You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take! Everyone can count you out, but the one person in the world that should believe in your capabilities is yourself. Just apply.** ** 05/07/2025: My cycle is officially over! Heading off to Cornell in the fall. Please, bet on yourself!
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Jordan-D: I’ll be attending Stetson - Full Time Spring 2026 Cohort (so my dot is probably on the wrong graph fyi). I applied for full time this fall (around March 14th, I believe) and was waitlisted. On Aug 22nd, I was informed of the opportunity for the Spring Cohort that I didn’t even know existed - for…
Uhhh, work hard, do a lot more outside of studying for LSAT and GPA that you both love and can make an impact on your communities, and have fun with it. At the end of the day, you want to be a lawyer right? Then going to law school is the goal, where you go is always secondary.
2026–27 cycle
I was thinking of anyone who is interested to matriculate in law to the nearest future thus aid them to upgrade in legal education before the time Is due
I applied to an interesting mix of schools. I currently work as a patent agent at a law firm in Chicago, and have for a few years now (graduated from undergrad in ‘23), and so was considering part-time programs in Chicago but also decided to try the major DC part-time options as well. The Georgetown (Evening…
live laugh love the LSAT. No joke! My every waking thought was converted to LSAT logic. I would obnoxiously point out N/S flaws to my friends on a night out. I became a walking LSAT question.
Everyday is the same but worse
Getting rejected sucks, but just remember they don’t see what you’re capable of where others will. Keep moving forward.
OVERALL ADVICE: APPLY EARLY EARLY. I felt my applications were submitted almost a little bit late. I wasn’t able to catch the “early” wave. I had a handful of people look over my PS. I would recommend maybe two or three max. Make sure your personal statement goes back to “Why law school”. I wrote an addendum…
I am making my profile public to give people a look at what a low GPA application cycle might look like. I could have played out the WL game, but I retook and got a higher score. So now I’m R&Ring! Come hang out on my profile to see how 2025-2026 treats me: https://lsd.law/creep/ActionCat ~3 years full-time work…
Luckily it worked out, but I almost had to reapply. I’ll break my advice into 2 sections. Things I did well that I’d encourage: Allowed schools to contact me through LSAC (resulting in fee waivers). Contacted recommenders early and did a decent amount of essay writing over the summer. Reached out to my undergrad…
You can reach me at reddit.com/u/apritiard3, DMs open. Cya in Chicagooo Make sure your essays don’t suck. Wild that I didn’t get into Michigan as a Flint kid. Wild that I was waitlisted at Columbia with a 3.14 GPA. Northwestern is pretty cool, highly recommend.
You don’t need a 170 LSAT to go to a good law school. That being said, a higher LSAT would definitely make things easier, open more doors, and give you more scholarship options. Simple Advice: Spend a lot of time to craft your personal statement/application to show why you want to go to law school. ***This is SUPER…
How you do one thing is how you do everything. No matter what happens it will work out.
All you need is one.
Make your LSD.law account private! I believe some school were able to tie my application to my LSD profile based on stats and application dates/timeline.
Apply broadly but also focus on a few schools that really interest you. I believe my genuine interest in Duke and UT helped me get accepted. Also, the optional essays are not really “optional.” I recommend to always submit them along with your PS and DS if you have one.
As a KJD, this will probably be the hardest academic process you’ve ever gone through in your life. But, it isn’t impossible: keep your head up and remember that not everyone can go down this path, and rely on the skills that got you to this point!
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