Applicant Wisdom & Insights
Learn from the experiences and advice of successful law school applicants
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Some miscellaneous advice: 173 is the new 170 for nURM. If your GPA is below the T14 25th percentiles, you may need a 173+ to give yourself a decent shot at the T14. If you’re not there, consider...
For college students: I highly recommend getting a year of work experience. You will be able to speak on your experience during the application process, have a matured perspective, and get better...
Holistic applications will get you farther than you think. Write the addemdums. Show the schools who you are, explain scores, why you want to go to law school, and be honest! Tour if possible and...
Going into this cycle, UChicago was my top choice, and I was so happy to get in! I realized later on that Chicago was not a city I wanted to be in long-term (having grown up in a...
I knew my GPA would be lower than many applicants so I chose to apply as early as possible to get ahead. I feel this worked out in my benefit and allowed me to also receive scholarships that I...
If you can, apply early. I decided late in the year to go to law school and thus I didn’t give myself enough of a chance for some of the schools and their merit aid options (I also had a limited...