<p>If i submit my applications in september/october while im in the process of finishing my last semester of college, will the grades of the last semester be fully incorporated when making the decision or would it not be considered as much as my previous college grades?</p>
<p>If you apply during college, your grades for that semester will not be considered at all. So if you applied during the fall of senior year, only your grades through junior year would be considered.</p>
<p>Is it better to apply senior year or after graduation? Is there any other advantages and disadvantages besides a year’s worth of grades?</p>
<p>“Is it better to apply senior year or after graduation?”</p>
<p>If you think your senior year grades will bring up your GPA, if you’re hoping to get a reference from a prof you have senior year or are doing something that year that might enhance your application (writing a thesis, captaining a sports team, a special internship, whatever) or if there’s something you want to do between college and law school (work, travel, establish residency in a state, whatever) it’s better to apply after graduation. If you think your senior year grades will hurt you, it’s better to apply senior year.</p>
<p>“Is there any other advantages and disadvantages besides a year’s worth of grades?”</p>
<p>Advantages to waiting: another year’s worth of extracurricular activities or work experience; a larger pool of profs to write you a recommendation; time to save up money for paying for school or to make sure you really want to go to law school, the opportunity to study and work on applications without having other classes; and the ability to fit in better with law school classmates, the majority of whom have taken time off.</p>
<p>Advantages to applying senior year: it enables you to go straight to law school, you’re in the groove of studying and applying for things, your professors remember you better (note: you can have them write applications your senior year and keep them on file until you decide to apply).</p>