Applied to same schools (minus Stanford) in Jan 2020 with 168, got into Georgetown, rejected from Harvard and Yale, waitlisted at the rest. Reapplying this year in October with 174, a new rec, and a revised statement to see what happens. white, female, decent but not exceptional softs
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Admitted to New York UniversityHispanic 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
A cohesive narrative and clear idea of what you want to do as a lawyer goes a long way! Also apply as early as possible so you have max time for scholarship negotiations (and peace of mind).
Other than trying to get the highest LSAT score you can and spending time crafting the best application, I suggest you try to stay positive during the process! Don’t forget about your mental health. Working out, running, and other physical exercise has really helped me relieve stress.
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.
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
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.
Just breathe, and trust that it will all happen as it is meant to.
Supplements Yale: Wrote optional on community- Chicago: n/a (not sure I told my move well enough) Penn: Why X Harvard: 2 pages each for Perspective & Purpose NYU: n/a Columbia: Why X, fun fact Vandy: Lived Experience WashU: n/a Reflections on interviews:
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
The best decision I made was choosing to work for a few years between undergrad and applying for law school. My softs, my writing skills, my interview skills, and my perspective all changed for the better because I had gained real world, professional experience.
Renegotiated with Texas Law using all of my other scholarship offers, except NYU (hadn’t received my scholly info yet) – offer went from 54k total to 60k total (off of in-state tuition). Headed to Texas Law to stay close to my fam and significant other! :)
Emo(ry) Isn’t Dead: Dear Ave Maria Count Me In I Write Stetsons, not Tragedies Samford, We’re Goin Down My Songs Know What You Did in the Duke (Light ‘‘em Up) This Must Be the Pace (Naive Melody) My Body is a Temple U, How Much You Think I could Get For It
My alma mater rejected me, and this year was HARD. Pandemic, health issues - ya know, applying to law school is a mess and sucked. BUT, hang in there, it all works out in the end (and get off r/lawschooladmissions and this site - they’ll make you crazy)!
Be prepared to wait… for potentially a very long time. Law school applications are a long process, and (in my experience) stalking the r/lawschooladmissions sub and LSD will not make it move any faster. You are capable and you are qualified! Good luck!
Minor inaccuracies both accidentally and on purpose. I applied to most schools Oct-Nov and heard back from most of my As December-January. Interview invites were pretty fast, usually under a month. U.S. top undergrad, graduated before pandemic
Didn’t put my exact numbers to avoid doxxing, but very close
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