Applied w/ a 3.76. Went up to a 3.84 mid cycle. Cardozo twice (completely unprompted) increased scholarship 2X. Was initially offered 35,000 a year in my acceptance. In mid March, I was informed it had been increased to 40,000 a year, and then finally 2 weeks later I recieved another email telling me I was being…
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Admitted to American UniversityUGrad: Public State Uni, Highest Honors, Top of my class for both disciplines Plethora of extracurriculars that I genuinely enjoyed (you don’t need this many I just hated myself): college ambassadors, women’s org, degree club, etc. Paid a portion of my schooling during the semester & summers. Received several…
Starting to study in June for Aug, Oct, or Nov tests in preparation of attending 1L the following year will be really tough. Everyone says start early and give yourself plenty of time and it’s really the truth! 7Sage, BluePrint, and LSAT done right (tutoring) was the best for me. I wish I had started using the LSAT…
Don’t know if anyone wants to learn from me, but: -Have a compelling, specific, reason to go to law school and articulate it clearly. I specified in my PS why I need a JD to accomplish my professional goals. Sounds obvious, but it’s easier said than done, especially in a huge pool of bright, talented, passionate,…
Retook the LSAT in Feb and got 164 Applied to ASU after 164 Accepted off Hold at W&L after 164 Scholarship Increase at GW after 164 Scholarship Increase at Maryland after 164
Apply as early as you can with your best foot forward Write every optional - if you don’t have anything to say, you don’t want to go there and shouldn’t apply Actually visit - I thought I was in love with one school until I saw it and hated it And most importantly… Being interesting pays off!I did not have a…
I got fee waivers for every application except BU at the LSAC virtual fair. All you have to do is visit the school’s virtual booth and ask their admissions people some questions about their program. Don’t be weird and just go in and ask for one right off the bat, chat with them. They are full of useful information.…
After your first LSAT, dont take a study break. You will be at the height of your LSAT knowledge after that point Studied With Kaplan. No improvement from diagnostic to test day. Studied with Adept LR. Two point improvement Lowest PT 159- Highest PT 171 Aug 24- 160 Nov 24- 162 Only applying in the South/Southeast +…
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queer woman closer to 5 years of WE than 9. work was in political campaigns (local to national and everything in between) wrote a gpa and lsat addendum (retook the lsat for waitlists and got a 166 - likely not enough to move any needles) only wrote a LOCI for fordham bc i committed to dozo, signed a lease, and…
Take the LSAT again (lol).
take the lsat in college. people will tell you that you’ll have more time once you’re done with school — you won’t. you’ll have more responsibilities, and you’re unlikely to have the study habits or structure in place to hit the score you want. try to keep extracurriculars on your plate. apply for programs, work on…
Apply early and write the supplemental essays; even though they’re tedious, they’ll help you have a better chance of acceptance and scholarships.
Apply to safeties, targets, and reaches Leave no room for doubt. LOCI’s are better sent too soon than too late. You wont start to be scared of the debt until it becomes more of a reality. I thought a 50% chance at BL was worth any kind of debt level. This was wrong. Visit your schools. Do you personally feel…
got some fee waivers so applied to some places I wouldn’t have otherwise. we’ll see what happens! Updated Mid-cycle advice: the only thing that matters is the LSAT. anyone can tell you otherwise, but if you get a 170+ above, you’ll be in good shape. If I could do this whole thing over, I would spend much more time…
Applying to a few schools for this cycle late after doing better on my first LSAT than I thought I would! Will apply more broadly and earlier with probably a higher GPA for next cycle after teaching in Spain for a year if this cycle goes poorly :) Update 3/2 - Interviewed at my top choice, went super well! hoping…
Personal Descriptors University of Texas at Austin alumna (Moody College of Communications)- WE = 1 Yr (state lege) Experience in state and local government, advocacy, and teaching (student teacher 3+ years) URM: Mixed race, Single parent, Disabled, Educator Seeking in Legal Education… Social justice emphasis-…
I actually completed two cycles and took my LSAT 3 times total. I was extremely excited to apply to UNC and UT– I think it showed in my essays. I didn’t apply early in either cycle (and it likely hurt me). But, I still ended up with great options– if it’s meant to be, it’s meant to be. Deciding between UT and UNC…
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