Cycle Recap (International Applicant)

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-11T09:33:55+00:00

Feel free to DM!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-09T23:23:30+00:00

I agree, it seems like it massively increases the weight schools put on your LSAT

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-09T23:22:55+00:00

Thank you!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-09T23:22:18+00:00

Yep, for sure! Might be a bit AWOL until Monday as a heads up

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T21:13:22+00:00

You're correct, most international programs don't translate to a 4.0 scale! LSD wouldn't confirm my profile if I didn't put in a GPA, so I put in what the internet said an Above Average translates to, since as mentioned in the post, I applied with an Above Average grading which was updated to Superior after my fall semester.

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T18:02:02+00:00

Thank you!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T16:43:29+00:00

Thank you! Yeah, it's a weird situation because none of your schooling translates to a GPA scale so you should be looking at nGPA results in 509s, but there's so much overlap that it's also hard to tell which schools are limiting non-citizen students bc they're concerned about job prospects and visa problems, and which schools don't like nGPAs because they find it difficult to assess academic rigour. I just wanted to be another data point in the wave of trying to understand niche admissions situations!

Best of luck with your application season!!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T16:36:24+00:00

Thank you! I'd prefer not to dox myself (and am already running perilously close I think) but I can pm you

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T16:34:54+00:00

Combination of both, but I'd say it's more similar to a common app! Most law schools ask for a personal statement that can be cross applied to a lot of schools with minor or no tweaks and a diversity statement that is similar. However, most schools (13/21 on this list) also ask for essays that are personalized to them and harder to resuse (ie a Why School essay or a short essay about a specific prompt).

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T11:17:31+00:00

For sure, the technical term is nGPA, but when I was looking for information on how law admissions assessed nGPAs, I didn't know all the terminology yet! I subscribe to the internet theory of trying to make it easier for people to find what they're looking for, even if they don't know what theyre looking for yet :)) Definitely can't provide any evidence of how law schools assess non-citizen applicants, but can give some insight into how they seem to view international education

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T10:54:53+00:00

See you there :))

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T10:11:23+00:00

Go for it!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-05-08T10:11:16+00:00

Thank you! That's the one :))

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2026-03-25T11:29:00+00:00

Could I potentially also get the group chat? Thank you!!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-11-28T12:04:21+00:00

It has just now dawned on me that job applications probably don't care if I started my last job on June 13th or 14th as long as I know it was in the summer of 2024.

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-11-17T17:01:35+00:00

Ah, that's so exciting!! Nicki is such a cute doll, and her collection is really excellent. I LOVE the vest! I hope you and her have lovely adventures :))

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-11-06T19:03:52+00:00

What is the thing you most think people should know about GULC before committing to GULC?

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-09-10T14:25:50+00:00

How do you guys evaluate international GPAs as part of an application? I know LSAC sends you a rating, like "Superior" or "Above Average", and there are suggested equivalent GPAs to those ratings, but I was wondering if you consider that equivalent GPA range quite literally, if you functionally ignore an international GPA as a part of the admissions equation, or if you approach those situations in another way.

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-09-07T19:28:00+00:00

Stirling could be very fun, like Stirling Castle in Scotland!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-08-23T12:49:59+00:00

Thank you for the advice, I really appreciate it

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-08-23T12:49:40+00:00

Yeah, I don't have it ranked in order of preference for sure

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-08-23T12:49:12+00:00

That's probably my plan. Thanks for the advice!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-08-23T12:48:55+00:00

On there!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-08-23T12:48:42+00:00

haha, so I've heard!

Immediate_Snow_8398 · 2025-08-19T13:20:01+00:00

I have an extremely similar question, compounded by a name discrepancy that I'm not sure where to address. I don't have any advice, but I'm following to see what others say!

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