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

This was a really drawn out cycle that ended in an incredibly difficult decision in the eleventh hour. My LSAT advice is to spend as much time as you possibly can preparing; for me that was a year. A high LSAT can definitely balance out a mediocre GPA.

I applied to all of my targets in early fall, aim to have them in by Thanksgiving. An early A from a target, like I had from UVA in October, can save you the trouble of applying to safety schools. The rest of the cycle was extremely quiet apart from an A from GULC and an unexpected II from YLS. I definitely attribute the YLS II to my military service and I’m not sure there’s anything I could’ve said differently to receive an A given my stats.

Overall, it was a close cycle but UVA and GULC came through for me. It was disapointing receiving WLs at so many schools, but I didn’t feel the need to pursue any. I withdrew as soon as I received all my WLs apart from HLS.

I stayed on the HLS WL until June and ended up receiving an interview and a feeler offer. However, by this point, I’d already comitted to UVA both literally and in my head. I still wanted the HLS clout, but I couldn’t see myself anywhere but UVA. I have to live with knowing that I turned down HLS, but I think that will be easy to do when I am happier as a ‘hoo.