Honestly, I have to say one thing if there wasn’t a max at $400,000 on the scholarships amount that I am able to input, they would be higher.
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Admitted to University of PennsylvaniaMost of your life is out of your control. WL at all Jesuits lmao (they must not have liked all of my PI talk) 19 years of public school LFG
wrote why X for Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, UVA, Michigan, and Duke submitted Diversity Statement for Yale, Harvard, Penn, UVA, and NYU
Took LSAT 3 times: 169 -> 170 -> 180 Undergraduate and Masters degree in economics KJD Attended T50 undergrad on full-tuition scholarship
Bother every single one of your friends and your family members incessantly to read and re-read your personal statements and essays.
For those I heard back from before withdrawing, I just wrote DS for UPenn and NYU and then DS+Top 10 for GULC and DS+WhyX for Vandy
Shoot your shot! You don’t have anything to lose (except for the application fee money, but you’ll earn that back eventually lol)!
take care of yourself when applying or you will lose (or gain) 20 pounds
Don’t ever count yourself out! Wasn’t going to apply to Penn because I thought my app wasn’t good enough, and here I am now!
Don’t believe all the naysayers and worriers. If you give it your all, you’ll succeed no matter what your GPA is or LSAT.
Penn ED rd 2 Texas, Northwestern, Georgetown interviews wrote most of the optionals, at least one for each school.
You can do it!! Think about what your story is, and then don’t be afraid to revise and delete and start all over :)
Applied and accepted to UPenn ED, no optional essays but common app directly talked about my connection to Penn Law
Wear your heart on your sleeve. Optionals: SLS one-day class, Penn core values, why UVA, why Mich, GULC top 10
Don’t let your numbers define you Don’t believe everything you read on Reddit Don’t forget to live your life
I am a reapplicant :) remember that good things take time. Know what you want and know your worth, babes
Wrote Why X and Optional Essays whenever they asked for one. Pretty meh softs. Crazy, crazy COVID cycle.
Apply early, and make sure your essays are incredible. Best of luck!
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