My GPA situation is unusual due to non-trad developments; originally went straight to undergrad from HS with undiagnosed ADHD and just sort of left without graduating after 5 years with 2.33. Then after diagnosis and several years of very non-traditional work experience, I enrolled at community college and 4.0’ed…
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Wrote every optional essay that was available. Currently renegotiating with PSU as I unexpectedly fell in love with them at Admitted Student’s Day. If you came here to creep about why Seton Hall hasn’t gotten back to you either, it’s because they expect most of their decisions to go out around April 1st. Yes, it’s…
Be ugly. Be well. Work hard. Believe in yourself. Take deep breaths. Life is a journey. These schools don’t control your destiny. You do. Be well. Be ugly. 5/9/2023 edit: Now that all the schools have gotten back to me, I’ll say this - I’m pleased with the results I got given my statistics, especially given my low…
A sub 3 GPA really hammers you on the 50/50 schools. But got some great results and $$ at the 80-90% schools. Weird as if those schools are behaving as if I have the options at the reach schools. Applied to 30 schools because im insane
Took the November LSAT - score released 11/29 A: UHLC: Applied 11/14 ED, app complete 11/30, UR 12/15, status disappeared 12/17, received A via status checker 12/20. St Mary’s: Applied 11/10, app complete 11/10, status update 12/06, received A via email 1/12 Tech: Applied 11/15, app complete 11/29, UR 1/8, status…
Trust in God’s plan man!
Gain some professional experience. Treat everything, especially school, like you’re a professional. Getting a humanities masters may not strengthen your stats, but it will teach you to skim hundreds of pages a week and make you a strong researcher and academic writer. Experience grading essays also makes you a much…
LSAT 157 GPA 3.77 2025–26 cycle
Attending Catholic University Of America
Dream big! You never know what a law school might be looking for!
Recording a students chances of getting accepted into each school and my actual result for future usefullness… advanced search parameters listed below (compared with 7sage chances later) (LSAT +3/-3) (GPA +.1/-.1) (URM and non-Trad included) (using 2022-2023, 2023-2024, and 2024-2025 cycle data) -Depaul 77% chance =…
142 (cold diagnostic)->151->160->154->157->162 Music Major and legal studies double major Lots of jobs in college, management experience at a major grocery chain. Other softs could be considered my degree, since I was playing lots of concerts as someone studying music. I think the musician route was compelling, but…
If you’re in undergrad, focus 100% on GPA, because it is the only thing you cannot improve after the fact. LSAT can improve, it’s a skill. If you are in a rush to go straight into law school, ask yourself if you would skip a year for $100,000. If your answer is no, you are probably a rich kid funded by your rich…
LSAT 171 GPA 3.89 2023–24 cycle
Attending Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)
Submit ’em and forget ‘em! Your acceptances will come soon enough, and you will do great in law school regardless of where you go. Use this tool and other sources of information, like Reddit, sparingly. There are plenty of good resources to consult about whether you should apply to certain schools and the likelihood…
LSAT 160 GPA 3.76 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law
Everything happens for a reason
Took the March LSAT and requested for most schools to hold my application until the new score was released (March 30th). Did worse on that one so really just made me an even later applicant. Should have went forward with my first score anyway, as late March left me for dead regardless of the score. My main advice…
Follow the applicant data that comes out. Judging by the data that came out, this is a competitive cycle at reach schools and for scholarship $ at target schools. When I was rejected from my reach schools, I decided to send a second wave of applications. When looking at scholarships, consider your total cost…
Wait as close as you can until the seat deposit deadline before attempting to get scholarships reconsidered.
Life is short. Do the things that make you happy.
my Law School Master Spreadsheet (ignore typos pls): https://tinyurl.com/4ykpnke6
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