87. When to Withdraw from Law School Waitlists

Today, we discuss the anxiety and uncertainty that comes with being on a law school wait list. While there's no one magical answer for dealing with waitlist anxiety, we offer a few universal tips to help you navigate this challenging time. Most law schools will ask how long they can make you wait, so it's important to consider how important the school is to you, what your alternatives are, how comfortable you are with uncertainty, and what other responsibilities may require you to make a decision by a certain date. We can't stress this enough that being on the wait list does not mean that you failed.