Making my profile public in the hope that it can help and encourage others with a similar background. TL;DR: A late 20s/early 30s non-trad applicant (military + community college) with a 171/4.00 who applied mid-to-late cycle and outperformed expectations (HLS bound). Key takeaways: know your why, bet on yourself,…
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Admitted to George Washington UniversityHi! I was a lurker during the law school cycle, and wanted to wait before posting until I received all my decisions. I am sharing on here for data collection, and hopefully those who stumble upon this can find this helpful. I did not think I would get into any of the schools I applied to. I shot my shot, and I am SO…
…don’t rush things to just submit stuff but start as early as you can, plan to hate your first two drafts, and have a friend look your materials over once or twice. I applied with strong letters of recommendation, average to maybe above average essays, and in February. I worked as a barista for a year and did not…
…tip, I have only ever sent a LOCI prior to receiving a decision when I noticed that the school has had both an A wave and a WL/R wave that I was not included in. Basically, if it appears I’ve been skipped over for whatever reason, I would send a LOCI. In addition to a LOCI, explore other ways to show demonstrated…
…all accepted me with a 3.52, no other schools gave me any decisions (unless you count a hold from Fordham) until after my transcript was updated. My advice/takeaways: It only takes 1 acceptance. Don’t be so hellbent on BigLaw, plenty of ways to make money and have great careers within law. (Big4, Midlaw, regional…
Read ABA 509 reports to make informed decisions on your application and scholarship process: https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/Disclosure509.aspx LSATs: 170 > 171 > 179 (studied with the LSAT Demon, wouldn’t recommend anything else). In retrospect I should have explained this score jump with an addendum…
Mid-law school update for any future readers: very very happy with my decision to take the money at GULC. Felt a lot of concern about the perceived worse outcomes from GULC, but in my opinion, there is truly nothing to worry about. I performed relatively well during 1L (nothing amazing, but above average) and had my…
biggest advice: having a knockout application later is better than a rushed one early!!!!! I worked full time during this whole process and it’s doable, but challenging. Learn from me!! what I’d do differently: I busted my butt and got a million reviews for my PS and statement of perspective, but didn’t spend enough…
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