With the first big law fair of the season about to happen—the Washington, D.C. LSAC Forum—we know there are jitters out there.
What questions should you ask?
What question should you totally NOT ask?
It it ok to wear comfortable shoes?
We cover all this and more with Maggie Slater, the Assistant Dean for Enrollment Management at the West Virginia College of Law.
You can find out more about LSAC’s law forums here.
And don’t forget that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
With one admissions cycle closing and another about to open, Tajira McCoy and her panel of law school deans field a series of questions many applicants consider at this point of the admissions cycle:
When does it make sense to reapply in the coming admissions cycle (and do I really need to change my personal statement)?
What if I decide to attend the best school that admitted me and then try to transfer next year?
What are the considerations for transfer admission, especially given new trends in legal recruitment?
And, heck, have you ever wondered why you’re doing this Our deans’ give advice to their past selves about the doors and opportunities a legal education will open for them.
All that - and more - is covered in the latest roundtable. And don’t forget that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
It’s the beginning of a new law school admissions (and podcast!) season and we know what that means for many prospective applicants - working hard to prep for the LSAT while also having your personal statement, resume, and other application documents in the back of your mind. We speak with Nicole Agranonik - 7Sage LSAT class leader and a real life law school applicant - about how to balance those competing tasks, both from a professional standpoint and from her personal experience.
And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
With the 2024-2025 admissions cycle coming to an end, we take a few moments to recap the year. There were the highs (LSAT test taking numbers, applications submitted), the lows (delayed response times from admissions offices), and all the friends we made along the way. We also look ahead to the coming cycle and some of the broader national trends that may affect future law applicants.
And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
As mid-May approaches, Tajira McCoy hosts her latest roundtable with law school admissions leaders from around the country. With law schools receiving the highest number of applications in over a decade, our panelists dive into all matter of questions related to last minute applications, waitlists, holds, and reapplying. If you're on a waitlist, is it advisable to visit the school in question? How many LOCIs is too many? What are admissions officers looking for if you apply in consecutive admissions cycles? All that and more is covered in this roundtable! And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
With initial deposit deadlines in the rearview mirror, Reyes Aguilar (a fellow 7Sage admissions consultant) joins us to talk about all things related to the waitlist - why do schools have them, how do they select students from them, and what can you do to navigate them? And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
7Sage consultant Pauline Syrnik joins us to discuss her background as a lawyer working in the public interest and government spheres. How did she get into this line of work, what keeps her moving forward, and - no big deal - what are the financial realities really like in this area of the law. All that, more, and some admissions headlines! And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
Tajira McCoy hosts our latest “Deans' Roundtable” with a number of different law school directors/deans of admission. As the admissions cycle heads into spring and deposit deadlines loom, our deans field a number of questions about waitlists, holds, but also how they are managing a historic increase in national applications. What should students do if they’re on a waitlist? How about if they applied back in December and are still waiting for a decision? All that and more is covered in this roundtable! And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
Sam Kwak and Sam Riley - fellow 7Sage admissions consultants - join us to pull back the curtain on how law schools develop their scholarship models. What factors do Financial Aid and Admissions consider when building their scholarship models and how can those change over the course of the year? Is a scholarship model more like Scrooge McDuck's money bin, writing coupons, or both? What's the balance of merit versus need-based aid at law schools? All that and some headlines in our latest episode! And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
Tajira McCoy hosts our latest “Deans' Roundtable” with a number of different law school directors/deans of admission. This discussion was recorded just as the calendar was flipping from February to March, and as we quickly approach the end of the admissions cycle, a few categories of questions are on admitted students’ minds: financial aid, scholarships, and reconsiderations. Remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, you can check us out at 7Sage.com.
With decision letters flying and admitted student visit programs on the horizon, we do a vibe check with Michael - a current 2L at Fordham Law. What are some of the strengths of Fordham Law from the student perspective? What's the community like? And, of course, what in the world is a "Fordham"? All that and some headlines in this week's episode of the 7Sage admissions podcast. And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
While it's the middle of application reading season, some of our listeners are current undergrads who are gearing up to apply in the future. So we catch up with Kamil Brown (7Sage admissions consultant and Director of Admissions at Boston College Law School) after a long day of reading applications to ask him how things are going. While he's fresh from time spent at his computer screen, what are the things that stand out when he's reading an application? What drives him crazy? And what are the the best things that future applicants can donow to prepare themselves for their law school file in a few years? All that, some headlines, our host completely failing to use the word "provincial" instead of "parochial" multiple times, and more in this week's episode. And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
Sam Riley hosts our monthly “Deans' Roundtable” with a number of different law school directors/deans of admission. It's January which means it's the middle of file reading season, application deadlines are approaching, schools are issuing scholarships, and everyone involved - applicants and admissions officers - are trying to keep up. Our deans give students an update on the admissions season thus far and cover a range of questions about pending LSATs, upcoming deadlines, waitlists, transfer strategies, and much more! And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
We chat with Dr. Sam Riley (7Sage admissions consultant and former admissions and financial aid staff member at UT Austin Law) about being how being in-state or out-of-state can affect chances of admission, scholarship, and a school’s strategy. We follow that up with a check on the headlines. And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
As we're nearing the halfway point of the admissions cycle, one question remains - "So ... what do I do now?" Whether you're still waiting to submit applications or have gotten a few decisions back already, we'll walk you through some action points you can take in the coming weeks. And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
Tajira McCoy hosts her monthly “Deans' Roundtable” with a number of different law school directors/deans of admission. With admissions officers now solidly in file reviewing-mode, we check in on what they’re seeing out there - what’s happening with national application numbers, how is that affecting schools’ strategies, how does this affect the timeline on which you should apply, and so much more! And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
You’ve spent weeks brainstorming, drafting, editing, refining, and finishing your law school application materials. You finally click “Submit” on LSAC’s website ... and then what? In this episode, we’ll walk you through the ins-and-outs of the next steps in your application's journey - from processing, to assigning to a reader, to how admissions officers review your documents, and more. And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
Tajira McCoy hosts her monthly “Deans' Roundtable” with a number of different law school directors/deans of admission. With admissions officers wrapping up their recruitment season, we now turn to file reading questions - how honest and thorough do you have to be when answering character & fitness questions (and why it is always a good idea to call the state bar examiners, too!), when is it appropriate to submit an addenda, how best to approach that kind of document, and so much more! And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
It’s the end of October and we’re checking in on how the law school admissions cycle is going thus far (and it’s been busy!). But while we’re still early in the cycle, we also chat about Early Decision - what is it and when can it make sense for you? And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.
Tajira McCoy hosts her monthly “Deans' Roundtable” with a number of different directors/deans of admission. With admissions officers in the midst of traveling to law fairs and meeting prospective students, the focus of the conversation is on all things related to submitting your application - do you need to tailor personal statements to each school, what’s the difference between a diversity statement and and adversity statement, the tips and tricks of being a re-applicant, various “do’s and don’t’s” of the admissions process, and so much more!
And remember that for help with all things related to LSAT prep and law school admissions, check us out at 7Sage.com.