Top Law Schools

chances:
Reach
Duke ED round 2
Cornell with what I feel are compelling reasons for me to stay in Upstate NY

or like ermm
ND
BU
UNC
any other 15-30 people want to suggest

Wake
UF

OR

work a year and either retake/apply or apply early for better chances and money next cycle

mthanks

Edit: non URM

IUB, full scholarship, live the dream.

RMstratosphere wrote:IUB, full scholarship, live the dream.

I'm just barely above both medians there.. would I really get a full scholarship?

anyone else? :/

BlueDiamond wrote: work a year and either retake/apply or apply early for better chances and money next cycle

If you can, do this. Always.

rad law wrote:

BlueDiamond wrote: work a year and either retake/apply or apply early for better chances and money next cycle

If you can, do this. Always.

okay thanks.. i have a job lined up I'm just excited to go to LS but almost every way you look at it sitting out a year seems like a better option

BlueDiamond wrote:

rad law wrote:

BlueDiamond wrote: work a year and either retake/apply or apply early for better chances and money next cycle

If you can, do this. Always.

okay thanks.. i have a job lined up I'm just excited to go to LS but almost every way you look at it sitting out a year seems like a better option

Grats on the job bro. Take it, save money, and law school will still be around in a year.

rad law wrote:

BlueDiamond wrote:

rad law wrote:

BlueDiamond wrote: work a year and either retake/apply or apply early for better chances and money next cycle

If you can, do this. Always.

okay thanks.. i have a job lined up I'm just excited to go to LS but almost every way you look at it sitting out a year seems like a better option

Grats on the job bro. Take it, save money, and law school will still be around in a year.

This. Plus, work experience is always a nice soft.

HeavenWood wrote:

rad law wrote:
Grats on the job bro. Take it, save money, and law school will still be around in a year.

This. Plus, work experience is always a nice soft.

Thanks These comments definitely give some backup to what my mindset is at the moment. My parents (like many others I'm sure) think my numbers are amazing and the choice to take time off is insane; where I think my numbers are simply average or slightly above (at least with the TLS crowd). They aren't too happy when i "downplay my achievements." No explanations have worked yet to convince them, but I'm rambling and it's beyond the scope of this thread haha. So I truly do appreciate the input.