Softs: Political Science undergrad specializing in East Asian Foreign policy& Philosophy minor at UC Irvine. Published undergraduate research on the implications of COVID-19 in East Asia. Grew up with a single navy veteran parent. Struggled to overcome undiagnosed ADHD until the end of high school. Three recs: 1st…
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Admitted to University of San DiegoMy biggest advice is to RETAKE** **the LSAT if you are not content with your score! It’s one of the best things I’ve done in my admissions process. A STRONGER APPLICATION IS BETTER THAN AN EARLY ONE! Don’t stress about the timing of your application. I took the October one and was supposed to apply in November, but…
unconventional PS discussing character and fitness issue as reason for wanting to become a lawyer. my advice? besides high lsat and a good gpa, take risks with your application. be memorable, have a genuine reason for wanting to go to ls and communicate that passionately and clearly. i think my ps got me into places…
Start EARLY. Start your personal essays much earlier than you think, they take a lot of time. 7sage has a list of every school and what their essays are so you don’t have to bounce around LSAC. I would recommend starting in April-May for submissions in September. Don’t be afraid to take an LSAT class, the 2-3…
shooting my shot, wish me luck & God bless! 🫶🏼
“LSAT is the wrecking ball.” Control what you can.
Military experience seems to be a very useful “x-factor” in applications. Don’t self select, if you want to go to a particular school, apply. Maybe you get in, maybe you don’t, but it’s worth it to know where you hit your ceiling. Lastly, don’t stress too much about the whole process. Draft your essays, complete…
Don’t trip chocolate chip
Wrote LSAT Addendum Wrote all why X law school Just applied everywhere Feb LSAT: 150 (What I applied with) April LSAT: 160
I think that a solid scholarship from a lower ranked school is better than less/no scholarship from a high ranked school!
Winnie the Pooh says, “Sometimes the best somethings come from doing nothing- or something along those lines.”
To see how it turned out for a late cycle applicant for 2024. Biggest regret was not applying to UC Berkeley. They wouldn’t have been my first choice, and I probably wouldn’t have gotten in, but I wished I would’ve at least shot my shot. Biggest advice is study study study and pump that LSAT score up as high as you…
After three attempts at the LSAT, my lsat score is a 160. I tried my best, all that I can with this test and am just gonna let fate bring me the results. As long as you tried your best its all good. I went from a 129 diag to a 160 which is 31 points higher. First half of my studying (8 months) was done while in…
undergraduate degree from UC Davis Environmental Analysis undergrad major lowest level softs - just some covid policy research, basic part time jobs while in undergrad, and study abroad in europe white female lgbt kjd applied in september 2021 personal statement about my passion for the environment (interested…
Sent in “public interest” essays for pretty much every school (minus Columbia) WL at UCLA–> sent a LOCI early/mid April WL at BU, GW–> withdrawn WL Columbia—> sent LOCI NYU HTE 1/28 and then rejected April 15th (waiting 6 months for an R is CRUEL NYU) Accepted at Northeastern with a full tuition scholarship…
Pay as much money as you can to do well the LSAT, especially if you are a splitter. A few thousand on a course can make up for tens of thousands in scholarships. Originally applied to 5 schools 2020-21 cycle with a 15low and got 4/5 waitlists, no acceptances. Reapplying this cycle with higher LSAT and fingers…
Take your time building your applications and your resume and personal statement. Law schools say they issue admissions decisions on a rolling basis and that review takes 4-8 weeks, but this is untrue in most circumstances. The only school that got back to me within that timeframe was ASU. So it’s okay to take your…
Ph. D. in a humanities field related to the law I wish to practice, connection drawn (I hope convincingly) in the personal statement. Have four peer-reviewed articles in print (sole author) and a dissertation. I’m sort of known in my field, not a celebrity by any means but definitely a member of the profession.…
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