submit your apps early* lol (◕︵◕) waited until Dec/Jan for most apps for new LSAT result.Better to apply early with your bad scores than late with your good- ones! Write academic addendum and then email them with your updated score. Personal statements, diversity statements & optional essays mean* EVERYTHING *if…
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Admitted to Baylor UniversityDid not write option essays or letters of continued intrest. After doing admitted student events I pretty much chose TAMU, even if I did get accepted to UT. Overall I believe I hit above my LSAT score, however the higher the ranking school the more that matters. Background: 4.0 Student - Dean’s/President’s list…
2 years UG gap to help family pay rent. Started studying March 2024, final test was October. Diagnostic with LG’s was 156, w/o was 160. Highest PT so was 177 (PT#158), average 167 but average for last 5 was 168. Study 2 times a week, practice test every 1-2 weeks using 7Sage. J.Y.‘s explanations are not super useful…
Spend at least 6-8 months studying for the LSAT. I rushed. Bad idea.
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Extremely grateful for the decisions I have received and for being done with this process. If I had to start this cycle all over again, I would have cut down my school list. Although I received fee waivers to every school I applied to, there was never a realistic chance I would have attended some of these schools.…
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,…
You are likely to get surprising results (both good and bad) from schools that you are applying to. This is why it is important to apply broadly as well as early in the cycle. Applying in September is preferable. If you are going to apply in January or later, just wait for the next cycle.
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Apply early (december at latest). I was caring for a sick relative and couldn’t apply until March. It was a big mistake, but I got into a school I liked and decided not to R&R. A strong LSAT will balance out a bad GPA, get some strong rec letters either from work or professors (hopefully both), and shoot your shot.…
Spend a lot of time on your personal statement and C+F addenda (if you need them). If you are not going to be an automatic acceptance your statement needs to be memorable, and your C+F addenda needs to properly explain your situation.
Employed as a presuit writer at a law office. Published author (not academic though) Was a STEM major…(big mistake) Reaches: Upenn, UT, UF, UNC Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, UGeorgia, Washington and Lee, FSU Targets: UMiami, Tulane, Temple, Baylor, URichmond, Northeastern, Georgia State Safety(are there really any…
Wrote supplementals for all my apps. Did any optional interviews. I know I want to practice in Texas, tailored my school list towards that. 3/23 Update - It was always UT, everywhere I applied was for leverage to negotiate with UT. I have a lot of personal ties to the university and Austin that were hard to give up.…
Apply earlier than I did
Be okay with changing your plans - before COVID, I wanted to go into big-law and get a 170+ on the LSAT. I got a job at a big law-firm and realized - I kinda hate this. It’s okay to be flexible and admit maybe it isn’t for you. Keep in mind that this decision controls the rest of your life - avoid debt, do what you…
“A watched pot never boils” – Advice I did not take
Using a quote from an inspiring movie to sum up my application process: “Reach for the skyy” *Woody *(Toy Story) Majority of schools I applied to were T50. Figured it couldn’t hurt to try- all i need is one. I applied to the T14 schools after I was done with my initial applications because again, why not? Glad I did.
Dual credit community college student to online undergrad. Lots of P/F credits through my undergrad. Petty unique academic journey and experiences that turned into a cool narrative. Emory, Michigan, Penn State Dickinson, and ASU I applied to as soon as the apps opened in August, but I could not add that date in.
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