Claudius (2022-2023)
Application Information
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| # | Law School | Status | Type | $$$ | Sent | Received | Complete | Interview Date | Decision | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Akron PT | Accepted W | Type: RA | $14,000 | Sent: 09/08/10 | Rec: -- | Comp: 10/21/10 | Inter: -- | Dec: 10/27/10 | Upd: 13 years | ||
| Cleveland State University PT | Accepted A | Type: RA | $12,000 | Sent: 09/13/10 | Rec: -- | Comp: 10/15/10 | Inter: -- | Dec: 03/25/11 | Upd: 13 years | ||
| Case Western Reserve University | Accepted W | Type: RA | Sent: 09/26/10 | Rec: -- | Comp: 10/04/10 | Inter: -- | Dec: 01/27/11 | Upd: 14 years |
Visitor Comments
Hi willpower and walaw, Thank you both for the kind words! I self-studied for the LSAT. I relied on the 3 books of 10 LSATs, the Superprep, tests 40 - 59, and the LR and LG bibles from Powerscore. I began studying casually last July with the bibles, but picked it up aggressively in January. I took one timed test every week and then spent about an hour or two a day the rest of the week going over the questions that I missed and/or felt were difficult. It's important to really understand why you're making mistakes and then target your weaknesses. For me, I made a lot of stupid errors and found it difficult to complete LG in 35 minutes. In March I increased the number of tests to two per week. My strategy was to start with the lowered number tests and finish hard with tests 40 - 59. I saw a big improvement about 6 weeks before the real deal. Stick with it and don't cut corners. I had planned on taking it last December and then February, but until I put my foot down and committed to a schedule of studying I was forever going to put the test off and question whether or not I could do it. Good luck!
I really think you should apply to more schools. There are a lot of good schools out there that take splitters, and since you've got distance between your undergrad record you should definitely play up your work experience. I would try Northwestern. Good luck!
I don't think so man, with a 170 u shud get in, with that lsat why don't you take a shot at some of the top 20 schools? or are you just looking a Ohio schools right now?
Great LSAT score. I think you will do well. Is OSU too far for you? You would need to quit your job, but I think if you have the chance of getting into a T1 (esp an inexpensive in-state one), you should do so. Since you've been out of school a while, hopefully your GPA will matter less.
I hope to go into corporate transactional law. I spent the first 4 years after undergrad in the M&A world on both the legal and banking sides before leaving NYC and coming to my current role at a Fortune 500 (there are a number of those around these parts). What area would you like? Like you, I also have a spouse who doesn't want me to move for law school (he is committed to his job in this city for the next 5 years), but I want to see what my options are before making any promises. Should be interesting to see what happens!
you are a super splitter
I really don't think you have much to worry about @ Case w/ a 170 LSAT. I'll eat a bug if they don't accept you with a hefty scholarship offer.
I'm not interested in University of Akron. I applied because at the time, I didn't have LORs and they didn't require them, and they didn't have an application fee. I just wanted to get a feel for the application process. :)
OSU would be great, but my LSAT will have to be great to compensate for my lackluster GPA. I was PT-ing in the 165 - 168 range for a couple weeks before the test, but I have no clue how the real thing came out. We'll see! I'm just as likely to take a TTT school with full scholly than OSU (since they have a reputation to be stingey with the $$) Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm looking forward to getting the application process rolling! I'll be sure to watch your progress. Good luck with the cycle. Cheers, TK
Congrats on Akron! Very exciting! I just went complete today so hopefully I will hear back soon. Good luck on the rest of your applications!
Congrats on the acceptance @ Akron. Just a warning about Akron - they are very generous with scholarship offers,but the way they finance it is kind of dirty. If you fall outside the top 15%, they yank the scholarship. Their curve is ridiculously harsh. Food for thought while the offers come pouring in. Good luck!
Best of luck with everything. I'm really rooting for you. I think that such a strong LSAT may make up for you GPA especially if you can show that you got that GPA a long time ago and you are better prepared and a more serious student now. Did you write an addendum explaining it? I think you could really nullify the effect of the low GPA if you wrote a convincing and sincere one. Of course, you need to actually have a decent reason, but, that was a long time ago, you clearly have the intellectual ability, and if the last few years taught you anything, you should tell them. I think if you do that convincingly, you could be considered for significantly better schools as well as the ones that you already applied to. Don't shortchange yourself, you are clearly smart. Good Luck, and sorry to take up so much space on your wall.
Yeah, thanks! 2 down, 8 to go! Good luck on your interview w/ Case Western you mentioned on TLS.
Yeah, I'm stoked. This is definitely the fun part of the process. I'm looking forward to going to ASW's. Glad they have some love for us non-traditionals.
Congratulations on Case!! Well deserved. Now they'd better show you the money. ;)
Great job on gaining admission to Case, I am very jealous, and good luck getting in to CSU. You must have worked hard when studying for the LSAT and it paid off!
Congrats on the scholly - looking at update time, it seems we got the notification via email at the same time. Is that where you think you'll be headed? Congrats.
Looks like it. Yeah, in your situation, it sounds like Akron is your best bet since you're tied to Cleveland. Too bad - there are a couple of schools out there that would show major splitter love to ya'. Case seems to have better ties to the big firms in the area like Jones Day, but geez, that's a lot of extra debt to swallow. Akron released its salary info for recent grads and despite trying to paint a rosy picture, it was ugly. I think the PT program is a smart bet - hedging your bets to maintain a foot in IT. Good luck!
Wow.. congratulations on scoring so high on the LSAT! How did you do it? I will take the LSAT in October but I keep scoring super low on the practice exams (low 140's). What approach do you think I should take? Also, good luck with your applications!!!