Law School Admissions

At Harvard, where the author got her law degree, she shows up on the business-school campus and asks random students if they know any introverts.

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I'm sure this is just about the last thing in the world you want to be doing right now, but it's a good time to start pulling your documents together to prepare for your law school financial aid applications.

Here are some interesting stats from a recent post by Equal Justice Works:

It's no surprise... that most law students borrow to finance their legal education (88.

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In the past, workers with average skills, doing an average job, could earn an average lifestyle.

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I'm no longer surprised by the number of law school applicants who report that their professors make them write their own recommendation letters.

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Around this time of year, many applicants are hearing back from law schools. While a final decision is usually welcome (even a rejection eliminates the frustration of waiting...), there are some situations where a school's response does nothing but add to your uncertainty.

Typically, these "limbo" responses from schools fall into two categories: waitlists and holds.

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What's the ideal LSAT timeline? Your mileage may vary, and your LSAT instructor will be able to give you advice customized to your individual situation. But in a perfect world, here's how I like to work backwards from the end goal:

Plan to submit your applications in early November (or even sooner, but early November is plenty early).

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The holidays can be a mixed bag for law school applicants.

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It's Tough Love Season* here Chez Ivey, and right around the holidays, it's time for my annual public service announcement to applicants, wherein I say some version of "STOP ACTING LIKE A CRAZY PERSON." (All-caps this year!)

Last year I wrote a whole blog post about how waiting is the hardest part, with a Tom Petty/Eddie Vedder video and everything!

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