Completing the Application Juniors and seniors should meet with the pre-law advisor to review their application and identify areas in need of improvement. Many admissions decisions will be based solely on LSAT and GPA. Yet, admissions officers often rely upon the personal statement, resume, and letters of recommendation to differentiate between candidates with similar scores. Completing the law school application and writing the personal statement should not be reserved for one weekend in late October. Applying to law school, if done correctly, is a time consuming process. Ideally, taking the LSAT, writing a personal statement, and visiting law school should be done in the spring and summer proceeding the senior year. Students should reserve the fall semester, senior year, for completing applications, conducting research, writing a thesis, and yes, attending the Pomona-Pitzer game!