FriendlyJustifiableTiger122 '24–'25 app cycle Class of 2028 class year

I am making my profile public to give people a look at what a low GPA application cycle might look like. I could have played out the WL game, but I retook and got a higher score. So now I’m R&Ring! Come hang out on my profile to see how 2025-2026 treats me: https://lsd.law/creep/ActionCat

~3 years full-time work experience and a clinical master’s degree with a 3.8 GPA.

University - leadership experience, greek life affiliation, worked 20-30 hours a week throughout. All low grades are in math/science (originally was a pre-med major).

Personal Statement- focuses on a situation that was the catalyst for me pursuing social work, discussion of how I thought social work would help me meet my goals and an explanation of why law is actually the better path.

Diversity Statement - focuses on family/economic background and my sexuality. Discusses extreme adversity, life struggles, and the perspective I gained from it.

LoRs - from my supervisor at work and my TA professor from grad school. Unfortunately no academic LORs.

Essays+Additional Info Below

ASU: Tailored PS to why ASU (approx 4-5 sentences added). Got accepted VERY quickly.
W&L: Tailored PS to why W&L (approx 4-5 sentences added). Accepted!
BC: Tailored PS to why BC (approx 4-5 sentences added)
UMN: 200-word challenge statement, PS tailored to why UMN, video interview.
Vandy: Lived Experience Statement (DS reformatted), Why VLS
NW: Supp essay #2 (DS), Supp essay #1 (Why NW), Supp essay #4 (GPA Addendum)
Berkeley: Opportunity scholarship essay, short answer prompt, video
UCLA: Challenge Statement, Prog. Contribution, Achievement Fellowship essay
UMich: ED applicant. 2-page Why Michigan.
USC: Nothing extra. 
WashU: Nothing extra.
UPenn: Added extra paragraph to PS about why Penn. Core values essay.
GULC: Why GULC
UVA: Why UVA
Fordham: Nothing extra.
OSU: Nothing extra.
Cornell: Why Cornell tailored to a personal connection with a dean.