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Advice on application timing? Send in December, or January after LSAT results?I had a strategy for when to submit my applications but I'm kind of questioning it right now. So would love advice from anyone out there! The situ…
... is an email from UC Berkeley's admissions office that explicitly ... you for your interest in Berkeley Law. If a candidate is registered ... -
Advice on application timing? Send in December, or January after LSAT results?I had a strategy for when to submit my applications but I'm kind of questioning it right now. So would love advice from anyone out there! The situ…
... is an email from UC Berkeley's admissions office that explicitly ... you for your interest in Berkeley Law. If a candidate is registered ... -
Advice on application timing? Send in December, or January after LSAT results?I had a strategy for when to submit my applications but I'm kind of questioning it right now. So would love advice from anyone out there! The situ…
... is an email from UC Berkeley's admissions office that explicitly ... you for your interest in Berkeley Law. If a candidate is registered ... -
Scholarships for Mentally DisabledI've weaved my disability into my personal statement pretty well, but I just wanted to know if I should write a diversity statement as well. I'm not …
... on what it is, some law schools may (unfortunately and totally ... I'm not quite sure why a law school would give you ... 've never heard of a law school providing scholarships for certain ... -
Should I take the LSATHey All, I have a M.S. I'm Chem. I've discovered new, exciting nanoparticle materials and written and published a thesis (pretty much a book- but no…
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Why? Because law school is insanely expensive, and ... -
Preemptive LOCI?Hi all, Wondering what your thoughts are on sending a preemptive LOCI. I was rejected from my first choice school (which I applied to ED 2). D…
@westcoastbestcoast thank you! This is really helpful. I only submitted on January 10, so it wasn't too long ago, but I'll at least start putting together a Why X letter/essay (I chose a different optional essay to submit with my application). -
Preemptive LOCI?Hi all, Wondering what your thoughts are on sending a preemptive LOCI. I was rejected from my first choice school (which I applied to ED 2). D…
... start putting together a Why X letter/essay (I chose a different ... optional essay to submit with my application). < ... -
Is this common? [POLL]I recently received a call and email from a law professor at a school I applied to (the school I applied to already accepted me). The professor calle…
If you read into the why a law professor would call you, I ... their program. That would support why it was done on such ... -
On Campus Scholarship InterviewsHey all, I've been selected by Cornell as a finalist for a full-tuition merit scholarship. They're flying all the finalists (Approx 16) to Cornell…
... did the scholarship interview with Berkeley yet, but if you have ... withdrew from consideration for the Berkeley Law Opportunity Scholarship. Sorry I can ... -
Sending Letter of Cont InterestSo I may be overthinking this process, but whats the proper way to send a LOCI. Do i attach it in the email as a doc x, pdf, or copy/paste into the b…
... then attaching a referenced "Why School X?" essay since I hadn't ... -
Sending in a LOCI before hearing back?Submitting a LOCI before a waitlist - has anyone ever done this/is this at all advisable? I feel like as I'm still waiting to hear from schools this …
... ’t sent them a Why School X essay before so I referenced ... -
Has this cycle been more difficult?Hey everyone, I'm applying to schools next fall, and I've been getting a bit stressed out by the forums recently. It seems like applicants with …
... performance or school visit + "Why School X" essay might now be the ... -
another addendum question but with a twist...Hi all! I'm thinking about writing an addendum because my academic history is a little unorthodox. Considering the addendum is disliked, I wanted to …
... helpful.
As for Berkeley Law, it's going to be ... and would commit you to Berkeley. So only do that if ... you 100% would attend Berkeley with a $60k scholarship.
Berkeley Law Opportunity Scholarship, which is a ... -
Student political activity in resume?Hi all! I'm wondering whether (& to what degree) student activism belongs on a law school resume. It was one of my main extracurriculars and leadersh…
... resume. Not really sure why any law school would want to see ... -
Do people care about your LSAT once you’re in law school?Once you’ve gotten into a law school of your choice, perhaps in part because you score at your target score or quite close, does the significance of …
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Ever wondered why some law schools, including top ones, are ... -
UVA vs Berkeley (advice please)Let's assume total COA will be the same (edit: negligibly different). I know the numbers from LST, but I was hoping I could gain some more anecdota…
... helping you get into big law.
I'd ... statistics, but not cities. ~4K Berkeley law alumn work in SF, ~1K ... information about that.
Berkeley Law says that ~66% of the ... firms these schools feed into. Berkeley's top five are Latham ... -
Unsolicited Why X Essays Necessary?I read somewhere that some schools like to see "why x" essays even if the topic is not specifically listed as an optional essay. I’m concerned becaus…
... and Georgetown encourage a Why X, but if your ... schools, want a Why Our School essay. How do people ... the optional essay for Georgetown, but nothing about "why Georgetown". ... by not submitting a Why X essay? Should I try ... to send in Why X ... -
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…
... s website, or Above the Law, and other community resources ... independently filmed youtube videos about law schools as possible, which, ... tell us a bit about why "Most Law School Advice Is Bullsh ... is it different from other law school advice books besides being ... -
School's Full name or Abbreviation in Personal StatementWhich sounds better? I'm applying to schools such as UVA, NYU, and Penn. Would I write NYU School of Law or New York University School of Law? I'm me…
I generally looked around on the websites to see how they reference it themselves. Most schools use things like Berkeley Law, Northwestern Law, UCLA Law and I used those versions when necessary. -
Advice?...Withdraw from number 1 choice?...some other alternative?So, I got accepted to my number 2 choice today with a very good scholarship. I am thrilled about this, but it does create a conundrum. For my …
... choice, I wrote a "why school x" essay and ended it with ... -
2 Questions: Deleting Notes & Core CurriculumHey Everyone! Two questions: 1.) Is there a way to erase all of my notes without going in to each one and deleting them? I am wanting to start …
... reason for going to law school? I ask because ... figure out why you want to go to law school ... forth considering going to law school since 2007, then ... venturing into space law or immigration law. I left a ... thought about this but why would law be your last shot ... -
Question about modifying Personal Statements?Hi! I have a "general" PS that I'm using for most schools/modifying based on word count restrictions, but I'm wondering if schools want every PS to m…
... your application to answer the "why law school" question, but do not ... feel the need to say "Why X law school." Take this as ... of that growth might include, "why law school"). -
Should I move forward with career aspiration?Hi all, I am facing a really troubling fact and decision regarding if I should continue my pursuit of becoming a lawyer. I have recently finished …
... as far as my "why" behind law School I did take some ... -
Going overboard with "Why ___ Statements"...Is anyone else feeling the tendency to try to write out a 'Why ___ Statement' for each school they apply to. I've written two unsolicited ones to ess…
I’ve heard it’s better to not force a Why statement/optional essay if it feels obligatory. Go with your gut on which schools to write it for! -
PT22.S4.Q17- "Council Member: The preservation of individual...."The stimulus tells us that property rights are super important to the city council. Then we are told that for that particular city, there are restric…
... it still doesn't explain why the law is generally so restrictive ... wants higher taxes?....but why is the law simultaneously so restrictive and ... br /> C.) Ok...so why is the law restrictive?
D.) If ... , then it could explain why laws only allow owners to ... -
"Why X?" Essay to my ED school?Hello fellow 7sagers! I hope that studying and preparing applications is going well! I was just wondering if I should write a "Why X?" essay t…
... should write a "Why X?" essay to the law school I will be ... (http://www.top-law-schools.com/writing-effective-why-x-addendum.html ... essentially says more than my essay ever could. Should I go ... -
Why Penn EssaySo Penn doesn't have a specific "Why do you want to go to Penn" essay prompt, but one of the optional essays is: These are the core strengths that…
... specific "Why do you want to go to Penn" essay prompt, but ... core strengths that make Penn Law the best place to receive ... collegiality. These qualities define Penn Law. What defines you? How do ... goals and values match Penn Law’s core strengths?
Is a "Why X" essay necessary when you're doing early decision for a school?I just came across this bit from the Top Law Schools forum (http://www.top-law-schools.com/writing-effective-why-x-addendum.html): "Second, if you…
... ://www.top-law-schools.com/writing-effective-why-x-addendum. ... applying Early Decision, a Why X addendum is redundant. ... ED is the ultimate Why X essay, with an action that ... than trying to write a Why X addendum."
Why X essay. So I'm ...Why X essay templateShould I write seperate Why X essays for each law school I'm applying to or should I make one template essay and go back and make necessary changes d…
Should I write seperate Why X essays for each law school I'm applying to or should I make one template essay and go back and make necessary changes depending on the law school I'm applying to.Why go to law school?Hi all! After a long day of prepping and wracking my brain over LR, I am asking myself "Why law school?" I'm in need of motivation--or maybe a wak…
... LR, I am asking myself "Why law school?" I'm in need ... curious, why do you all want to go to law school? What ...
