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 Brooklyn Law SchoolStarting 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…
LSAT 162 GPA 3.96 2025–26 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
The LSAT isn’t everything!!!! Again, the LSAT ISN’T EVERYTHING! - from someone who let the LSAT destroy their self-esteem
Ask every school for fee waivers, apply early, and max out your LSAT and GPA. Your softs will not make you but they can break you, so make sure your personal statement, additional essays, and resume are coherent and typo-free. Other than that, you’re at the mercy of the admission cycle. Also, try not to constantly…
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 don’t think it helped that I applied early - the cycle was slow and I heard back later than others with better stats. If you’re debating taking the LSAT again, take the LSAT again. Get money not waitlists. I suffered from having an international gpa (see lowball $cholly offers from Brooklyn and Cardozo) and a…
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…
Apply broadly, but only to schools you could genuinely see yourself at Take the time to write strong, well-crafted essays Reach out to schools for application fee waivers, even if you didn’t qualify through LSAC APPLY EARLY (as long as your materials are strong and ready). Earlier than you think you need to. I’m…
LSAT wisdom: start studying before you think you need to start studying- don’t sign up to take a test until you’re ready signing up before you’re ready will not get you motivated to study more than you already are – so don’t do it learn the fundamentals and then drill, drill, drill be consistent, not perfect try to…
Submitted GRE-only to Harvard and LSAT-only to Fordham, Yale, and Michigan (per their policies). Everywhere else received both tests. Applied with a 166 from Jan test. Edit: sent my GRE to Fordham as a supplement 4/24 after admissions said they’d take it. Also sent them a LOCI 4/10 4/30: April LSAT came back as a…
Enjoy your life while you wait to hear back. I didn’t get into Georgetown until 7 days before classes started. If you have similar numbers to me, enjoy your life while you wait because it might not come until August. Do what makes you happy. Ask all the girls out, lift all the weights, and sit in the sun.
Graduated from a meh state school in 3 years, failed French 101 in freshman year (i know kill me please). Busted ass in my last year and brought my GPA up to the current level. I probably could have worked harder on my essays, and should have submitted a diversity statement (undocumented immigrant, mild poverty). my…
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Fordham “Complete Application” Date Change: 12/5 –> 12/12 –> Decision: 1/05 GWU “Review in progress”: 12/16 –> Date and paragraph disappear: 1/10 –> Decision: 1/12 Cardozo “Complete and under review”: 1/5 –> 1/11 –> 1/22 –> Decision: 1/25 UVA “Under review”: 12/07 –> 1/04 –> Decision: 4/12 GULC (stayed as app…
Not an under-represented minority in terms of race (I’m white) but I’m disabled and lived in poverty until I was 18. I wrote my optional essay about growing up disabled (and going undiagnosed for a longer-than-usual time period) led to my involvement in disability rights orgs & how it has shaped my worldview and…
Just applying to as many reach school as possible if I get fee waivers and 5 just right/target and 4 safeties… (◕︵◕) Duke UR3 1/11 Changed Georgetown from RD to ED following Duke rejection. Mid-cycle advice 2/22: Apply to a lot of schools. I’m getting hit by a lot of WL even from target and safety schools. This…
Apply wide. Really wide. Embarrassingly wide. Then let the dust settle and make the smartest boring decision available. Prestige is a fine thing until you’re paying for it with money you don’t have chasing outcomes that aren’t guaranteed. The humble path taken confidently beats the prestigious path taken anxiously…
LSAT - spend more time taking actual practice tests and studying with no distractions than reading advice on reddit or on here APPs - spend more time reflecting, rewriting, and talking to colleagues/mentors to make your PS authentic than reading advice and worrying same w recommenders - you know them, your…
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