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My usual advice involves budgeting for
financial planning, but budgeting is not for money alone. You can also budget your time to keep from
becoming stressed and overwhelmed with law school applications as well as your
fall semester studies.
If you haven’t started planning already,
then you really need to buckle down. Two
of the three LSAT test dates have expired for registration. If you are planning to attend law school next
fall, then you must register for the LSAT immediately as the December test date
may already eliminate some options to where you apply. To register for the LSAT, go to http://www.lsac.org/.
Next, you should have a good idea of the
schools you wish to apply to. Make sure
you have all the deadlines marked down and the documents required to
apply. If you meet deadlines early, your
application fee may be waived.
Plot these deadlines and create your own
deadlines. Organize a calendar to block
off time for LSAT preparation, essay outlining, and research for schools. Add in a few activities or an internship to
help improve your résumé. Using Google Calendar can be extremely helpful,
especially for the visual types who like color coding.
Make sure you have gathered all of the
necessary documents for your recommendation letters. This packet should be well organized for your
recommender to easily go through. The easier
you make it for them, the more time and better quality your recommendation will
be. Provide these packets to your
recommenders early in the semester and give them a tentative deadline. Do not pester them about it, but as finals
approach and you haven’t received a response, give a gentle reminder. Remember to take the time to thank them once
the letter has been received.
Tackle each area of the application
bit-by-bit and keep organized. You will
be able to get through the semester stress-free/reduced and meet deadlines by
winter break.
For
other helpful suggestions for the application process, check out some of my
earlier posts:
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