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ECs include 2 years of work experience in oil and gas industry, 1 year of experience in the current role doing environmental compliance. Volunteered at food banks and the kitchen in homeless shelters for 2 years. Ran free online tutoring program for new to Canada chinese students since covid ended. LOR should be pretty good, published a paper under one of the professors.

Applied with environmental & indigenous law streams in mind.

Appreciate any feedback! Thanks

*woops cGPA is a 3.3

This might be a stupid question, but how are you guys referring to the Lincoln Alexander School of Law in your personal statements? I have been saying LASL but I am seeing everyone here refer to it as TMU Law. I don't want to look dumb submitting a statement with an acronym that nobody uses. PLZ HELP THANK YOU!

I've been putting together my personal statements recently but I feel like they aren't very compelling to be honest. I don't really have any softs nor do I really have a profound reason to go into law other than I think it can be a good career and I (as best as I can judge) think that I will like being a lawyer. I feel like I'm struggling to find how I want to structure my personal statements, because I have seen people with really strong narratives as to why law is for them whereas I feel like what I'm writing is just why I think I would succeed in law school. For background I have a B.Comm from U of S. I guess I am looking for some advice on what I should be talking about in my personal statements, any help is appreciated!

I'm applying to U of C, U of A, and UBC, stats are 171/86%(3.75 GPA).

I graduated from UofT in 2021 and understood that I would qualify as a mature applicant for this admissions cycle. However, I enrolled in Yorkville University’s interior design program in April 2026 because of my interest in design. I’m now planning to withdraw because of changes to OSAP funding, the high tuition costs, and my disappointment with the quality of the program.

I understand that I still need to disclose my attendance, but I’m concerned about how these two or three terms might affect my eligibility to apply as a mature applicant and the reference requirements.

My understanding is that schools such as the University of Ottawa require an academic reference if you have attended university within the past five years. Since my Yorkville classes have been online, I haven’t developed close relationships with my instructors and don’t feel they know me well enough to provide a meaningful reference. I’m also hesitant to contact a UofT professor after so many years, as they may not remember me.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? I’d appreciate advice on how to approach the academic reference requirement and whether my recent enrolment affects my mature applicant status.

Hey guys, I’m currently stressing about law school applications. I have a strong GPA and LSAT, but my ECs are pretty limited, mainly volunteering and a summer job. I haven’t been involved in university clubs because my commute is 1.5 hours each way, making it difficult to attend evening meetings.

How heavily do schools like UBC and Osgoode weigh ECs, and would my lack of involvement significantly hurt my chances?

164 LSAT
3.86 cGPA
3.91 B2/L2

Decent extra curricular’s including lots of volunteering and a good PS imo. I applied to Ottawa, Queens, Windsor, Osgoode, UBC, and UofT.

Hey everyone!

I’m wondering, would anyone be willing to take a look at my personal statements and offer some advice to me. I’m super open to any opinions anyone may have, and I’d really appreciate it.

I hope we all get in this cycle 🙏 good luck to everyone!

Hi! So I am an American who is applying to a handful of Canadian schools this fall. I’m looking for some advice/a reality check to get a good grasp on what my best options are. I already know I want to study environmental law, with an emphasis on policy, if that helps widdle down my choices.

I graduated with a BS in Finance from a reputable Colorado business school in 2023, but my GPA is kind of dog shit; 2.9 on a 4.0 scale. I am planning to apply as a discretionary applicant, as I struggled severely with my mental health and an undiagnosed disorder, which heavily impacted my academics. Not to mention 75% of my education was online due to Covid, which also heavily impacted my ability to learn and perform to my best ability.

My most recent LSAT score is a 156 and I’m registered for the Nov test. Obviously, I need to improve my score by a decent amount still (any words of encouragement are appreciated).
EDIT: my PTs are 16high so I am confident about getting a higher score in the future.

Since getting my degree, I have not been working in my applied industry. I instead have taken the route of serving my community by being anything from a medical caretaker, to a nanny, to a household manager. I also have been a seasonal ski coach for my hometown ski team, which has meant a lot to me.

Without getting too specific, I think my personal statement is pretty darn good. I touch a lot on why I decided not to pursue a career and finance, and instead pursued my desire to be of service, which ultimately is a huge driving force behind my decision to become a lawyer. Furthermore, I have some pretty killer letters of recommendation from the director of the company I interned for in college and recent employers.

Final note if you’ve read this far :) under Bill C – 3 of the citizenship act, I am a Canadian citizen, but I don’t have documentation to show that yet. I am in the process of acquiring this documentation, but I likely won’t have it in time for submitting my applications. I am curious as to how this would impact any of my applications to Canadian schools. I know this is quite niche and out of the scope of this sub, but I figured it could be a decent place to get any information regarding that.

Thank you so much for your time and any advice you’re willing to provide :))

Good evening everyone! I am applying to law schools this cycle. However, my GPA isn’t the greatest. I have a 2.8 cGPA from York University and graduated with a Bcomm degree, I have a 165 lsat score, a decent personal statement and an ok resume. I really want to get into law school in Canada and don’t mind the school, even if it is outside Ontario. Staying in Ontario would be my first choice but I’m just thinking about what schools are worth applying to across the country with my given stats. Can someone please let me know which schools across the country would give me the best chance of admission across Canada? Thank you