My law school app is pretty unique which both helped and hurt me (t1 soft which helped, and convicted felon which hurt. Also I’ve always publicly maintained my innocence which in a lot of cases can hurt). LSAT 171 Diagnostic->178 after a month or so of studying. Was pting 180 pretty regularly but during the actual…
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Admitted to New York UniversityI reject the premise of soft tiers and so should you.
…to be a very strong application. I have multiple ~T2 softs and sharpened my essays for nearly a year. Strategy Lesson - write all optionals I wrote all the “optional” essays. This seems to be common sense to me but apparently some people don’t understand this. If you can neatly slip a variant of Why X into essays…
…foreign language double major- What I would guess are T2.5 softs (3 years in top consulting firm; relevant/competitive internships every summer and semester of college; AmeriCorps service; US Senate work; federal agency work; selective fellowship; exceptional amount of in-depth campus leadership experience;…
T3.5 softs (2 yrs WE in marketing and education). Applied to UChicago and UVA with a 171 in November. Applied to the remaining T8 schools with a 174 in February.
Make sure your narrative is cohesive (softs fit with your “why law,” i.e.).
…what happens. white, female, decent but not exceptional softs
…a history of service and leadership, along with amazing softs and a high GPA from a well-known undergraduate program. I definitely think my passion, hard work, and emotional intelligence shined through my applications.
…as much as you can!! Stop worrying about what tier your softs are; what matters is how they contribute to the story you tell. When you’re thinking about chasing big law, remember that your work doesn’t magically get to be morally neutral. Read On Being a Happy, Healthy, and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy,…
Softs: 4+ years of work experience in progressive advocacy, 2+ of which have been at a legal org that has worked on multiple Supreme Court cases Letters of Rec: 2 from professors (one of whom was my thesis advisor) and one from my direct supervisor. ASK EARLY. I gave my professors a heads up in April, sent the…
(∩｀- ´ )⊃━━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ background: master’s student, minor c&f issue (grades only), no special softs supplementals for: yale, stanford, chicago, penn, michigan, berkeley, cornell, georgetown bonus tea leaves: chicago: went UR2 through UR5 after interviewing, decision two days after UR5 michigan: date changed two thursdays…
Going into Public Interest law, T3-T4 softs.
…stats and didn’t do a good job demonstrating interest) T4 softs, did some research at my well-regarded undergraduate institution and had some limited freelance work experience, but nothing super impressive – I would say my admission was mainly a factor of stats, solid recommendation laters, and also having clear…
Diversity statement about a unique childhood hardship and poverty (which by some classifications might mean T3 softs? T 3.5?) Wrote optional essays everywhere they were available Why x’s for all schools excluding: t6 (though included a paragraph in Columbia PS), WashU, BU, NW, + Core values instead of why X for Penn…
…first and second take, and I think that actually helped. Softs: T3-ish? My PS was about LGBTQ+ identity and (nURM) ethnic identity (no DS). Wrote a senior thesis at Ivy League undergrad that got a departmental award. 1-2 years work experience as a paralegal at a nonprofit organization that does high-profile impact…
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Strong softs with a cohesive narrative (somewhere between tiers 2 and 3). TFA for 2 years after undergrad, with another year at a similar organization in a leadership role. Good luck, and don’t be afraid to advocate for yourself!
GPA: STEM major, STEM minors; did not write an addendum. I think I would have if I did this again, but I doubt it was make or break LSAT: pre-flex, first take Softs: T3ish idk * Campus leadership position or two * Lots of scientific research experience; 1 publication and an undergrad thesis for which I was awarded a…
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