What Law Schools Say They Want vs. What They Reward (Ep. 61 w/ Autumn from Gradmissions)

About this episode

Ben and Autumn discuss the importance of various components in law school applications based on a law school admissions office's ranking.

In this episode, Ben is joined by Autumn Lockett to react to a law school admissions office’s ranking of nine application components. We go through the list in order and talk about what seems right, what seems questionable, and what applicants should take away from it. The conversation covers things like GPA, LSAT scores, personal statements, recommendations, resumes, optional essays, interviews, and how much weight these pieces actually carry in the admissions process. The big takeaway: not every part of the application matters equally, and applicants should be careful about treating official admissions advice as though every component is equally important. Want help with the LSAT or your law school application? Check out everything we offer at heyfuturelawyer.com . Want admissions help from Autumn? Book a free call with her here: https://www.gradmissions.org/contact

People in this episode

Host: Ben

Guest: Autumn Lockett

Topics covered

• law school admissions
• application components
• GPA
• LSAT scores
• personal statements
• recommendations

Keywords

• law school
• admissions
• GPA
• LSAT
• personal statement
• recommendations
• application process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gradmissions, heyfuturelawyer.com

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