The 7Sage Admissions Podcast - Next Stop: Law School

The Write Stuff: Every Essay You Need to Get Into Law School

Convinced you don't have a unique enough story for your personal statement? You're asking the wrong question. Senior writing consultant Don Corrigan joins Jake to talk th

The To-Do List Nobody Gives You After You Deposit

You hit submit on your deposit. Now what? For the first time in months, maybe years, there's no clear next task in front of you. Jake walks through exactly what to do in

Negotiating, Loans, and Admissions Updates

With deposit deadlines closing in, Jake walks through everything you need to know about the final stretch of the admissions cycle. Do schools actually negotiate scholarsh

Making Decisions About Your Decisions

Choosing a law school is one of the hardest parts of the admissions process, not because you do not have options, but because you finally do. In this episode, Jake Baska

Asked and Answered: Jake Baska Opens the Mailbag

In this episode, Jake dives into some 7Sage user questions to discuss law school admissions strategies, including LSAT and GPA considerations, recommendation letters, and

Culture Over Credentials: Make the Most of Admitted Student Days

Admitted student visit days can shape your entire law school experience. In this episode, Jake Baska sits down with Tracy Simmons and Kamil Brown to break down what these

What to do When You're on the Waitlist

Being placed on a law school waitlist can feel confusing and frustrating, especially when you do not know what to do next. In this episode, Jake Baska breaks down what a

Updated ABA 509s: Everything You Need to Know About Law Admissions' Most Important Report

With the release of the 2025 ABA 509 reports, Jake Baska provides an important walkthrough of law school admissions' most important report. He'll break down everything th

"Say What?" Part 2

Clayton, a current law school applicant, chats with law school admissions expert and mastermind Jacob Baska to learn the answers to pressing admissions questions. They d

Fall 2026 Application Vibe Check: A Deans' Roundtable

Applicants are up 22 percent from last year, and LSAT test-takers are up 19 percent. That’s leaving a lot of applicants wondering what this cycle really looks like. This

"Say What?": Answering Applicant Questions

Are these admissions tips common knowledge…or shocking revelation? Jake is an old hand when it comes to dispensing pearls of law school admission wisdom. But Clayton is

Optional and Required Statements: A Deans’ Roundtable

Our panel of law school admissions deans convene for their November panel to answer that most eternal of questions—is “optional” really optional and how required is “requ

Yield Protection—Myth, Ghost Story, or Reality

Reyes Aguilar and Jake Baska dive into one of the great ghost stories of the law school admissions process—yield protection. What is it? Is it real—like “real” real? What

Writing Your Statements: A Deans’ Roundtable

Tajira McCoy and her crew of law school admissions deans return for their most recent monthly discussion. This time, they dive into all things related to the written aspe

October Headlines

The leaves are turning, decorative gourds are everywhere, and the law school admissions cycle is in full swing. We break it all down, from the statistics regarding enroll

The Dawn of the Admissions Year: A Deans’ Roundtable

Tajira McCoy and her panel of admissions deans have reassembled to discuss all the topics that are at the front of law school applicants’ minds as a new admissions year o

Live from 7Sage: A Mock Admissions Review Committee

Have you ever wondered how admissions officers review applications? What they pick up on, what they notice, and - maybe - what irks them? Then be sure to tune into this w

Preparing for the 2025-2026 Admissions Cycle: A Deans' Roundtable

As the 2025-2026 admissions cycle gets under, Tajira McCoy and her panelists wrap up all the news and updates about the last cycle (for example: “Why does a school still

The 2025-2026 Application Cycle Primer

It’s late-August and that can only mean one thing for aspiring lawyers - the application cycle is about to begin! In this episode, we break down what happened in the last

Breaking Down the One Big Beautiful Bill

Although not among the headlines during Congressional debates, the signing of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July has massive financial ramifications for this year's c