My GPA sucks because I didn’t care in undergrad (never knew I wanted to go to law school until after I graduated)
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Wrote Why Columbia and edited PS, Penn Core Values, Why Cornell, Georgetown List, Why UVA, Why Duke, Why Michigan
LSAT is a grind. Sit and study the first time and apply early. It makes the rest of the year much more enjoyable.
Gotta repair those bears. I wrote my PS in a trailer in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. Seemed to work for me.
had to change username and remove detail/attendance info because my abuser found me on here. wishing you A waves.
MBA experience; Early Graduation; Follow up with additional letters of Rec and extended resumes for some schools.
It is I, OutgoingShrimp, keeper and king of waitlists. Bow before me and behold in awe my sea of yellow statuses.
GPA 2.80 2024–25 cycle
I guarantee that you will not get into any program to which you do not apply. Just take the chance and go for it!
The past is the past; you can’t go back and change it. Focus on developing your future by changing what you can!
Applying to law school is super expensive!!! Save up 1k for apps AT LEAST.
2026–27 cycle
i want you to give me example for illustrating economic coercion
If you’re below both medians at most of the schools you apply to, your cycle is gonna be a bloodbath (see below)
Try to decide if you want to go to Law School before your last semester of undergrad, unlike what I did…. 🤦♂️
Start studying early for the LSAT and give yourself time to take it multiple times. Take a gap year if possible.
Applied to most schools in November, wrote diversity, optional essays, statements of interest for most schools …
Northeastern- early decision date for accepting the scholarship/putting a deposit down! MN- weirdly really slow!
I should’ve taken the LSAT a third time… listen to your instincts. If you think you will do better, go for it!
Lsat is the only thing that matters. Just get a good lsat.
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