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Selene Steelman
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Congratulations on your offer of admission and your merit scholarship! You should make the best decision for you and your future. Your Why X essay is not a binding promise. School 1 has not even made a final decision on your file and you don't know …
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Congratulations on your offers and awards! As you consider your next step, please consider that you were admitted to certain schools with scholarships based on the strength of your application against the rest of the applicant pool for this cycle. Y…
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First of all, it is very common for admitted students to put down seat deposits at multiple schools by the first deposit deadline. Schools cannot stop candidates from doing this. Second of all, you can always back away from a school at which you hav…
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To be more clear, a student’s decision to waive her right doesn’t affect her ability to show the LOR to me, an admissions counselor. If a student does not waive her right, she can walk into the admissions office/registrar of the school she eventual…
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If the candidate is able to provide a LOR because she has not waived her rights, or if the candidate has crafted a draft LOR at the request of a recommender, I will look at them and see how they contribute to the overall tone of the application. If …
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LSAC's rules about international transcripts are at https://www.lsac.org/applying-law-school/jd-application-process/cas/requesting/international-transcripts. You must send your official UK transcripts to LSAC for evaluation. Any law schools who rece…
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The LOR should be on company/university letterhead and have a date. It may be addressed to To Whom It May Concern. Letters should be between 1-2 pages and speak about the recommender's relationship with the candidate, the recommender's assessment of…
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Congratulations on your acceptances! Researching employment stats is a good start. It might also be helpful to reach out to the Admissions Offices of each school you are seriously considering and ask to speak with current students and alumni working…
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Depending on the school and how the current cycle is going for them, the school may not be aggressive about following up with admitted students who fail to deposit. They might follow up with a "hey you missing the deposit deadline, what is going on?…
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The overall GPA is an important factor in evaluating a file for admission, but an admissions reader will also look to see the types of courses you took to earn your GPA. If the committee is comparing two files, both with 3.7 GPA, but one is filled w…
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Rather than forcing an admissions reader to put together his or her own timeline of your academic history by looking at your transcripts and dates of attendance, you should put together a brief, factual explanation of the interruptions in your educa…
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Admission to a program and any merit scholarship award are dependent on many many factors. Your chances for admission and award at a particular school will likely increase if your LSAT score and GPA are well above the school's medians. If you have l…
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To make the most of your investment of time and resources, it might be better to wait until you hear back (admitted or WL) before visiting. If admitted, you can use your visit to make a fully informed decision. If WL'd, then you will have ample mate…
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I heard from a panel of admissions deans within the last year that if there is a difference of 4 points or more, they would generally expect an explanation in an LSAT addendum. Good luck!
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I agree with Beast Mode. It is good to be explicit with what you would like the Admissions Committee to do so they aren't left guessing. Good luck!
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If you have any publications in academic journals, newspapers, internet blogs, or have completed a thesis, you should add it in a publication section under Education. Make sure you cite the piece correctly (MLA style guide is online). Writing is a v…
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You should contact the Office of Admissions and make sure that they will accept the March LSAT results. The UICU website says the deadline is March 15. Some schools have "priority" deadlines, meaning it is a deadline for the website but in actuality…
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Letters of recommendation are a very important part of the application because they show the admissions committee (1) what sort of impact you had on someone (professor or employer) in your life, (2) your judgment in selecting a particular recommende…
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Your hair color should not matter so long as your overall appearance is professional and not distracting from what you are saying during your interview. Good luck!
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Above all else, you want your resume to be clear. The reader's eye should be able to find all relevant information (education, key jobs, responsibilities) on your resume within the first 10-15 seconds without having to hunt around the page. Judiciou…
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Your top priority should be to prepare for the LSAT and try to achieve the highest possible score. Other factors you should consider when looking at law schools: - Location: do you have any sense of where you would eventually like to work professi…
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I would encourage you to try for the March LSAT but only if you are fairly confident you will improve your score. If you are able to post a higher score and you are already admitted somewhere, the higher score may be helpful in scholarship or WL con…
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Yes, I agree. As long as your application is complete with an LSAT result, you can email or call them and request that your file be reviewed with the current score.
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As a general rule, I would recommend keeping margins between 1 inch and .8 inches all around.
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You could follow two options: (1) list the company's corporate location next to the company title and list in your first bullet point that you worked remotely from NY or LA (you were part of the remote team or you were the remote team in a particula…
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A scholarship based on good standing means that you have to abide by the rules and requirements set forth in the student handbook. Be a decent human being, act with professionalism, and don't engage in plagiarism. A conditional scholarship usually r…
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An admissions committee will definitely notice an upward trend in GPA, and if you ended up with a 3.9, you are in a much stronger position than if you began college at a 3.9 and ended at a 3.29. If the application allows, you might consider includin…
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It is not necessary to list study abroad under Education, but to include the school as a bullet point would be a quick and easy way to show the admissions reader that you did something exciting and different as a student. It doesn't matter if you do…
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Law school admissions offices operate differently, and while one school as a general policy will award the first round of merit scholarships with the admit letter, another may make scholarship decisions separately at a specific later date. When in d…
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Your resume should ideally be one page and no more than two pages. When it comes to the resume, you should try to show a law school admissions reader that you are intelligent, responsible, reliable, relatable, diligent, social, collaborative, empath…