The only advice I have to remain strong. Even without the anxiety and unpredictability of the law school admissions cycle, this has been an incredibly rough year. At the end of 2020 and the start of 2021, with its prolonged periods of silence from admissions, I was wracked by insecurities and self-doubt. However,…
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Admitted to New York UniversityWrote Why Northwestern, Why WashU, Yale Optional 2, Columbia LSAT Addendum (lol), Georgetown Top 10, Penn Core Values, Stanford Songs/Class, Stanford Optional, and submitted a diversity statement or equivalent to everywhere but Yale and Stanford. 4 LORs (2 academic, 1 research position, 1 WE). LPT: Help pay for…
Shoot your shot and APPLY EARLY because timing matters (especially for $$)!!! My friends with similar backgrounds, gpa, and higher lsat scores get rejected or waitlisted after applying in January rather than October/November. As long as your score isn’t horrendous, apply with the score you have instead of waiting…
You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.
Softs matter. Shoot your shot! Blanket the T20, especially if you’re a splitter or reverse splitter. If a $45 CAS fee gets you an extra acceptance or even $50 extra in scholarship money it’s worth it. All fee waivers unsolicited except Berkeley and UW. Wrote all optional essays. Also unsolicited Why X for CLS, UVA,…
I spent the summer before application season working on my PS and other essays, and I recommend doing so rather than trying to hurry to finish when application season starts. I sat the last in-person LSAT administration before COVID. My PS was about being molested and how the legal process shaped me and drives me…
Wrote Why Washu, GULC Top 10, Northwestern Goals, Why Cornell, Why Duke, Michigan Optional (NOT Why Mich), UPenn Core Values, Why UChicago, two Stanford Optionals, Yale 250 Did not write: Why Mich, Why UVA, Why CLS, Why NYU, or Penn Collaboration essays Full cycle recap here:…
Don’t be in a hurry to take on six-figure debt and give up 3 years of income and career advancement. Make sure you know what you want. Law school should be a means, not an end. Try working in the fields you’re interested in until you hit a ceiling/become sure you want to go to law school. You may decide you don’t…
I’m a late-cycle applicant, and I applied to UChicago last (besides WashU). Shoot for the stars and focus on your softs! I almost didn’t apply to Chicago because I didn’t think that I would get in without insane stats (read: 175 or higher). Clearly my softs made a hell of a difference and ended up getting me into my…
if you’re doom scrolling lsd and you happen across this page, this is your sign to take a deep breath and go get a glass of wine
First Gen/Low Income – PI or Die Has anyone seen my “F*ck the Patriarchy” keychain??? I think I dropped it somewhere on the ground. Please stay off LSD and r/LSA as much as you can!! Stop worrying about what tier your softs are; what matters is how they contribute to the story you tell. When you’re thinking about…
(∩｀- ´ )⊃━━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ background: master’s student, minor c&f issue (grades only), no special softs supplementals for: yale, stanford, chicago, penn, michigan, berkeley, cornell, georgetown bonus tea leaves: chicago: went UR2 through UR5 after interviewing, decision two days after UR5 michigan: date changed two thursdays…
This cycle has been whack for my buddy, highly recommend taking a time machine so you can apply prior to covid stay frosty
i am not a URM but for some reason there was no “asian” option other than “east asian”, which i’m not. some things i did: wrote every why x possible took a week and a half off work to tour schools kept in email contact with my top schools attended every in-person or virtual event hosted by all of the schools i…
Don’t be afraid to take your time and apply a year (or few!) later than you planned. Improve that LSAT with months of drilling.
PS and DS for all 2 academic LORs for all, 1 professional for H/S/Col/Duke Essays: Yale - Required 250- Harvard - NA Stanford - One optional Columbia - NA Chicago - NA NYU - NA Penn - One optional (core values) Michigan - One optional (NOT why x) UVA - Required resilience, LOCI Cornell - Required short why x, KIRA…
A few bits of advice: Apply earlier than I did if you can, you’ll probably cut back on the stress a bit, but they’re right when they say you should submit when you’re ready. Really think about whether you’d actually attend a school before you apply, maybe save yourself the money. I sent in far too many applications…
Start studying for the LSAT early and get books to study with. I highly recommend The Loophole in Logical Reasoning (Book by Ellen Cassidy) and Powerscore’s Logic Games Bible! The Ellen Cassidy book changed everything for me and had I started studying with both books way earlier, I would have certainly scored well…
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