Go to therapy during the application cycle. Trust.
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Admitted to Baylor UniversityI have received application waivers from a majority of schools on my list. Have a little over 5 years of total work experience. Official cold diagnostic 150 (5/6/2022); did not study for roughly 1 year and took another PT cold and got 155 (1/28/2023). Actual test score 168 (6/10/2023).
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
Take studying for the LSAT SO seriously. I started studying in June 2025 to take it June 2026—Just an hour a day until May. Every hour counts.
Wrote Why X’s most places that asked and some that didn’t. For anyone looking in from the future, this cycle was incredibly competitive. My only advice is to apply broadly; I was accepted below median at UT and waitlisted at median at Notre Dame. All it takes is one school.
Shoot your shot! -D1 Athlete -Top 20 UG -Applied with a 3.76, increased to 3.79 after fall grades -Softs: several internships; publication in prestigious undergrad law journal; leadership role in several college clubs; semester abroad -wrote why x for every school
Apply early, ideally before Thanksgiving. Make sure your essays are *excellent *and write any optional essays offered. I put a lot of work into my essays and I think ultimately they helped a lot to compensate for my < 3.0 GPA and made me competitive for scholarships.
LSAT: Personal Tutor that began after the June2023 LSAT (Diagnostic score- 156)- LSAT Score listed is August, June was a 156 Resume: No internships; lots of leadership and community serviceAcademics: 4.0 on 4.0 scale Undergraduate GPA( one B from dual credit course).
Email admission offices and ask for CAS fee waivers if you are a student with a LSAC fee waiver. You get either 3 or 6 for free with the fee waiver but was able to get multiple more just by asking. Even if you do not have a LSAC fee waiver it never hurts to ask!
Take your undergrad seriously, or at least time manage better so that you can get a better GPA. An LSAT can be made up but a GPA… that lasts forever. Also help out in your community and genuinely take up hobbies/join clubs that you will enjoy. God bless.
Got into law school as a reverse splitter. It’s very possible.
Got rejected ED on my birthday, don’t text Edit after cycle: I was deferred from Emory ED, and then wrote an LOCI and sent a few weeks after getting deferred. I also visited. I think this is how I got in given my stats. Def keep displaying interest!!!!
Just keep swimming…
Go for the higher LSAT score and give yourself plenty of time to study for and take it! Write as many optionals as possible and make the case for how you are unique to a school given your experiences, interests, etc. ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ Give Wave
Apply to 15 - 30 schools. Generally, schools (outside T14) do not consider acceptances from competitors outside the metro when reconsidering scholarship packages. Leverage regional scholarship packages upward based on USN ranking.
Good luck don’t suck ʕ•́ᴥ•̀ʔっ♡ Work hard! I don’t really study at all beyond preparing for tests. My scores show it but because I have a more difficult major and research experience I think it gave me a bit of an edge.
UGA or bust! applying ED to UGA. wish me luck… *retaking LSAT in Oct. since my average before June was a 169. Shooting for 170+ “Never, ever, EVER give up.”- Michael Scott Update: got a 169 in October!
Wrote “Why X”’s for my top choice schools, diversity statements when they were accepted (not a URM but Southeast Asian), and a GPA addendum. Initially applied with 15high LSAT. Retook in January with current score.
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