I tried applying last cycle but was way too late in the game and got waitlists and rejects for the most part. Hoping for better luck this time around (and applying way earlier). Retook the LSAT (again). Score progression was: 163 –> 167 –> 171 (wish schools didn’t have to know all of them but whatever) I’m also a…
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Admitted to Georgetown University…and something my interviewer would have the answer to…); Waitlisted 3/21; Accepted 5/3 Chicago: UR3 12/14; UR4 1/18 — thought my interview went exceptionally well. Very conversational and my interviewer engaged with many follow-up questions. Columbia: Interviewed on 3/8/22. Super conversational. My interviewer…
LGBT+ GPA was 3.70 when I applied, updated schools with my new 3.73 in December. Chose not to be on any waitlists I was offered as I did not want to have to wait longer for decisions/change my plans
pro-tip; withdraw from waitlists before they can reject you
Wrote “Why X” for Chicago, Penn (core values), Michigan, Berkeley, UVA, NDLS. Included minor “Why X” in Columbia PS. End of cycle! Will stay on all waitlists except WashU but most likely attending either NYU, UVA, or Michigan.
…georgetown top 10 applied for ucla epstein program, was waitlisted applied for BU public interest program, was rejected
…essay for NYU but that was it. Rejected at Harvard & waitlisted at Columbia/NYU/Fordham. Stats are the same, but this cycle I’ve written either a Why X or an optional essay for every school except UCLA, ASU, Cardozo & Brooklyn. Also added two short addenda to explain very minor things that may not immediately be…
Just breathe and try to keep your hope alive, even when the cycle is hitting you hard. You are incredible for even embarking on this journey. No rejection or waitlist has any effect on your value and worth. You’ll find your way in the end. Finalist for NYU AnBryce, UCLA Achievement Fellowship; not selected for…
…and Michigan (#2 - career goals). Donged from RTK and waitlisted at Penn and Michigan, so ¯(ツ)/¯ Interviews: Northwestern (Kira), Georgetown (group), Harvard, and UChicago.
Caught a ton of waitlists in the tough 2020 cycle. I ended up taking a job in consulting instead of going to law school this year. May try again in a few years, we’ll see.
LSAT 170 GPA 3.91 2020–21 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
…NYU: applied to RTK. Northwestern: completed regular and waitlist Kira. UC Berkeley: wrote Why Berkeley. UMich: wrote two optional essays. Georgetown: wrote Why Georgetown and one optional essay; completed virtual group interview. UCLA: wrote Programmatic Contribution and applied for Epstein Public Interest Program.…
…the updated score to the higher ranked schools where I was waitlisted, but am going to reapply in the fall unless I get a solid WL acceptance with $. Be above at least one 50th percentile/median (GPA or LSAT) to the schools you are applying. If you are below both medians, you will be a long shot at best,…
…my dream school. 12/31/2024 The overwhelming amount of waitlists… 2/6/2025 It has been a truly humbling two weeks, and honestly, I have changed so much as a person because of it. It forced me to jump out of a narrow vision and reflect upon my fixations – maybe beneath the heretofore thin rope that I subjected myself…
…the most sense by far. I would have been upset if I were waitlisted there and had to attend another T14. There was a perfect storm of unique personal factors and 2025 cycle competitiveness which led me to play it safe and ED for such a strong target. I would personally do it again, but I would not recommend it for…
…Don’t leave anything to chance either. I got off the waitlist by being persistent. Multiple LOCIS, calling the admissions office frequently to check in, and sending in another LOR. That said, I also got a little lucky and blessed by God;) You odds of luck increase with persistence though. So be persistent!…
…are at a disadvantage. Even with my stats last year, I was waitlisted just about everywhere. Schools were inclined to admit people with my stats who had stronger softs than me, and that held categorically true. So, Work hard on your application material. Really shape a strong personal statement that explains why law…
…was coasting on stats, which often leads to people getting waitlisted or denied at UVA and similar schools. I talked about how Charlottesville mirrored my state school undergrad, and how I loved that being an island of blue in a sea of red on the political lap brings with it a perspective you can’t find easily most…
…I got something from either of these two sites was my Yale waitlist, which I had to check manually (no email as of the time of writing this 6 days later). Otherwise, all it did was stress me out unnecessarily. Just live life like normal! I think I performed at, or maybe a little above, my stats. As I see it, the big…
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