Applied early in the cycle, wanted to give myself the best chances for admission/scholarships knowing that I have a mediocre LSAT score. I attended a small liberal arts university for undergrad, where I majored in Business Administration, and double-minored in pre-law and German. I was a four-year NCAA…
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Admitted to Duquesne UniversityI applied very late in the cycle due to issues with my transcripts, and I would not reccomend that to anyone. Though I am a splitter, I have strong reasons as to why my GPA is so low. My biggest piece of advice is to find your unique voice. Remember your GPA does not define you and you are so much more than the…
Apply for every fee waiver possible in the application process. Half of the schools that I’ve applied to already waived application fees and in other cases, just emailing them prompted an immediate fee waiver. Don’t spend more money than you need to!! Research every LSAT study material that you can. I do recommend…
Wait as close as you can until the seat deposit deadline before attempting to get scholarships reconsidered.
Start early, don’t cheap out on resources. You can do it!
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-Only 5 weeks to study for LSAT, taken only once -Biology BS (3.29) to Biology PhD but dropped after one year (3.885) -My C&F was a very minor traffic ticket that was only reported to a few schools based on guidelines -Email schools for waivers. The worst they say is no (or not respond)! I was able to solicit…
Apply wide. Really wide. Embarrassingly wide. Then let the dust settle and make the smartest boring decision available. Prestige is a fine thing until you’re paying for it with money you don’t have chasing outcomes that aren’t guaranteed. The humble path taken confidently beats the prestigious path taken anxiously…
Why do they call it an oven when you oven in the cold food of out hot eat the food.
I saw the most improvement on my LSAT score with LSAT Demon, listening to their podcast and using their LSAT study program. One big motto they have is to “get greedy” with your LSAT score, meaning don’t settle for an “okay” score - you can improve your score, and even one point can mean thousands of dollars in…
As a native Appalachian, I want to give back to my community in some way. Therefore, location and school culture matter to me the most. My advice: follow your passions and interests. Your happiness is more important than prestige. Apply as early as you’re able, and look into schools you never thought you’d be…
You only need one A!! Dont compare yourself to others, you have your own path and all you need is for one good school to take a chance on you and give you the opportunity to thrive there! Super humbled and grateful that I got into my dream school with lower stats, you can do it too! Dont count yourself out because…
Applying: October 1st-November 16th URM: Hispanic Female T3: Disability, Co-founder of Small Personal Finance Company Work Experience: Pro-bono, Family Law, Criminal Law Extra-Curriculars: Election volunteer, Pre-Law Society President, Mock Trial Team member, United Culture Organization, Spanish Culture Club,…
shoot your shot take a gap year(s) and get experience and raise your score prestige matters but dont do it at the expense of financial sanity believe in yourself get an honest opinion of someone at the school (preferably a 2L or 3L not connected to the admissions outreach process) spellcheck your apps lol
Intentions matter. Choose prudence over ego. Don’t let the bastards get you down. And most importantly, call your mother (or whomever), they miss you. I could not be more stoked about the opportunities provided by the Thomas R. Kline school of law at Duquesne University. Go Dukes!
Never hate your enemies, it affects your judgement.
If you are interested in a school…TOUR! All it takes is one A.
“And, like bright metal on a sullen ground, My reformation, glittering o’er my fault, Shall show more goodly and attract more eyes Than that which hath no foil to set it off. I’ll so offend to make offence a skill, Redeeming time when men think least I will.”
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