Take the LSAT 2-3 times until you score at or above your LSAT PT average. Give yourself 5+ months to study for the LSAT as well! Apply in September if you can, and definitely before Thanksgiving.
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Admitted to Seton Hall UniversityI have a low GPA but I have a clear upward trajectory and large gap between the bad semesters and the good ones for anyone wondering. I only took the LSAT one time, probably not a big factor.
Tier 3 Softs: First-gen, low-income; prestigious merit scholarship; T10 Undergrad Submitted diversity statement and optional essays. Applied later in cycle (December-January apps)
Breathe. It will take some time to hear back but stay patient. Go to the gym, read, write, watch movies, do whatever you need to keep your mind active, and help the time go by faster.
LSAC GPA: 3.12, Degree GPA 3.8 (wrote gpa addendum to explain) Wrote Why X for every school and optional essays for schools that gave the choice also wrote diversity statement
Believe in yourself. You are a much more capable applicant than you think. Stay focused on the end goal and let everything else fall into place. I look forward to seeing you succeed.
remote/hybrid/weekend applicant. submitted optional diversity statements for every school. @loyola chicago i am so mad at u for being so gd slow i couldn’t get more money from SHU
Try to visit schools and picture if you could see yourself living there. It’s 3 years of your life, so the choice of school can go beyond just the school itself, it’s life too.
Unsolicited increase from Baylor. Solicited increased from Pittsburgh. Negotiations rejected on all other attempts (Richmond, PSU Dickinson, Temple).
The waiting game is tough. You will get through it. Even if you do not get into your first choice, whatever happens happens. It will be for the best.
My goal is to create transparency around my law school application process in the hopes that others with similar issues may find this in the future.
Army FLEP awardee “What are they gonna tell me - ‘no’?” Shoot for the stars. You may just hit the moon. Try your best; that’s all you can do.
The school you are meant to attend will be the school you attend. As long as you keep trying, your story isn’t over and there is always hope.
Most of your life is out of your control. WL at all Jesuits lmao (they must not have liked all of my PI talk) 19 years of public school LFG
Don’t stress about cycles, it is completely relative and unpredictable. Look at my scholarship from Seton Hall and my WL from Temple…
I gained 20 points on the LSAT. Keep working hard and give yourself time to rest between studying. You’ll get there eventually!
Meet with admissions teams in person, force your way into the door. People will not know you until you make yourself known.
Shoot your shot, you never know what may happen and simply be your authentic self!
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