Graduate & Law School: Senior Year

1. Choosing a School
2. Test Prep
3. Paying for School

1. Freshman Year 
2. Sophomore Year
3. Junior Year
4. Senior Year

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What to do your Senior year:

1. By August: register to take or re-take the LSAT in October.
2. September-October
   • Send transcripts to CAS.
   • Obtain application materials.
   • Update your resume (work with the Career Development Center on this).
   • Decide on safety, comprehensive, and reach schools.
   • Schedule and appointment with faculty members writing your recommendation letters and distribute recommendation forms and deadline information.
   • Attend the Law School Forum in Boston.
   • Write a draft of your personal statement.
   • Take or re-take the LSAT.
   • Continue studying.
   • Visit schools if you have a chance.
3. November-January
   • Make final revisions to your personal statement.
   • Complete and submit your application s(November 1 - December 1).
   • Send first semester grades to the law schools via the Transcript Request Form to CAS.
4. February-April: Wait...
5. April 1
   • Visit schools to which you have been accepted.
   • As you receive decisions, decide whether you need to submit additional applications or investigate additional options.
   • Update schools at which you have been wait listed or have not heard from yet on your latest GPA, any honors, senior thesis, etc.
   • Visit schools to which you have been admitted; attend classes, speak with current students; receive Alumni Questionnaires; compare financial aid packages.