Have Faith. Bet on yourself. Keep walking this walk and don’t give up for a second. My faith in God is what led me to take the chances that I took and I’m happy that I did. This will be over soon. Give it your all now and you won’t have to pay later
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Don’t give up on the LSAT. It can open some serious doors if you want it bad enough.
Application Timing: Apply early, especially if you have lower stats. The majority of my apps (including Duke) were submitted mid-September. I don’t think I would’ve gotten into Duke if I had waited a couple months longer. GPA: I went to an undergrad with severe and notorious grade deflation, and the law schools were…
Zzeengo left minor wisdom for posterity (◕_◕). Start your apps early to give yourself time for mishaps and a better shot at getting acceptances/scholarships. For most people, you’re going to underestimate the time it takes to put everything together.- Write your essay about what you are passionate about. Seriously-…
Don’t apply very early (September/October) if your essays aren’t in the best shape possible! A better application » an early application
Your hard work and dedication will get you far. Trust in yourself and be a good, honest, ethical, and kind person. You got this! The world is your oyster.
It is never too late to change your path. If you’re not happy with your direction, your career, or your sense of being, trust your mind and heart to get you to where you want to be. You wouldn’t be here considering becoming a lawyer unless you have what it takes deep down; all you have to do is let that part of you…
LSAT 152 GPA 3.80 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to William & Mary Law School
Don’t check your email everyday for decisions…just relax because this is to stressful anyways.
Work so hard that it is UNREASONABLE for you NOT to succeed. Always, Always, Always, BET ON YOU!!
Use Service2School if you are military Email for fee waivers When in doubt, shoot your shot! Good luck
“ Men give me credit for some genius. All the genius I have lies in this; when I have a subject in hand, I study it profoundly. Day and night it is before me. My mind becomes pervaded with it. Then the effort that I have made is what people are pleased to call the fruit of genius. It is the fruit of labor and…
Trust in God.
Look, a lot of this is a crapshoot. I was a good applicant, but in a certain sense I feel like getting the Darrow offer was one part my interview/application and one part luck. So do your best, but don’t take anything personally. And start early on applications. I had almost all my apps in (except for Harvard Yale…
My best advice is to apply anyways. Breathe and remember you’re more than your scores and resume. Take your time and be thoughtful with your essays (I had to convince myself that the expectation is not originality but rather authenticity when it comes to whatever you write). Focus deeply on submitting application…
When someone tells you to start working on applications 18 months before you are going to enter 1L, take them seriously and start studying/drafting. Don’t put the extra procrastination stress on yourself if you can help it.
I live in NYC, want to stay, and have public interest goals so NYU it is. staying on the Harvard waitlist just in case but it’s hard to imagine uprooting my life and taking on crazy debt for it at this point 4 years of non law-related experience my advice for future generations…write optional essays, have a…
Sign up for the Candidate Referral Service (CRS) on LSAC. You can get merit fee waiver from top schools this way, just because of your LSAT score and GPA. I got fee waivers and personal invitations to apply from 8/10 of my schools (all except Harvard and Stanford) through the CRS, and saved hundreds on application…
This cycle was incredibly tough, but I am so incredibly grateful. Do not count yourself out LSD told me I had a 0% chance of getting into HLS, but I did. Take a chance on yourself!
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