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I am freaking out because I was fully planning on attending UofM, signed a lease, paid my damage deposit, and basically had everything figured out 😭 But UofA is my dream school, so I feel like I have to take the opportunity. Now I’m scrambling to figure out what to do about the lease and feeling very conflicted! So if anyone starting at Robson Hall is looking for a studio, PLEASE message me!!!! 😂 I may have a fully furnished place that needs a new tenant.

Hi everyone, I asked a similar question earlier this year when I received my LSAT score, but since the cycle opens soon I'd love to hear what you think my chances are for U of C. If anyone is interested in giving me their thoughts please send me a message! Thanks.

Edit: i suppose i should have included details off the bat here. didn't want to post everything publicly because some of it is googleable but hopefully it's vague enough. plz see below:

GPA: 3.845 using UofC calculation LSAT: 164, taken once
Work Experience (10 positions total)

• Full-time Geophysicist (registered as a Geoscientist in Training) since early 2025
• Part-time tutor for five years
• Summer student positions in 2022 and 2024
• Teaching Assistant for a semester in 2024
• Barista and server throughout summers and school semesters from mid 2020 to the end of 2022
• 2019 Summer - Recreational Sport Coach

 

Extracurricular activities

• Head of communications for a volunteer committee for nearly two years
• Event Subcommittee Chair with the same committee for the same amount of time
• 2025 - local Pageant Queen, included over 250 hours of community engagement and volunteer work. Lots of emcee work
• Ran a fundraising project as part of being a contestant at Miss Universe Canada 2025. Won an award for highest score in the Humanitarian Project category (primarily based on a presentation about the project)
• Annual interviewer for local city awards (about 8 hrs/year)
• 2023 - volunteer ambassador for a local organisation. Over 1000 hours, with a large focus on public speaking and working with Treaty 7 First Nations
• 2020-2021 - Volunteer at hospital
• 2019 - 2022 - Executive for a university club
• 2019-2022 - University club member, lead wellness tutorials for first year studentts
• 2019 - 2020 - VP for university club

Hi.

To put it simply I was a wreck during 3rd and 4th year and I was unable to focus on school at all. There are no real excuses for this, my mental health was just in the gutter for 3 semesters, going past the point of no return after it was too late to withdraw from school. I ended up having to escape back home during exam season each of those times, with my parents support. I should have taken some time off at the beginning of my third year, but I didn't foresee myself getting that bad...

Now thankfully I am on track to finish my undergrad after 5.5 years in December, and I've pulled my GPA up significantly after retaking all of those failed course.

Would it be wise for me to even consider trying for law school? I understand OLSAS GPA's weigh repeated courses the same. Even if I study my ass off for a high LSAT, is it even worth applying?

Thanks in advance

I want to ideally start law school in fall 2028. I just want to know at what point should I take my first LSAT and what is the best time to apply?

August 19, 26’ :(

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some hopecore for yall i thought it was so over 😭 received at around 7pm today

Hey guys, looking for a little advice here.

I wrote the LSAT back in January and scored a 165. With my GPA, I’m pretty confident that score is good enough to get me into my target schools. Plus, life has been pretty chaotic since (I have a baby now).

My one massive concern is my writing sample. It wasn't completely terrible, but it definitely wasn't great either. The first half actually felt pretty solid, but as time started running out, I panicked. My arguments got super simplistic and short, and my conclusion was basically nonexistent.. just a couple quick sentences to wrap it up before the timer hit zero.

At the time, I told myself I’d just retake the whole LSAT anyway, so I didn't care as much. But now that a retake is the last thing I want to do with a newborn, I'm stuck.

So my essential question is: is it worth redoing the entire LSAT just because of a mediocre writing sample? Or are admissions committees going to look at my 165 and not really care that the essay ended on a rushed note? Appreciate any real talk on this.

School doesn’t specify a dress code but I’m just wondering if it’s considered inappropriate

I was waitlisted at Windsor with a 143 LSAT, and ultimately rejected. Would raising my LSAT even to the mid-high 150s give me a chance at that school, I genuinely just don’t know if I can bring it up to the 160s :(. My gpa is a 3.2.

(repost from law school admissions) Hello!! I'm going into my 3rd year right now, and I'm writing the LSAT this September. My CGPA is around 3.6, and my LSAT is projected to be 165 ish. My softs are part-time jobs (administrative assistant and working at a library), volunteer tutoring for adults, couple advocacy clubs, and article writing clubs, and I'll be doing a 1-year internship in finance. I'm applying for all Ontario law schools; what are my odds looking like?? HELP
THANKS!!

Medium softs, slight upward trend in gpa (3-3.5) worked part-time all through undergrad. I just want to be a public defender or work for the government in some capacity, so I don't think the actual school matters that much. However, right now, my concern is getting in anywhere. I read that lakehead and windsor are the most likely to accept someone with my stats, but after reading through R and A posts I'm getting a little worried as it seems like most people who got accepted had stats that were higher than mine

I really don't want to retake the LSAT, but if it comes to it I guess I may have to. Appreciate any insight and advice!

I have 2 part-time semesters, one in the fall and one in the summer. The one in the fall is due to becoming ill (I only took one course) and the one in the summer is due to program changes in my undergrad which would force me to take 2 courses in the next year instead (so I completed one course then). The rest of the semesters in my undergrad have varying levels minimum 3 courses per semester all the way to 5 courses per semester. My cGPA (based on the OLSAS conversion) including all courses would be around a 3.87. I have a lot of research experience, advocacy work, and different school organizations that I were apart of. LSAT score- 168. Will I still be able to apply?

I’m working on my personal statement and I’m starting to overthink it lol.

I feel like I keep seeing these incredible PS stories about people overcoming huge obstacles, crazy life experiences, etc. And meanwhile my story is basically:

I went to Japan to teach English → realized there was a lot of workplace exploitation/worker issues → became interested in how I could actually help the teachers at the schools I worked at → moved into management so I could have more of an impact → eventually realized I wanted to take it further and go into employment law.

So it’s not really some dramatic life story. It was more of a gradual realization through my work experience.

How much detail do you actually need to give in a PS? And how important is having a really compelling/unique “story” vs just explaining your experiences, why they mattered to you, and why they led you to law?

150 lsat, 3.5 gpa. Email this afternoon. Was on waitlist since march

Hey everyone!

Quick question for anyone who’s written or booked the LSAT in Van recently.

I haven’t registered for the October 2026 test yet and I’m wondering what seat availability usually looks like for Vancouver test centres.

Do in-person slots fill up the second Prometric scheduling opens, or is there a solid chance to grab a Van spot when scheduling open up? I know they are now making it where if you register for the LSAT earlier, you get an earlier time to register.

Thank you!

I live in a major population center (Ottawa) but when I tested in June the testing center seemed kind of small and already full, despite online testing being available?

I made the decision to sign up for both the September and October LSATs kind of last minute (5 days before registration closed for September), and I know they are moving to a first registered first scheduled model going forward, with all LSATs being held in person.

I don’t have a car/means to take several days off work, so if I need to travel I likely would just not take the test :/

In August were there generally enough slots for everyone, or did people have to travel to find a spot? Waiting for the 25th is stressing me out.

I am looking for someone who was once (or has been a few times) in the trenches of prepping for an LSAT rewrite. I’ll put the context below, but I’m basically looking for tips and tricks for people who struggle with testing anxiety. Trust me, I didn’t think I had it but as you’ll see below, my scores tell me otherwise. Perhaps also some tips about getting back into the swing of studying when you have taken almost a year off.

For context, I have been on the waitlist since April of this year, and I had a lot of optimism about not ever having to write that exam again. I actually still have a little bit of optimism about admission, but let’s be so real 🫪

I’ve written it twice, both times without accommodations. The reason that information matters, is that my scores kind of indicate that I have undetectable testing anxiety lol I say undetectable in the sense that I felt very calm as I wrote, and I felt very focused.

I was regularly scoring between 169-172 in my PTs - and I perfectly mimicked the exam environment. However, my actual attempts were both exactly 14 points below what I had been scoring.

Also worth knowing, I got a cold before each of my official attempts. You don’t notice how much a cold messes with your cognitive function until you’re studying for an exam lol.

I do have diagnosed ADHD, however I was unmedicated up until two months ago. This medication has given me an ability to focus that I’ve never experienced before in my life. So there’s a good chance that my score could be different this time around.

I’ve never been the type to seek accommodations but at this point, I feel like I’m kind of shooting myself in the foot for not taking what could put me on a level playing field. So if you have any advice about how to mitigate testing day anxiety, I would love to hear it.