46: Former NYU Law Admissions Dean + Steve Schwartz on Law School Admissions

Discussion with former NYU Law Admissions Dean Christina Chong and Steve Schwartz on Law School Admissions, covering 2019 LSAT changes, LSAT addenda, and more.

https://youtu.be/vTcCaP3-H7s

0:17 general law school application advice

4:51 law school diversity statement

6:38 law school addenda for low LSAT scores

12:09 2019 LSAT changes / digital LSAT

13:37 law school application timeline / applying to law school "late" with January / March LSAT scores

15:42 negotiating law school scholarships, mid-cycle updates

17:59 applying to law school with LSAT vs GRE scores

20:38 law school rankings and LSAT vs GRE, impact of rankings on admissions decisions

24:46 painting a picture with your law school application, not repeating yourself

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This is a discussion with former NYU law admissions officer Christina Chong and Steve Schwartz. Together, we discussed 2019 LSAT changes, trends with the LSAT being offered more frequently, the Digital LSAT, and the LSAT v GRE. We also covered law school personal statements, addenda, and diversity statements.

(Christina works at InGenius Prep. Email [email protected] to find out more about working with Christina.)

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Some takeaways:

* keep addenda short and sweet, not 7 pages, ~200 words for a low LSAT score

* feel free to write an addendum whenever you like, even if it's just because the digital LSAT doesn't go well for you

* don't repeat yourself in your application

* lots of ambiguity about the future role of GRE, but doesn't seem as compelling as applying with LSAT

* a school as popular as NYU doesn't necessarily obsess over rankings the way others might

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If you like these kinds of discussions, I've done several more on the LSAT Unplugged Podcast:

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