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LSAT 153 GPA 3.85 2025–26 cycle
Attending University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign
Being put on the waitlist does NOT mean a rejection. In order to be accepted off the waitlist, you have to put yourself out there and become comfortable doing things that you otherwise wouldn’t have done. Persistence is key!
…supplemental essays. I was lucky enough to get off the waitlist at Michigan soon after the deposit deadline, but I can’t help but think I could’ve saved myself a lot of anxiety and stress by just waiting a few more weeks and applying when my application was stronger. Graduated summa from a T20 undergrad (humanities…
Be humble. Be consistent. Keep advocating for yourself while remaining grateful for every opportunity. The waitlist process tested my patience, but persistence ultimately paid off. To all my fellow Waitlist Warriors: don’t give up—you can do it!
There are techniques to get off a waitlist. All is not lost! Look into writing a strong letter of continued interest and reach out to a trusted professor or mentor for a new recommendation letter. Factors to consider: things that show continued interest (touring, school-specific programs that interest you,…
…shoot your shot if you have the money or a fee waiver. A waitlist is not an acceptance, it’s a backup plan at best. Be careful (and strategic) if you decide to retake and reapply. I was pretty accurate with my predictions, the only real surprises were the Pepperdine A, Baylor WL, and W&M R. Turns out I was wrong…
…I’ve received. I’m not someone who would like to wait on a waitlist for personal planning reasons so once I received my last few decisions, I withdrew from my waitlists and some of my lower preference acceptances. As of right now, the choice is between Texas Tech and Penn State Carlisle. Waiting to see if PSU can…
…I had: applied to more schools applied earlier If you’re waitlisted at your target school(s), don’t give up, and make sure to write Letters of Continued Interest! Use resources online to help you with this. One tip I have is don’t be afraid to tell a school straight up that if they admit you off the waitlist, you…
…to pay 8/19 update; Temple, UMD, UCSF, and St. Johns sent waitlist release emails after their orientation I did not fill out feeler form for Loyola (sent out 6/9) I did not attend the waitlist webinar for Temple (sent out May 28)
…never know, and what’s meant to be will be. After being waitlisted at UNH I wrote them a letter of continued interest explaining why they are my top and the next morning I got a call of acceptance. If you’re a bad test taker like I am don’t give up, you will get where you need to be. Work hard in undergrad, get…
…the school before applying. Bummed I didn’t at least get waitlisted. Also included brief LSAT addendum due to significant (6+ pts) score increase. **UMich (A) **- Wrote “Why Michigan” and answered one optional essay prompt. Attended a virtual info session prior to applying. Also included brief LSAT addendum due to…
The cycle of waitlists!!!! I will be riding the waitlist at 4 schools (BU, Fordham, UNC, and Georgetown). OSU has ghosted me so I believe it will most likely be R or WL as well.
…one. Happy to walk away with only two R’s, but getting waitlist after waitlist was a little mentally taxing.
…available. Take a year and reapply. Based on the 10+ waitlists I have been on, waitlists are the same as R’s. This is not just a numbers game. Written materials matter more than you would think, so take the time to do it right. Know your worth. It is not found in these institutions.
…I was still rejected and could not even be placed on the waitlist after seven weeks. I would say that if GW Law never likes my Stat and Background, the decision could be given to me earlier. GW is one of my top choices and I got rejected after many many many conversations. So sad. Since I would love to attend this…
…reaches!!! I did not expect to get into Chi at all or even waitlisted at Yale and Harvard. I also regret not applying to Stanford and UVA because I thought my scores were too low, but you never know, so go for it! UPDATE Now attending HLS off the waitlist :) like I said before shoot your shot because I never would…
…these hard metrics ultimately get your name moved from waitlists to acceptances (or directly accepted). As a graduate in 2020, I can’t change my GPA, but I can certainly change my LSAT score. That’s why I’m taking the LSAT again in September to hopefully breach the 170 mark (as a note: I’ll be taking it for the…
…pursue LEP. My results from last cycle are below: UMich - Waitlisted and withdrawn before final answer- Northwestern - Waitlisted and withdrawn before final answer Georgetown - Rejected WashU - Heard nothing from them before withdrawing Vanderbilt - Accepted with $$$ UMinnesota - Accepted with $$$ UAlabama -…
I was honestly shocked by my results. Given my numbers, I didn’t expect to get waitlisted at Penn State or OU. They were reaches for me, like most schools I applied to. I genuinely think it was due to my strong personal statement and unique softs. But we’ll never know, so take my opinion with a grain of salt. If I…
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