I’m only halfway through my cycle, but I just want to say: Never. Give. Up. I dropped out of college after enduring something pretty traumatic. At my lowest point before re-enrolling, I honestly never thought I would one day graduate with honors, much less be admitted into T-14 law schools. And yet here I am. Never…
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Admitted to Georgetown UniversityMessage me on Reddit u/LawAndOreo if you have any questions! Looking to help as many people as I can!
Work on your application over the Summer and submit it as soon as you can.
read international justice lit to cope 10/10 would recommend (im going ma in polisci > law school and it really shows 🤡) regarding my softs, i did a 4+1 program, and graduated w a BA in french, a BA in political science, and an MA in political science at 20 ++ renegotiated my scholarship amount at Duke from $111,000…
I put myself as T4 softs because I’m KJD and most of my resume items are typical undergraduate activities: legal internship, lab research, TA position, and club leadership. However, I am a first-generation college student with 2 majors (STEM + business-related), which maybe helped me standout a little bit, but…
I got that dog in me Post-cycle notes: Submitted all my apps within 2 weeks of apps opening (most on Sep 19, except for Yale which opened later)- Didn’t do a whole lot of scholly negotiation because by March I was between UCLA & Penn (barring Stanny) Sent several LOCIs to Stanny, which was my top pick, but a WL is…
LSAT 174 GPA 3.85 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to University of Pennsylvania
If you want to get into Berkeley, do all the bells and whistles on the application. Try not to get your heart too set on one school and be open-minded, I almost didn’t apply to Penn because of their corporate reputation but then I visited and fell in love.
Strong essays are worth spending the extra hours/days on- even if you need to delay submitting your apps a week or two. Your LORs are much stronger coming from people who know you, not someone with high-status (think a partner at a law firm) who you barely work with. Apply early if you can, but just make sure you’re…
Have a compelling reason for why you want to go to law school (whatever that might be), and show it in your application! I also wouldn’t apply to 20 schools like I did – a few safeties is alright, but I think what I did was overkill. I attribute part of my success to my decision to write very specific why X essays…
USC 12/2 - Why USC in the PS UCLA 12/2 - Programmatic Contribution Cornell 12/3 - Why Cornell Georgetown 12/3 - Why Georgetown NYU 12/4 - Leadership Supplemental Northwestern 12/4 - Why NU, KIRA Columbia 12/7 - Leadership Supplemental, Why Columbia in the PS UPenn 12/7 - Core Strengths Duke 12/10 - Short Essays C…
I applied to some schools in the 2022-23 cycle as a KJD with the same LSAT and GPA. I was still admitted to UCLA, but was put in the “special group” on the preferred waiting list at GULC, and rejected at Berkeley, Harvard, and UChicago. I didn’t apply for a merit scholarship at Duke after it became clear to me that…
**GPA: ** 3.83 Degree GPA- 3.74 LSAC GPA **LSAT: ** 166 in 2020- 171 and 172 in 2023 Previous Cycles: Applied to the T17 in 2020-2021- Applied to CLS, NYU, and Fordham in 2022-2023 Current Cycle Notes: UPenn- - UR3 on 1/22/24 GULC- - Interviewed in person in NYC *UCLA *- - Withdrew on 2/5/24 *UVA *- - UR3 on 2/7/24,…
I recommend LSAT Demon to study! You don’t need legal experience, but you should have a cohesive narrative explaining “why law, why now.” Write all optional essays that pertain to you. Apply broadly to negotiate aid and don’t be afraid to ask! Consider overall COA and location when rankings and scholarships are…
T3: professional certificate and experience in a STEM-related field (rare subfield/not common) plus a very unique intensive volunteering experience that lasted for 6+ months URM: mixed race hispanic, north african, middle eastern caucasian Languages: speaks three languages, including spanish fluency Academics:…
Worry about the things you can control and do your best to let everything else go. Be a real person. There are hundreds of other people out there with your stats. You are more than just a dot on a 2x2. And that matters. Even if sometimes it doesn’t matter to a school it should matter to you. Unless it’s a decision,…
UMN UR3: 01/12 UR4: 01/25 UVA UR3: 01/17, Interview on 01/23; UR4 01/23 UR5 01/24 Georgetown Interview: 01/22 Committed to Berkeley originally but got a feeler call from Michigan which was my first choice going into the cycle. I decided to visit the school and set up a campus visit. 3 days later, I got the call!…
Make sure your Yale 250 is captivating and personally relevant (without stressing personal details in the text). Find that nugget of philosophy you can’t stop thinking about lately and explain why. Don’t worry about showing off your vocabulary or accomplishments as much as engaging your reader. Treat it like the…
Write all the optional essays you can. Construct a narrative for yourself and don’t sell yourself short. Shoot your shot– you may be surprised! Try to figure out what your priorities are and what you want to get out of your law degree, especially if you are non-Big Law oriented. This will help you make a decision.…
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