9/15 - Texas: Submitted Civil Dialogue and Disagreement optional essay 9/16 - ACCEPTED ED 12/19 Northwestern: Submitted Why Northwestern, Career Goals, Interview 9/16 - NYU: No optional essays - wrote Why NYU, but nowhere to submit it 9/16 - NDLS - ACCEPTED 12/06: Why Notre Dame 9/17 - GULC - ACCEPTED 10/24: Best…
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Stealing this recap format from TroutLawyer, my fellow URM splitter! Going through this process as a STEM undergrad who never considered law school growing up, it always felt like I was drinking from a firehose. The lawschooladmissions subreddit and LSData are helpful for learning the ins and outs of the process,…
Study as much as possible for the LSAT, and in detail. track the answers you are getting wrong and also the ones you are getting right and make sure you understand why they’re correct/incorrect Apply for/email schools for fee waivers! This process is extremely expensive and as a 1st gen law student + someone without…
LSAT 172 GPA 3.56 2022–23 cycle
Attending University of California—Berkeley
if you have a lot of work experience, it is fine to lean into it on your application. Do your best to tie it to how it prepared your for law school and as a lawyer. If significant work experience, I’d recommend at least one of them come from a person who supervised you, if possible. Taking January LSAT and applying…
My LSAT is booty, I know. I wrote addenda for each application that I could explaining my situation. Long story short, I broke my neck and had to undergo surgery in between my October test (151) and my rescheduled February exam. I applied this cycle just to see how it would go, always knowing that I might have to…
All times are in PST. Harvard undergrad. Teach for America immediately out of college. No GPA addendum. 177 is my first and only LSAT score. First-generation college grad and first-gen professional. NYU Received an interview invite for AnBryce on February 13, 2023. Roughly 30 finalists interviewing for 10 spots.…
Extracurricular theme made sense but no prestigious awards/interesting work experience. Also Super-KJD (20 y/o when submitting) Essays: Stanford: Optional Long Essay, 3 songs, One Day Class Proposal UChicago: Why Chicago Div. addendum Duke: Freedom of Expression and Why Duke UPENN: Core Strengths Columbia:…
Oct 23, 2024: I just submitted all of my applications today after Oct. LSAT decisions came out, and am feeling pretty nervous. It’s hard to feel confident about my chances during such a competitive cycle (and I should probably stay off reddit but it’s hard). Wishing the best for everyone going through this process!…
Turn on CRS & make a law school email filter! I literally was only going to apply to like 11 schools but got a surprising amount of fee waivers from CRS and I am so so grateful I opted in. The spam is annoying but you literally can just unsubscribe from schools you are not interested in! Try not to compare yourself…
Sort of a URM because I’m Afghan. Before the changes to affirmative action, I would not have been a URM, as I would have been automatically filed under either Asian or white. Since URM status is now only discernible through your diversity statement, I’m not so sure. Please just do everything in your power to get a…
I definitely could be doxxing myself, but I’d like to be helpful. Mind you, comparison is the thief of joy. I graduated in 2022 and wanted to go to law school (hence the poli sci second major). Long story, but I decided to attend a PhD program in biology instead. I hated the lab and wasn’t a fan of academia in…
Not everyone has to have the same résumé – in fact, I encourage you to be unique (Being a political science major and doing legal internships over the summer is not the only path) Without rushing, apply as early as you can*. It shows initiative, organization, and interest – also you beat out the hordes of other…
TLDR: reapplicant (check @mindlesswirygoblin), got off wake’s waitlist by writing the worlds most unhinged letters of continuing interest, ultimately picked tulane because I’d come out debt free and be able to live comfortably hey there! hopefully this year is better than last! i decided to retake the LSAT after…
Link to Résumé and Personal Statement: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZUSuiFEiJ-MoAmn2WiKIzvs4Z6c-qiF0?usp=drive_link Had three LORS, 2 academic, 1 professional; 1 from an undergrad prof I was pretty close with, 1 from an MBA prof who always gave me sparkling feedback in my work and spoke very highly of me,…
Don’t take the LSAT until you’re ready, I took it 4 times and would not recommend. 164 -> 169 -> 171 -> 168. I ended up fine though so don’t let it stress you out too much! I really recommend perfecting your essays; any story can be successful, you just have to convey it the right way. Try to get a wide variety of…
advice i wish i would have known: make sure your personality comes through on your PS. you don’t want to seem passive in your own story. side note: have a clear, DEFINITIVE reason why you want to go to law school and make sure it comes through strongly. application stuff: public interest/systemic reform focused. 4…
**Please please PLEASE take time off in between undergrad and law school! ** So many KJDs just want to go straight through “to get law school over with” or “not waste time because they’re 100% sure they want to be a lawyer.” And while the latter may be true for some, there is so much you learn—about yourself, your…
Work hard, get into the best school you can, but don’t beat yourself up. If you can, listen to Malcom Gladwell’s episode of Revisionist History about law school and the LSAT titled “The Tortoise and the Hare” to give you perspective. The practice timed runs for exams are helpful for timing pressure, but they are…
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