1. LSAT prep. These last few weeks are critical, and study and practice for the LSAT must remain your number one priority.  (But don’t forget to taper during that last week — no practice tests after 9/27!)  If you haven’t taken a full-length timed practice test yet, you’re behind and you should do so immediately.  Remember that you want the entire test experience to be very familiar to you when you walk in the door on October 1st. If you’re considering rescheduling until December, let’s talk — email me for an appointment so we can discuss your options.

2. Get some things off your plate and onto someone else’s. In particular, get your recommenders working on your letters of recommendation and get your transcript request into the Registrar’s office. (IMPORTANT: You CANNOT request your transcript on SPIRE — you MUST request it in person or by mail.)  You can keep studying for the LSAT while your recommenders and the Registrar’s office are working for you.

3. Review the Application Check List to get a sense of what’s ahead in October. It’s all manageable, but it’s good to know ahead of time what you’ll be working on after the LSAT is over.  Do not worry yet about your personal statement and other materials — you’ll have time for those after the LSAT.  Keep your focus on the LSAT right now.

4. Schedule a meeting with the Pre-Law Advisor. If you haven’t met with me yet, a meeting might help reduce some of your stress.  If you just have a few questions, don’t hesitate to email me.

Tuesday, Feb. 8th at 2:30 pm
Wednesday, Feb. 9th at 5:30 pm
620 Thompson

Juniors and others thinking of applying for Fall 2012 admission to law school are strongly encouraged to attend one of these sessions.  You’ll get a comprehensive overview of the admissions process, including deciding (for sure) whether you want to attend, researching law schools, LSAT prep, letters of recommendation, personal statements, and more!

Please attend one of the sessions before making a one-on-one appointment, if possible.

CORRECTION!! LSAC has contacted me to CORRECT the information I received from them and posted on Monday.  The following is the corrected version, and the bottom line is that you CANNOT use SPIRE to request your transcript for LSAC.

Several of you have asked whether you can use the new online transcript request process through SPIRE to have your transcript sent to LSAC.  I have just confirmed with LSAC that you may NOT use this process, which involves the Registrar sending out your transcript directly to LSAC without the official LSAC Transcript Request Form.  LSAC requires the Transcript Request Form in order to match your transcript to your LSAC account. Accordingly, you must either take the Transcript Request Form to the Registrar’s office in Whitmore or mail it to them.  When you mail or hand-deliver your transcript request, you must also fill out the Registrar’s form, available here.

So NO, you cannot order your transcript to be sent to LSAC via SPIRE.