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Hey all! This forum has been endlessly helpful in the past few years of preparing for law school. I got my GPA from the 3.5 range to 3.82-3.85, changed my major and am taking a year off for LSAT prep because of y'all. All of this gave me much higher standards for my future, motivating me to get in shape. I've lost 70+ pounds and am now a size 6 (from a 16 ). Hate to be so vain, but I'm not so sure that I would have done so without having spent TONS of time on this forum. Sappy/weird? Probably, but thanks

I'm still worrying about being as competitive as possible. Goal is YHS (mostly H). I'm coming from a TTT undergrad and I know it's not supposed to matter, but I have never seen someone get into H from my school (as per their list online). Is this just a coincidence? My school has 50k+ students, you'd think there'd be a lot of aspiring lawyers and that at least one of them would have the stats.

I also have bad-mediocre softs. Two average internships + working through most of school. I have so much trouble believing that you can get into H without doing something significant. I'm currently a legal assistant at A Family Law Firm so I have done NOTHING impressive. I hate my job, but I have to work, are there any jobs I could pursue that would be marginally more of a "good soft"? What about to improve employment chances post-law school?

I've also done little to no volunteering. Besides working and school, I spend most of my free time on Crossfit and related activities, running races, etc. Is this something relevant to a law school admissions resume? As much as I love the stuff, I'd be willing to cut down on it to do some volunteering or something.

I know I'm overthinking this stuff but the whole notion of climbing the ladder from online high school --> crappy ugrad --> Ivy law school is BLOWING. MY. MIND. Is it really possible?

With no LSAT no one can help you. Also, you worry me. If you hate your job, maybe law is not for you. I don't think you need anything of major significance for H, other than a great LSAT. Also, I don't think your undergrad will make a difference. Hopefully the 50K+ students mean a public university and not an on-line school. Good luck with your continued self improvement. Rock the LSAT.

bmore wrote:With no LSAT no one can help you. Also, you worry me. If you hate your job, maybe law is not for you. I don't think you need anything of major significance for H, other than a great LSAT. Also, I don't think your undergrad will make a difference. Hopefully the 50K+ students mean a public university and not an on-line school. Good luck with your continued self improvement. Rock the LSAT.

I hate my job because of reasons having nothing to do with the actual work Thanks for your input!