Apply as early and broadly as you possibly can. If you’re not BigLaw-or-bust, don’t go to the fanciest school that accepts you. Go to any school with adequate career outcomes that you personally like and can most easily afford. If you won’t be satisfied outside the T14, be prepared to R&R no matter your stats.
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Admitted to University of ConnecticutLSAT: Began studying for the LSAT in December 2020 after making a mid covid decision to pivot from Music into Law. was PT’ing 164-166, until I hit the 80’s then dropped to low 160’s high 150’s. Took the LSAT in June 2021 and decided to settle with my 162. I’m almost 30 and have a background in Cello Performance and…
You need to, and I cannot stress this enough, submit your application as early in the cycle as you are able to. I had a pretty satisfactory cycle, and I am extremely happy with where I will end up going. However, I know that - had I submitted my applications earlier than I did (for context, I submitted most…
Hello future splitter law applicants (if you ever see this). I’m a first-generation college student, and aside from that, am not in any way a URM. I only wrote a “why X” for Duke and wrote the “unpopular opinion” optional essay for Georgetown. In retrospect, I wish I had applied ED to GULC, and wrote more “why X”…
START EARLY!!! i started way too late. APPLY FOR FEE WAIVERS A MONTH BEFORE YOU PLAN ON SUBMITTING - I didn’t realize that I qualified for most fee waivers, and ended up not having them because I didn’t have time to wait for them to come in. Wrote supplementals for most schools, usually “Why X.” Applied to…
Based on this difficult cycle and my stats, I wouldn’t have guessed for the outcomes I received. UNC was a long shot, and so were my other T25s, most of which are WLs. I’m just glad I shot my shot even if I was rejected. Super excited to be going to Carolina, and hope my page helps someone in future! Best of luck to…
Apply earlier than February. Stop refreshing the status checker and go outside.
Duke UR3 3/7 Wrote a “Why X” for most schools. Work experience in the Department of State, two Middle Eastern embassies, and extensive volunteer experience in Morocco, as well as some customer service jobs and undergraduate research. Attended top liberal arts college.
Applying relatively early doesn’t mean you will hear back early. Don’t stress out about it though. Go touch some grass and get more vitamin D instead of doomscrolling
If you have stats like mine, please apply earlier than I did.
Not a bad cycle overall. I got waitlisted more than I was expecting. Some advice: show interest! If you would consider a school and hold it above another school, then go to interest meetings and schedule meetings 1:1 with admissions people.
“I wish it need not have happened in my time,” said Frodo. “So do I,” said Gandalf, “and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
This whole system is a scam designed for the 1% to win every time (and get richer in the process), but here we all are buying into it; spending ≥1 year of our lives, our energy, and stressing out so that we can play the game too.
Just about anyone can get into law school if they put their mind to it. Setting a target LSAT score and sticking to a strict study regimen is what worked for me, even if this seems rather obvious and sounds redundant.
Wrote why x for every school. T5 undergrad. Softs are internships/ugrad clerkships with state circuit court judges & DOJ, and WE post-undergrad is an administration position not in law. Tough cycle, but life goes on.
If your LSAT isn’t good, become a really good writer.
This such a stressful process - you are worthy !! Some of the under review/timeline data is wonky because I took the February LSAT and told some schools to hold until they received the score.
I am a First-generation American and have been working as a paralegal in Big Law since right after graduation. I applied as early as I could in the cycle, which I think helped.
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