dreams come true! I was waitlisted by michigan last month (february 2025), and this month I requested a deferral to enroll as a student of next year’s class (see michigan waitlist faq). about three business days later, my request was approved! if you can afford to be flexible and you have a good reason to wait…
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Admitted to Northeastern Universityhttps://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/1ce5bi4/30_172_nurm_9we_going_to_stanford/
LSAT 163 GPA 3.29 2024–25 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
let them tell you no, apply everywhere!
You are so much smarter, more qualified, and more interesting than you think you are! Don’t get in your own way.
OVERALL ADVICE: APPLY EARLY EARLY. I felt my applications were submitted almost a little bit late. I wasn’t able to catch the “early” wave. I had a handful of people look over my PS. I would recommend maybe two or three max. Make sure your personal statement goes back to “Why law school”. I wrote an addendum…
Hi! I hope you can learn some from my experiences: -I took the LSAT in August 2024 (the first without the Logic Games) and was pleased with my score. I ended up sitting on my law school apps for WAY too long, which I regret doing. -I submitted most of my applications in mid-December. UTK: the “UR2” date I listed is…
LSAT 162 GPA 3.81 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law
A rejection isn’t a bad thing, it helps narrow you to the place you’re meant to be
Study no less than 10 weeks for LSAT - I recommend the book the LSAT trainer. Do your absolute best to take the August LSAT, so if you have to take it again you can next take the October or November one, since by the time the August scores are released the registration for the September test will be closed. Start…
My Advice for Law School Applicants: Applying to law school can seem intimidating, but there’s a lot of support available. Once you dive into the process, you’ll find that many people are willing to help—and it’s not as overwhelming as it first appears. 😊 **1. Focus on your GPA and LSAT score: **These are the most…
170 —> 180 I stopped keeping track at some point, but here are a few lists I worked on from the beginning of application season until around February. The first list is of when people reported getting decisions from various schools back here and on Reddit (days of week and times of day in PST). This does not show…
Applying Truly, apply anywhere you want to go (finances willing). You don’t want to leave any stone unturned- If you can, try to have a least two safetys Nothing is guaranteed in this process. Most schools do not admit in a predictable pattern or timeline and even if they do, you can always be surprised. When I…
Applying for law school after graduating a year early in 2021 with a degree in political science. I took my first LSAT in August 2022, retook it in October and scored 165. Was debating on taking the LSAT once more in January but ultimately decided against it because I wanted to finish applying to schools before the…
I recommend studying at least 6 months for the LSAT, and like, really studying. If I could do it over, I would have studied all winter/spring and taken it early in the summer. That way you can retake it in late summer/early fall if necessary, and still apply relatively early in the cycle. I would also start jotting…
Look upon my wisdom, ye applicants, and despair. Wisdom is sorted by newest to oldest. Well my dear internet acquaintances, it looks like that’s a wrap. Unless I get off a WL, it looks like I’ll be attending Maryland in the fall. Go Terrapins! - I get an email I am excited, am I finally going to finish this…
I went into this blind. It was suggested by my parent in October 2020 that I try the LSAT and become a lawyer. I signed up and studied for about 10 hours and took the November LSAT. I don’t have a strong reason for being a lawyer other than I think it will be interesting (I’ve been exposed after doing a prelaw camp…
Go Blue! Advice for super splitters (everyone else, see below): Every “chance me” prediction tool will be wrong for you. They are trained on regression models which do an okay job for people nearish the medians, and diddly-squat for you.You have a chance at most schools for which you are above a 75th.- The reason…
This cycle was a whirlwind, and next cycle probably will be too. Here’s my advice on how to navigate it: Make a list at the beginning of your application process that outlines the kind of lawyer you want to be. Do you picture yourself getting involved in PI work? Do you strive for BL top jobs? I knew I wanted to be…
⛧ ☠ ⛧༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ⛧ ☠ ⛧ SUMMONING REJECTION WAVES ⛧ ☠ ⛧༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ⛧ ☠ ⛧ Even though my cycle is now over, I encourage all applicants to consider joining the R wave cult. We have cookies. Some actual information about my cycle, if you care: ⛧ I wrote a GPA addendum even though a lot of people would have said not to. I…
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