10 years work experience after undergrad, 7 of which have been in the Federal Government working on environmental policy. Masters in Environmental Science from 2015 and selected as 2015 Presidential Management Fellow with the government. Goal is to practice environmental law with the government. Started college when…
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This is extremely doxable and long for the benefit of anyone interested. Academic: PhD (expected) + MA in social sciences discipline with emphasis in law & society from T20 university in my field (3.99 GPA), undergrad at Ivy with humanities major (top 30% of graduating class), 1 year medical leave in undergrad…
LSAT 179 GPA 3.08 2025–26 cycle
I hope to share myself as a data point for future low GPA and C&F applicants. I know how stressful this process is for those of us with rather polarizing transcripts, and I hope my results can put you at a bit of ease! Full transparency, I hired a 7sage admissions consultants to help me with my essays. I feel that…
Link to Reddit cycle recap with written application materials included:*** ***https://bit.ly/3HvUUqH **Numbers: 3.89/172 ** (Took the LSAT four times: April 2021: Cancel, October 2021: 162, November 2021: 164, June 2022: 172). I studied for the LSAT for over two years. Making the decision to delay a cycle and keep…
This cycle obviously didn’t go as well as I hoped it would. However, my application had a number of substantial weaknesses, and I’m happy someone saw my value as an applicant. You can get into law school with a 2.X GPA/as a college dropout. That said, be realistic about your goals. Consider whether the school you…
Mid-law school update for any future readers: very very happy with my decision to take the money at GULC. Felt a lot of concern about the perceived worse outcomes from GULC, but in my opinion, there is truly nothing to worry about. I performed relatively well during 1L (nothing amazing, but above average) and had my…
(>’-’)>{Do all essays}<(’ u ‘)>{Research}<(’ ~ ‘)>{Attend Law Previews}<(’ w ‘)>{Ask School Questions Not Reddit}<(’-’<) Bench: 275lbs | Leg Press: 1080lbs | 2-Mile: 16:32 | DeadLift: 415lbs | Looks: 7/10 (◕︵◕) I picked my schools based on where I want to live and looked no where else outside of where I wanted to…
Ask for fee waivers, I was only told ‘no’ twice. Apply early and widely. Look at the NALP and ABA Employment reports and base your decisions on where to apply and attend on those. Assume you will be an average student and make sure you’re ok with the average outcomes for the schools you consider. EVERY part of your…
The most important thing that I can share about my application process is this: applying late in the cycle is a perfectly reasonable thing to do. I was able to achieve my goals as a February applicant, so don’t let people tell you that you have no chance if you don’t submit your applications by December 1st or some…
Believe in yourself and give it your best shot! Do not sell yourself short in this process, the possibilities are endless and unpredictable and you are truly your harshest critic. My extremely low GPA haunted me for years before I finally applied, and now I’m attending a T-40 law school with scholarship! Specific…
Forget all the fancy LSAT prep. I made more score improvement using Law Hub’s additional practice tests and just taking test after test. Couple this with Khan Academy’s free LSAT prep worked wonders. Be careful reading Reddit. You have a whole lot of people pitching and moaning about not getting into an Ivy League…
Minnesota- did interview and got response a week later. interview important to do ASU- did not write any of their essays and only applied because it was free. I wasn’t gonna go if I got in anyways Temple- got scholarship with acceptance. got what I expected when I applied 1/30 no response from any school in January…
yolo My advice: Apply more broadly than I did, especially if you’re a splitter (like me). I should’ve mostly applied to T20-T30 schools with a select few T14s rather than mostly T14s. If I had another offer I easily could’ve gotten a stipend from Iowa. Take the LSAT as many times as you’re willing and able, aim for…
Do not look at Reddit until you turn in your apps, they’ll make you go insane. Watch Dean Z’s videos, listen to podcast by adcom members or admissions deans when working on the app but mostly just try and create a concise story. Apply early but don’t worry about it too much, Sept to Dec is fine and if you need to…
more about my app outside of stats: *i was incredibly involved in my undergrad and got close w/ my dean of undergrads, they wrote one of my rec letters, as did the former president of my university, and my former professor who’s a really cool history professor. * *letters of rec were pretty stressful for me given…
Week of Nov04 notes: GW Acceptance! (Nov 7)- WashU Interview invite (Nov 8) Week of Nov14 notes: UMD PT Interview Invite Monday, UMD PT Interview Tuesday- UVA UR2 (Nov 14) NYU Date disappear? Georgetown PT interview on the 15th Week of Nov 18 notes: UVA UR3 ?? (Nov 15)- sent Georgetown thank you email (Nov 18)…
Other than the LSAT, nothing I did throughout undergrad/post-grad was solely for my law school application. To me, law school is an opportunity to learn how to solve problems that I am already working on in a way that would otherwise be inaccessible (and in a way that aligns with my strengths). My resume and essays…
I got into Georgetown and was offered full tuition at a few schools with a terrible GPA and decent LSAT. I also had to disclose a misdemeanor, academic warning, and two gaps in my undergraduate degree to almost every school I applied to. My essays and addenda were polished, and I got positive feedback on them from…
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