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Admitted to Arizona State UniversityApply to any and every school you have an interest in (ask for fee waivers), see which schools accept you, weigh the scholarships with the prestige that each school carries, and then make the best decision for your future.
Be courageous and apply to that school you think is out of your reach. I did and it worked out! Also, triple check your personal statement and include a program that you like at the school in your personal statement too.
Wrote every optional essay to all of these applications. I didn’t keep exact track of the dates, so any of the applications where the date complete is the exact same day as the date received was just an approximation.
UGA or bust! applying ED to UGA. wish me luck… *retaking LSAT in Oct. since my average before June was a 169. Shooting for 170+ “Never, ever, EVER give up.”- Michael Scott Update: got a 169 in October!
I’m not entirely sure what to put here because it seems 90% of what I’ve been told does not apply to the 2020-2021 cycle. LGBTQ+, Americorps, lots of volunteering, 8+ years out of undergrad, first generation, nd
Submitted with a 3.80, Fall grades increased it to 3.83, Spring Grades to 3.85. Go Terriers! I loved my visit to BU which was the big decisive factor for me. I’m still going to ride some WL’s though (HLS and Mich).
Shoot your shot. Have backups. Just like in life, don’t expect much. You can’t control where you get in, but you can definitely control what you make of the opportunity at a place that decides to show you some love.
Have a mediocre GRE score on file, which I had to send to Harvard, NYU, Penn, and NU. Did not write an addendum. T3 = master’s degree. Wrote a “Why X” for Penn and Michigan and one of the supplements for Georgetown.
Send it. Just absolutely send it. Have the confidence that regardless of where you end up you will be a successful attorney, everything else is out of your hands. All applications were submitted in early December.
LSAT 170 GPA 3.74 2023–24 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
It’s good to be little, it’s good to be small. STEM major who has always had a passion for law and policy and performed better in those classes. Why: Umich, Duke, UVA, NW, GTown (optional essay + ED), NDLS, Vandy
Reddit cycle recap/reflections: https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/1301vd7/hefty_stem_splitter_reflections_and_recap/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1
PS about my interest in human rights law, DS about my racial identity. Wrote why X or optional statements for all non T6 schools. 1 year out of college serving in Americorps, attended a non-prestigious undergrad.
I studied using exclusively LSAT Demon and JurisPrep (one more for the software, the other for an LSAT class). These and getting as much feedback as possible on how you present yourself to schools is what matters!
Wrote all Why X available & DS on growing up a broke (white) girl from rural area Top Tier Undergrad, Top Tier Masters Mid-late 20s the most T3 of T3 softs (D1 athlete, AmeriCorps service / law-related WE)
Do every optional zoom, every optional essay, every optional interview. go to every admitted student’s day you can. i had no clue each school would actually differ in terms of culture, academic rigor, etc.
Wrote Why Michigan, Duke, WashU, Cornell, GULC. Wrote Penn Core Values, GULC Unpopular Opinion, Stanford Library Books. Updated personal statement for Columbia. work on your materials early and apply early!
Oct 163 –> Nov 171 my #1 piece of advice is to ask for fee waivers! almost all of my waivers were solicited. i asked for them in september even though I hadn’t taken the LSAT yet and had really good luck
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