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Applicant wisdom
Advice applicants left on their LSD.Law profiles, searchable by topic, school, and stats.
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Admitted to University of VirginiaApply early, write the optional essays, and try to relax once all your materials are in (easier said than done)
Essays matter more than you think. Good stats aren’t free admission, bad stats aren’t impossible to overcome.
Stay off this website as much as possible – it’s a great resource but really toxic if you lack self control.
Wrote Why X and Optional Essays whenever they asked for one. Pretty meh softs. Crazy, crazy COVID cycle.
Enjoy the ride. Life is too short to worry all the time. Put in the effort, and life will sort itself out.
stats raise/lower your floor, the rest of your application raises/lowers your ceiling. shoot your shot!
get some work experience, do practice interviews with someone that doesn’t know you, and apply early.
Devoting the rest of my life to Bootygobbler35 who predicted the first Columbia wave out of NOWHERE
Peace Corps and AmeriCorps alum. Top 20 undergrad. Wrote all the optional essays, but no Why X’s.
start early <3 Message me on Reddit (u/bo_glue28) if you have any questions.
Reapplicant from 2020-2021 cycle. I had only Rs and WLs in the T30 last cycle. Don’t give up!
Discover what motivates you and create an application that reflects your passion. Good luck!
Apply widely and shoot for the stars! Your results may very well exceed your expectations :)
I’m rooting for you <3
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2/16 - BLOS finalist!
The UR dates are just when I noticed that my application was UR bc idk the actual date
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