Visiting Law Schools during R&R
Posted: Sat Nov 04, 2017 10:57 am
Quick question for the forum...I am currently deployed overseas and am having to submit my R&R (Rest and Recuperation). I am shooting for May '18 since my wife has a one week break in optometry school between her spring and summer term. I will have 21 days total back in the states.
I am planning on applying to law schools right when applications open in fall of 2018. Unfortunately, this is a long deployment and I will be applying from overseas. Would it be beneficial for me to visit my top choice law schools during my R&R window? Due to my LSDAS GPA being a 3.4, no matter what my LSAT is, I'll be a splitter for the schools I'm highly interested in (particularly UVA and UMich). I would be happy at either school, but I didn't know if visiting would give any sort of impression (good or bad) when I submit my application in the fall. Also for consideration, my LSAT score just expired and I am scheduled to fly into Kuwait in June '18 to sit for it. So, keep in mind I will be visiting these schools without a valid score, and may not even be competitive for them pending my LSAT. But if my LSAT is competitive, could a visit shift the pendulum and make me more competitive, especially in regards to "Why" essays?
I don't have anything pressing that I'd like to do in these 21 days other than drink beer and spend time with my wife and dog. My wife I'm sure would love to visit these schools with me, so I won't really have to choose one over the other. I'd just have to choose this over another type of vacation. Thank you in advance for any and all help!
I am planning on applying to law schools right when applications open in fall of 2018. Unfortunately, this is a long deployment and I will be applying from overseas. Would it be beneficial for me to visit my top choice law schools during my R&R window? Due to my LSDAS GPA being a 3.4, no matter what my LSAT is, I'll be a splitter for the schools I'm highly interested in (particularly UVA and UMich). I would be happy at either school, but I didn't know if visiting would give any sort of impression (good or bad) when I submit my application in the fall. Also for consideration, my LSAT score just expired and I am scheduled to fly into Kuwait in June '18 to sit for it. So, keep in mind I will be visiting these schools without a valid score, and may not even be competitive for them pending my LSAT. But if my LSAT is competitive, could a visit shift the pendulum and make me more competitive, especially in regards to "Why" essays?
I don't have anything pressing that I'd like to do in these 21 days other than drink beer and spend time with my wife and dog. My wife I'm sure would love to visit these schools with me, so I won't really have to choose one over the other. I'd just have to choose this over another type of vacation. Thank you in advance for any and all help!