Apply early, ideally before Thanksgiving. Make sure your essays are *excellent *and write any optional essays offered. I put a lot of work into my essays and I think ultimately they helped a lot to compensate for my < 3.0 GPA and made me competitive for scholarships.
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Admitted to University of Denver2 letters of rec from former manager who promoted me and from a professor who is a practicing attorney. Currently working in billing at a fairly large firm in Denver. Undegrad in econ with a minor in law studies. App cycle of Fall 2022 will be my second time applying!
WE in litigation support; Political Science major at state flagship university; run-of-the-mill softs during undergrad; wrote GPA addendum about medical condition. I wrote optional essays for: Duke Michigan UCLA Georgetown Good luck to any lurking future applicants!
Chemistry PhD 3.9 PhD GPA. Several talks at conferences, multiple first/sole author papers in my field. Want to do Intellectual Property law, so my app was pretty focused on the type of law I want to practice and why/my background. Maybe tier 3 softs idk lol
APPLY TO LAW SCHOOL. Don’t let anyone discourage you. Go to the best school that gives you the most money!!!!!!! I will only be including the day sent and when I received a decision date because law schools will take years to get back to you with a decision.
PI-based personal statement with 5 years experience in the legal field. Minor CF issues from teens. Dean’s list, honor societies in undergrad. The LSAT is my nemesis. Chose the worst possible time to R&R. Slowly losing my mind with the waiting.
LGBTQ+, will have 1.5 years experience in public interest firm (special education) as a paralegal upon entry to law school, congressional internship. that’s about it. did not end up negotiating any scholly because i knew i was gonna end up at dickinson lol
今度は今度. 今は今. Next time is next time. Now is now.
I rewrote/workshopped/edited every piece of writing for every school. This took me weeks to do, which is why my application dates range from late September late November, but it was completely worth it. Work the heck out of your essays.
originally applied to all schools with a 159, retook in April and got a 169. probably would have had a better outcome if I had waited to apply with this better score but ending up at my top choice with a great scholarship. v happy!
I highkey sold my trauma, I’d recommend it (Black, queer, nonbinary, trans fam wya?) On a serious note, my story is definitely what sold me to my reach and match schools, if anything. Don’t be scared to show your passion!
Your stats are not the definition of thy self, and all that matters in the end is how hard you can work, and why you are working that hard. Continue on a path of greatness and you will see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Applying to law school is: stressful, overwhelming, and scary. It’s also full of hope, opportunity, and joy. Feel your feelings; they are all valid. Remember that you are beautiful and strong, and I believe in you.
Keep taking the LSAT. And take it in-person. I went 162 -> 168 -> 167 -> 168 -> 175. The last one was the only one I didn’t take at home or in a stupid hotel. Remote test-taking sucks. Go to the testing place.
After riding a lot of WL last year, I am R&R. I was PTing much higher on the LSAT hence some of my dumb applications. We will see what happens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bL_kVl_d95E&ab_channel=3sha214
Rec letters really made the difference for me. I worked hard with my reccomenders to let them know how important this portion of the application is and got complimented on my letters from admissions staff
Spend more time studying for the LSAT than I did and move forward knowing that rejection is protection…be grateful for the schools who accepted you!
You are wholly capable of all of this!
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