EmeraldSoup '22–'23 app cycle Class of 2026 class year

I took the LSAT once and figured my time would be better spent working on essays. I think as long as you’re happy with your score(s) and realistic about the chances, there’s no need to retake.

I wrote a 2-page PS and 1-page DS for all schools. I had 3 LORs: 2 academic and 1 work. If the school offered me interview opportunities I always accepted them. I also did the following supplemental essays:
Yale: Yale 250- Stanford: Short Essay about Music

• UChicago: Why UChicago
• UPenn: Penn Core Values
• UVA: Why UVA
• UC Berkeley: Why Berkeley
• UMichigan: Why Michigan
• Duke: Why Duke
• Cornell: Why Cornell
• GULC: Top 10 List
• USC: Why USC

Also: Don’t be afraid to ask schools for application fee waivers! Some schools have a request form online you can fill out, others you’ll have to email.