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Admitted to Villanova University-Only 5 weeks to study for LSAT, taken only once -Biology BS (3.29) to Biology PhD but dropped after one year (3.885) -My C&F was a very minor traffic ticket that was only reported to a few schools based on guidelines -Email schools for waivers. The worst they say is no (or not respond)! I was able to solicit…
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…
Wrote all optional essays for every school, and “Why X” for all but two. Got 3 recommendations, all written by professors (each from a different department). In regards to Emory, I removed myself from the Waitlist (on the phone with an admissions counselor) yet a week later got a call from the head of admissions who…
Write your own obituary and think about the kind of work you want to be remembered by
3.9/159/URM (PR,NA,white) only apply to schools you would actually attend (yes, even your safety). if you apply to 10+ schools and get one acceptance, make sure you are happy with it. otherwise, it’s a waste of time and money Ask schools for fee waivers, they will give them to you. reverse splitters lemme hear ya!…
Lots of apps = lots of work/time preparing apps… Fee waivers saved my wallet and sanity! Buy Ann Levine’s law school admissions book… Listen to Mike Spivey’s podcast for advice… Use all online admissions “sources,” but know when to leave them, have patience, and let the decisions come (@LSData - the tornado of data,…
Hello future splitter law applicants (if you ever see this). I’m a first-generation college student, and aside from that, am not in any way a URM. I only wrote a “why X” for Duke and wrote the “unpopular opinion” optional essay for Georgetown. In retrospect, I wish I had applied ED to GULC, and wrote more “why X”…
I used admissions consulting services (btw I would not recommend this. Find a friend to proofread.)
START EARLY!!! i started way too late. APPLY FOR FEE WAIVERS A MONTH BEFORE YOU PLAN ON SUBMITTING - I didn’t realize that I qualified for most fee waivers, and ended up not having them because I didn’t have time to wait for them to come in. Wrote supplementals for most schools, usually “Why X.” Applied to…
Apply when you feel comfortable with your application material. Do not rush to get your apps out as early as possible. Literally just email schools asking for a merit based fee waiver to save yourself some costs. Worst they can say is no. Give yourself more time than you think you need to write your personal…
It’s super easy to obsess over status checkers, Reddit, and LSD (I’m guilty of it) but try to enjoy your life as well. You’re going to get into the right place for you! Congrats on even applying- that’s more than a lot of people ever do. Good luck and if you haven’t heard it today, I’m proud of you.
APPLY EARLY!!!!! If I could change anything about this cycle, I would’ve applied in October at the latest. I ended up getting pushed up against deposit deadlines while still waiting for schools to get back to me. Try to write your personal statement and get letters of rec as early as possible.
I hope you appreciate yourself for how far you’ve already come. For how graceful you carried yourself through the different seasons of your life. For the strength you held yourself with through every challenge that you had to face. For the hope you kept up during uncertain times.
I spent about 120 total hours on my application materials, working hard to build a compelling narrative. **Supplemental Essays: ** Why NYU Why Mich Why Fordham Why NDLS GULC #2 Why UF Why UNC Why USC Why Vanderbilt Why UVA Why Minnesota Why UGA PS Why “X” Endings: BU NW
taking time between undergrad and law school = coward just ask for more money lol just take practice lsats shoutout to cornell for the quickest response time (by far) whatever the opposite of a shoutout is it goes to vanderbilt, nyu, and virginia - lazy bums
Take the money. Apply early. Be intentional prepping for the lsat. Learn how to type faster for exams. Work on your mental health before the first semester.
A wise person does not grieve for the things which they have not, but rejoices for those which they have. ― Epictetus “Now is no time to think of what you do not have. Think of what you can do with what there is.” — Ernest Hemingway
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