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XaedenRiorsonStan '24–'25

anxious bookworm 1st gen law applicant

The dream: Big Law, Public Interest

Georgia State University logo Georgia State University URM KJD
LSAT 151
GPA 3.26
Softs T4

About & Wisdom

Background

Major
Information Security Assurance (Business Law Minor). · Originally majored in International Business, degree was dissolved by university. Forced to change degree programs as a result.

Application Profile

Softs
Leadership (Resident Assistant, Community Assistant), Involvement with non-profits (i.e. ColorStack, CodePath, Rewriting the Code, National Incarceration Association, Probation Information Network), DEI training and initiatives, Deans List x2
LSAT Prep
16 weeks · 10 hrs/week · 160 total hours
Did not have the financial resources to pay for a prep course. Studied utilizing free Blueprint trial, youtube resources, independent research, and LawHub

XaedenRiorsonStan's wisdom

  • Study as much as possible for the LSAT, and in detail. track the answers you are getting wrong and also the ones you are getting right and make sure you understand why they’re correct/incorrect
  • Apply for/email schools for fee waivers! This process is extremely expensive and as a 1st gen law student + someone without a traditional pre-law academic background, it has been difficult to navigate.
  • Make use of every possible resource you can to study– every free one if you can’t afford a prep course
  • ^^That being said if you can afford a prep course, GET ONE!
  • Attend info sessions/open houses/virtual events for the schools you want to apply to
  • Reddit is a helpful place, but don’t get lost in there! This is a competitive education we are trying for and it can be a really discouraging place or really encouraging place.

[Ill add more notes here as I submit more applications, hear back, etc. I’ll try to add study materials I heard were good and what worked for me–this process should be accessible to everyone! If you’re seeing this, don’t give up :) ]

Applications
Yale University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Jan 31, 2025
Received
Feb 03, 2025
Complete
Feb 03, 2025
Decision
Feb 26, 2025
Harvard University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Jan 31, 2025
Received
Feb 03, 2025
Complete
Feb 04, 2025
Decision
Mar 17, 2025
University of Georgia logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Dec 24, 2024
Received
Dec 24, 2024
Complete
Dec 26, 2024
Decision
Mar 17, 2025
George Washington University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Jan 26, 2025
Received
Jan 27, 2025
Decision
Feb 13, 2025
Howard University logo R
Result Rejected
Decision
May 02, 2025
University of South Carolina logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Jan 31, 2025
Received
Feb 03, 2025
Complete
Feb 04, 2025
Decision
Apr 24, 2025
Georgia State University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Dec 24, 2024
Received
Dec 24, 2024
Complete
Jan 08, 2025
UR
Jan 08, 2025
UR2 Feb 12, 2025
Decision
Mar 14, 2025
Mercer University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Jan 26, 2025
Received
Jan 27, 2025
Complete
Feb 03, 2025
UR
Jan 28, 2025
Decision
Feb 05, 2025
New England Law | Boston logo $60,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Dec 25, 2024
Received
Dec 25, 2024
Complete
Jan 06, 2025
Decision
Jan 23, 2025
Scholarship
$60,000
Atlanta's John Marshall Law School logo $66,000 A
Result Accepted
Sent
Dec 24, 2024
Received
Dec 24, 2024
Complete
Dec 27, 2024
Decision
Feb 12, 2025
Scholarship
$66,000
A Accepted AT Attending R Rejected WL Waitlisted H Hold D Deferred P Pending WD Withdrawn
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