Wrote (most) optional statements. Softs include unique military experience. Four years work experience. Out of college 5 years by fall ’21. First generation Bachelors and graduate degree student, rural high school.
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Wrote why X paragraphs in my personal statement. Dual enrollment lowered my LSAC GPA by 0.26. Softs are 1) extremely competitive extracurricular team, 2) very low-income upbringing affected by things relate to a very clear rationale for why law, and 3) prestigious undergrad fellowship. White and Hispanic, so kinda…
LSAT 170 GPA 3.60 2020–21 cycle
Softs: -Full-time employment at prestigious law firm for 4.5 years (part-time employment before graduating) -Overcame significant childhood adversity (abusive home) -Co-authored on six academic publications on epilepsy Wrote GPA addendum regarding my senior year. My mother was arrest for alcohol-related incident and…
LSAT 164 GPA 3.87 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of Southern California
Wrote several “Why X” essays, but not for every school. T3/4 softs, nURM, kjd
3.9x GPA grad school Solid and unusual softs - some law related
I have a pretty unique soft and clearly defined interests. UR3,4,5 at UChicago 1/18, 1/19, 2/13 Sent Georgetown LOCI after hold
Non-KJD applicant with unique softs and personal experiences around music and healthcare. Undergrad in music performance and post-bacc program in medical science. Also had an MBA at time of application. Looking at IP law (with contacts in boutique IP law firms making my law school decision less consequential than it…
Apply to “soft safeties” i.e. schools where you’re pretty damn certain you’ll get in BUT would also actually consider going there–it may be where you end up, and thats ok.
…my long-established ties to Philly. Also have unique softs that helped me write what I believe was a compelling personal statement. With a glut of 170+ scores this cycle and my below-median GPA, I think those factors got me over the line. My only other result before withdrawing was a priority waitlist at GULC, so…
Diversity statement about a unique childhood hardship and poverty (which by some classifications might mean T3 softs? T 3.5?) Wrote optional essays everywhere they were available Why x’s for all schools excluding: t6 (though included a paragraph in Columbia PS), WashU, BU, NW, + Core values instead of why X for Penn…
Wrote Why X for Duke, Mich, Berkeley, Cornell, Virginia. Core Values for Penn. Additional Essays for Stanford and Georgetown. T3/T4 Softs STEM double major
Ask every school for fee waivers, apply early, and max out your LSAT and GPA. Your softs will not make you but they can break you, so make sure your personal statement, additional essays, and resume are coherent and typo-free. Other than that, you’re at the mercy of the admission cycle. Also, try not to constantly…
Wrote diversity statements, most optional essays. The softest of softs, 1 year of work experience with Americorps/public service and not many other work positions. Fiercely committed to PI work and nothing else. Literally did nothing during college years. T20~ undergrad.
Strong softs with a cohesive narrative (somewhere between tiers 2 and 3). TFA for 2 years after undergrad, with another year at a similar organization in a leadership role. Good luck, and don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself!
GPA: STEM major, STEM minors; did not write an addendum. I think I would have if I did this again, but I doubt it was make or break LSAT: pre-flex, first take Softs: T3ish idk * Campus leadership position or two * Lots of scientific research experience; 1 publication and an undergrad thesis for which I was awarded a…
Wrote all Why X available & DS on growing up a broke (white) girl from rural area Top Tier Undergrad, Top Tier Masters Mid-late 20s the most T3 of T3 softs (D1 athlete, AmeriCorps service / law-related WE)
…first and second take, and I think that actually helped. Softs: T3-ish? My PS was about LGBTQ+ identity and (nURM) ethnic identity (no DS). Wrote a senior thesis at Ivy League undergrad that got a departmental award. 1-2 years work experience as a paralegal at a nonprofit organization that does high-profile impact…
…of school resources like your hards and prestige like your softs. which would you rather invest time and money into for when you hit the job market? prestige is not valueless, but its value is variable and difficult to quantify, and ultimately the increase in competition will likely offset the additional resources.
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