What Do You Need To Go Complete? (A General Forum for Specifics.)

[Astro]

question..

do i need an addendum for why i don't have an LOR from my current employer? i just graduated in august, and i've been working for less than 4 mths.

i was just going to add one, but then i realized i would have 3 addenda (one is for leave of absence due to an internship, one for why my weird-ass school's name changes depending on the type of document submitted).


p.s. i hate 'why us?' essays and i hope they die. 

Seriously, chill the @#!* out.   

People stress out way too much.  They don't care about an LoR from your current employer.  Your other LoRs will be more than enough.

[lalalagirl007]

Dec '07 LSAT score, then I'll be complete!

[Bananas, Melonas, Yeah]

so I applied to a school and I submitted everything, etc. In the electronic apps section there is a date already listed under the 'Paper Copy' section. Does this mean that my application is complete? They don't require any extra stuff (dean's cert, etc.) so there's nothing left to turn in. Should I call and ask or just wait for some kind of e-mail?

The paper copy date is the date that the school received a physical copy of your report.  If everything is there, the individual school will let you know that you're complete via email.  You don't need to call or do anything.

[rolen27]

I don't know much about the process so I just had a quick question:
What is the purpose of a resume? Wouldn't you just be repeating everything from your applications?

[Bananas, Melonas, Yeah]

are there any schools that you have to use their recommendation forms for? I intend on applying to Cornell and their application has a specific form, I wasn't sure if I could just send in a generic transcript off of LSDAS or not. What have others done?

Not sure about Cornell, but Stanford has their own specific form, which was not necessary.  Unless it's a school-specific letter, LSAC is fine.

[FLgirl07]

Did you guys get an email from GW about completion status?  I haven't received anything from them.

[ilove]

I have a question. 

I am applying this fall for admission next year.  I would like to start working on my PS/diversity statements/optional essays etc etc. right now and I am wondering if the prompts change from year-to-year.  I am wondering if I can start writing them using the prompts currently available on each school's website.
I wouldn't want to have them written up and proofread to perfection only to find out that a school changed the format of these portions of admissions.

thanks in advance.

[privateeye]

I got in to Santa Monica without a resume. They asked for one but I didn't add it in the application and it was good. You should try it.

[J.J. Gittes]

quick question regarding resumes and "going complete" (as i'm very new to lsd). if i'm applying to schools online, can my  resume be uploaded via lsdas, or do they have to be sent to the schools themselves via mail?

[MauveAvenger]

they can be uploaded along with your personal statement, addendum, etc.