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I'm waitlisted at Hastings. I'm talking to an admissions counselor and hopefully will know better where I stand in the next couple weeks. However, positive thinking aside, I'm assuming I do not get into Hastings (I'm hoping to but don't want to bank on it). I am in at a second tier school but don't think I would go even if they offered me a full ride because even though I am anxious to begin law school, its become ever so clear since perusing these boards that second tier doesn't really cut it. I'm 25 now, if I wait a year and reapply, am I getting "up there" in terms of age of 1L? I'd be 26 by the time I started school Fall 2002. This concerns me only because I've always been the youngest in my environment and the prospect of being in the middle or even among the oldest is somewhat discomforting, however irrational that feeling may be. Not enough to discourage me from wanting to go to law school but I just would like to know where I stand. I've got a 3.34 from BU and a B.S. in Communications Studies. My LSAT scores are a 156/163 and 160 average. I've given up taking the LSAT a third time because I don't think it will increase my chances to get into my dream schools anyways. So, can someone tell me if I reapply again next year, can I do better than my current prospects? Can I do better than Hastings? I love SF and would go to Hastings in a second if they took me off of that darned waitlist but if I had it do over again, I'd like more choices. Is USC a realistic hope? If I get my application in to them by October? If I get into Hastings, is that pretty much the best I can do and I should go with it or if I do things right next year with my apps (like get them in early), can I do better? Help! SOME people here think they have me figured out, that I'm just trying to solicit encouragement to soothe my fragile ego or something to that effect. I just have a hard time making a decision by myself and for better or worse, I need to hear the input of others. I'm reading One L right now and (perhaps naively) I really really am excited about law school and practicing law. But, at the same time, to believe that my future after graduation is just as rosy regardless of the rank of school is just stupid I think. For those of you who are tired of my "whining", forgive me for wanting to reach beyond my modest limitations. I would welcome any sincere advice, especially from someone who's been there done that. Thanks! |
