How Law School Applicants Can Discuss Extracurriculars

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Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:27:24 +0000

There are those with high LSAT scores currently working in great jobs who will attend law school only if admitted to one of the top 5 or 6 law schools.

I know of one current example. Had a great position at a Big 4 accounting firm making $120,000 plus small bonus & due for a significant promotion this year. His LSAT score was 4 years old & he received a two-thirds tuition scholarship to a top 14 law school. As a 28 year old family man with an expiring LSAT score in the mid-170s & a promotion on the horizon, he decided that it was now or never. He chose to start law school this month even though his specialty at the Big 4 is booming.

I know of two other East Coasters who would only consider leaving their jobs to attend Harvard or Yale law schools.

About 5 years ago, I offered advice to another who was from the East Coast & only wanted Harvard or Yale law school. For some reason, she had also applied to Stanford & was admitted there but denied at Yale and waitlisted at Harvard. She could never accept going to Stanford.