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Originally Posted by trigstarr
Hi all,
I just have some questions about the process of getting INTO a law school from a somewhat unique situation. I graduated Binghamton University exactly one year ago and have been working a part-time job since. I've been strongly considering law school lately but have some concerns:
First, I haven't started studying for the LSAT. From what I've read elsewhere, the next test I should take would be February 2010. This probably varies from school to school, but is February early enough to be admitted that same Fall?
Second, I've been removed from college for a now. By the time I take the LSAT, even longer. I don't really have professors from Binghamton to give me recommendations but I do have a job. Would a recommendation from an employer be a problem?
Advice from anyone who went through or is going through a similar situation would be greatly appreciated. This thread as already been a great resource.
I applied for this fall after a real late start. Last summer I had decided I was going to go back to school, but I was aiming for 2010. Then I lost my job in October 08 and figured I'd just up it for 2009. I studied for the LSAT for one month; worked through the Kaplan book then took a bunch of practice tests.
I took the LSAT December 08 and scored a couple of points higher than my first practice test.
I have been out of school since 2007, and was only able to find one professor who I thought would write me a really good rec, so I also got a couple from professional people. By the time all my recs were submitted, it was the end of January, so I got my apps in WAY last minute. (All of the schools I applied to claimed to require at least one academic ref)
I applied to these six schools:
NYU
Columbia
Penn
Northwester
UVA
Georgetown
All six of them waitlisted me. Georgetown pulled me off the list less than a week after waitlisting me, and I'm still sitting on the other 5.
I probably would have had a chance at the other ones if I had applied earlier.
If you're ready to start not I'd recommend taking the test in the fall, and you'll easily be able to go back to school fall of 2010. If you **** up the LSAT in Oct. you can retake in Dec. Definitely get your recs together early, that's what hurt me.