My wisdom is that you’re probably up late right now stressing about if you’re going to get into your dream school and comparing yourself to other applicants on this site and freaking out over the cesspool that is r/Lawschooladmissions. You will get into great schools and be a great lawyer I swear. Now go to bed
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Admitted to Emory UniversityAfter clicking submit on all your applications, get off this site and r/lawschooladmissions. Being neurotic about what will happen will not improve your chances once you’ve already done everything you can. You’ll be better served by living in the present rather than anticipating or worrying about the future.
My cycle had a lot of twists and turns, it was really only at the last moment that my decision was made. Sometimes it might not be clear where you are going to end up, so if you have some setbacks don’t think it’s the end of the road yet! You might just need to wait until you get the answer you want.
No why X, except for Duke, GW, and Fordham. Former State Dept Intern Accepted/offered scholly to GW and Fordham when GPA was 3.82, then went through rest of cycle (before most waitlists) with 3.88 Final CAS GPA 3.91 At least two glowing letters of rec out of four (very likely) decent ones ORM
If you’re Black with a 160+ LSAT score, submit an app to the top 20 schools, and you’ll get in somewhere if you take the time to perfect your essays. Submitted GPA addendum (3.7 gpa following freshman year medical leave of absence)- Submitted video of my speech testifying before the State Senate
Busted my ass for all of these decisions, especially the acceptance at Alabama. Debt is a prison, go to the best school that will cost you the smallest amount of money.
Warning about Arizona - the deadline for the first deposit was 4/15, and on 4/8 they emailed me (and presumably everyone who hadn’t paid yet) that since I hadn’t paid it, they were reducing my scholarship in half. Wasn’t planning on going there but I’d be beyond pissed if I was.
Miss 100% of the shot you don’t take. Can’t get accepted if you don’t apply BUT ask and apply for ap fee waivers - don’t pay to get rejected when you can do it for free.
I got my first acceptance in 3 days and my last in 183 days. In the 180 days in between I tried (and failed) to anticipate each and every decision and it compromised my mental health. My advice? Block this site and wait patiently for the emails like you’re supposed to.
Trust the process and shoot your shot, you never know who on the Ad Comm will read your application and really resonate with it. Write from the heart and never ever give up hope. Oh, and know when to log off of reddit and LSD, there comes a time when it will be toxic
Know beforehand if you can handle work and the LSAT. If you do get a low score but have a terrific GPA & were super involved in your undergrad, apply to your dream schools. Oh, get your personal statement checked 3+ times! You know the saying, shoot your shot ~~
You are amazing and I hope for nothing but great things in your future ❤️💨🦭 If your wondering why ND, I absolutely loved my visit, I loved the idea of doing the London Law Program, and it was the cheapest of the schools I was truly considering (UCLA, Vandy, NDLS).
Renegotiated with Texas Law using all of my other scholarship offers, except NYU (hadn’t received my scholly info yet) – offer went from 54k total to 60k total (off of in-state tuition). Headed to Texas Law to stay close to my fam and significant other! :)
No LSAT plateau is permanent Apply earlier than I did Ask for fee waivers Talk to lawyers. Find out what they do and whether they like it Recommended resources: LSAT Demon, Thinking LSAT, Michigan’s A2Z, Harvard and Yale’s Navigating Law School Admissions
LSAT 174 GPA 2.41 2022–23 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
Take the LSAT seriously. Started with 152 diagnostic. 169 on the first official. 174 on the second official. Wrote a PS about my work in the aerospace industry and how it connects back to law school. Hired one of the law school admissions consulting services.
Shoot your shot! Don’t tell yourself no before someone else can.
Hello hello! I only wrote Why X for the University of Michigan, so I would encourage writing those for any available schools. I am currently riding out the UChicago, Columbia, and NYU waitlists, but I am aware that those are unlikely to have movement.
please don’t be afraid to take a gap year (or a few) between undergrad and law school!!!! being able to articulate why law and why you’re going to be a great lawyer is more important to adcomms than what club you were president of or your favorite class
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