apply early!!! write the supplementals!!! believe in yourself!!!
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Admitted to Northwestern UniversityWaitlists are real! I assumed they were glorified rejections and I was completely wrong. Treat them all seriously and continue to put your best self out there!
Came across this quote on someone else’s profile, I liked it so I’ll leave it here: “After 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…
First-generation college student and first-generation professional student. Applied in 2020-21 cycle, and decided to put off law school and got 2 years WE before reapplying in the 2022-23 cycle. 174 is my only score from an LSAT-Flex administration. Very minor C&F (traffic violations). NYU Received the AnBryce…
Reapplicant–same LSAT + GPA. Wrote an LSAT addendum for all schools, reapplicant addendum for Penn. WashU–$$$$ unconditional arrived 12/16 Northwestern–WL last year. Michigan–Darrow interview invite arrived 12/17. Received full Darrow $$$$+ on 2/24. Berkeley–reapplicant, WL last year. **NYU– **Accepted last year, no…
Make sure you do a good job on your applications to the schools that are your top choices. Then you don’t have to worry about the ones you are submitting to safety schools.
Take as long as you need to achieve your dream LSAT score. I studied on and off for three years, with lots of experiences in between before I received my score and it was totally worth it. My three major considerations were: Employment opportunities Scholarship provided Location (big city preferably) Overall, this…
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Apply before December. Makes a huge difference. Also - be yourself on the essays - let your personality show. Lot of people with similar stats are applying here, make your essay standout (not in a controversial way) Don’t be hard on yourself or take rejections/ WL personally. You are not failing if things don’t…
Considering my stats, I believe myself lucky with how my cycle turned out. If I had to provide any wisdom for those applying to law school, you should invest as much time as you can in achieving a high LSAT score (novel idea, I know). Seriously though, it’s always hard to talk about improving GPA and other softs, as…
You know, not long after my dad died, someone told me that I eat spaghetti the exact same way he did. They said what an extraordinary impression this fact had made on them. Look at the boy, look how he eats spaghetti. Exactly the same way his father did. He sticks his fork in. He twirls it around, around, around,…
OOOF SHOOT YOUR SHOT!! I am so surprised and blessed by my cycle! I think a lot of it was the work that I put into my essays, LOR, and resume. I took months to work on and tailor each part of my application - I had over a dozen people look at each part of it, and paid for a professional service as well. I think my…
Optional essays: Yale - diversity addendum, no “why x”, LOCI Stanford - 1 optional, if you could talk to anyone from history and ask one question, no “why x” or DA U Chicago - included “why x” in my PS, no DA Columbia - included “why x” in my PS, no DA Harvard - no “why x” or DA UPenn - DA, no “why x”, invited to…
Hope for the best but expect the worst. I have 3-5 years of paralegal employment related to my career goals. I wrote all optional essays (did not write a “Why UVA”) and had a strong PS (but not memorable, probably) that I worked on for months. I think my LOR were insufficient for some schools - the professor I was…
Northwestern 210 vs Berk 150? Northwestern 210 vs Berk 135? SCHOLARSHIP RECONSIDERATION -WashU initial 234k 1/30 -Gtown initial 150k 3/11 -Submitted recon 3/13 with WashU full+ -Gtown recon DENIED???? 3/25 I see now that they had already deduced that I likely had WashU. You need to use an offer that they are not…
APPLY EARLY! I submitted all applications except for Penn and NYU in early September. While I had strong personal statements and wrote optional ‘Why X’ essays for Berk, Duke, Mich, UVA, Georgetown, GW, and Vanderbilt, I think being in the first wave of applicants in the early fall helped me stand out. I also highly…
Good luck yall! For my engineers out there applying with lower GPAs, just nail the LSAT…I know you can. Also go where you feel like you are most appreciated!
Don’t let anyone talk you out of your dreams, and don’t let anyone talk down on your accomplishments. You made it on merit. All the best and congratulations :)
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