostly employers. I have been a paralegal for around 10 years, worked at 2 different firms. There …
I’m 39 and had no LORs from profs. I had two higher ranking colleagues and a client. I was accepted to 4 schools (GW, ASU, Seton Hall, Rutgers). If you’re out of school a while, you do not LOR from profs.LOR from only employers?Hi, I was wondering if itll be ok to have LOR from mostly employers. I have been a paralegal for around 10 years, worked at 2 different firms. There …
... non-traditional student, I was out of school for a while then I ... person I was in and out back to work. I dont ... able to create any sort of relationship with a professor to ...Letters of recommendation - What if I don't have them?Hi, I am a beginner who just started studying for LSAT, however, am currently very discouraged by the fact that law schools "must" acquire at leas…
... sounds like you have been out of school for a while (like me ... pool of professionals to pull from, I would suggest reaching out to ... and offering to intern/help out around the office. I personally ...Fall 2021 Admissions to be more competitive than usualFor those who watched today's LSAC webinar: did you get the impression that the 2021 cycle be more competitive than previous cycles?
... ) as a plan to "ride out" a possible recession. I made ... 3.2x gpa, 5 years out of school, will have an MS completed ...Starting Law School during quarantineHi Everyone, I'm supposed to start law school in New York City in the Fall, but I'm genuinely confused about what I should do now. The idea of pay…
Starting law school this fall seems like ... prime clerkship when you get out of school, assuming there will be ... a smaller cohort of students entering this year ... been more on top of things to be in ... your situation instead of facing a potentially more ...Letters of Recommendation Law SchoolHey guys! For letters of recommendation, I know we need at least 2 to apply but will it be alright to get one from an employer and one from a profess…
I believe the consensus is if you've been out of school for more than a year, you want at least one LOR from your employer. So 1 from an employer and 1 from a professor is perfect.Transfer GPA PredicamentHi fellow future/current lawyers! I am having a hard time weighing my overall gpa. My first two years, at my first institution, my gpa is pretty low …
... gpa, it averaged it out to a lower gpa than ... lsat score depending on the school you are applying to (usually ... in my opinion) can cancel out a low gpa. Also ... mind if you've been out of school for a while your gpa ... how your CAS gpa turns out you could be looking ...Is a 2-page Resume bad?#help I am almost seven years out of school, and am in the military. I'm currently writing a new resume for the first time in years and want to make…
... if you're 5+ years out of school and have held a few ... or at most 5 lines of description for each, plus a ... top section of the resume for publications and ... ; I like to put those out front.
