The 7Sage Admissions Podcast - Next Stop: Law School

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 delve into: the importance of adding an “interests” section to your resume,focusing on applying to schools in locations you’d like to live in,whether it matters if you apply in January or March for regular admissions,and how to create a comprehensive and easy-to-parse application.

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 episode of the 7Sage Admissions Podcast features our Fall 2026 Application Vibe Check Deans Roundtable, with a panel of law school admissions deans discussing the realities of the current cycle.They address key questions applicants are asking right now, including whether January 1 is too late to apply, whether admissions teams are being more cautious this year, common application pet peeves, and what they consistently like to see in strong applications.If you’re applying this cycle and trying to make sense of rising application volume, this episode will help you understand what matters most.

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 a relative newbie and was surprised to hear Jake’s answers to often-asked admissions questions.In this episode, Clayton gets a chance to ask “say what?” about Jake’s admissions best practices. They touch on vague statement prompts, whether optional really means optional, what’s so baffling about resumes, and much more.

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 “required”? Touching on Why School X documents, character and fitness explanations, background statements, and more, our panelists will walk you through the ins-and-outs of these documents and will remind you that the most essential truth of a competitive application is “be sure to follow a school’s instructions.”All that—and more!—in this month’s discussion.If you’d like help with any aspect of your law school applications, check out all of our services here.

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’s the difference between yield protection and admissions officers just being selective? And most importantly, how can you avoid this trap?If you’d like help with any aspect of your law school applications, check out all of our services here.