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I mean, it's possible. No one in legal academia knows much of anything at this point about how this will impact beyond the spring semester. There are more factors than I can account for in this, but schools will be balancing new admissions of 0Ls (maybe more bc of a recession, but unlikely since the...

Based only on the limited information provided by the school's 509s and no other external factors (changing dynamics of the current public health crisis, etc.), good shot at Cornell and relative long-shot at Columbia and Harvard unless you have killer soft factors that make you compelling.

This will obviously be school specific and I’m not familiar with either school’s specific policy on how GPAs are calculated once you transfer, but the 509 is reporting your GPA at your previous school, so that would presumably be before any conversion. They may even convert your GPA in considering w...

No. It’s better if you have material changes on your next application (better LSAT, promotion at work, etc.), but even with everything almost exactly the same, you’ll be treated the same (they may reference your previous app, so you’ll want new PS, DS, etc.).

Mass mailing getting the ringing endorsement of institutional control finally!

When you say an update email, you mean the internships you’re still waiting on, right? That’s how I read it eventually, but I wanted to make sure. If so, that’s a very common email to send. Say something to the effect of: [salutation you prefer], I am writing to provide an update on my application f...

AFAIK the median is still 3.3, but obviously a median of 3.3 for any individual class may cause the literal median (number ~150ish by GPA) student to have a slightly different GPA, either slightly up or down. But this misses the point of how median GPAs affect biglaw hiring. If you’re at a 3.4 after...

[Reserved for ND/SD] Brief Primer on the market - it's small. These are some of the least populated states in the country, and depending on where you are, it could be a three-hour drive to a 'city' with a population over 10,000 people. Cost of living is cheap, but salaries are awful. Market is divi...

As far as I understand this, it’s a fair for applicants to law schools, correct? In that case, if you’ve already applied to the participating schools, you shouldn’t need to bring anything that would be in a law school application. And if you think you might end up applying based on what you hear at ...

It would never hurt to get a third LOR from the 2*, especially if they have good things to say about you and know you well. As a general rule, I think it’s better to have someone from where you are todayish who can speak to who you are now to supplement the LORs that are strictly speaking to your ac...

If you're biking to work, you absolutely shouldn't be wearing dress shoes during the ride. Keep them in your desk, carry them in a shoulder bag, or whatever you have to do to avoid any perceived unprofessionalism, but your dress shoes are not designed to handle anything more than maybe an 1870s high...

Guest OP, do you have a rational basis to attribute those views to your peers? Or is it mostly perceived? You're making pretty grand pronouncements about supporting the current president, and I'm just not convinced it's true. If you're worried about your political views enough to shield them from ot...

I thought this was a really good PS, so congratulations on that! I will give a few suggestions that might help with the length, but understand that I don't think these cuts are necessary, but they can be done without sacrificing your overall narrative. The first is strictly a language issue I think ...

Moved to the appropriate sub forum.

2 pages is the credited amount. If you really need to expand beyond that for a school that doesn't restrict the statement to 2 pages, feel free to expand some in the margins, but no school is looking for much more than 2 pages. If you spend the time necessary to really figure out what is essential i...

Further to heythatslife's points, have you formulated an application strategy? You have an awesome GPA, so you're theoretically in play across the board if you apply smartly and write your third dimension application stuff well. Your GPA in your academic discipline will open not insignificant doors ...

Remember that people making the decision to join a managing board: 1. Aren't really sure if it will positively affect their career, but know it wouldn't hurt their future prospects. If nothing else, it gives them more to speak of when they are going to interview for jobs and clerkships in the future...

It’s definitely not a good look, but it’s also *unlikely* to have any real impact on the trajectory of your career. The bridge is burned with that firm, and it’s certainly possible to have some reputational harm if the market or practice area is small or insular enough where everyone knows everyone....

Doesn’t your firm have a pro bono coordinator or an of counsel who handles your office’s pro bono matters? I’d start by talking with them about what is available. Beyond that, anything that gives you practical experience will be at least a marginal benefit, especially if you’re otherwise a litigator...

Seconding icechicken, you have enough in your background to write a strong (or at least serviceable) PS that will serve you well. Not all PS are created equal, and some have to find an interesting angle to make otherwise mundane topics interesting. You have enough background to find an interesting t...

For practice with the new digital format, you can now purchase full digital LSAT tests and individual digital test sections from PowerScore. Unfortunately, it seems that this forum no longer allows links to be posted to external sites--so it's PowerScore dot com > LSAT > Digital LSATs. I hope this ...

Before offering any advice, we really need to know your GI Bill situation. ED to a school like UVA may be credited, but only if you're riding the Uncle Sam bandwagon.

Congratulations on getting an offer, and hopefully you can realize your goals from that firm, even if you don't think it's a great firm from the outset. It's not easy for any of us to know what that means contextually, so I'll assume you think you deserve/want better for your goals. I'll just say th...

Let me preface that I can't comment on these specific firms with any knowledge of them personally, so everything will be more about the substance of your post and questions. First, how do you envision this mix of interests in litigation and corporate/transactional work once you pick one of these fir...

The advice you’re getting is entirely from practicing attorneys and those who don’t need to mass mail currently, but emailing is definitely the easiest way unless you know the firm has an application portal on their website (since you should be doing some research of firms while you apply, you can/p...