PS and DS for all 2 academic LORs for all, 1 professional for H/S/Col/Duke Essays: Yale - Required 250- Harvard - NA Stanford - One optional Columbia - NA Chicago - NA NYU - NA Penn - One optional (core values) Michigan - One optional (NOT why x) UVA - Required resilience, LOCI Cornell - Required short why x, KIRA…
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Admitted to Northwestern UniversityRetook LSAT. Raised from 169 to 172 with Duke, Stanford, UVA, Fordham and Vandy still left to make a decision. I was then rejected from UVA, Stanford, and Duke, waitlisted at Vandy, SPWL at Fordham, and re-reviewed at WashU. 07/12/2021: Accepted from the Northwestern Waitlist Find ways to be productive. Recognize…
As a reapplicant “I would go 0-30 before I would go 0-9. 0-9 means you beat yourself, you psyched yourself out of the game.”
This is my second application cycle. I applied to a handful of schools two cycles ago and was waitlisted at all but one. I approach this cycle with a higher score and one year of work experience in the field I hope to enter. This is a marathon not a sprint gals, stay strong and LET’S GET IT! I applied later in this…
Shoot your shot at applying *and *asking for fee waivers! Don’t take yourself out of the running due to fear of rejection.
Poorly explained C and F, and rushed, uniquely formatted essays are the reasons for my results. While I had hoped for more given my stats, I am happy to go to Georgetown and it will allow me to achieve my goals. If you’ve got any serious C and F, I highly recommend a consultant. I likely would have gone to…
Included diversity statement in addition to PS in all applications (non-URM). Yale: N/A Stanford: wrote optional essay. Harvard: N/A Columbia: N/A UChicago: N/A NYU: Applied to RTK, wrote optional scholarship essay. Rejected from RTK. UCBerkeley: Wrote why X. UPenn: N/A Northwestern: Did Kira. UMichigan: Wrote why…
Don’t take yourself too seriously!! Take breaks from law school admissions Reddit. And have fun with the process!!
write about what you’re passionate about~~ i wrote one essay on a professional passion and another on a personal one. as opposed to the so-called “cohesive narrative,” i tried to show two different sides of myself, both of which will contribute to who i’ll be in the class- and courtroom. good luck!!
Just breathe and try to keep your hope alive, even when the cycle is hitting you hard. You are incredible for even embarking on this journey. No rejection or waitlist has any effect on your value and worth. You’ll find your way in the end. Finalist for NYU AnBryce, UCLA Achievement Fellowship; not selected for…
To all my low-income, first-generation black applicants: Trust yourself! Do not be afraid to ask for what you deserve. I know my success relative to the circumstances of my peers puts me in that top tier. I asked for a fee waiver from every school and a CAS waiver from many. I asked for RUBY I asked for Mordecai I…
no “optionals” are truly optional shoot your shot!!! you only apply to law school once (or twice, or thrice :p) cohesiveness is super important; softs only matter insofar as they fit into your narrative Wrote optionals: Penn, SLS, Berk 4 pg PS and why berk, why uva, vandy video essay, NU kira, why UCLA and prog…
Quality materials is more important than timing but pre-Thanksgiving submission is optimal even with admissions cycles slowing down. It doesn’t matter if you only have one LSAT take left, those extra points can be life changing and schools do not care (except maybe HYS) about the number of tests. If you have even a…
It all turns out okay in the end.
Reapplicant (0 admits for the previous cycle) Resident alien 3.85 in my Academic Summary Report (for finishing my college degree in the U.S.) Above Average in my JD Foreign CAS Evaluation (for receiving education aboard for 2.5 years) STEM major with professional experience in a big name. Got a patent for my…
Go Hoos! Personal statement matters, and your interview matters. Numbers only get you to the interview. If you’re STEM, that’s a big boost wherever you go. Adcoms and employers will assume you’re intelligent and logical, so make sure to have your personality shine when you apply! Also, don’t forget to be real…
Message me on Reddit u/LawAndOreo if you have any questions! Looking to help as many people as I can!
I got that dog in me Post-cycle notes: Submitted all my apps within 2 weeks of apps opening (most on Sep 19, except for Yale which opened later)- Didn’t do a whole lot of scholly negotiation because by March I was between UCLA & Penn (barring Stanny) Sent several LOCIs to Stanny, which was my top pick, but a WL is…
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