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Question.

I finished undergrad in May. I started working a part-time job over the summer and I'm still at it. It's quite an unimpressive minimum wage-high-school-like-job. When I'm not at work. I basically spend all my time studying for the LSAT. I plan to take it in feb or June at the latest.

Will it count against me in admissions for working a non-law related basically fast food type of job for a year or two post graduation? (I say year or two just in case I don't end up taking the LSAT for a while ).

It will not matter one bit for law school admissions. Looking down the line, interviewers will ask you about your time off. But mostly because it's an easy talking point that kills time, i don't think it'll hurt you depending on how you frame it.

The only place that will care is Northwestern

won't matter one bit for admission to vast majority of schools

will likely be of significance when you're trying to get a job

darth lulz wrote:won't matter one bit for admission to vast majority of schools

will likely be of significance when you're trying to get a job

This. Any kind of "big kid" job you can get after undergrad is only going to help you come OCI. If you haven't even taken the LSAT yet you've still got plenty of time to get a full time job before you go back to school. Save some money and get some experience, it'll benefit you down the road. I had 9 months off between undergrad and LS and wish I would have done more with my time

Psychosis wrote:The only place that will care is Northwestern

Stahp perpetuating the NU work experience hype. They care more about substantial, full time (usually longer term) experience, not a part time fast good gig. No offense meant OP, just clarifying.