**About Me: **Went to undergrad at a relatively unknown public university. Failed my first semester of undergrad, came back swinging with a 4.0 the following semester. Ended up with a 3.83 institutional GPA. I think my main strength is that I have a very cohesive resume. Every internship, extracurricular, and job I…
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Admitted to Baylor UniversityLSAT Do not sign up for an official test if your PT scores are not consistently in your goal range. I made this mistake three times. Cold Diagnostic December 2022: 152 September 2023 LSAT 176 **GPA: I was six years removed from college when I decided to apply to law school, so there wasn’t much I could do in this…
The thing I wish I had known coming into the rough ‘21-22 cycle is that it’s pointless to compare your stats to other people with same scores/GPA’s. At the end of the day, schools make their decisions with that information, but also the information they get from personal statements and essays. The stats put your…
I signed up for an optional interview with Baylor at one of the LSAC Forums. I submitted a GPA Addendum /only/ to TAMU because otherwise my GPA is relatively average/above-average and TAMU is clearly a GPA focused school. Attending the Forum in my area was a great idea bc I received several fee waivers for schools I…
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Got your heart in a headlock? You know you’re better than this…
Go back in time and take undergrad seriously…
142 (cold diagnostic)->151->160->154->157->162 Music Major and legal studies double major Lots of jobs in college, management experience at a major grocery chain. Other softs could be considered my degree, since I was playing lots of concerts as someone studying music. I think the musician route was compelling, but…
The cycle of waitlists!!!! I will be riding the waitlist at 4 schools (BU, Fordham, UNC, and Georgetown). OSU has ghosted me so I believe it will most likely be R or WL as well.
If you’re in undergrad, focus 100% on GPA, because it is the only thing you cannot improve after the fact. LSAT can improve, it’s a skill. If you are in a rush to go straight into law school, ask yourself if you would skip a year for $100,000. If your answer is no, you are probably a rich kid funded by your rich…
“Real G’s move in silence like lasagna” - Lil’ Wayne
BU status date change 12/12/2022 w/o status change, status date changed again 12/17/2022 with prompt of “your status is now complete and waiting to be reviewed” etc etc gone from the top of the status page, 12/19/2022 status date change w/ substatus “complete” added and “your status is now complete” etc etc back at…
Your spouse/partner will make or break your career. I hit a home run with my wife.
Study for the LSAT at least 2 years before you plan on applying…
Apply early, even if you don’t have an LSAT score on file yet. I did not have a lot of guidance and only discovered Reddit/LSD after I took the January LSAT. I didn’t know any better, but had I applied in December, I would have been up for review when my LSAT Score returned. I have had a fairly unsuccessful cycle,…
My advice would be apply for all the optional scholarships, and write every optional essay. This was a tough cycle, but I think my strong written materials were my biggest asset. I believe this set me apart from other candidates with similar stats, both in admissions and later in the scholarship process. I chose SMU…
-Only 5 weeks to study for LSAT, taken only once -Biology BS (3.29) to Biology PhD but dropped after one year (3.885) -My C&F was a very minor traffic ticket that was only reported to a few schools based on guidelines -Email schools for waivers. The worst they say is no (or not respond)! I was able to solicit…
“LSAT is the wrecking ball.” Control what you can.
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