Better to apply sooner or later? Forum

[JusPassItToWill]

Hi All,

I am somewhat of a splitter (3.69, 180) applying to the T14, with my first choice being Harvard. According to a blog post I read (at http://admissionsbythenumbers.com), it states that as a splitter I have a 73.7% higher chance of admission if I apply in September over October and so on.

Looking at it, it seems like I have three options:

1. Apply now, with 1 academic LOR and 1 employment LOR, in time for September
2. Wait until I receive my second academic LOR, apply with 2 academic LOR and 1 employment LOR, sometime in October?
3. Apply now, then when I receive my second academic LOR send it to the schools (is this even an option?)

For some basic information, I am 15 months out of undergrad as of now, and will be over 2 years out of undergrad at the time I enter law school in 2016. Everything else in my application is ready to go now, and all I'm waiting on is that one academic letter of recommendation, which is taking a while. I know schools tend to frown on applications that don't have at least two academic LORs.

What say you? Does it hurt more to not have 2 academic LORs, or to apply a couple weeks to a month later?

[Rigo]

Option 3.

[Dcc617]

Hi All,

I am somewhat of a splitter (3.69, 180) applying to the T14, with my first choice being Harvard. According to a blog post I read (at http://admissionsbythenumbers.com), it states that as a splitter I have a 73.7% higher chance of admission if I apply in September over October and so on.

Looking at it, it seems like I have three options:

1. Apply now, with 1 academic LOR and 1 employment LOR, in time for September
2. Wait until I receive my second academic LOR, apply with 2 academic LOR and 1 employment LOR, sometime in October?
3. Apply now, then when I receive my second academic LOR send it to the schools (is this even an option?)

For some basic information, I am 15 months out of undergrad as of now, and will be over 2 years out of undergrad at the time I enter law school in 2016. Everything else in my application is ready to go now, and all I'm waiting on is that one academic letter of recommendation, which is taking a while. I know schools tend to frown on applications that don't have at least two academic LORs.

What say you? Does it hurt more to not have 2 academic LORs, or to apply a couple weeks to a month later?

You're not a splitter. Congrats on your score.

[PrayFor170]

How exactly did you hit 180!!

[Troianii]

How exactly did you hit 180!!

+1

I mean, since a 178 is the 99.9th(?) percentile, which would have been "top 1 out of 1000", you did even better than that. Uh... yeah. Apply to every T-14 law school, you'll probably get into every T-14 law school. And with your score, I wouldn't really worry about timing. Ask another recommender to do it if one is taking too long, then send it in within a couple weeks. Then pick which non-conditional full-ride suits you best. I pity the hard place you're put in.