I started this cycle knowing much less about the application process than I did by the time I got my final decision. Biggest things I learned: Study your ass off for the LSAT and apply broadly! I am happy with attending Wisconsin and staying on Michigan’s WL, but am planning on retaking the LSAT in June - if I score…
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Admitted to University of Illinois—ChicagoMy goal is to graduate with as little debt as possible, ideally none :)
I am laser-focused on working in nonprofit legal aid (hopefully within a community and/or movement lawyering context) in Chicago. This is why I am choosing Kent over my higher-ranked acceptances (full ride, and allows me to stay active in the Chicago community organizing & activist spaces in which I already…
Make sure you have safety schools!!! Scholarships > Rankings
Sometimes the obvious choice isn’t the best choice. Be confident in your decision and dreams and let it drive your future!
Union organizer, Master’s in Special Education, Americorps alum, LGBTQ+/ASD/ADHD 20-21 cycle: LSAT low due to undiagnosed disabilities; ran with the low score because teaching HS during the pandemic has me burnt out
Keep taking the LSAT. And take it in-person. I went 162 -> 168 -> 167 -> 168 -> 175. The last one was the only one I didn’t take at home or in a stupid hotel. Remote test-taking sucks. Go to the testing place.
1.)Grad GPA was 3.72. 2.) 8 years WE (non-traditional) in education 3.) C and F issue. someone called campus police for noise issue freshmen year of college. Social probation for 1 academic year.
You get what you put into it… tell the truth.
Had awful GPA in teens/20s. Took a decade off from school. Came back with a bunch of work experience and ran off a 4.0 to end my college career despite maintaining a full time job with kids.
I did some really cool stuff in undergrad and yes it is actually T2 I’m no slouch. Also, I was a STEM major (I know, nobody cares BUT I DO) This process hurts. Be prepared to wait.
honestly I was surprised. but I think if I would have applied earlier and not so late, march 1, I would have gotten more A’s. so pls I beg you, apply earlier.
Don’t pay for grad school!
Terrible community college GPA. Took a break and went active duty Navy for 11 years. Completed degree on duty while deploying. Now or never.
“Either get busy livin’, or get busy dyin’…” Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption
LetMeIn24 left no wisdom for posterity… (◕︵◕) Apply early. EARLY early. Have people review your writing. Write optional essays.
go on tours if you are within a day’s drive of a school. a vibe check was more important than I thought it would be
Apply before Nov 1 (Dec 1 at the latest)! And cast a wide net!
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