Cause sometimes you just feel tired, feel weak And when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up But you got to search within you, and try to find that inner strength And just pull that sh*t out of you And get that motivation to not give up, and not be a quitter No matter how bad you wanna just fall flat…
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I’m glad I wore my heart on my sleeve. I wish I hadn’t panicked and doubted so much. I’m glad I retook the LSAT late in April - it led to my top choice acceptance. I wish I’d known “optional” certainly does not mean “optional”, thank you very much. Advice: be passionate but not obnoxious, and don’t compare yourself…
Shoot your shot, I came into this cycle thinking I didn’t really have a chance at the T14s due to last cycle’s LSAT inflation. Be yourself and have a concrete overarching narrative as to why you want to pursue law and why that law school will help you achieve your goals. Low-income & first-gen were also emphasized…
Don’t be shy to ask for fee waivers from all schools that have that option. Some schools have a form you can fill out for need/merit fee waivers and are very generous. Ask for your recommendations as early as possible, and try to give a due date of a few weeks to a month before you intend to submit to account for…
LSAT 175 GPA 3.99 2021–22 cycle
Applying to Harvard Law Junior Deferral Program. Future teacher with AmeriCorp summer work, non-underrepresented minority. Also involved in campus leadership positions and internships (typical tier 4 softs.) Classified myself as Tier 3 because I’m attending undergrad on a prestigious full-tuition scholarship + the…
Wrote diversity statement about my , PS talks specifically about wanting to work as assistant DA or in Dept. of Justice, good recs from professors and past internship employer that i worked with closely. Wrote my diversity statement about my immigrant story and living in America as a non-native speaker with…
Make sure to apply early! I didn’t :(
heading to wake forest! went into this process hoping for northeastern, and i would hate to admit but i guess that i applied too late (12/25… so after their first deadline) which made me miss the big scholarships. if anyone else is hoping to go there i strongly suggest to apply before the early app deadline. excited…
ᕙ(▀̿ĺ̯▀̿ ̿)ᕗ Optional/Why X: Columbia**, Michigan, Northwestern, Georgetown, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Notre Dame,**** Arizona State, UC Irvine, Illinois, William & Mary, Richmond, Penn State, Cincinnati, ****West Virginia **
this one is for the boys with the boomer system Mexican-American gay boy from California with PI and unicorn goals <3 Wrote pretty much all supplementals T6 down (included a Why Columbia and the Song/Class essays at Stanford as well) Also had an LSAT addendum about test-day performance. Accepted to UCLA’s Epstein…
I graduated from Undergrad in 2017. I went to get my Master’s in Public Health from Rutgers University and graduated in 2019. I had various internships and worked on my graduate research project at Rutgers Law School. After I graduated with my MPH, I started working at a health consulting firm and have been there…
Shot my shot at HLS and YLS but I realistically know I have no chances. I’ll just make memes about my rejections when I get them. International, coming from a somewhat obscure country. Some legal experience, two B.A. theses, club president. Dean’s list. President’s list. LGBTQ+. First one in family to even attempt…
I have ~1 year WE in the mortgage industry. I’ve also worked 20-30 hours/week in retail and foodservice jobs throughout highschool and undergrad. STEM major from a large public university. Was part of a few clubs and had one leadership position. If you have any questions or want to reach out, you can find me on…
HYP undergrad. My GPA increased from 3.67 to 3.72 during my admissions cycle. I got into NYU, Michigan, Duke, and Georgetown before the GPA increase. PS about my interest in international law and development in Africa. Wrote a DS about representation. 4 strong letters of rec: 2 professors, 1 summer internship, 1…
Hover over results for my notes on each specific application/decisions. “Why Law” themed PS - 2.5 pages to all except where there was a strict 2pg limit. N-URM minority (Latina), but didn’t write DS. 3 LOR (1 academic, 2 professional), 3-4 years relevant WE (to specific practice area) Minor C&F addendum (pot in dorm…
GPA 3.70 2026–27 cycle
10/24/25 Tired of seeing the news and every month some haggard quote about removing social safety nets. I am not a genius. All I can do is work hard, and that’s all that there is to it. I’m poor, but I need to do something to help people. Best of luck to you in your journey.
Take an in-person LSAT Class! Even if it’s expensive. I didn’t and I regret it, in retrospect the camaraderie and group learning environment will be exponentially better for your score than trying to retrain your brain on your own. :)
Girl, this is gonna be a tough few months Update: 2/27/24 Holy shit it was a long few months. Two more schools to go. UVA and UCLA. It has been a very stressful process that has cost me a lot of hair but almost done :) 3/10/24 update UCLA waitlist a week or so ago. Almost done. UVA is ghosting me sadly or I would…
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