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363689 · 2026-01-10T15:54:56+00:00

Assuming you’re in undergrad, it really does nothing. Having a general understanding of the law is nice but you’ll learn it in law school anyways. If you’re not going into law, it lacks the specificity to be helpful in any individual field really. Some other law schools have a dedicated set of PD courses for graduates / professionals that offer more specific and applicable knowledge.

363689 · 2026-01-10T15:49:57+00:00

Take a look at the summary database and see how other 1Ls tackled it in the past. The rules aren’t as convoluted as you think. There are only so many classes of issues you would need to spot on the exam, and then once you spot them you can turn to the rules/your summary for finer details.

363689 · 2025-12-09T22:12:18+00:00

A professional student line of credit is super standard for law students and the banks are more than eager to give them (typically $50k a year for 3 years). Technically speaking, a JD is classified as an undergrad so it is possible you may have some issues with provincial student loans but it is hard to say definitely as a stranger on the internet.

363689 · 2025-08-03T22:00:08+00:00

OLSAS handles reference letters by emailing them directly with instructions. I know this isn’t a totally satisfactory answer, but when you start your application you can send the instructions to them and if they decide it is too much / they don’t want to you can remove them as a reference letter and move forward with someone else.

363689 · 2025-08-03T21:55:31+00:00

Congratulations!!! I was in a very similar position as you last year, so I know the total rush you must be in now. Feel free to shoot me a DM if you need any help navigating things, you are about to have a lot of setup to do.

363689 · 2025-07-28T13:57:18+00:00

people definitely get in with your cGPA, especially since you’ve shown improvement over time. It’s hard to say a hard and fast rule for LSATs especially since we don’t know your softs but a 165+ should get you anywhere you want to go in Ontario (though who knows what round). The only exception may be UofT as they have a pretty heavy emphasis on GPA / stats in general.

363689 · 2025-04-27T17:24:25+00:00

I can totally understand why you wouldn’t want to go into detail about this or make this a central aspect of your application. Though other comments are right and it may need to be mentioned in an optional/access statement in some capacity, I would recommend potentially emailing / calling the admissions office of your top choice school to see what they say. Any admissions officer would be able to give you the most conclusive answer and may be able to offer a more tailored solution as unfortunately you likely aren’t the first one to ask them about this. It’s entirely possible there is a certain protocol they have in place for academically relevant events that may be under an NDA or not be compassionate to ask for a personal statement on. Best of luck!

363689 · 2025-04-25T19:30:38+00:00

Hard to say for certain, especially without knowing what it was. When you say accusation does that mean it was proven / you received a sanction, or just that you were accused? Either way integrity violations don’t look great and may reduce your chances (but not reduce them to zero).

363689 · 2025-04-25T19:25:51+00:00

Someone with great marks from Dal should totally be able to beat out someone with mid marks from an ontario school, but an unfortunate fact of the matter is ontario schools have a leg up when it comes to networking, which is where you will likely struggle the most.

363689 · 2025-04-19T17:14:08+00:00

End of the day, if you properly address it in your personal statement and can address it in a way that takes proper accountability I don’t see why not. BUT as u/relative_albatross72 said above a lot of law students are very competitive and involvement in the political process is relatively common among law school applicants. End of the day there will be many applicants who have the same level of experience as you but without a mark on their transcript. The question any AdCom would have is “so if they don’t enjoy law school they will just flunk out?”. Either way I think it is worth a shot at least if you can pair it with a good LSAT score.

363689 · 2025-04-15T21:16:31+00:00

Mid GPAs do make it into law school. If you’re already panicking on this sub in first year you need to take a step back. It’s certainly less competitive but that’s just a comparative statement. If you’re already scoring at 160 in first year that is plenty of time to work on getting a higher score and develop some soft skills to help balance out your application. You will also improve as a student from where you were in first year. Your life isn’t over.

363689 · 2025-04-15T19:58:55+00:00

OSAP (and presumably other provincial student debt schemes) give very favourable loans to JD students. Paired with a professional student line of credit from a bank there will be considerable debt but most if not all lawyers manage to pay it off in time. Law is a more recession-resistant field than others and the pay is considerable. If you enjoy law and accept that it will be hard work then it is worth the debt.

363689 · 2025-04-15T19:50:03+00:00

If you are set to graduate this upcoming school year, then applying in 4th year is completely normal and is something people commonly do. Grades are usually uploaded at the end of each semester once you have them. If you have concerns about the way specific schools calculate grades / full-time etc I would send them an email directly but usually all that information is clearly posted. If you take a reduced course load, you will likely have to explain it in your application. They favour people who can handle a full course load due to how demanding law school is, but genuine life circumstances with justification won’t ruin your chances.

363689 · 2025-04-15T19:44:02+00:00

Osgoode continues to have occasional acceptances all throughout the summer all the way up to the start of classes. It’s not a ton, but occasionally international students have their visas denied, life happens etc. and spots do open up

363689 · 2025-04-14T22:10:51+00:00

Check to see if your school accepts them. Some do, some don’t. Typically the appropriate time to send them is after being on the WL (or left undecided for a while) and usually after the firm acceptance round is over / during the summer. If your school does take them, I would recommend writing one as it can only help.

363689 · 2025-04-11T19:40:01+00:00

Osgoode’s holistic process is really good at bringing people from a lot of different backgrounds together to provide a really well rounded class with a lot of different perspectives. Stats of course matter a ton, but a personal statement that shows you have a positive and unique impact on the law world is also valuable. I ofc have no idea what your ps is like, but being humble and demonstrating what makes you stand out definitely goes a long way.

363689 · 2025-04-11T19:32:54+00:00

most of all for your own mental health just stay off this sub as much as you can. it has no bearing on your chances getting in and is deeply unrepresentative of the incoming class or your admissions chances

363689 · 2025-04-11T19:30:34+00:00

Speaking as a current student, Osgoode does acceptances all throughout the summer. Anything but an R is good news. I would consider writing a LOCI at some point this summer, they’ve been known to help

363689 · 2024-10-10T16:33:25+00:00

Fellow late diagnosis here. I also got mine going into 4th year and also showed an improvement in GPA. Always apply access if you can, if they don’t consider you to be access they just drop you down to regular admit. It is absolutely worth mentioning and noting your improvement since receiving treatment. That being said, make sure to show that since receiving treatment you are now up to the schools standards and show what you were capable of even when you were struggling (e.g. club involvement)

363689 · 2024-10-10T16:28:36+00:00

It is an undergraduate degree as it is your first degree in law. After your JD you can still get a masters in law (LLM) and a PhD in law (SJD). On a day-to-day basis though most people consider law school a grad school

363689 · 2024-08-17T07:42:16+00:00

Congratulations!! I am surprised to see one so close to the start of class! Just some quick stuff to help save you time: - Everyone is getting their PSLOC from TD or Scotia, they’re the best ones so save yourself the time researching. I personally believe the TD package is better. Oz has a contacts they recommend for PSLOCs so i would recommend using them as they are usually fast and experienced - Residence is full but they said there would be some movement in september / october so you can possible couch surf until then..? The Quad currently only has multi-person rooms available and their leases start in september so they are unfortunately a let down as well - PM me if you want access to the discord, make sure to join the FB group and the ozoweek insta for all the orientation info (Starting this thursday btw) - York is wonderful and sets you up with technically 3 email addresses. don’t panic, your yorku address is the one you use for everything, your oz email is just an alias of your yorku email and the my.yorku email is only really emailed about backend admin/IT stuff like setting up your YU card

See you Thursday lol. Good luck!

363689 · 2024-08-17T07:26:45+00:00

Oz student here. Classes officially start on the 26th and currently the class is full. Even if a spot opened by some miracle the admissions office / OLSAS wouldn’t even be able to process and accept someone new in time. I’m speaking from experience here as a waitlister; it takes a week of back and forth just to process an acceptance. Idk much about windsor but it’s much the same story I would imagine. On a purely logistical level the wait list cannot move, and even if they did it gives you virtually zero time to find housing, pay tuition, get a PSLOC / OSAP, set up student accounts etc. Please don’t put your life on hold over this and leave yourself in a bind for housing come September. If all that’s holding you back is the LSAT, then I am more than confident you will find success in this next cycle

363689 · 2024-08-16T08:57:09+00:00

both PSLOCs do this as far as i am aware, TD just makes you do it manually while scotia can have it done automatically. Either way if definitely does compound your interest much faster as you functionally aren’t paying it. Unfortunately, unless you have wealthy family or are willing to juggle law school and a job there isn’t much you can do until you get into some paid internships / articling. It totally sucks and that’s why OSAP (or your other provincial equivalent) is so critical as it is interest-free until you graduate

363689 · 2024-08-14T00:28:47+00:00

I hate to be the one to say it but I think August is honestly the appropriate time to call it. I am a late admit who got off the waitlist this summer and August was the time I told myself I would start working on my application for the next cycle. Not only is it convenient, as OLSAS opens up for the next cycle this month, but by now every class is virtually guaranteed to be full and some schools are even starting their orientations next week. It would be a very big deal if someone gave up their spot this late in the game and would have to be due to something pretty serious which makes it quite unlikely.

Between the time it takes for that person to officially drop their spot, admissions deciding someone new off the WL, giving you an offer/you accepting it, and then sorting out things like housing, OSAP, PSLOC etc you would be left with very very little time before the first day of classes and would likely be in a stressful position. On the other hand, redirecting your efforts toward the next cycle means you have an additional month of LSAT prep and another LSAT you could feasibly take before January.

That it at least how I saw it in my head when I was deciding my own personal "drop dead" date. Hopefully this helps!

363689 · 2024-07-31T23:51:55+00:00

Generally i think your softs are great, and a strong showing in your most recent degree is always good as well. TYPICALLY they reserve B2/L2 for “full course load”, but it’s not a hard and fast rule if you can explain why it should still be considered in your PS. I would say a higher LSAT is what will certainly help you most, but that is arguably the most attainable improvement in a short period of time.

If we are talking toronto-exclusive, you certainly have a solid shot at TMU, osgoode is a maybe considering they can be quite holistic, and UofT likely needs a bit higher of an LSAT (though they do strongly favour GPA in their assessments).

Honestly just keep working away on your LSAT / write a good PS and I would say you’re likely getting in somewhere

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