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Admitted to Georgetown UniversityI’m a HOYA LAWYA Shoot your shot and don’t hesitate to apply to your first choice. I only took the LSAT once and my resume, personal statement, optional essays (I always did them) and recommendations all focused on my experience in advocacy and social justice and my interest in my being a public interest attorney.…
Wrote why X & all optional essays. The whole process is weird. (ex. I get waitlisted at Michigan for yield protect but waitlisted at Chicago for not being qualified enough, even though they are ranked 8 and 4 respectively.) Keep and open mind. Don’t fall in love with a particular school because it’ll make…
making my profile public to help anyone who has the same stats at me! i stopped recording scholarship amounts after i got my award to the school i will be committing to. i didn’t remain on any waitlists. best advice is to NOT apply to as many safety schools as me; it was a waste of time and money and provided no…
My best advice to splitters, beyond having a high LSAT score, is to write every essay for the school you’re applying to, even the optional ones. It shows the school you’re serious about them; plus, any opportunity to showcase who you are will put you ahead over other applicants who didn’t write those optional essays…
Reapplying in a few years for HLS. If you get an HLS II, don’t brick the interview like me
Public interest applicant who was strongly considering practicing legal aid/legal services in D.C., but considering other options (unicorn PI, etc.) I went up and down the gamut of school rankings because I didn’t need to go to a highly ranked school to work for legal aid, and was considering really trying to…
VIRGIN SHOULD GO TO UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA virgin actually got waitlisted sorry :/ 2e
Easier said than done but STAY OFF REDDIT. All that comes from the subreddit is anxiety.
Apply early and broadly. Put a shit ton of work into your LSAT, it will open doors for you and make your way through those doors cheaper. Love yourself unconditionally throughout the process. I don’t know why HYS didn’t like me but oh well, I think I would’ve ended up in Chicago regardless, I love the city and want…
Law school is a risk, and lawyers are all about risk reduction. While the rest of your career will be spent on minimizing chances for a failure, lawsuit, etc., law school applications provide an opportunity to take large risks with very little downside (R, out some $). There but for the grace of God go I–it…
Wrote supplementals for all my apps. Did any optional interviews. I know I want to practice in Texas, tailored my school list towards that. 3/23 Update - It was always UT, everywhere I applied was for leverage to negotiate with UT. I have a lot of personal ties to the university and Austin that were hard to give up.…
If it’s been more than three months at UVA with no update, def send a LOCI!!! she/her
Didn’t write any “Why X” essays but wrote optional essays for all the schools that had them GULC - group interview in November, “special group” in the priority waitlist in December, admitted off the waitlist in April UChicago - interview with an admissions staff member in December, waitlisted in January L&C -…
Stanford- Wrote the songs for adcomms optional essay Columbia- Why X NYU- Why X UC Berkeley- Prog. Contribution UCLA- Why X Worked as a legal assistant for one year as an undergrad. Get your foot in the door if you can– it confirmed that I want to go into law. Entertainment law is the final goal. DM for info about…
I included a short but compelling section in each of my PSs that touched a bit on a particular strength the school had and how that connected to my goals. Got fucking bodied by the great 20/21 top lsat score bubble, so hopefully the stats have calmed down a bit for you future applicants. You’ve got it. Go kill it.…
Application Advice: Visit schools! Attending virtual info sessions is great, but I think visiting schools made a huge difference in a some of my outcomes (especially UVA and Duke) and allowed me to figure out where would be the best fit- Write all of the “Why XYZ” essays. Schools want to know that you are…
I’m applying as a transfer student now so none of these stats line up with regular admissions but here’s my transfer stats: Current School: Wisconsin 1L GPA: 3.77 1L Rank: Top 5% Honors: Best Performance in Torts, Dean’s List Here’s my original profile: anew · LSData but in short, my undergrad GPA was 2.8 and my…
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