Going to try to keep this updated through my cycle to help out any other super-uper-duper splitters out there. Brief background**:** Changed my major twice with a strong upward trend in GPA (~2.0 in my first year vs ~4.0 in my final year) at a top 30 undergrad, submitting addendum. Took the LSAT four times (157 to…
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Admitted to Boston UniversityMy 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…
Hello future splitter law applicants (if you ever see this). I’m a first-generation college student, and aside from that, am not in any way a URM. I only wrote a “why X” for Duke and wrote the “unpopular opinion” optional essay for Georgetown. In retrospect, I wish I had applied ED to GULC, and wrote more “why X”…
…and used GPA+LSAT addenda to balance my app as a splitter and explain a 16 point increase on the LSAT.
Wrote Why X for my top choices, optional essays, and did requested, relevant addenda. Splitter but had some decent softs, there is hope for you!
–apply early, esp. if you’re a splitter. –get those fee waivers. –get your target LSAT and then plan your cycle, rather than plan your cycle and assume your LSAT will fall in line.
…outcome. Don’t sell yourself short. I know plenty of splitters/super splitters that have ended up at great schools with big scholarships. You have to find the balance between being realistic and giving yourself the credit you deserve. Are you getting into Yale with a 3.1/155 without something akin to a Nobel Prize?…
…you should be taking every advantage that you can get. For splitters especially, your written materials need to be exceptional. Your LSAT may open the door, but it’s up to your written materials to convince admissions why they should take you over applicants that either boost both medians or other candidates with…
…their way. Apply broadly**!!! **Especially if you’re a splitter/reverse splitter like I am. If there are schools you’d consider that are “out of your range” and you can afford to apply, do it. Don’t leave any “what ifs” on the table. Rejection/WL is part of the process. LORs: I submitted two letters to every school.…
…I was unsure how my cycle would turn out as a reverse splitter. My cycle is proof that the LSAT isn’t everything! My practice tests were in the 167-173 range. My first test in June 2023 was a 159, and my second was Sept. 2023 161. Don’t know why the real ones were so different, but it ended up not mattering all that…
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