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Between preparing for the LSAT, asking professors for recommendation letters and simply finding a best fit, applying to law school is a challenging process. That’s why experts say to start early and devote a significant amount of time and effort to the process. Here are 13 tips to help craft an application that will impress admissions officers." …
This article is a bit off-target.
All that really matters to 99% of law school admissions officers is an applicant’s LSAT score & undergraduate GPA.
Only Stanford & Yale law schools have the luxury of considering other factors despite an applicant’s above median LSAT score & GPA.
Sad to say but true. If you graduate from Podunk U. with a 3.8 gpa in sociology, lock yourself in your room, don’t work and study for the LSAT for 6 months and pop a 170 you have a great shot at a T14 school. If you go to an Ivy , get a 3.8, work for 2 years at a top 5 law firm, study for the LSAT WHILE working for said firm 60+ hrs per week and get a 167 you are lucky to get waitlisted at a T14.
I neglected to mention in my earlier post in this thread that URM status is also an important factor in law school admissions (in addition to one’s undergraduate GPA & one’s best LSAT score).