General and Slightly Unusual Law School App Questions
Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2017 1:44 am
Been browsing this forum for the past few months and wanted to pose some questions. Thanks in advance!
Here's some background:
Rising Junior @ Top LAC School
GPA: 3.8*
Most Recent Practice LSAT: 166 (planning to take the September one; don't want to take later due to other commitments)
Major: (leaving out b/c I want to stay anonymous)*
Not URM; First Gen
Recommendations: Strong recs from a law professor. Potentially another from econ or govt.
Extracurriculars:
1) Co-Captain for a campus performance group
2) Founder/President of a community service organization since Freshman year but stopping this Fall because it wasn't too much of a success. I will be joining a professional organization (Kiwanis/Rotary) to replace.
3) Student govt for a semester
5) Staff for a state-based political interest group related to fundraising during last two summers
*GPA/Major: Major is P/F; therefore 60% of my courses were P/F. It's a major with an especially rigorous course load and required courses to be taken P/F. I'm not sure how law schools will interpret this (one of the aspects I'm uncertain about). University does not report any GPA on transcript.
Questions
Extracurriculars: how would law schools assess extracurricular activities? I'm unsure of how dropping to EC's will look. Replacing one and perhaps joining another.
GPA/Major: Does anyone know of outcomes of my situation? I'm not sure what to make of this in the larger scheme of applications because most of my current courses are P/F and ~45% of them will be by the time I apply.
I am also looking to increase my LSAT score substantially, enough to be competitive for HYS. Realistically, what are the typical/average scenarios of LSAT score increases that people see in two months, and what might be the top 25% range in increases? What would be a good number of tests to do in any given week?
Here's some background:
Rising Junior @ Top LAC School
GPA: 3.8*
Most Recent Practice LSAT: 166 (planning to take the September one; don't want to take later due to other commitments)
Major: (leaving out b/c I want to stay anonymous)*
Not URM; First Gen
Recommendations: Strong recs from a law professor. Potentially another from econ or govt.
Extracurriculars:
1) Co-Captain for a campus performance group
2) Founder/President of a community service organization since Freshman year but stopping this Fall because it wasn't too much of a success. I will be joining a professional organization (Kiwanis/Rotary) to replace.
3) Student govt for a semester
5) Staff for a state-based political interest group related to fundraising during last two summers
*GPA/Major: Major is P/F; therefore 60% of my courses were P/F. It's a major with an especially rigorous course load and required courses to be taken P/F. I'm not sure how law schools will interpret this (one of the aspects I'm uncertain about). University does not report any GPA on transcript.
Questions
Extracurriculars: how would law schools assess extracurricular activities? I'm unsure of how dropping to EC's will look. Replacing one and perhaps joining another.
GPA/Major: Does anyone know of outcomes of my situation? I'm not sure what to make of this in the larger scheme of applications because most of my current courses are P/F and ~45% of them will be by the time I apply.
I am also looking to increase my LSAT score substantially, enough to be competitive for HYS. Realistically, what are the typical/average scenarios of LSAT score increases that people see in two months, and what might be the top 25% range in increases? What would be a good number of tests to do in any given week?