Hey creeper. Welcome. Here is my self worth in a page. Some notes for you: 3 years WE (relatively impressive, not unicorn though) 4 time LSAT taker (about 10 point increase from 3rd take to 4th take, so don’t give up) Wrote whys for all schools other than the T6
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Wishing fellow super-splitters at least one dream school acceptance!
I am a re-applicant from the 2019-2020 cycle. (153–> 160) (re-applying during this cycle made me want to roll over and diieeee) anyways The only schools I am re-applying to from last cycle are Cardozo and Loyola. Those outcomes last cycle were: Cardozo WL Loyola Rejected
Wrote Why X’s most places that asked and some that didn’t. For anyone looking in from the future, this cycle was incredibly competitive. My only advice is to apply broadly; I was accepted below median at UT and waitlisted at median at Notre Dame. All it takes is one school.
Took the LSAT once and used Khan Academy and Mike Kim’s LSAT Trainer to study. No significant work experience except for an on-campus part-time job. Wrote a PS about my experiences growing up as an immigrant, no DS. Wrote a “Why X” and supplemental essays when recommended.
stop spending so much time here and on reddit. go meditate. Latina, ivy undergrad, double-major, 3 years WE in legal field, low-income, first-gen everything, immigrant, LGBTQ+. Wrote programmatic contribution + Achievement Fellowship essay for UCLA. puro perreoooooo
Never give up. Be a leader in one or two clubs/activities in undergrad. Don’t just be a member of several. Get to know well two prominent members of your undergraduate faculty. Maybe do research for one. You need STRONG letters of recommendation, not just good letters.
it only takes one :)
Had my application ready, but waited for my last LoR. Delayed my app by at least two months. My advisor told me that applying sooner would of likely positively impacted my applications.
Get good grades, take the LSAT seriously, and apply early. There is no such thing as a “lock,” and schools will surprise you both ways. I wish I applied to HYS but didn’t think my stats were good enough after I got my ED deferred from NYU. That was dumb. Cast a wide net.
LSAT 160 GPA 2.86 2020–21 cycle
My Summary GPA is 4.01 over 78 semester hours. It is 4.0, too, over 30 semester hours immediately prior to those degree hours. However, my LSAC cumulative GPA is 2.86! Until very recently, I was oblivious to this figure. Now that I know, being waitlisted makes more sense.
Write your Why X’s not as essays as to why you want to go somewhere, but why you WOULD ACTUALLY ATTEND. Anyway, CLS was my goal and I got it! But if I had to do it over again, I would apply much earlier, write a Why NYU, and not apply KJD. Work experience is so worth it.
GPA is out of 4.0. R&R! Update - 2/24/22: I reapplied with the same stats during the 2021-22 cycle! Attending UVA with $$$$. Don’t be afraid to reapply if you are not happy with your results! See my new cycle here: https://www.lsd.law/users/creep/JoyousCeruleanHummingbird
2 years of part time public interest legal clerking. super kjd (3 years of undergrad/graduating at 20). lgbt. adverse childhood circumstances + clerking made up the bulk of my personal statement. happy with how my cycle turned out and grateful to be going to law school :-)
ask for letters of rec MONTHS in advance!! have back-ups ready as well if you can, i literally got completely ghosted by a professor and a dean after they agreed to letters. waiting up on these letters cost me about a month and a half because i couldn’t submit without them
Don’t do what I did… Take care of business while you are young.
Non-prestigious large public undergrad, like the third best in its state. Softs include research, some involvement, and Phi Beta Kappa. Career goals: Clerkship → firm → state/federal judiciary, ideally in some non-criminal capacity (such as settling financial disputes).
Duke UR3 3/7 Wrote a “Why X” for most schools. Work experience in the Department of State, two Middle Eastern embassies, and extensive volunteer experience in Morocco, as well as some customer service jobs and undergraduate research. Attended top liberal arts college.
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