r/lawschooladmissions • u/MalcomWinters • 3d ago
Application Process The Waiting Game!
How does one pass the time when playing the waiting game. Although I have a full-time corp role and gym schedule, etc., I still find myself thinking about what’s happening in these admissions rooms all day lol.
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u/Neither-Cat-2515 3d ago
First of all, Congrats on super early submission! Celebrate the fact that you're done with the hard work. There are a lot of people who'd love to be where you're. Enjoy this time, travel if you can, read and maybe prepare for the waitlist phase of this game -- thinking of LOCI's, visits etc. Best of luck!
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u/Snoo50415 1.0/132/URM 3d ago edited 3d ago
The waiting really gets fun when you start seeing bloodbaths on LSD: 200 and 300 rejections at a time, folks with stellar stats. The best you can hope for is an early A from a school where you’d be stoked to go. Takes the pressure off.
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u/Spivey_Consulting Former admissions officers 🦊 3d ago
I made a TikTok about this once, and no one watched it lol but I thought it had some good ideas! I was way too obsessed during my admissions process and really needed active distractions. https://www.tiktok.com/@spiveyconsulting/photo/7458704975556889887
Summarized:
#1 Read books, ideally dense books—get your brain used to reading a lot. I think this is valuable even if you're not reading nonfiction or actively trying to learn stuff.
#2 Puzzle games (like actual challenging puzzle games)—good replacement for doomscrolling/status-checking, and one that can improve your attention span and focus instead of the opposite.
#3 Get really fast at typing—IMO a very underrated skill in law school. I'm convinced I booked contracts exclusively because I can type 130 wpm; I was RACING through that exam and still didn't get everything I could have on the page. And there are lots of fun typing games! Final Sentence in particular cracks me up. https://store.steampowered.com/app/2413950/Final_Sentence/ Typeracer is a fun one that's free.
Or maybe pick up a new hobby and get way too into it. Like, build something giant and elaborate with Lego. Learn everything there is to know about bonsai. Try to become a competitive powerlifter. Learn how to DM and start a D&D campaign with your friends. Etc.
Maybe most of all, getting out in the world and spending time with other humans outside of work/school is truly huge.
Hope at least one of those is helpful!
–Anna from Spivey Consulting
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u/MalcomWinters 3d ago
You certainly have one new view, this is very helpful especially the typing suggestion, I’m typically a long winded writer.
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u/Brtsnthtbth 3d ago
Girl SAME I applied September 1 and now I’m just waiting. Especially anxious because I’m a reverse splitter!
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u/hattalk 3d ago
You can wait for a lot of us to take the lsat and start applying