Criminal Justice undergrad, 1 year Paralegal. Two LSAT scores. Optional Essays: Why Berkeley, Why UCLA. Wrote LSAT Score increase addendum at request from USC
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Admitted to George Washington UniversityLmao don’t take the January LSAT folks, even if schools say they will accept it. Do yourself a favor and apply as soon as humanly possible, before November.
Plan to do human rights/immigration type work, wrote a “Why law/why x” statement Rutgers- $$$$ Miami- $$$$ (attending) GW- $ WL: BU, Temple, American
Always assume getting in is going to be exponentially harder than the internet tells you, because jesus christ this sucked. Also don’t wait till January lol
All apps were sent in February! Took the January LSAT. Shoot your shot because you never know how it will turn out! Best of luck to all future applicants!!
Put your trust in God, and all will be revealed. Also, don’t be this guy, please: https://www.reddit.com/r/LSAT/comments/y2bz46/be_honest_with_me_guys/
William and Mary WL 1/2 -> meeting with dean mid-january -> A 1/31 ?? Schools that are dead to me: Harvard UVA Penn Cornell Columbia UChicago Berkeley
waitlist karma is real
LSAT 171 GPA 3.93 2025–26 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
Show some vulnerability and personal voice in your essays. Be professional, but don’t be overly stiff.
Good luck! If you are a reverse splitter really try to have a memorable personal statement! I think taking a bit of a risk there paid off for me.
Making decisions is the hardest part Money off the waitlist is possible Apply to as broad a range of schools as you can afford/expend effort for
Wrote optional essays, GPA addendum, and opted into any interview possible. Stay off the reddit and trust your gut, not internet strangers! :)
fuck it we ball
Have a cohesive application that tells the story of you. Only check this site once a day or you’ll go crazy. Stay off r/lawschooladmissions.
Reapplicant: https://www.lsd.law/users/creep/PierPissolini I didn’t really boost my chances between cycles. Applied mid-Feb to late-March.
I wrote a “Why X” for every school at the bottom of my personal statement, about a paragraph for each. T3 softs because I did Americorps.
All I can say is shoot your shot and apply to schools you can actually see yourself attending. DREAMS DO COME TRUE! I JUST GOT INTO UVA!
Just want to leave a word of encouragement for my fellow serious C&F applicants, you can overcome your past. Don’t let it hold you back!
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