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| Suggested Schedule for Applying to Law
School Early Spring Develop a preliminary list of schools you might want to apply to. Send away for the LSAT & LSDAS Regristration & Information Book from Law Services. Consider who should write the recommendations for you (and be sure you treat them really nice from now on). Register for the June LSAT (and TOEFL) exam. Consider how you will prepare for the LSAT. Start planning visits to prospective law schools. June Take the LSAT. (Most schools average LSAT scores. For those of you who are wondering, I know that Northwestern takes the higher of the two scores. If I find any others I'll be sure to let you know by posting it. Send for the applications now! Requesting them over the internet will get you a quicker response than through snail mail. July Register for the September LSAT if you are not pleased with your previous score. August Start visiting schools. Register for LSDAS. Write the first draft of your personal statment. August/September Take the LSAT again (if necessary). Approach recommenders. Revise your essays. (You might want to consider tailoring your essays to each school). October/November Submit completed applications. Make sure your recommender sent in the necessary documents. Getting Into a Top Quality School What are admissions committees looking for? -Top Quality School -Demanding Course Load -Top Grades throughout but especially in junior and senior years. - Courses developing useful substantive knowledge for your future legal field - Courses requiring exceptional writing ability, good research skills and analytical prowess. Extracurricular, Personal and Community Activities: -Show leadership, initiative, special talents, and honed skills. -Show commitment and passion. -Be directly involved; don't perform work that is attached to th cause indirectly. -Depth of involvement -Something unusual -Possession of at least two dimensions. Recommendation Letters Who should write your recommendations? 1) Someone who knows you well. 2) Someone who genuinly likes you. 3) Someone who writes well. Try to get recommenders from different backgrounds and departments. ie. Don't choose both of your recommenders from the Chemistry department. Things to give your recommender to make their lives easier (and get your recommendation turned in sooner): 1) Stamped and addressed envelopes. 2) The deadline for each application. 3) Samples of work you did for that professor. 4) Descriptions of stories you would like your recommender to tell. 5) Youre resume. 6) Your transcripts. 7) Copies of the essays you are sending to the schools and a description of what your positioning strategy is. |
