Trust yourself, trust the process, and trust the lord. Everything happens for the best. Don’t let law school admissions define you. You are more than numbers, tell your story, show your motivation and determination… You’ll be just fine
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Admitted to Stanford UniversityApply to your top-choice schools last! Your application will improve as you move through the application process. Take a deep breath, you’ve got this!
STEM major/business minor. Otherwise, fairly average softs (legal & financial internships, volunteer work, club leadership positions, TA experience, etc). T20 undergrad. Did not apply for aid at NYU, Duke, or Northwestern.
Be interesting! Do cool things before, during, and after law school. This is more life advice than it is admissions advice, although it applies to admissions too – do whatever you’re passionate about! Passion shows.
I’m old, fat and broken. Don’t wait until you get like me to make big changes: take chances and enjoy the ride. Undergrad in Criminology/Legal Studies, Graduate in Computer Science, 10+yrs Intelligence Community.
Wrote Why Michigan, Duke, WashU, Cornell, GULC. Wrote Penn Core Values, GULC Unpopular Opinion, Stanford Library Books. Updated personal statement for Columbia. work on your materials early and apply early!
hit that nae nae on em
KJD but graduated from undergrad with BA & MA in 4 years. Withdrew from Stanford, Columbia, Penn, and Duke before receiving official scholarship offers. Did not negotiate for more aid from schools.
Applying to law school is hard! you got this! I took the LSAT 3 times to get my score, don’t give up. Try not to obsessively check this site and Reddit, it’s not terribly helpful :)
Ivy undergrad Legal job after gradation Strong personal statement / diversity statement (I think this was the most important part !!!) Recs from professors I was very close with
Go read Vineland… then don’t be like him.
Wrote all optional essays. Was a STEM major, and would definitely recommend making sure it’s clear in your app why you are transitioning to law school if you are also STEM!
Risk the impossible! I focused as much time on my PS/Resume/App Materials as I did the LSAT. A coherent narrative was key to the success of my application, you can do this!
Chose HBS over YLS. Additionally applied to MBA programs A: Harvard, Wharton, MIT, Columbia, YaleSOM WL/R: StanfordGSB, UChicago, Northwestern, NYU, Cornell
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Took the LSAT twice. First take got 168; Second take got 169. I was accepted to ASU, OU, and WashU with a 168. I was accepted to all others with a 169.
Honestly, I have to say one thing if there wasn’t a max at $400,000 on the scholarships amount that I am able to input, they would be higher.
Nothing is impossible through God.
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