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Counting on my military experience |
| Message Name: |
You are a good candidate |
| Date Posted: |
11/03/2002 |
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Would appreciate any feedback. I graduated from a tier 1 private liberal arts school out in LA, and have spent the last 7 years as an Air Force officer. Finally decided on attending law school last year. I've had a good military career; spent the last 3 years at the Pentagon doing high-level intelligence work, and did well in my intelligence officer training (graduated as the number one). I know I have a strong resume, and I think my personal statement is strong...however, I'm concerned my undergrad GPA from forever ago will hurt me. I had a 2.9 in college, with a downward trend in the last two years, which was when I was president of my fraternity and really involved in ROTC. A lot changes since undergrad, though, when you've been working for a long time. Got a 167 on my LSAT. GTown is my number one choice (went early decision to them), followed by GW, American, and GMU (want to stay in D.C.) I've heard GTown likes prior military applicants...does anyone have any advice? Think I'm setting my sights too high? Thanks in advance. |
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Your GPA is a negative but it should be offset by your work experience, your military work and high LSAT score. I would think that your shot of getting in to G-Town is pretty good. Definitely tell them how committed to the school you are and stress your DC connection. The Dean (I think he is called Dean Andy) is very nice and wants to help people.
That said my own experience in applying to law schools led me to believe that money for G-Town is tight even for good applicants--so if you are looking for a scholarship (as I was) I would definitely concentrate some efforts on American and GW.
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