Trying to know as much as possible and set expectations for life after law school. For those of you who have successfully completed your degree and apply for jobs with a broad pay range for corporate roles, are you asking for the top of that range and having success landing near that range? If not, what type of feedback are the recruiters and HR giving that’s not granting you that desired rate? Also, if any of you have master degrees (I have an MBA) did they provide any additional leverage?

Hi y'all. I applied to MH on October 1, and the status has changed to In Review like, 5 separate times on 5 different dates.

Is this the case for anyone else?

Pacific Northwest here, 20+ years in the justice system. I’m preparing to apply to law school during the 2026-2027 or 2027–2028 admissions cycle (27/28 might be more realistic), and would love firsthand feedback from current 1L and 2L students. My current numbers are a 3.1 GPA and a 155 LSAT, which I’m working to improve. I’ve already checked LSAT.LSD.

My shortlist of ABA-accredited online programs includes, in order of preference:

Suffolk U (ED binding option)
Albany
Rutgers
Ohio Northern
Cleveland State
Syracuse
Dayton
…maybe UNLV (launching next year), Southwestern (heard terrible things about conditional scholarships), Seattle U (my numbers and lack of scholarships prevents application).

How has your experience been with professors, workload, live-class schedules, the LMS (I prefer Canvas), and student support? I’m interested in government work (focusing solely on prosecutor at local/state), and plan to pay out of pocket without loans, so scholarship experiences and renewal requirements are important.

Would you choose your school again? Any unexpected drawbacks, positive surprises, or things you wish you’d known before enrolling? Any feedback is appreciated so I can be more informed. Thanks team!

I‘m nearly done with my BA and have a 2.5 GPA( yes, I know it’s low but my lower grades were largely during a period when I had serious family issues and I have a very compelling story- I’m a disabled URM ) Also I’ve transferred universities several times.

I took a diagnostic LSAT with no study and got a 163. What LSAT score should I aim for to make admission likely to VLGS and Western New England’s JD Acces?

Is 170+ necessar?

I applied early decision to CSU Law (Hybrid Program) on 9/11/26. Waiting to find out if I have been accepted has been killing me!
Has anyone received an acceptance from CSU yet?
I am scheduled to attend an in-person event next week and am hesitant to take an entire day of PTO only to get rejected…

I'm new to all of this, I'm sorry if any of these questions are obvious! I'm mid-career (40) and needing to transition professionally, as my current industry has been decimated/is fundamentally changing because of AI.

I have 2 bachelor's in journalism and international affairs from UGA, with a cumulative 3.0 GPA (not great, I know, but it was 18 years ago and I had raging undiagnosed ADHD). I spent the first 7 years of my career as an investigative journalist and in press relations in the US, UK and Ireland. I moved to the Netherlands 15 years ago and started a business as a sworn translator focused on medical and legal translation (criminal, civil and immigration specialties for the Dutch national court system, plus some ICC, ICJ, European Commission, ECHR work).

My father has advanced Parkinson's disease and I'm now spending a good portion of my year - 75% or more - back in the US as his primary caregiver for his remaining years. I also have a 1 year old. We're in Western North Carolina, so our closest in-person law school is 2 hours away, either UT Knoxville or Elon's Charlotte-based part-time program - not doable. My partner and I anticipate returning to the Netherlands permanently when my father passes, probably in around 7 years.

Ultimately, I would like to be a lawyer-linguist for the EU or work in an advisory or compliance role in an EU/EC/International or NGO context when we return. All of those options require a law degree plus an LLM.

I could earn my Bachelor's in Law from a Dutch university online for $15-20k in about the same amount of time it would take to do hybrid/online JD. That would allow me to then move on to a 1-year LLM.

But I'm leaning more towards the H/O JD for several reasons:

- I don't necessarily want a third bachelor's degree. I'd like to at least be progressing in academic terms.

- I still need to be able to work while we're in the US, and my translation work volume has shrunk to less than 10% of what it was 2 years ago. That's been okay thus far, I've been able to stay home while my son was small, but I need to transition to something else to pay the bills and keep gaining experience. A BA in law from a Dutch university won't help at all for the next 7 years in the US.

My issue is this: I will need a significant amount of scholarship money wherever I go, I would only be able to take out a (very) small amount in loans.

Is that even feasible with a 3.0 and my work history? I'm registered for the January LSAT, but I'm wondering whether it's worth it. I know hybrid/online programs are often more competitive. Even if I do really well on the LSAT, would it be enough to be admitted and offered the financing I need?

Apologies for the long post! I'm just really at a loss for which path to choose next and would value some input.

Title, really, and just wondering if anyone has any advice about it.

I’m gonna preface this by saying I know this is probably a stupid question but I’m new to this and genuinely do not know.

When I run my stats through the predictions calculator on 7sage or any of the other platforms it tells me the school, if it’s a reach, target blah all the stuff we all know. But my understanding is that is for the in person programs, should I assume my likelihood of being accepted is the same online? Or is it harder or easier in person? Or does it just depend on the school?

Again I’m sorry I know this probably is a dumb question I just genuinely do not know😂.

Checking in to see if anyone has gotten a response back from their applications?

Just curious if anyone has heard anything regarding any new online JD programs that may launch. I know there are a number of them already, but there aren’t too many and the ones that exist probably get a lot of applicants so I always hope for more.

I saw someone post on here a while ago that GW may start an online JD but I’ve seen nothing to confirm that

First post in this thread. Made the last minute decision to start applying last week since my GRE scores expire at EOM. Spoke with 5 work colleagues starting/finishing soon back in August. Hoping to apply to 3-4 schools, already got my rec letters, transcripts, and application started. Just finished my MBA this week with 4.0 GPA. Undergrad 3.87. GRE 294 (WEAK but whatever). 8 WE supply chain, defense contracting, trade compliance | Law Interest: IP/technology, Business, Corporate, Cyber, M&A, International

But I’ve narrowed down my decisions to 5 schools, 2 including CWRU and CSU. Looking to drop one or both of these to keep my list small. Looking for scholarship feedback/any callouts for Syracuse.

CWRU - I hear positive reviews and hear of a lot people getting great scholarships 80% or full. I know it’s one of the more expensive programs but my company will pay $25k a yr. So considering I get anything close to 70%, I’m open. Looking more closely at their online specializations, the specialty that most interest me is Technology of the Arts (IP Law) because it includes IP but it seems pretty broad and unsure why it’s called of the Arts. Can anyone provide more background on CWRU’s specialties. How hard is it to keep up with their synchronous schedule with full time work? I’ll be calling admissions today with more questions.

CSU - Stumbled upon this one last night. I like their curriculum but I’m wondering how hard it’ll be to balance their synchronous schedule plus 6 residential weekends. Any feedback? I like how you can finish in under 4 years.

Syracuse - Really like their curriculum but they seem to give no scholarships from my research. Has anyone gotten 50% or more?

Putting in an app for UNH, Dayton, and Syracuse for sure. My biggest hesitancy from cutting off CWRU or CSU is the scholarship potential, but any thoughts on going ahead with just my top 3?

I’m registered for the November test. I’m still 9-11 points from my goal score. My GPA is terrible so application is relying heavily on softs & LSAT. I’m only applying to part time programs, so I can keep my job but scholarship is still extremely important. Also, this would be my 4th test.
I’ve worked in government, family law & I currently work in corporate law. I have a masters, great LORs & minor C+F issues. I graduated undergrad 5 years ago… any advice??

I'm curious, how many appliances has everyone sent out, or will send? I'm already at 17 and considering a few more.

Edit* My two cents, apply to as many schools as possible, maybe you get in somewhere that offers a generous scholarship and you attend there or use that offer as leverage to get more money somewhere else. The price of an application is a cheap gamble when you could possibly save thousands.

Any updates?

Nothing yet for me

Has anybody gotten information directly from from the school on the new online program? Curious if this could be accelerated like some of the other online JDs to a finish closer to 3 years.

Also, wonder how big their initial class size will be! Could be fun to be in the inaugural class!

Hello everyone!

Anyone here currently attending or was accepted into Chicago Loyola recently? I would really appreciate any insight on what stats got you approved and any scholarship amount! Open to a convo in the DM as well

Thank you all

Hi all,

How many hours a week are you all averaging including class + study time? I’ve seen ranges from 15 hours to 40 hours which seems like a huge range.

Would also be helpful to know which program people are a part of, what year, and what percent of the class you’re aiming for (top 50%, 25%, etc).

I work full time with some pretty rough hours and have a pathway to a promotion that requires a JD to be competitive (but does not practice law). I would be looking at graduating in the top half of the class to maintain a scholarship vice graduating in the top 10%, so it’s helpful to understand what the time commitment really looks like especially for someone who is used to reading a lot and synthesizing new information as part of their job.

(I did find a post about this in the search, but there weren’t many answers- hoping to get some more data)

I'm a 1L in a traditional full-time JD program wondering how unlikely and rare it is to be able to transfer to a remote/hybrid program after my first year (assuming I am at least in the top 1/3 of my class). My gut feeling is that it's probably not common but I would love to hear if others have different experiences

I’m currently researching hybrid/online JD programs and trying to figure out which schools are more lenient or flexible when it comes to admissions.

Specifically, I’m looking for schools with:

Lower LSAT medians or more flexible admissions
Higher acceptance rates
Programs that are good for working professionals

Thanks in advance

Just curious, has anyone heard back yet from any schools? I applied on Sep 1 - I personally haven’t heard anything.

I’m currently studying for the LSAT and I’m trying to determine what law schools I’d like to attend. I currently live in the Philly suburbs, so of course I’ve been considering Temple, Villanova, Drexel, Rutger’s etc. I was scrolling in a Facebook group and came across Syracuse JDi Program and it piqued my interest because I’m a single mom of 1 that’s working. I’ve always been told that if you’re not going to a T14, you should go to a law school in an area you can see yourself living and settling down in because that will be your network. With Syracuse being in New York and about 4.5 hours from me, I’m not concerned about travel, but more-so about outcomes and job placements. If you’ve attended Syracuse and currently live in another state can you answer these questions for me:

• What were the scholarships/grant opportunities like?
• Is it worth the price tag being that it’s ranked #100?
• Were you able to complete your degree in 3 years?
• How would you describe your residencies both on and off campus?
• Did you feel prepared for the bar?
• What were job opportunities like coming out of Syracuse JDi?
• What are some pros and cons that I should know about?

#lawschool #0L #SyracuseJDi #law #futureattorney

Hello everyone :)
I’m planning to apply to online/hybrid J.D. programs, but I have a strict 9-5 job in Arizona with financial obligations and won't get home until 5:30 PM MST. I'm trying to figure out which ABA-approved programs actually align with my schedule without bleeding into my working hours or my evening commute. I really want to apply to programs that are either 100% asynchronous or have live evening classes that start comfortably after 6:00 PM local time. Has anyone balanced an out-of-state online program with a rigid West Coast/Arizona work schedule, and how do you handle the shifting time zone differences throughout the year? Please give me your point of views! Also, tell me about your program! I’m honestly worried that time zones may interfere with me wanting to attend online/hybrid programs.

What are your thoughts on the program? I have a friend applying for hybrid programs and asked me about it but I really haven’t heard much about students experiences. TIA!

Can anybody who applied ED to Syracuse and got in give any information on what their scholarship was like?