10/21/05
Application Re-Cap
It’s getting to be crunch time now for all of you out there planning to apply to Law School for Fall 2006. Ok, very quick recap:
1) Register for both the LSAT (if you haven’t yet) and the LSDAS
2) Send ALL official transcript information to the LSDAS
3) Print out PERSONALIZED letters of recommendation for each recommender through your LSDAS account. Give out those letters! Meet with your recommenders!
4) Research schools through LSAC.org’s “Official Guide to ABA-Approved Law Schools”. Jot down notes, save information, create a database, get an idea of where you want to apply. Last year, the average amount of applications per applicant was 6. You should make it 8 - 10. So at this point, at least narrow it down to 15.
5) Go into your LSAC account, under the “Applications” tab. This is the ideal way to view Law School applications and submit electronically. Read requiremens. Look at Personal Statement questions.
6) Work on your Personal Statement. A generic ‘template’ may work at this stage but you may want to begin finalizing them for your law school applications.
7) Resume. Go to 259 Capen Hall and have them look at your resume. They have a Quick Question desk for just this type of thing.
Let me just make sone suggestions. Having recommenders send off your letters in time can sometimes be difficult. Ensure that those are sent off soon and articulate to them that your application must be complete before law schools will review your application, and that you want to get your application off early.
With rolling admissions, and based on last year’s applications, having your applications COMPLETE and SENT OUT by the first week of November would be ideal.
Email me if you’d like me to go over your personal statement.
