On Hold- What Should I do? Forum
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On Hold- What Should I do?
I was put 'On Hold' back in August from my top choice school (Miami). I have made other arrangements to attend another school, but with seat deposit deadlines approaching and I still have yet to hear back from Miami, I am not sure what to do. In December I sent a LOCI hoping to spark either an acceptance, rejection or waitlist reply, fully accepting whichever I was to receive. At this point, I just want to know if I am going to get rejected or not, that way I can fully commit to the school I chose instead of Miami and start making arrangements for next year. However, I don't think I can do that until I have heard back from UM. So, what I am asking, is should I attempt to reach out to UM and ask if there has been progress made? In the letter they sent they said I would hear back before April 30, but April 15 is the deadline for all of my schools for my seat deposit. And if by the grace of God, I get into UM for some reason I would definitely go there. Thanks in advance for your advice.
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Re: On Hold- What Should I do?
The best way to get into Miami is retake the LSAT and get a better score. Unless you come from a lot of family money, you should not pay sticker at Miami
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Re: On Hold- What Should I do?
Agreed with trebek above, and I'll also add that if you are focused on attending UM for sticker this year or another, worse school for any money down, you are not thinking about law school admissions correctly (based on what you have said in this and other posts). You should wait a year, study rigorously for and retake the LSAT, and apply early next cycle, ideally finding something productive to do in the mean time. Charging into law school with a limited understanding of the costs and benefits of going, particularly when you have plenty of room for improvement on the LSAT and no good options for this cycle, is a bad idea.
If you are committed to that bad idea, though, you should call UM and ask what's going on. Nothing to lose by a call like that.
If you are committed to that bad idea, though, you should call UM and ask what's going on. Nothing to lose by a call like that.
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Re: On Hold- What Should I do?
Would taking the LSAT in April be too late? I still have been using my materials and that gives me a month and a half to rigorously study. Before taking the first LSAT I was getting practice scores of 160. I completely blanked getting a 152.
decimalsanddollars wrote:Agreed with trebek above, and I'll also add that if you are focused on attending UM for sticker this year or another, worse school for any money down, you are not thinking about law school admissions correctly (based on what you have said in this and other posts). You should wait a year, study rigorously for and retake the LSAT, and apply early next cycle, ideally finding something productive to do in the mean time. Charging into law school with a limited understanding of the costs and benefits of going, particularly when you have plenty of room for improvement on the LSAT and no good options for this cycle, is a bad idea.
If you are committed to that bad idea, though, you should call UM and ask what's going on. Nothing to lose by a call like that.
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Re: On Hold- What Should I do?
April is a little late for the cycle, but you can use it to get off waitlists if you are on them and maybe some money. But if you improve to a 160 you'd be much better of re-applying for next cycle and you'd get much better results. Either way, you definitely should sign up for the LSAT and retake. If you were getting a 160 on your practice tests there is absolutely 0 reason you should settle using a 152kennedyiu wrote:Would taking the LSAT in April be too late? I still have been using my materials and that gives me a month and a half to rigorously study. Before taking the first LSAT I was getting practice scores of 160. I completely blanked getting a 152.
decimalsanddollars wrote:Agreed with trebek above, and I'll also add that if you are focused on attending UM for sticker this year or another, worse school for any money down, you are not thinking about law school admissions correctly (based on what you have said in this and other posts). You should wait a year, study rigorously for and retake the LSAT, and apply early next cycle, ideally finding something productive to do in the mean time. Charging into law school with a limited understanding of the costs and benefits of going, particularly when you have plenty of room for improvement on the LSAT and no good options for this cycle, is a bad idea.
If you are committed to that bad idea, though, you should call UM and ask what's going on. Nothing to lose by a call like that.
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