Visit the schools you are applying to. Get a feel for the admissions department and faculty. Work hard on your personal statement and ensure it shows a bit of your personality. :)
June 2022 - 151 Applied to Northern Illinois University and University of Toledo with my 151 November 2022 - 158 I tried to be as detailed as possible for my fellow neurotic folks.
LSAC GPA: 3.12, Degree GPA 3.8 (wrote gpa addendum to explain) Wrote Why X for every school and optional essays for schools that gave the choice also wrote diversity statement
Believe in yourself. You are a much more capable applicant than you think. Stay focused on the end goal and let everything else fall into place. I look forward to seeing you succeed.
Full length timed practice tests with blind review should be your LSAT prep bread and butter. Apply as early as you can. Don’t be afraid to go back to school 5+years after undergrad.
Dedicate yourself to the exam and apply early (don’t rush your written materials but work on them far ahead of time).
You got this. The idea of going to law school was put in your head for a reason, see it through and be the best you can be. I am a walking testimony.
Number one advice to get into those tougher schools is to be interesting. Also, don’t let law school decisions control your happiness.
“let the waves of the universe rise and fall as they will you have nothing to gain or to lose you are the ocean” ashtavakra gita
Don’t settle for your first LSAT score!! I took the LSAT 3 times. I started volunteering at my local legal clinic. I knew my gpa wasn’t great and found ways to get my soft stronger.
remember that the law school application journey is a process, and this process you will change so much and discover new things about yourself:) embrace the obstacles and challenges
Plan on taking the LSAT at least twice - diagnostic was 159 in March, got 170 in first admin and was able to keep drilling to get a 180 (after a three-week break to recuperate).
“Ah, but a man’s reach should exceed his grasp // Or what’s a heaven for?” Don’t kill the cringe parts of you, kill the part of you that cringes. The revolution will be litigated.
When everyone tells you to enjoy the summer before school starts, travel, learn to meal prep, develop a regular workout routine or get in for those regular therapy sessions - DO IT.
-“Swing for the fences. “ -“There’s no such thing as solutions, only trade-offs.” -“Life demands sacrifice, if you fail to choose your sacrifices, life will choose them for you. “
You miss 100% of the shots you do not take.
they call me the goat because I scream a lot & eat everything in sight “I am the Slorax, I speak for the sex offenders,” what people seem to hear when they read my profile.
For GULC: Wrote optional “Top 10” essay and “Why GT” addendum My advice: apply earlier, don’t count on GULC’s ED 4-week turnaround Update 3/1: GULC WL is PWL Submitted LOCI 4/19
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