“Ring the bells that can still ring. Forget your perfect offering. There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” -Leonard Cohen
Applicant Wisdom & Insights
Learn from the experiences and advice of successful law school applicants
Stay off Reddit. Take your time studying for the LSAT. Career outcomes are more important than rankings; read the ABA employment reports. Aim higher than you think you’re capable.
-Unless you had extensive and impressive internships, volunteer hours, leadership roles etc. in your undergraduate, I am of the opinion that you must get some full-time work experience before...
There’s your LSAT score, GPA, and Softs. These elements comprised together is your application. But then there’s a fourth element…. HUSTLE!
Apply early and broadly. I do think clearly taking ownership of my C&F issues as well as explaining why it wouldn’t be an issue in law school was the right approach.
Get off LSD and never come back.
Dont do what I did
Probably R&Ring. I liked BU, but it’s not worth $200k+ in debt. Emory’s offer is pretty compelling - it’s a good school and they offered me a lot of money (I interviewed for the Woodruff), but I...