WaitlistQween '21–'22 app cycle Class of 2025 class year

It is very easy to take all of these decisions personally because your application is so personal, but for the love of god try to take it on the chin and move on. This process is extremely hard and demoralizing. You will be okay!!! Your R’s, A’s, and WL’s do not define you!!!! Your success is not determined by the rank of your school or the percentile of your LSAT but by your happiness and fulfillment. So with that, here’s my advice from applying:

1. Get off this stupid website and go outside. Seriously. Check your spam folder and email regularly but you will not gain anything by knowing that other people are getting accepted and you’re not.

2. There are no Optional essays. Every essay is another chance to stand out, another chance to show your writing ability.

3. It’s tempting to write and submit an entire application in a night. I did it many times. I regret it very much. So many times I’ve re-looked over my application materials and wished that I’d taken another week to revise my Optional Essays one last time. Start early enough that you can pause an application and come back to it. There are too many times I looked back and said “Yeesh, that Wasn’t My Best Work”.

4. Don’t compare your success to others. Sure, their personal statement may be Banging, but you probably also have individual traits that make you special and unique. You are more than just a number.