Why X Essays: Duke, Michigan, Cornell, SMU Additional Essays: Penn Core Strength’s, Chicago Doctoroff, NYU Jacobson Leadership
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My PS was very personal and centered on the mission of the school and why my ambitions matched what the school was aiming for.
Successfully requested deferral offer from waitlist at Michigan after receiving 40 hr/wk work opportunity for the coming year.
LSAT 178 GPA 3.75 2024–25 cycle
Don’t go on Reddit at all. Don’t look at rankings at all. Don’t pay attention to the noise. Remove your ego from the equation.
LSAT 168 GPA 3.81 2024–25 cycle
Make sure your Dad is partner at a V10 and then you can go anywhere you want while getting BL. Otherwise, your life is over.
Apply early, do the supplemental essays and don’t let Reddit get into your head!
LSAT 155 GPA 3.00 2025–26 cycle
Aim for the highest LSAT score you can get. This is the one thing you can control after undergrad.
HOUSTONGIRLAWYERBAE “When you feel like you’re done trying, that’s when you try again.”
You just need one yes!
My biggest advice is to apply early! Even with your exact stats, waiting to apply only diminishes your chances of acceptance.
You never count your money while you’re sitting at the table, there will be time enough for counting when the dealing’s done.
Only applied to GULC but added which schools sent me a fee waiver. Applied for Northwestern waiver, the rest were sent to me.
LSAT 176 GPA 3.59 2022–23 cycle
Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis
KJD ish re-app. Trying to send everything in by the end of October. Fee waivers all granted automatically via LSAC fee waiver
-first generation college student & law student -very active in undergrad in multiple school organizations & internships
American citizen with UK undergrad and Australian MA. uGPA provided as a rough equivalent from the CAS conversion service.
LSAT 167 GPA 3.10 2020–21 cycle
Admitted to Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)
STEM, unique softs, first gen, very low income background, LGBT+, although apparently none of that matters given my results 😅
I am unable to attend any law schools at this time. But updated all the info for others to see. Best of luck in your journey!
Wrote Why X’s for UChicago and Duke, and Core Strengths for Penn. Didn’t do any other essays. Got an HTE from NYU on 1/28.
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