Law school waitlist tips

I will be coming out with my latest ebook (hopefully) next week: The Nine Mistakes You Don't Want to Make on A Law School Waitlist.  In researching that ebook, I have explored the waitlist policies of a number of top law schools. I will post the feedback in several blog posts over the next several days.

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In the meantime, check out these two article:

5 Keys to Unlock the Waitlist Lock

Waitlist Purgatory

[Edit 4/8/05: The Nine Mistakes You Don't Want to Make on a Law School Waitlist is now available. It is on sale through April 14, 2005 ]

Comments

[Michelle Williams]

Hello,

My name is Michelle and I have been put on the waitlist of the one school I really thought I had no chance of getting into. I believe the reason I was put on the list was because of my lsat score. I was thinking of re-taking the exam and working for another year. I've already taken one year off and and I'm currently working for a major hedge fund. I fear that if I don't get a higher score I won't get in and will have wasted another year.

Would you happen to have any advice you could offer?

Kind Regards,

Michelle

[Linda Abraham]

Michelle,
Can you retake the LSAT ASAP so that perhaps you would have the new score before the school makes its decision and wouldn't have to wait another year and reapply?

[Samantha]

Hello,
I was denied off the waitlist at a school I really want to go to. What are my chances of being accepted if I re-apply for next year?
Thank you,
Samantha

[Linda Abraham]

Samantha,

Being waitlisted means you were real close this year. Clearly they liked your application...just not as much as they liked those of your competition. Being waitlisted augers well, but it is not a guarantee of admission the second time around.

Best,
Linda