Shoot your shot and write the best personal statement that you can
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Admitted to George Washington University…self once work picks up, you get writer’s block on your personal statement, etc. Make a timeline for when you want to complete milestones by. Don’t forget the ultimate goal - becoming a lawyer. Make sure the school’s you’re applying to have the outcomes you want, the connections you’d need for the field/city you’re…
…the LSAT at least once. Mentioned very briefly why NYU in personal statement. Wrote a pretty bad why duke and chicago, mediocre Cornell. Tried to be unique in my Stanford essays by trying to be funny. Feel I had great optionals for Mich, Berk, & Unique top 10 for Georgetown. Poured my heart out in my Why UVA Feel…
…to make sure that each part of your application (your personal statement, your resume, and your optional essays) tells a cohesive story; and to be deliberate in formulating your list of schools to apply to. The law school application cycle is impossible to predict, and the process can be incredibly stressful. Make…
…Do your absolute best on the LSAT and craft a killer personal statement if your GPA is on the lower side for any reason.
…Programmatic Contribution, and GULC Unpopular Opinion. Personal Statement - Well written but that’s pretty much where the good things end. It had a bad spelling error and it was basically just about me being bad at something to then improving. Law was only mentioned in the last sentence but it did not really tie…
APPLY EARLY! I submitted all applications except for Penn and NYU in early September. While I had strong personal statements and wrote optional ‘Why X’ essays for Berk, Duke, Mich, UVA, Georgetown, GW, and Vanderbilt, I think being in the first wave of applicants in the early fall helped me stand out. I also highly…
Though my “softs” are individually T4, I have an outrageous amount of them; thus, on an overall basis, they may be considered T3. STEM Major. Wrote Diversity Statement for all schools. Wrote a tailored Why X for about 1/3 of applied schools (e.g., Berk, Penn, Duke, etc.) My advice is to focus on overshadowing your…
Wrote Why X for CLS (integrated into personal statement), Penn (core strengths), Mich, Berkeley, Fordham. Did optional essays for SLS, GULC, NYU (Furman public policy scholarship app), and BU (PI scholarship app). Extremely minor C+F (speeding ticket) disclosed on applications that required disclosure of civil…
Good luck! If you are a reverse splitter really try to have a memorable personal statement! I think taking a bit of a risk there paid off for me.
I wrote a “Why X” for every school at the bottom of my personal statement, about a paragraph for each. T3 softs because I did Americorps.
…way. Things that I thought were worth it: 7Sage one-time personal statement edit- LSAT Demon (Their admissions advice is iffy, LSAT stuff is great tho) PowerScore/Spivey Law School Admissions Bible PS examples, DS examples, LOCI examples, Resumes, etc. Super helpful! Things I would do differently if I had a time…
…level at a top 5 public university. I discussed in my personal statement my desire to pursue a career in Election Law. Obviously, my main weakness is my GPA, which I think is what kept me out of the T-14, especially because I don’t think the 171 quite made up for it in this competitive of a cycle. I probably needed…
…weakest part of my app), spend time crafting an amazing Personal Statement, write ALL of the optional essays and have them edited, and achieve the highest LSAT score you can. Apply to schools at or slightly below your medians, reach-schools are fine too, but I would focus on applying to a handful of schools below…
I’m a HOYA LAWYA Shoot your shot and don’t hesitate to apply to your first choice. I only took the LSAT once and my resume, personal statement, optional essays (I always did them) and recommendations all focused on my experience in advocacy and social justice and my interest in my being a public interest attorney.…
Leave this process regretting nothing! Do the campus visit, take that extra hour on your personal statement, get another set of eyes on your resume, TAKE THE LSAT AGAIN (none of the other stuff matters if your foot isn’t in the door with yiour LSAT score unfortunately) Trust me, you only want to apply to law school…
…waiting for schools to get back to me. Try to write your personal statement and get letters of rec as early as possible.
Applied with a 155. Got waitlisted at great schools even with a 155 because my statements carried. Did a diversity statement and every optional essay schools had. My advice for splitters is to rely on your statements. Humans are inherently selfish. You will not be admitted because of how great you are but how…
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