LSAT 173 GPA 3.72 2023–24 cycle
Your application must state why you are applying to law school. This doesn’t necessarily have to be done in the personal statement, but that’s what I recommend.
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332 entries matching "personal statement"
…I feel like everyone loves to inflate their softs lol My personal take is that compared to the average college student the average of T20 applicant softs are incredible but then you have to normalize for applicant pool so everyone seems to be somewhat average. Same goes with personal, diversity statement, etc. EDIT:…
Applied with a 155. Got waitlisted at great schools even with a 155 because my statements carried. Did a diversity statement and every optional essay schools had. My advice for splitters is to rely on your statements. Humans are inherently selfish. You will not be admitted because of how great you are but how…
LGBTQ+, hopefully headed for Boston BL! Personalized PS paragraphs for each school, diversity statement; usually wrote the optional essays but only up to a point. Wrote every scholarship essay Vandy threw at me. Also, truly terrible interviewer with GULC that hadn’t read my resume and didn’t even know if I had…
…High stats are great, but the written word carries weight. Personal essays can make up for lower stats. People want to know there is a charismatic human behind those stats, not just a type A stickler grinding their Necessary versus Sufficiency notes. Eventually, school will end, grades will end, and interpersonal…
advice i wish i would have known: make sure your personality comes through on your PS. you don’t want to seem passive in your own story. side note: have a clear, DEFINITIVE reason why you want to go to law school and make sure it comes through strongly. application stuff: public interest/systemic reform focused. 4…
…of law than in legal practice). A Completed optional statements for UMich, NYU Furman, and 2x SLS (which I stupidly forgot to submit!). Wrote YLS 250 on haiku. Included a health addendum to explain impact on grades/courseload early on in undergrad (which also didn’t calculate my GPA on a 4.3 scale). Applied pretty…
…off, you need to be writing the optional essays and Why X statements for every school you actually want to admit you. Yes, it is tedious and annoying and time-consuming, but they are not optional. I didn’t write anything extra for ASU and I’m 100% sure that is why I got WLed. Second, the easiest way to demonstrate…
…one. I had friends, professors, and an advisor all read my statements and be brutal with their edits. You only have so many words, so make every single one count. As you’re drafting, consider how everything fits together as one cohesive story. Don’t repeat info from your resume or other statements when you have the…
…as T4 because I didn’t feel the need to write a diversity statement (still mostly in the closet) and most of my softs are just general “you’re a person in college who has their life together” things. ⛧ I am really garbage at interviewing, so I’m pretty sure those hurt me across the board. ⛧ ☠ ⛧ Go blue! ⛧ ☠ ⛧
-Reverse Splitter -Late applicant due to personal circumstances -Relatively unknown state school undergraduate -Took some graduate classes with a 4.0 grad GPA -Wrote why x for some but not all schools -Included diversity statement in all possible applications -Applied to schools in every tier because this cycle left…
…this cycle, it was waiting so long to get started on my statements. I didn’t realize how much work it was going to be… I kept hearing that it’s okay to apply in Dec/Jan (and it is), but for me- personally, I regret this decision. I managed to apply to most schools by Dec/Jan but my decisions came later than others.…
…LOCIs and was rejected from all my waitlists. PS was on my personal growth through taking on a hobby-related challenge. I brought in my legal work experience at the end, but probably could have done a better job explaining “why law”. I wish I had left more time for optional essays/diversity statements and worked a…
…until March/April. URMS, make sure you do the diversity statements and explain how your experience has made your life unique. This is the first year after the SCOTUS decision and it is crucial to do a diversity statement. That was my biggest oversight as I only mentioned my URM status another way and that is one of…
…not get, awarded only 75k total WashU interview (with real person) Accepted Offered 165k (scholar in law) then applied Webster Scholarship (for those with public service background) will try negotiate full ride if don’t receive Webster Northwestern Kira interview UT Austin Kira interview ASU waitlist 1/7/2022, LOCI…
…end I guess. -Wrote two different length PS’s, a diversity statement (non-trad/parent) and optional essays for T14 as requested. -Don’t doom scroll r/lsa , r/lsat , or LSData. No need to get bad vibes/start comparing yourself to others who may or may not exist. Alright, Cycle’s over. I think I probably could’ve…
…about topic X (my thesis topic) and tied themes from that statement into the rest of my app, so I assume that helped me a bit there. 4. Sign up for webinars with your CAS email: I created a separate email address to sign up for CAS, which I would recommend, but make sure you use that email when you’re signing up for…
…of subission) University of Michigan (8/26) Optional on personal qualities- Why X Academic Addendum ACCEPTED 11/6 University of Virginia (9/1) Why X- Academic Addendum Interview invitation (9/5) Interview completed (9/9) ACCEPTED 9/10 Northwestern University (9/3) Optional on public service- Optional on academic…
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