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How much are applications increasing??? |
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a year off |
| Date Posted: |
11/15/2001 |
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I am in a position quite similiar to yours.... I have a 3.69 GPA in finance and a 169 on the LSAT. From what I have heard, it is going to be A LOT more competitive this year. Some people might say its not a big deal because you'll still get into a top 10 or top 15. But I think it is a huge deal, because if you can get into a top 10 this year, maybe you'd be able to get into a top 5 next year when the economy gets better (hopefully!) and people get jobs instead of applying to law school.
I am seriously looking into taking a year off and traveling. Living and working in another country can teach you more and open your eyes more than anything. We have all our life to go to grad school/law school, why not take a year and experience life?
I'd love to hear what others think... |
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If you want to take a year off to travel, that might be fun and meaningful. But I con't think that the competitive nature of law school admissions is really the reason to take the year off. Nobody can predict how long the recession will last, nor how best to time your law school graduation to end just when the recession ends. The argument that by waiting "maybe you'd be able to get into a top 5 next year" makes too many assumptions as to the future that simply cannot be known--that "next year" will be better than "this year" for law school admissions (if the recession deepens, it could be much worse), and that a 3.69, 169 would be in the top 5 last year or next year but definitely out this year.
I'm all for anyone experiencing a bit of travel if that's what they want, but
when your credentials probably mean top 10 in any event, the argument that "next year it might be top 5" seems too slender a reed to me.
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