Hey guys,
I'm posting this because I am finishing up my junior year of undergrad (UMD) and post undergraduate admissions are al I have been able to think about for the last year. I'm looking to get my Masters in Criminology at UMD and go to law school.
Wanted to use this thread to talk about my situation, hear about your guys situations, discuss LSAT / MCAT / GRE, answer questions from younger guys, give / receive advice, etc. Didferent types of admissions are very different, and much more varied (and important) than undergraduate admissions. For example, Law School is all about hard numbers like GPA / LSAT whereas PHD and MBAs want you to have more experience.
My situation is I'm looking at a 3.65 GPA by the end of this semester (thus cemented for the upcoming law school cycle) and am taking the September LSAT (day after my 21st birthday lol). I've only taken one practice LSAT diagnostic and got a 158. Not good but I'm absolutely confident post studying I'll pull a 173+, I don't get nervous during those tests etc.
My plan right now is to apply for both law school and my Master's in the fall. I will get into my Masters no problem, so if I don't get into the law school I want to, I'll accept UMD (and do the program in a year, boost my GPA my senior year, and apply again next cycle. Otherwise, it depends on what law schools I get into. I'm looking at T14s, obviously Yale / Harvard, but realistically I'm thinking like UVA, Columbia, and Georgetown.
What about you all, who are currently experiencing this Hell, have questions, or have successfully applied to a post secondary institution and have advice?
GO
I'm posting this because I am finishing up my junior year of undergrad (UMD) and post undergraduate admissions are al I have been able to think about for the last year. I'm looking to get my Masters in Criminology at UMD and go to law school.
Wanted to use this thread to talk about my situation, hear about your guys situations, discuss LSAT / MCAT / GRE, answer questions from younger guys, give / receive advice, etc. Didferent types of admissions are very different, and much more varied (and important) than undergraduate admissions. For example, Law School is all about hard numbers like GPA / LSAT whereas PHD and MBAs want you to have more experience.
My situation is I'm looking at a 3.65 GPA by the end of this semester (thus cemented for the upcoming law school cycle) and am taking the September LSAT (day after my 21st birthday lol). I've only taken one practice LSAT diagnostic and got a 158. Not good but I'm absolutely confident post studying I'll pull a 173+, I don't get nervous during those tests etc.
My plan right now is to apply for both law school and my Master's in the fall. I will get into my Masters no problem, so if I don't get into the law school I want to, I'll accept UMD (and do the program in a year, boost my GPA my senior year, and apply again next cycle. Otherwise, it depends on what law schools I get into. I'm looking at T14s, obviously Yale / Harvard, but realistically I'm thinking like UVA, Columbia, and Georgetown.
What about you all, who are currently experiencing this Hell, have questions, or have successfully applied to a post secondary institution and have advice?
GO