Wrote Why X for Duke, Mich, Berkeley, Cornell, Virginia. Core Values for Penn. Additional Essays for Stanford and Georgetown. T3/T4 Softs STEM double major
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Admitted to Georgetown UniversityWrote Why X essays for Duke, UVA, Michigan, Penn (core values), and Cornell. Submitted diversity/lived experience statements to all schools that had the option.
“Didn’t ask God for what I wanted, I waited. Until He felt like I earned it, then he gave it” - DMX
Chose HBS over YLS. Additionally applied to MBA programs A: Harvard, Wharton, MIT, Columbia, YaleSOM WL/R: StanfordGSB, UChicago, Northwestern, NYU, Cornell
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UnequalSuperSandpiper left no wisdom for posterity… (◕︵◕) UVA UR3 2/15, UR4 2/21 Duke to top of Lawhub Status Checker 2/24, 3/12 Columbia Hold March 20th
if you’re even a little bit thinking about it, take a fucking gap year. no WE is a really big negative even if you have perfect stats. do not do what i did.
Do not stress for the first two to three months after you submit applications. You cannot tell how things are going to go; don’t bother thinking about them.
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!!
good luck for those of yall coming in!
Don’t wait until January to apply to schools! I am purely a stats-based applicant. My cycle would turn out better if I wasn’t 20 and had work experience.
Poor undergrad but 4.0 in grad school
Apply as early as possible. It matters a lot more than any of us might think, especially in these high-volume times. Try to do legally relevant work.
Hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work hard! Whatever your goals are, keep consistently striving — you’ll end up further than you think. :)
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.
Don’t stress out too much! Everything about applying to law school takes far longer than it really should, but someday it’s suddenly all over :)
Wrote Why X for my top choices, optional essays, and did requested, relevant addenda. Splitter but had some decent softs, there is hope for you!
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