Apply when you feel comfortable with your application material. Do not rush to get your apps out as early as possible. Literally just email schools asking for a merit based fee waiver to save yourself some costs. Worst they can say is no. Give yourself more time than you think you need to write your personal…
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Admitted to University of North CarolinaYou only need one A!! Dont compare yourself to others, you have your own path and all you need is for one good school to take a chance on you and give you the opportunity to thrive there! Super humbled and grateful that I got into my dream school with lower stats, you can do it too! Dont count yourself out because…
Application Advice: Visit schools! Attending virtual info sessions is great, but I think visiting schools made a huge difference in a some of my outcomes (especially UVA and Duke) and allowed me to figure out where would be the best fit- Write all of the “Why XYZ” essays. Schools want to know that you are…
I applied knowing that I wanted to go to school in the triangle (Duke or UNC) and the rest of my applications were kind of just for negotiation purposes if I could use them. When I got the WL at Duke, it really stung, but when I got accepted off hold at UNC I was so excited & I can’t wait to be a Tar Heel in the fall.
shoot your shot take a gap year(s) and get experience and raise your score prestige matters but dont do it at the expense of financial sanity believe in yourself get an honest opinion of someone at the school (preferably a 2L or 3L not connected to the admissions outreach process) spellcheck your apps lol
Apply early in the cycle. Essays do matter (as evidenced by my results compared to my LSAT). Take care in every aspect of the application and ensure that your package tells a complete, compelling story. Do the optional essays. Be personable in interviews and always convince them that you want to go to their school.
Wrote Why X Essays for every school except: Harvard- Penn (wrote Why X as LOCI upon waitlist) USC (wrote Rothman) Other Essay Topics: PS: Focused on interest in patent law- DS: Discussed experiences as a woman in STEM Softs: STEM degree (EE)- Work experience as a software engineer Accelerated MBA degree
what is meant for you won’t miss you xoxo best advice i can give is to not be like me and decide to take the lsat/apply to law school for that cycle in august. i think i lost *at least *5 years off of my life with the study-for-the-october-lsat-then-apply-by-mid-november turnaround.
Approximate time to hear back from schools (Class of 2028, assuming you applied right when apps opened): September: Arizona State, Baylor U, WashU- October: UGA November: Florida (Levin), USC December: UCLA, UMN, Notre Dame, SMU, Texas A&M, UNC, Utah February: Duke March: UT
American undergrad studying at a top English university and receiving a British BA. I had no reportable GPA due to a British degree, but I got an upper-second-class degree. Got fee waivers / no fees for every school except Cornell and UT Austin. Very, very upset about this cycle.
Write those Why X essays… They make a big difference in terms of acceptances vs waitlists and scholarships offers. Apply to more reach schools than I did– you never know what’ll happen! Don’t doom scroll on Reddit. Make the best decision for YOU, even if it’s an unpopular one.
I got my first acceptance in 3 days and my last in 183 days. In the 180 days in between I tried (and failed) to anticipate each and every decision and it compromised my mental health. My advice? Block this site and wait patiently for the emails like you’re supposed to.
You are amazing and I hope for nothing but great things in your future ❤️💨🦭 If your wondering why ND, I absolutely loved my visit, I loved the idea of doing the London Law Program, and it was the cheapest of the schools I was truly considering (UCLA, Vandy, NDLS).
Third time applicant. Get work experience!!
Don’t turn in your top schools apps first… Applying in September vs October doesn’t make any difference, and if you notice a typo or error in your apps, you don’t want to discover it on your top choices and fix it for your second choices
Aug 22’ LSAT; one and done KIRA at UT (OOS) Dean Interview @ GT wrote group contrib for umich, why X georgetown, 2 essays for Penn, Stanford IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS AND IT IS EARLY IN THE CYCLE: APPLY EARLY! IT AIN’T WORTH IT!
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Evaluate the career services and writing programs at schools you’re considering. Those are hands-down the 2 most important things for post-graduation success.
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