It will all be okay in the end. If it is not okay, it is not the end.
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Know ur worth and have fun >.< Congressional intern, involved with various campus organizations, honors college, connected with sorority (TLAM), 3.88 degree GPA @state school (boomer sooner), sent in additional rec. letters, only made why statement to GW and schools that required it.
Wrote every optional essay possible and a Why X to avoid YP outside the T6. Did not write any DS. If you get an HLS interview, make sure you’re really jazzed and emphasize that it’s your first choice. That’s what I think got me WL’ed, since my interview otherwise went really well.
You can do this! Don’t let anyone tell you can’t! I applied to UNLV, Santa Clara, USF, and McGeorge with my original LSAT score which was a 163. Then later I scored a 168 in January and asked the rest of the schools to un-hold my application and review it with my most recent score.
LSAT 164 GPA 3.88 2026–27 cycle
Matt Murdock is a terrible lawyer who should be disbarred, be better than him (But seriously, get all your documentation done before September)
If I can do it so can you!!! Don’t let anyone rain on your parade!!! 🌟
LSAT 177 GPA 2.77 2020–21 cycle
Hi friends, creating a backdated profile to make this a more useful resource. I applied to law school in 2020 and have helped many diverse and first gen students navigate the process since then. Please feel free to send me a message, will do my best to help with anything you need <3
Intentions matter. Choose prudence over ego. Don’t let the bastards get you down. And most importantly, call your mother (or whomever), they miss you. I could not be more stoked about the opportunities provided by the Thomas R. Kline school of law at Duquesne University. Go Dukes!
lol don’t apply with the gre Went from all Ws and Rs to a strong cycle
GRE 320 GPA 3.69 2020–21 cycle
softs - Ivy league undergrad, prestigious academic scholarship winner, D1 varsity athlete, bilingual, double major applied GRE only because i decided to apply too late to take the LSAT, still wanted to throw my hat in the ring. Plan to reapply with LSAT next cycle if nothing bites
If they let you write Why X in your PS or in the application itself, write it out (or at least think it through) because it can help you figure out why you like the school other than ranking or employment rate. Don’t be scared, you will get into your dream school. I believe in you!
Approximate time to hear back from schools (Class of 2028, assuming you applied right when apps opened): September: Arizona State, Baylor U, WashU- October: UGA November: Florida (Levin), USC December: UCLA, UMN, Notre Dame, SMU, Texas A&M, UNC, Utah February: Duke March: UT
Study for the LSAT, it’s worth it Tell a cohesive story in your essays
Take studying for the LSAT SO seriously. I started studying in June 2025 to take it June 2026—Just an hour a day until May. Every hour counts.
Wrote Penn Core Values and Why X School essays for Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA, USC, Cornell. Added a sentence in PS for Columbia. Sent Why NYU after NYU hold. LSAC GPA was slightly lower than uGPA. Retake the LSAT if you need to, apply early if you can. Good luck! You’ll do great!
Never hate your enemies, it affects your judgement.
A pro apply early case study. Also a pro GPA case study. Unrelated but did you know that many recruiters only see up to 2L if not only your 1L law school grades?
American undergrad studying at a top English university and receiving a British BA. I had no reportable GPA due to a British degree, but I got an upper-second-class degree. Got fee waivers / no fees for every school except Cornell and UT Austin. Very, very upset about this cycle.
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