Apply to any and every school you have an interest in (ask for fee waivers), see which schools accept you, weigh the scholarships with the prestige that each school carries, and then make the best decision for your future.
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Admitted to University of Florida (Levin)…and fordham), and accepted at lewis & clark with a small scholarship. after talking with current students in public interest they convinced me not to attend. i applied w same gpa but a 164 lsat. retook in the october 2022 test and increased by 6 points. qualified for lsac fee waiver so most of my school application…
Write those Why X essays… They make a big difference in terms of acceptances vs waitlists and scholarships offers. Apply to more reach schools than I did– you never know what’ll happen! Don’t doom scroll on Reddit. Make the best decision for YOU, even if it’s an unpopular one.
…meant to be. Not only did it feel like home, but the KD scholarship was an incredible honor. The choice ended up being easy. Wahoowa!
…were transfixed by Michigan when Fordham gave you a full scholarship and you’ll end up working in NY anyways.
…least would attempt to transfer. They declined to increase scholarship offer with higher LSAT. UT > All, even at sticker WUSTL > NDLS > BU for same money BU/WUSTL > GW for same money, but GW will almost certainly give more GW > UF
…: Florida Georgia Indiana Arizona State Minnesota Iowa (scholarship pending)
…Feb LSAT was my first, looking for a longshot big scholarship to somewhere this cycle. If not, next cycle is where I’m headed!
…I definitely think it helped me get into UNC with a scholarship. I would recommend you listen to the interviews with admissions faculty members 7Sage has on their podcast. They offer some insight and useful tips for when applying. Remember, you’ve got this! Best of luck with your admissions cycle!
…1st; received text from Dean Rosenbury awarding the scholarship on Tuesday, March 22nd. **ASU - **No app fee, waived CAS fee. My safety school. Wrote Why ASU only after being placed on hold for lacking connection to Arizona. u/Nsqui on Reddit, if anyone has questions in the years and cycles to come!
LSAT 169 GPA 3.87 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of Southern California
I took a year off for R&R, so no real work experience but not kjd either. If you need more time to think about the ASU full scholarship, ask them for a month extension.
…some good WL though!). Attending UF Law with a full scholarship, and honestly what can you say that’s negative about that. I will be a lawyer from a T1 law school with zero debt. Not bad let’s be honest. Wishing you all the best of luck!
Keep an open mind about where you are willing to go to law school, scholarships are more than worth it
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…Scholarship Tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12jxokmaZ0IkKPfaNPruZNJ–ZvDm4iaOgIjnxBySOdo/edit#gid=1410080316 Personal Experience: I am an LSAC fee waiver recipient. Some schools had CAS fees covered through that. The schools that independently covered my CAS fee are: **Texas A&M, ASU LSAT Studied for…
…broadly, you’re almost sure to save yourself money with scholarships. I have requested and received CAS fee waivers from Texas A&M, Arizona State, SMU, and Baylor. I reached out and individually asked every other school on my list. A few schools (Penn State, Indiana) reached out and offered free CAS waivers…
…me first. I didn’t bother appealing since I had received a scholarship from Michigan and a Columbia A by then. TL;DR didn’t complete the Cornell interview due to sickness and got rejected.
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