Wrote Why X Essays for every school except: Harvard- Penn (wrote Why X as LOCI upon waitlist) USC (wrote Rothman) Other Essay Topics: PS: Focused on interest in patent law- DS: Discussed experiences as a woman in STEM Softs: STEM degree (EE)- Work experience as a software engineer Accelerated MBA degree
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Do stuff you’re interested in before law school!!
GPA 3.61 2026–27 cycle
start studying for lsat at 14
Phone Interviews are a great chance to make a good impression and speak to admission about your legitimate concerns and serious interest in the university’s program. Be polite and professional. Send a “thank you” email following the interview. 100% always get the LSAT score preview. It is worth the extra cost.
Believe in yourself and just go ahead and apply to whatever your dream school is. I was worried I wouldn’t get accepted because of my LSAT, but I applied E.D. to NU Law anyways and got in. Please just apply to whatever school you’re dreaming about and don’t listen to naysayers on here or LSA reddit. Good Luck!!
Fill your profile out as detailed as you possibly can! This means every app, every status update on your apps–all of it. I am so grateful for all of the previous applicants who have shared their data because it has helped me temper my expectations during this process. Pay it forward for the applicants to come!
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
Go where they want you
“A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Feel free to reach out for LSAT advice.
Grind the LSAT practice tests over anything else and ignore what everyone says about “softs” - GPA and LSAT score are basically all that matter for near t60-t25. Aim for the best school you can. Finished 1L semester in top 15% of class, despite having some of the worst scores wrt admission. Grind the finals.
Bonus info for Canadian applicants! UofT: Wrote optional essay about “a meaningful intellectual experience”. McGill: Interview was conducted to determine French proficiency. I answered most questions in French, and I have a high-intermediate ability in reading and aural comprehension UBC: Index score of 94
I have really weird softs, the kind that one admissions professional might see and say “how unique, that’s a great foundation for a lawyer” and someone else could easily say “this means absolutely nothing”. I put it in as 3, probably it’s really a 4, but the right reader might have given me a lot more credit.
LSAT 172 GPA 3.08 2024–25 cycle
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Make your application a cohesive story through your essays—your work experience, research, academics, art, life, weave it all together in service of presenting yourself as an excellent future lawyer but also a real human being. Don’t be afraid to wander off the beaten path. And SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATIONS EARLY!
UnwrittenLikeableOcelot left no wisdom for posterity… (◕︵◕) I’m going through this process now. All I can say before I get a complete set of results is be nice to folks throughout the process of applying! We are all stressed about it, but at the end of the day, I think we all want the best for each other.
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 living in the present rather than anticipating or worrying about the future.
Hey! Hope this is helpful. Unfinished MA in Europe, BA from flagship state university that isn’t well known outside of sports. Work in nonprofit going on 2 years, large amount of volunteer work as well. One very prestigious scholarship during undergrad, but it’s less well known in the US than it could be.
LSAT 169 GPA 3.53 2026–27 cycle
Actually practice reading comprehension.
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