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…
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Admitted to University of California—BerkeleyWrote why X paragraphs in my personal statement. Dual enrollment lowered my LSAC GPA by 0.26. Softs are 1) extremely competitive extracurricular team, 2) very low-income upbringing affected by things relate to a very clear rationale for why law, and 3) prestigious undergrad fellowship. White and Hispanic, so kinda…
…either by my non-prestigious background or by my risky personal statement topic choice! Finally, I took the LSAT 3 times. 168 and 169 in back to back tests, then I took a 10 month break (6 month break and 4 months of studying) and then got my 174. **I just wanted to start off by highlighting that and saying PLEASE…
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…
…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…
advice i wish i would have known: make sure your personality comes through on your PS. you don’t want to seem passive in your own story. side note: have a clear, DEFINITIVE reason why you want to go to law school and make sure it comes through strongly. application stuff: public interest/systemic reform focused. 4…
…LOCIs and was rejected from all my waitlists. PS was on my personal growth through taking on a hobby-related challenge. I brought in my legal work experience at the end, but probably could have done a better job explaining “why law”. I wish I had left more time for optional essays/diversity statements and worked a…
…not get, awarded only 75k total WashU interview (with real person) Accepted Offered 165k (scholar in law) then applied Webster Scholarship (for those with public service background) will try negotiate full ride if don’t receive Webster Northwestern Kira interview UT Austin Kira interview ASU waitlist 1/7/2022, LOCI…
…about topic X (my thesis topic) and tied themes from that statement into the rest of my app, so I assume that helped me a bit there. 4. Sign up for webinars with your CAS email: I created a separate email address to sign up for CAS, which I would recommend, but make sure you use that email when you’re signing up for…
…courses, including upper-div courses that I took out of personal interest Not sure how much the addendum helped, since I didn’t receive any acceptances before Berkeley accepted me through ED, but I thought it was worth writing to contextualize my transcript Also took non-STEM community college courses for…
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