Notes of a hopeful applicant

It's an interesting time of year. Most undergraduate seniors are finishing up their last year and deciding on where or what exactly they want to do with their lives. I am patiently awaiting, along with many of my fellow students, for the results from our schools of choice. Think of all the hard work and time we have put into the application process. Thousands of dollars and hundreds of hours spent on preparing for the LSAT's, our personal statements, and getting those recommendations completed. It is a trying time. But despite all the trials and tribulations we put ourselves into for this golden process---one has to stop and think. The admissions committees at each school make their decisions in a relatively short amount of time. Could be minutes or seconds......

We are essentially begging to be accepted into our schools of choice. According to the vast research and material available on the application process, such as those by Richard Montauk and Anna Levy, often our acceptance is based on a few key issues: LSAT Score, GPA, Race/URM Status.

It is extremely frustrating to think that despite being such individual and differentiated applications-- we are really one and the same. The fellow with the better LSAT score and more rigorous undergraduate curriculum wins out. It's not fair and just-- but life isn't either.

So as we patiently await our forthcoming decisions, via electronic or snail mail, we are left on the mountain's edge. Close to the pinnacle or perhaps close to the end of our trail---it could be time to exit the stage and pursue another career or degree.

Whatever it may be, we are truly at the school's helm......