When I took the LSAT for the first time, I was 31 years old, 8 years out of college, married, with a 2-year-old son, working full-time at a large non-profit institution, had a mortgage, and was the primary breadwinner in the household. I was, in other words, a “non-traditional” applicant. Does this sound like you? […]
Do Non-Traditional Law School Applicants Have an Admissions Advantage?
Anyone who has been following my posts on the PowerScore blog knows that I’m pretty interested in using data to get insights into not only what factors might affect law school admissions decisions, but also to what degree those factors have an impact, as well as the differences in the ways different facets of an […]
Do Underrepresented Minority (URM) Applicants Have a Law School Admissions Advantage?
Law school admissions decisions are often thought to be formulaic and assume LSAT and GPA are the only important elements. We cannot deny that those numbers play a huge (and important) part in most admissions decisions. But, they aren’t the only factors that matter. We’ve previously discussed other key ingredients in the admissions decision factors, […]
Older Students and Law School Applications: Letters of Recommendation
One of the aspects of applying to law school that poses the most trouble for older applicants is obtaining letters of recommendation. This is due to two reasons: Schools stress that they prefer academic letters of recommendation (that is, letters that come from someone who has worked closely with you an academic capacity, preferably in […]
I Majored in Theater/Visual Arts/Film/etc. Can I still Get into Law School?
Every year, I work with a number of students who, right off the bat, are bashing themselves: “I didn’t major in PoliSci. I majored in Theater. We’ve got to do some damage control.” “I was dumb–I didn’t think about the fact that I wanted to go to law school and majored in Photography in college.” […]
Over 30 and Applying to Law School?
This blog is brought to you by a special guest, Ann Levine. Ann is the former Director of Admissions for two ABA-approved law schools and the author of the bestselling law school admission guide The Law School Admission Game: Play Like an Expert. Since starting Law School Expert in 2004, Ann has personally helped over […]