Ep 146: What to Do While Waiting for Decisions
What do you do during while waiting for law school decisions? Whether you applied early in the cycle or later, Sydney offers advice on how to navigate the uncertainty of awaiting admissions decisions. She emphasizes the importance of patience, checking application statuses, and providing meaningful updates if necessary. Sydney also addresses how to handle deposit deadlines if you receive admission offers from multiple schools.
Episode Highlights
Emphasis on patience, especially for applicants who applied later in the application cycle.
Importance of checking application statuses and ensuring completeness.
Advice on reaching out to admissions if applications are not under review after 12 weeks.
Suggestions for providing meaningful updates, such as job promotions or LSAT score improvements.
Recommendations for sending updated resumes and transcripts if significant changes occur.
Tips on how to navigate deposit deadlines if multiple admission offers are received.
Tweetable Quotes
“Use the time when you’re waiting meaningfully, so that you have updates to write if you are going to write a letter of continued interest, if you do end up getting waitlisted, or even sometimes put on hold.”