Wrote “Why X” essays, had a pretty solid personal statement. LGBTQ. Unsure if URM or not – I’m white and “Canadian Aboriginal,” and schools seem to vary on if I count if I’m not part of a US-recognized tribe.
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Admitted to University of Michigan…longer—and were much harder—than I expected.- Start your personal statement and résumé early. Ideally, have them ready before fall so you can hit the ground running when applications open. Transparency:- I didn’t use a consulting service, but I did ask strong writers in my life to review my essays. Deciding Where to…
…would recommend choosing your schools, then tackling your personal statement, then working on other required and optional essays.- Do the optional essays if you can. I know lots of people talk about yield protection and getting waitlisted at “worse” schools than they think they deserve (although I think this mindset…
Wrote Why Michigan, Duke, WashU, Cornell, GULC. Wrote Penn Core Values, GULC Unpopular Opinion, Stanford Library Books. Updated personal statement for Columbia. work on your materials early and apply early!
…the best applications possible. Put the time into your personal statement, tell a story no one else can tell! And have some faith in God and in yourself!
…as T4 because I didn’t feel the need to write a diversity statement (still mostly in the closet) and most of my softs are just general “you’re a person in college who has their life together” things. ⛧ I am really garbage at interviewing, so I’m pretty sure those hurt me across the board. ⛧ ☠ ⛧ Go blue! ⛧ ☠ ⛧
…this cycle, it was waiting so long to get started on my statements. I didn’t realize how much work it was going to be… I kept hearing that it’s okay to apply in Dec/Jan (and it is), but for me- personally, I regret this decision. I managed to apply to most schools by Dec/Jan but my decisions came later than others.…
…end I guess. -Wrote two different length PS’s, a diversity statement (non-trad/parent) and optional essays for T14 as requested. -Don’t doom scroll r/lsa , r/lsat , or LSData. No need to get bad vibes/start comparing yourself to others who may or may not exist. Alright, Cycle’s over. I think I probably could’ve…
…of subission) University of Michigan (8/26) Optional on personal qualities- Why X Academic Addendum ACCEPTED 11/6 University of Virginia (9/1) Why X- Academic Addendum Interview invitation (9/5) Interview completed (9/9) ACCEPTED 9/10 Northwestern University (9/3) Optional on public service- Optional on academic…
…Personal Experience: I am an LSAC fee waiver recipient. Some schools had CAS fees covered through that. The schools that independently covered my CAS fee are: **Texas A&M, ASU LSAT Studied for around 9 months. 154 diagnostic, 169 first, 172 second. A wrong answer journal changed the study game for me. LORS 2…
…fellowship, legal work experience, salient diversity statement I wrote Why Xs for UVA, Michigan, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, and Berkeley. Resources I swear by: 7Sage (both the LSAT materials and the $10 admissions course), PowerScore Podcast, Spivey Podcast/blog. Reddit is great for before you apply. But please…
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