Shoot your shot!! Post-cycle doxx: I have a BS in Public Health from UT Austin and a MPH from UTHealth Sciences Center at Houston. 3.66 and 4.0 GPAs, respectively. My undergrad courses were all pre-med (think ochem, biochem, anatomy and physiology, etc.) which kinda prevented my GPA from being super high. Few years…
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T14 TIPS AND TRICKS: 1a. Don’t go into the LSD chat and complain that you haven’t heard back. None of us have heard back. We don’t care if you applied in November. Some of us applied in October and still haven’t heard back. We all live in the same reality as you. Thanks. 1b. Don’t call a wave until you see at LEAST…
Minnesota- did interview and got response a week later. interview important to do ASU- did not write any of their essays and only applied because it was free. I wasn’t gonna go if I got in anyways Temple- got scholarship with acceptance. got what I expected when I applied 1/30 no response from any school in January…
Sort of a URM because I’m Afghan. Before the changes to affirmative action, I would not have been a URM, as I would have been automatically filed under either Asian or white. Since URM status is now only discernible through your diversity statement, I’m not so sure. Please just do everything in your power to get a…
Apply broadly: I applied pretty broadly partly because I anticipated this cycle being more competitive than usual. I took it a little too far with the amount of applications I sent, but I’m grateful for all the options I received and the leverage they gave me during scholarship reconsideration. Apply early: Shoot…
Shoot your shot! Don’t reject yourself before they reject you. I’m well below most medians, but I try anyway. Howard is not your only option! Don’t give up! Make sure your credit is A1, or else no Grad Plus Loans for you.
I was impatient to start school this year so I did not prioritize improving my LSAT score. Looking back, I should have taken more time to improve my score and applied in a future cycle. If you can afford the time (and possibly tutor money) do not plan to apply until after you get your target score. Consider applying…
LSAT 158 GPA 3.72 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles
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What I need to hear and probably what you need to hear too: Feeling disappointment and regret is inevitable. It’s what makes us strive to be better. What you decide to do afterwards matters so much more than the fleeting moment of frustration, disappointment, sadness, anger, etc. One chance/opportunity is all you…
If you’re wondering whether or not the law school journey is for you, it IS. This test is challenging, but you can take it up to 5 times in 5 years. TAKE THE CHANCES. RETEST. WE GOT THIS. As far as this cycle goes, yes I know my LSAT score is holding me back from achieving greatness, but it is what it is. I believe…
LSAT 169 GPA 3.93 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
I’m just happy to be here. Be unique and fearless in your PS. Leave your ego at the door when it comes to USNWR rankings - even then, it’s not the ranking of the school when you get there that matters, it’s when you graduate. Apply to more schools than you think you need to. Just trust me on it - financial leverage…
It’s important to gain as much knowledge as you can from mentors, peers, admissions, etc. so you can make well-informed decisions during this process. But at the end of the day, you know yourself best. My authenticity as an applicant was muddled by too much noise from well-meaning mentors and guides. If I had been…
I know it’s like ??? as to why I picked Belmont, considering how my stats are wayyyy higher than their medians and I got into better schools who offered me a lot of money, but here’s why. Vanderbilt is still my dream school, and if I do super well my first year, maybe I could transfer there bc it’s literally right…
Go back in time and take undergrad seriously…
Optional Essays: (REJECTED) UCLA: Challenges Addendum, Optional Addendum USC: Diversity of Background Statement, Rothman Scholarship, Other Addendum (WAITLIST) UCI: Optional Statement, Interest in UCI (WAITLIST) Pepperdine**: Optional Statement, Addendum** (ACCEPTED)** Loyola****: Background/Identity Statement,…
Starting to study in June for Aug, Oct, or Nov tests in preparation of attending 1L the following year will be really tough. Everyone says start early and give yourself plenty of time and it’s really the truth! 7Sage, BluePrint, and LSAT done right (tutoring) was the best for me. I wish I had started using the LSAT…
I thought it was important to get all my apps off early to hear back early - law schools literally do not give a fuck lol they will work on their own timeline and not tell you shit until they want to so do everything at your own pace Obviously this is important and I knew this but I don’t think it set in until I…
Apply early, speak from the heart, don’t waste money on advising or tutors, apply early, be confident in your own merits. Only apply where you actually see yourself attending.
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