Business AdministrationLaw School
Self-attested. The author confirmed their identity to us. The content itself is unchecked.Starting conditions
- Institution
- Regional Public University
- Major
- Business Administration
- GPA band
- 3.0-3.4
- Graduated
- 2015
- Location
- Chicago, United States
- Financial need
- First-generation student
Limited exposure to the destination field at the start.
The sequence6 steps
- Coursework7 mo
Took constitutional law and legal writing electives
Took constitutional law and legal writing electives. This took 7 months and was harder than expected.
- Exam5 mo
First LSAT attempt
First LSAT attempt. This took 5 months and was harder than expected.
Evidence for this step - Setback1 moPivotal
LSAT score well below the target school range
LSAT score well below the target school range. This took 1 months and was harder than expected.
Evidence for this stepObstacle
The plan stalled here, and it was not obvious it would recover.
How it was resolved
Asked the people who rejected me what the specific disqualifier was, then fixed exactly that instead of everything at once.
- Exam8 mo
LSAT retake after a full study reset
- Job1 yr 2 mo
Worked as a paralegal to confirm the decision
- Application8 mo
Application cycle
Start this earlier than feels necessary.
Outcome
Accepted to law school with scholarship
Reflection
Would repeat
- Starting the outreach earlier than felt comfortable.
Would skip
- The first application cycle, which I entered underprepared.
Biggest obstacle
Underestimating how long the prerequisite work would take alongside everything else.
What was luck
- One person answered a cold email who did not have to.
Estimated cost: Roughly $27,000 across the whole transition.