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Admitted to University of California—Los AngelesHYP undergrad w/ honors, 4 yrs WE mostly at a fairly well-known legal advocacy org. Wrote optional essays for Stanford (1-day class), Penn (core values), Michigan (Why X), and Georgetown (unpopular opinion). Non-URM but submitted a diversity statement about being mixed-race where applicable.
Things will work out the way they need to. Try your best, be authentic, and don’t spend too much time doomscrolling here when you have your life to live in the meantime.
Hispanic from southwestern state, extensive experience living/working/studying abroad, speak 3 languages, won a prestigious fellowship, currently working in a hot industry (and hope to focus on that during law school). Hope schools ignore my low GPA :) edit: they are not ignoring 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.
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
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!
Military App Fee Waivers: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1K9M8DjQNG0i0tBP0io-bRJpNPv98Yk7pdAeIjKcdtBQ/edit#gid=0 Military Applicant Discord: https://discord.gg/RdgGhuXPun Didn’t complete NW KIRA Wrote Why Columbia, Why Michigan Visited HLS on mil prospective students day
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
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
(◕︵◕) Once you send, it’s in the hands of whatever god you pray to, and that should be comforting. Best of luck and know that everything will work out and one decision does not a cycle make! Colors are so fun okay byeeee 🤸🏻♀️
QWOC, cultural property/art law focus, pigeon Wrote why x for Mich, Berk, UVA, Duke, ASU; top 10 for GULC; core values for Penn; music essay for Stanny; Y250 about thesis; programmatic contribution and Graton essay for UCLA Two LSATs on record, 168 (cold) -> 179
Trust the process and shoot your shot, you never know who on the Ad Comm will read your application and really resonate with it. Write from the heart and never ever give up hope. Oh, and know when to log off of reddit and LSD, there comes a time when it will be toxic
LSAT 170 Int'l GPA Above Average 2020–21 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
American citizen that graduated from a UK Russell Group university with a 2:1. T3 - AmeriCorps, single-parent household, lots of volunteer and nonprofit work If I could turn back time I would’ve taken the LSAT again for a higher score and applied much earlier.
LSAT 169 GPA 3.99 2023–24 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
always have faith in yourself!!! you can get into a T14 without a 170. write some killer essays and get your apps in as early as you can but also when you feel confident in them (it’s okay to not have them in as soon as apps open - you are not late and not behind).
You are amazing and I hope for nothing but great things in your future ❤️💨🦭 If your wondering why ND, I absolutely loved my visit, I loved the idea of doing the London Law Program, and it was the cheapest of the schools I was truly considering (UCLA, Vandy, NDLS).
FYI on the quick UCLA turnaround – applied for Distinguished Scholars, which is full-tuition ED if you get it. If you don’t get it, your application goes to RD, but you are guaranteed a response by end of December. So a little twist on that specific data point.
LSAT 174 GPA 2.41 2022–23 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
Take the LSAT seriously. Started with 152 diagnostic. 169 on the first official. 174 on the second official. Wrote a PS about my work in the aerospace industry and how it connects back to law school. Hired one of the law school admissions consulting services.
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