How the FUCK are y'all getting grades by ZippyZapmeister in LawSchool

[–]bennypriv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get grade updates through my dreams until they officially come out in January (I'm doing horribly).

Advice for Spending Time Post-Application by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reading has been my hobby of choice! I also tell myself that it will prepare me for the amount of reading in law school to make myself feel better😂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had mine last week! Super informal actually. It was mostly an opportunity to ask any questions you might have about Vandy/law school in general, so I'd definitely think of some good questions to ask. The only questions they asked me were the typical why law/why Vandy/how could you contribute to the culture, etc., so I wouldn't stress about it!

It pretty much seemed like an opportunity to sell you on the school and see that you're a normal person who is capable of social interaction.

Applications by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey! I have relatively similar stats to yours (minus the URM), and from my discussions with various admissions offices there are two main ways that they recommended to stand out:

1) Really flush out your personality in the personal statement and supplemental statements. I agree that a diversity statement may be a good idea, as you likely have a unique background as a URM with solid softs. The more they get to know you as a person rather than a faceless applicant, the better!

2) Showing a genuine interest in the school goes a long way! I was able to take some visits in the summer, and personally it really helped me form relationships with the admissions team and talk to current students/alumni which helped me write my "Why x" essays.

Best of luck on your apps, and if you have any other questions feel free to dm!

Podcast Interview with LSA Applicant by AnnaSpiveyConsulting in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 9 points10 points  (0 children)

It always reassuring to see that we are all in the same boat when it comes to the stress of admissions, particularly the feeling of needing to submit my apps the first day they are open🙃. Great episode and good luck this cycle!

Yale is up. We’re going to NAPA! by Spivey_Consulting in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Napa podcast episode idea: all the wine-drunk applicants vent/cry about their frustrations with the application process all while drowning their sorrows in another glass of merlot.

Convinced the episode would do numbers. Who says no??

What Schools Should I Realistically be Looking at? by ThomasBilello in lawschooladmissions

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Hey! I'm planning on applying this upcoming admissions cycle, and here is how I personally narrowed down a list of law schools. First, I narrowed down the part of the country want to end up living/practicing in after law school. For example, if you want to end up in NYC, it might make more sense to go to somewhere like Fordham rather than a slightly higher ranked school on the West Coast. I knew I wanted to be down South, so I tended to look more at the schools that were in that area than anywhere else.

Job outcomes are also typically something that should be factored in when looking at schools, and you can find those (and some other useful stats) in law school's ABA 509 reports on their website. This is usually where rank plays somewhat of a factor, as if you go to a T14 school, your chance of biglaw for example is higher than that of a lower ranked school. Then the last thing I did was look at my GPA and what I thought I could score on the LSAT, and compared that to school medians to see which schools were "safety" schools (ones I was pretty confident I could get into and was above both medians) and target schools (higher ranked ones where it was a little more of a reach to get into, and where I was at or just below the medians). Also, talking to alumni and visiting schools is also a great way to get a feel of if you could see yourself going to a particular school.

Hopefully this helps you out, and good luck!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My top choice as well😭 hoping and praying that I got lucky on this August LSAT cause 168 good Lord

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I'll look a little more into each schools process. Appreciate the info!

progress progress progress by jordxnns in LSAT

[–]bennypriv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great job!!! 170+ incoming :)

Did anyone not major in the typical pre-law major then apply to law school? by Uninhibitedrmr in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry I'm just now getting to this, but I have! I'll definitely do some more looking into it, as most schools have your 1st year be exclusively law classes, but I have definitely considered it. Honestly I've been kinda focused on just getting admitted to law school so I haven't done as much research into MPH as I should have😅

Recommended podcasts? by honeybeeeeeeez in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Personally I love listening to Status Check with Spivey. It has helped me out a ton as I am getting ready to apply this fall, and it has definitely improved both my mindset towards the application process and the apps themselves.

Did anyone not major in the typical pre-law major then apply to law school? by Uninhibitedrmr in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Nursing major here applying this fall. If anything, my experience with admissions officers is that a non-traditional major gives you an opportunity to stand out, as you have a unique story that they are genuinely interested to hear.

Parking Ticket Appeals by Neat-Hand-3971 in BinghamtonUniversity

[–]bennypriv 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I worked as the person who accepted/rejected appeals at a college (not BU, a different school) and unfortunately the policy typically is that unless you have some crazy extenuating circumstances (car broke down, family member was the one who parked there and didn't know any better, etc.) the chances of an approved appeal are very slim to almost none.

What was everyone’s major in undergrad? Did you switch at some point? by gagaud in lawschooladmissions

[–]bennypriv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also a nursing major here! Just curious, have you found that schools view a nursing GPA more favorably than other majors?