Applied early December everywhere. Did a group interview at Georgetown. Even when it feels like no one will ever get back to you - right as you are about to give up, someone will take you!! Stay strong, you are more than your stats.
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Admitted to Georgetown UniversityGo for the higher LSAT score and give yourself plenty of time to study for and take it! Write as many optionals as possible and make the case for how you are unique to a school given your experiences, interests, etc. ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give Wave
I had a pretty tight resume with plenty of softs related to mentorship, athletics, and research, as well as demonstrated success in a field (IP/tech) where there are very few URMs.
Apply to your top-choice schools last! Your application will improve as you move through the application process. Take a deep breath, you’ve got this!
Ultimately, this was an easy decision. As a PI applicant, my goal for the cycle was NYU or Berkeley. I am exceedingly fortunate to have received a full ride at Berkeley and after being rejected for RTK, it was a no-brainer to attend.
Apply earlier, and not during a pandemic. Spend less time on here (same goes for Reddit). Wrote optional essays for Stanford (3 books, 3 songs), Georgetown (Top 10 list) and a “Why X?” for UVA, Michigan, Duke, Cornell, and ASU.
Wrote “Why X” for Chicago, Penn (core values), Michigan, Berkeley, UVA, NDLS. Included minor “Why X” in Columbia PS. End of cycle! Will stay on all waitlists except WashU but most likely attending either NYU, UVA, or Michigan.
PI Goals, aiming for good vibes. Gonna go CLS despite effective full ride at GULC. I wanna live in NYC, and I think the difference in outcomes between the two is sufficient to justify the decision. Gonna ride the HLS and SLS WLs.
Heroes get remembered, but legends never die. Follow your heart, kid, and you’ll never go wrong. Wrote supplementals for: UPenn - Core Values UVA - Why UVA Duke - Why Duke Georgetown - Top 10
Softs and a cohesive matter so much more than you think.
work experience is your friend!! especially as a super splitter and your PS/supplements and general writing skills matter way more than you would think, especially if you can tell a convincing story about why law and why now
Be courageous and apply to that school you think is out of your reach. I did and it worked out! Also, triple check your personal statement and include a program that you like at the school in your personal statement too.
Wrote every optional essay to all of these applications. I didn’t keep exact track of the dates, so any of the applications where the date complete is the exact same day as the date received was just an approximation.
Technically not KJD because I spent a year to get a Masters in between graduation from undergrad in ’21 and law school in ’22 but never worked full time. duke ur3 on 1/6/22 chicago ur3/4 on 1/18/22 & ur4/5 on 1/19/22
Wrote Stanford Music, UPenn Core Strengths, NYU Root-Tilden-Kern scholarship essay, Why Berkeley, Why Michigan, Why Duke, Northwestern Kira interview, Why Georgetown, Georgetown Top 10 list, UCLA Epstein Program essay.
I’m not entirely sure what to put here because it seems 90% of what I’ve been told does not apply to the 2020-2021 cycle. LGBTQ+, Americorps, lots of volunteering, 8+ years out of undergrad, first generation, nd
Be interesting! Do cool things before, during, and after law school. This is more life advice than it is admissions advice, although it applies to admissions too – do whatever you’re passionate about! Passion shows.
Wrote Why X for Michigan, optional essay for Stanford, Why X for Berkeley, Why X for Cornell, scholarship essays for NYU, optional essay for Penn (not Why X), optional essay for Georgetown (not Why X), Why X for Duke
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