Relative importance of academic awards / extracurriculars?
Posted: Wed Nov 02, 2005 1:03 pm
Hello everyone,
Thank you for making such an informative website that is well organized and candid! It really helpes to alleviate some of the stress from people like myself this time of year.
My question: I am applying straight out of college and have a 3.72 (top 5 undergrad school) / 167 LSAT, which means that admission to some of the top law schools is reachable but will be competitive for me.
I am wondering what the relative importance of college activities and academic honors are in the evaulation process. Many of the applications I have filled out have asked me to detail them. Unfortunately in this regard, I am somewhat lacking because of the necessity I have had to work ten hours or so a week all throughout my college career to fulfill work study obligations. Is it wise to directly address this issue, or let them read my personal statement and have the committee draw conclusions on their own? Are there any schools that especially valued undergraduate extracurricular activities and honors? What is the best way to approach this situation?
Thank you all again so much; I'm so glad I found this site.
Thank you for making such an informative website that is well organized and candid! It really helpes to alleviate some of the stress from people like myself this time of year.
My question: I am applying straight out of college and have a 3.72 (top 5 undergrad school) / 167 LSAT, which means that admission to some of the top law schools is reachable but will be competitive for me.
I am wondering what the relative importance of college activities and academic honors are in the evaulation process. Many of the applications I have filled out have asked me to detail them. Unfortunately in this regard, I am somewhat lacking because of the necessity I have had to work ten hours or so a week all throughout my college career to fulfill work study obligations. Is it wise to directly address this issue, or let them read my personal statement and have the committee draw conclusions on their own? Are there any schools that especially valued undergraduate extracurricular activities and honors? What is the best way to approach this situation?
Thank you all again so much; I'm so glad I found this site.