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Hello all, I would like some advice on the admissions strategy I should employ. My numbers are a 3.1 GPA w/ a 170 LSAT. Now that that is out of the way, it is worth noting that I honestly believe I can perform better, and will be retaking in December. My app list consists of, in order of preference: UVA, Cornell, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, Texas, Chapel Hill, George Washington.

In a nutshell, I am a splitter with a good personal statement, work experience as an Army National Guard officer and a full time police officer. I have no academic achievements to highlight on a resume, but exceptional performance in Army schools, at my unit, the police academy, and in my police department.

I wanted to write a why UVA/Cornell addendum and have what I believe to be good material for that, but this damn resume is killing me. Does anyone have advice?

Advice in general? Or resume advice?

I definitely think you should also apply to NU and WashU. Definitely do a why UVA.

I'm a sponge for information so I will take anything, but I am specifically interested in the resume.

I have no academic achievements to highlight on a resume, but exceptional performance in Army schools, at my unit, the police academy, and in my police department.

Service and leadership are always good....

The education section of your resume really doesn't have to be that long, especially if you've been out of school for a while and have significant work experience. Take a look at some of the sample resumes posted on HLS's website if you'd like some examples: http://www.law.harvard.edu/prospective/ ... urces.html

Do you have any specific questions about your resume? If you'd like someone to give your resume a read over, feel free to PM me!