For some reason I can’t change the info for Columbia, but I was put on reserve (basically waitlisted) at Columbia on 2/15/22
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Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles12/06/2022: accepted by my #1 choice school 08/15/2024: V50 SA offer (market) always bet on yourself & apply early
I mean the 2021 cycle was super jank but for reference my softs/WE/personal statement were all PI/ environmental focused.
LSAT 174 GPA 3.47 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
Weak tier 3 or strong tier 4 softs, so I rounded up. STEM Major, grade deflated school. Too bad none of that helps :)
9/13/2024 I submitted my application to about 7 schools so far, and I did almost every optional essay available.
You can do it!! Think about what your story is, and then don’t be afraid to revise and delete and start all over :)
LSAT 165 GPA 3.63 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
Anything is possible
Lock in in undergrad.
Gotta repair those bears. I wrote my PS in a trailer in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. Seemed to work for me.
Wrote Why X for Berkeley, Michigan, and Duke. Wrote supplemental essay for Stanford. Wing and a prayer people!
Essays matter more than you think. Good stats aren’t free admission, bad stats aren’t impossible to overcome.
Hi friends! Please practice self-care and mindfulness as much as possible during these stressful times (◕v◕)
Choose your school based on financial aid, not rank. I’d rather be at a T20 instead of a T14 but debt-free!
October 2020 159 –> October 2021 166 –> November 2021 169 Saw the biggest improvement after using 7Sage
stats raise/lower your floor, the rest of your application raises/lowers your ceiling. shoot your shot!
white hispanic – wouldn’t consider myself a URM hopefully this give you some hope :) you got this
The best thing that came out of this application cycle are the internet friends I made on here.
Hang in there Team GRE. I’ll give a full cycle recap and get kinda doxxy at the end of my cycle.
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