If you’re in undergrad, focus 100% on GPA, because it is the only thing you cannot improve after the fact. LSAT can improve, it’s a skill. If you are in a rush to go straight into law school, ask yourself if you would skip a year for $100,000. If your answer is no, you are probably a rich kid funded by your rich…
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Admitted to Stetson UniversityStudy for the LSAT at least 2 years before you plan on applying…
Thought I was going to WashU for most of the cycle. I sent what was basically a withdrawal email to GW after getting in off the WL, and they responded by matching my WashU offer. I know WashU over GW for roughly equal cost is the choice 98% of applicants would make, but for someone with little interest in BL and…
Big tip: if you did Americorps, TFA, Peace Corps, or even just are struggling financially, ask the admissions for a fee waiver. I paid for 2 applications total, excluding the CAS Report $45 fee, and that allowed me to actually apply to multiple schools in different regions I’m interested living in. Personal…
You already know… GPAmaxxing. You can’t change it so don’t let it slip. I think being above at least one median helped me get on some of these waitlists. The optional statements, do them! You really have to. LSAT is most important but I felt as though my other attributes carried my application despite being 9 points…
No amount of preparation can prepare you for what may happen on test day. Sign up for the LSAT EARLY
Don’t be like me. Apply early and keep your GPA up!
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…
I should have retaken the LSAT for a higher score. I also reached out to the schools to talk about Res Life opportunities, NSU offered me a position that came with a monthly stipend and an additional $20,000/year scholarship. This is in addition to my merit scholarship. So reach out to the schools, some may have…
Don’t tell me the sky’s the limit when there are footprints on the moon
I am extremely pleased with my outcomes despite this hellish cycle. Knowing what I know now, I would’ve applied more broadly, specifically blanketing the t25, probably. I didn’t get my initial “first choice” but I definitely am going to a school that I feel will meet my goals and needs and turned out to be a great…
Don’t procrastinate about studying for the LSAT. Allow yourself at least a couple of months to study, and get it out of the way as soon as you can so you have time to retake if necessary. If I could go back in time, I would have studied longer, and taken it during my year-long gap between my AA and BA degrees. If…
Police Officer in Louisiana. Undergrad in Texas with a BS in Criminal Justice. Wrote any optional essays available. Studied for the LSAT for approximately one week for a few hours a day before work but really did not want to retake. Applied late because this is my first attempt at the process and I didn’t know…
Wrote ‘Why X’ statements for UF, Wake, UNC, U Richmond, George Mason, and FIU. GPA out of 4.0 not 4.3 Double Major in college and graduated a year early LGBTQ+ Woman so Underrepresented Individual in Law –> Contributes to T3 Gap Year of Service through Americorps –> Contributes to T3 Fine with 157 because COVID hit…
Don’t overanalyze the LSAT, and don’t feel like if you started “late” that you don’t have a chance. Stay in touch with schools you like, and tell them you like them. Feel proud of the application you send, and don’t cut any corners. Take full advantage of what they allow you to submit in order to really show them…
Take the LSAT early even if you feel like you’re not fully ready in August or October. Don’t take your first attempt in January like I did. As you can see, a low score clearly makes things harder even when the rest of your app (GPA, resume, letters) is strong like mine was. I doubt I would’ve even gotten waitlist…
Employed as a presuit writer at a law office. Published author (not academic though) Was a STEM major…(big mistake) Reaches: Upenn, UT, UF, UNC Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, UGeorgia, Washington and Lee, FSU Targets: UMiami, Tulane, Temple, Baylor, URichmond, Northeastern, Georgia State Safety(are there really any…
Apply early and, if you can’t, consider delaying a year. Write the optional essays. Convincing schools that you will attend if accepted is important. Do not underestimate the power of crippling debt. Life changes all the time, but looming, inextinguishable debt is constant and will haunt you. When in doubt, take the…
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