Reapplying After Dismissal (Ep. 1412)

Getting dismissed from law school isn’t the end. It resets the question. And the answer is the same: get your best possible LSAT score.

A listener was dismissed from her previous law school with a 1.8 GPA. Her previous law school won’t issue her a letter of good standing, and her new school wants one. A 165+ LSAT score doesn’t erase this problem, but it does make her a splitter.

The Score Makes the Case

The listener graduated from college with a 3.2 GPA, and her current LSAT score is 154. That isn't enough to offset the dismissal. Once she scores above 165, she begins raising most schools' LSAT median. When that happens, she’s giving the admissions committee a concrete reason to look past her academic record.

Keep the Addendum Short

The instinct is to explain everything: the school’s failures, the ABA complaint, the homelessness. Don’t. Every additional sentence sounds like an excuse.

"I fell into homelessness during COVID. It wasn’t the right time for me to attend law school. I should have withdrawn. Now I’m ready."

That’s the entire addendum.

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