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I wouldn't advocate this in most circumstances where someone updated their PS, but I definitely think you should submit your new one. I'm not sure the best way to do it so you might want to head over to Spivey's thread and ask "what's the best way to submit a new PS to a school you already applied ...

First off there should be an important caveat for what I'm about to say: it's fundamentally ok to want this outcome from SH/Rutgers, provided you understand the implications of getting it and potentially not getting it. NJ schools, and by direct proxy, jobs, largely rely on state judge clerkships in...

Platopus wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 14, 2018 10:16 pm

Light-years ahead of your last one. This is a great start, I really appreciated the “twist”. If you can keep this focused on your leadership & grit, this will be really excellent.

Yup. This is the beginning of a great PS. Good work!

Did anyone apply ED? I am vaguely considering it - UVA is my top pick, but I'm a splitter. Did anyone apply ED and get $$? Not particularly enamored with the idea of paying sticker. I would also like to hear from anyone who applied ED. I know people say it's a terrible idea, but I've done all my re...

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Thu Sep 13, 2018 11:37 pm

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If you don’t want to pay sticker, don’t ED.

In fact, talking about teaching abroad while you’re doing it will be at minimum an interesting few minutes of your talk with adcoms.

You’ll be fine with video interviews where they are required. T20 schools accept international students regularly, so there are ways for them to interview outside in-person interviews.

Generally shoot for a page, but if you need more to fully demonstrate why your diversity is compelling, make it as long as you need it to be (but keeping in mind that you were originally shooting for a page, so extending to 3-4 pages is likely excessive).

How quickly do you need it? If you're not looking for a day turnaround or anything immediate, I'm happy to help with your PS.

Edit: to clarify, anything immediate just means I may need 2-5 days

I don't think it will be particularly helpful, because synthesis of the law is what makes one successful in a law school class, which a tutor can't do for you. You're much better off finding a couple of friends in your 1L section to discuss hard to understand cases, concepts, rules, etc. while conti...

Yes, you can send additional LORs to schools after you’ve submitted your application (assuming they haven’t made a decision yet). In order to be thorough, I would consider sending the admissions folks a notification that you’ve submitted additional materials after applying to ensure it will be added...

I'm in a position where I'm taking the November LSAT, but I already have a LSAT score on file. The LSAT score on file is at the 75th percentile for both of my target schools, but I'm hoping to increase my LSAT by a few more points to increase scholarship offers. Given that this is predicted to be a...

Stranger holding down the fort in wonderful fashion. Cosign all of it.

If you have a transcript with grades (to include either those Fs or Ws), it needs to be submitted.

And yes, you can write an addendum.

Do you guys feel as though the student organizations/clubs helped guide your professional interests at all? I signed up to be on the mailing lists for a few clubs, and am hoping that I might get more exposure to fields of law which I have vague interests in, but no serious substantive knowledge abo...

Go to a firm's profile on NALP > Recruitment & Hiring tab > click Hiring Grid The data for 2016, 2017, and 2018 should be there. For instance, Willkie's grid shows they hired 50 in 2017, 45 in 2016, and expect to hire 34 in 2018. I was going to point to this, but this only shows how many summers we...

The last time I had a locker was about a decade ago, but I remember buying a locker shelf and finding it useful. Has anyone finds a locker shelf that works in these ridiculously narrow lockers? Do you have the traditional skinny tall locker with a book locker above? If so, why not just keep your bo...

Johannes wrote:

Any thoughts based on your knowledge of Chicago?

If they're all equal in your mind in terms of fit, why not take Katten since they matched $190k where Schiff and Reed Smith didn't? I doubt (although I don't have any experience with these three firms, so this is entirely based on instinct and what I understand about the firms as an outsider) there ...

What are your thoughts on Srinivasan?

Your insight into SCOTUS hiring has been incredible. Thank you for keeping that pulse.

Hey, I'm happy to give your PS a read and critique. Sorry no one has responded yet.

Sorry if this isn't the place to ask, but can anyone provide some data-points or advice for LA and/or OC specifically? This is probably your best person to give advice on the LA market. You can also feel free to take your question to the LA OCI thread or the LA associates taking questions thread.

To provide a data point, I applied to 1L SAs exclusively after Christmas. Some I didn't apply to until I got my grades back in mid-January (at the firm's request). I received 5 callbacks and 3 offers and spent my summer at a V5 firm in NYC. CNN, top 10-15%. Thanks for this. Considering your stats, ...