WGU vs UMPI for law school

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I know there are other things to a good application besides just LSAT/GPA, and that's what I would work on in the meantime. I only put so much focus on the school aspect of it because with UMPI I would be on a time crunch of 2 maybe 3 sessions between my birthday and the march application deadlines.

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I have mentioned this before in another thread but I will repeat incase you missed it:

The applicant's personal/motivational statement should not be a last-minute thought. It is the moment to separate from everyone else with similar scores, grades, and undergrad degrees. And in fact, many law schools use the personal statement to learn more about the person. The applicant needs to research EACH law school's mission, values, and other characteristics important to the law school. Then, describe how those characteristics apply to the candidate in the personal statement. Reading a brief Wikipedia article about law school is not research.

I can't emphasize enough how important the motivation and personal statements are with law school applications. You could easily spend months preparing the motivation and personal statements. Many potential law applicants just focus on the GPA and just a GPA might get you into a unranked law school but if you have any dream/desire/motivation to attend a T-14 law school, than focus on the full package.

My birthday isn't until late July next year, so I'd have to cram 60 credits/20 classes in 16 weeks between the Fall 1&2 sessions, to apply in time for a 2026 start.
Has anyone on the forum done something similar to this?

While its possible, I'm afraid you are missing the bigger picture when it comes to your application to law school. What makes you as a potential candidate standout from everyone else?? That's the things you need to be working on.

I know there are other things to a good application besides just LSAT/GPA, and that's what I would work on in the meantime. I only put so much focus on the school aspect of it because with UMPI I would be on a time crunch of 2 maybe 3 sessions between my birthday and the march application deadlines.

Earlier applications have a higher success rate for getting accepted. You want to do everything possible to get accepted which includes applying the minute the applications open up with each law school.