SpentGladiator3 '21–'22 app cycle Class of 2025 class year

Gain some professional experience. Treat everything, especially school, like you’re a professional.

Getting a humanities masters may not strengthen your stats, but it will teach you to skim hundreds of pages a week and make you a strong researcher and academic writer.

Experience grading essays also makes you a much better writer!

If you have a specific geographic region you want to work in, a mid-tier school there is better connected than a higher ranked school across the country.

I made my decision in coordination with my wife’ job search. Philadelphia was the best option for us. Due to possible future relocation, I decided Villanova would set me up better for lateral moves to firms in the Midwest than Temple, which may have more Philly PI and government connections. Plus, Nova bar rates continue to rise.