ADVICE NEEDED: now or next cycle?
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 11:22 am
Hi. Okay here's the background info... I'm 22, non-URM, I've been in the Peace Corps for about 1.5 years now, my term of service ends in mid-August of 2011. I went to a top public university, and my GPA was 3.85. I've taken one LSAT (October of this year) and got a 170.
I'd say there is a 2% chance that I will want to begin my 1L year this coming fall (within two weeks of returning from the Peace Corps), so I'm pretty set on sitting out another year, and starting up in the fall of 2012. I have all of my app stuff for this year pretty much done. But I'm feeling like I should just sit out and apply for the year that I'm more likely to attend. My father's opinion is that with the instability of the economy, the likelihood of me getting a scholarship to a T14 school could be significantly lower next year, and so that I should apply this cycle, and then request a deferral. I don't know much, but I'm not confident about the likelihood of getting a scholly offer deferred too. I also feel that if I wait until the next cycle, my app will be slightly stronger (possible publications), and that I will be able to get it in much earlier in the cycle, thereby increasing my $$ chances.
Should I go ahead and apply this cycle, and if I don't get what I want reapply next cycle, or if I do get what I want, request a deferral? Or should I just wait until the next cycle?
I appreciate the input.
I'd say there is a 2% chance that I will want to begin my 1L year this coming fall (within two weeks of returning from the Peace Corps), so I'm pretty set on sitting out another year, and starting up in the fall of 2012. I have all of my app stuff for this year pretty much done. But I'm feeling like I should just sit out and apply for the year that I'm more likely to attend. My father's opinion is that with the instability of the economy, the likelihood of me getting a scholarship to a T14 school could be significantly lower next year, and so that I should apply this cycle, and then request a deferral. I don't know much, but I'm not confident about the likelihood of getting a scholly offer deferred too. I also feel that if I wait until the next cycle, my app will be slightly stronger (possible publications), and that I will be able to get it in much earlier in the cycle, thereby increasing my $$ chances.
Should I go ahead and apply this cycle, and if I don't get what I want reapply next cycle, or if I do get what I want, request a deferral? Or should I just wait until the next cycle?
I appreciate the input.