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Selene Steelman
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Speaking as a former admissions officer, a candidate can position/market any professional experience in a positive way in the law school application resume. The admissions committee is looking for a candidate who is a mature, professional, and respo…
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Speaking as a former admissions officer, new LSAT scores are automatically sent electronically to all your schools by LSAC. If your score is consistent from an earlier result, you don't have to say anything further as it won't likely move the needle…
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Speaking as a former admissions officer, this is new, substantive information that could help an admissions committee evaluate your candidacy. It also shows a demonstrated interest in law as well as your writing skill which is relevant and helpful. …
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Speaking as a former admissions officer, this question is asking about pauses during the course of your degree studies, not pauses between degrees.
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If you want to talk to someone about 7sage consulting and what is best for you, send an email to editors@7sage.com. Speak with David and he will be able to advise you. Good luck!
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As a former admissions officer, maintaining a 2.3 seems like a extremely reasonable bar. Each school has its own policy about what minimum GPA is necessary to remain a student in good standing before a student receives an academic warning or is put …
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If you are waiting to hear from a waitlist or waiting to hear about scholarship, you should put down a deposit at your best current option so you have some place to go for orientation in August! If your current best option requires two deposits (man…
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As a former admissions officer, I think there are better ways to reiterate your interest in the school. Figure out when the deposit deadline is for your target school. About 3 weeks before the deadline, plan to send a one page letter of continued in…
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You might find this information to be useful: https://classic.7sage.com/admissions/lesson/lor-logistics/. LSAC stores LORs for you for 5 years. You can have as many LORs in there as you'd like.
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Speaking as a former admissions officer, speaking with recommenders by May/June sounds reasonable if you intend to apply early in the cycle and your recommenders are responsive. Make sure you give them a deadline with a buffer (like July 31) so you …
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Former admissions officer here. You can put down a deposit at your best current option. If you eventually get off the waitlist at your dream school, you can withdraw from the deposited school. This is not uncommon. Good luck!
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First of all, congratulations on receiving an offer and merit from your top choice program! Speaking as a former admissions officer, if you want a higher scholarship award, you should ask the school about their scholarship reevaluation policy before…
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Different admissions folks may have different opinions about how much needs to change in a reapplicant's application. Let's say a candidate stays in the cycle and doesn't get the results she wants (some denials, some waitlists) so she turns around a…
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As a former admissions officer, I conferred with my colleagues presently in admissions about this situation. Even though a final decision wasn't made this cycle because you withdrew your application from consideration, your application was still rec…
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As a former admissions officer, I would try to connect with a former professor and give that person enough information about your motivations for law school (your narrative, resume, your academic accomplishments in that class, maybe a draft of your …
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As a former admissions officer who used to schedule and host information sessions, you shouldn't worry about it. If anything, admissions will be reaching out to YOU with more resources since they presumably have your contact information in their dat…
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Speaking as a former admissions officer, law schools and law firms are very attracted to engineers. The most effective LORS are strong, specific, and positive so think about which potential recommenders would be able to write about your potential as…
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The ABA has published its 2020 509 reports (http://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/Disclosure509.aspx). 7sage updated our resources to include some statistics on GRE scores (scroll right): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tUI5y-Sw2utvXvUEk9IQ…
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The LSAC LOR account just stores your letters so you don't have to remove them. I don't recommend trying to speculate what was written in your LORs and then trying to explain away what you think might be deficiencies. If you feel that a more recent,…
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Some of the law schools offer outside scholarship information on their websites: https://law.yale.edu/admissions/cost-financial-aid/financial-aid-forms-resources/outside-scholarships https://www.law.uchicago.edu/outside-scholarships https://www.l…
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Keep it short and factual, just like all other addenda. Try to keep it to one paragraph. Good luck!
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Speaking as a former admissions officer, you should try to get all this information, even if you think it was for something innocuous. While it may have little effect on your final decision as a candidate, you are certifying to the truth of all the …
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LSAC will send your 5 year LSAT history in your CAS Report to your schools. This includes valid scores and cancelations.
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Speaking as a former admissions officer, you can explain a gap in your resume by including an Employment Gap Addendum in your application. It provides context and helps the admissions committee interpret what they are seeing in your resume and appli…
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LSAC will hold your LORs in their LOR bank for up to 5 years. However, as an admissions reader, you like to see a fairly current letter of recommendation because a candidate can change a lot over time. As a former admissions officer, I think a LOR t…
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Former admissions officer speaking up here. If a school is your top choice, definitely let them know this and any reasons why. You can put this in your personal statement, your Why X essay, or mention it in a conversation/interview. A promise to wi…
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Being on the waitlist means that the admissions committee thinks you are an admissible candidate. Should the committee turn to the waitlist for potential candidates, you want your file to show that you are enthusiastic to attend and ready to commit.…
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Explain the employment gap in an employment addendum. Keep it concise and factual.
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When you receive a final decision depends on your particular application and how the admissions office at a particular school operates. One candidate might receive a decision within a week of going complete. Another might be waiting for months. You …
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You should check the law school's website to see if they provide information about the latest LSAT they will accept for Fall 2021. Look under application instructions and possibly the FAQs. If you don't see it addressed, you can call or email the ad…