Show adcomms that you are not a robot, and if you’re a robot, use AI and pretend to be a human. Also, be careful with the status checker button. You might become addicted to them and they can cause anxiety. I will show you what I mean. Here is a real dialogue from the movie Donnie Darko: Dr. Lillian Thurman: How are…
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Admitted to University of Southern CaliforniaDo not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Apply early and broadly and never be afraid to send a scholarship reconsideration email. After strongly considering Berk and Mich, personal life circumstances intervened that made it difficult for me to leave SoCal. Still have no regrets about applying to 20 schools because it gave me a better idea of my worth and a…
I have 3+ years/4 seasons of experience in the front office of an NBA team in basketball analytics. Through my PS and DS, I tried as hard as I could to boil down the question of my admission to: “Do we want the basketball (analytics) guy?” My humble guess is that doing well in this regard is probably the main reason…
Got your heart in a headlock? You know you’re better than this…
Reapplicant woohoo, year 2 on LSD Last year’s stats and cycle: LSAT: 169 CAS CPA: 3.84 Work Experience: 2ish years A: ASU ($$$), GW ($$$), Emory ($$$$ wowza), Fordham ($$$ max scholly) WL: Duke, Vanderbilt, Michigan, Northwestern, Columbia, USC, Georgetown, NYU, UNC, BU, UT R: Harvard, UChicago, Berkeley Was about…
Numbers aren’t everything! Having a cohesive narrative, well-written materials, and strong letters of recommendation will help differentiate you. Try asking for more money closer to deposit deadlines.
I took the LSAT once and figured my time would be better spent working on essays. I think as long as you’re happy with your score(s) and realistic about the chances, there’s no need to retake. I wrote a 2-page PS and 1-page DS for all schools. I had 3 LORs: 2 academic and 1 work. If the school offered me interview…
LSAT 169 GPA 3.93 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
I’m just happy to be here. Be unique and fearless in your PS. Leave your ego at the door when it comes to USNWR rankings - even then, it’s not the ranking of the school when you get there that matters, it’s when you graduate. Apply to more schools than you think you need to. Just trust me on it - financial leverage…
Never expected these results - I am beyond excited to attend YLS! A few notes: I believe a key to my success was my strong focus on a specific area of law (reflected in internships, extracurriculars, leadership roles, etc). I emphasized this focus in every writing component of the applications.- Submitted 2-3 LORs…
studied lsat for 3 weeks w/ lsat demon, took june 2023 lsat wrote ps about being audhd wrote ds about being mixed race (black and asian) if a school didn’t want a race-based ds, i submitted a “struggle statement” about me moving out of my parents’ house a week after i turned 18 and fully supporting myself worked…
apply early!!! write the supplementals!!! believe in yourself!!!
Some notes about my merit aid reconsideration process at UMich: I initially recieved $105,000 total over three years (~44% tuition). I submitted my seat deposit in early April in order to apply for Lawyer’s Club housing. I submitted my scholarship reconsideration email on April 18th, and on April 28th recieved an…
Received 0 dollars from Berkeley during initial gift aid process, then used Duke scholarship to get them to match. In my reconsideration request, I highlighted what common things drew me to both Berkeley & Duke, truthfully mentioned that I intended to choose Duke absent a Berkeley scholarship, and then indicated…
-Wrote Diversity Statement, Why Berkeley, Berkeley GDP, UCLA Prog. Cont., UCLA Academic Fellowship, NYU Furman & AnBryce, & 1 Stanford Optional Essay. -Ultimately I don’t think writing these made much impact–in hindsight I’d forego the additional month spent writing these essays & apply earlier. I only interviewed…
“Lock yourself in a room doing 5 practice tests a day for three summers.” I’m kidding don’t do that. Wrote Diversity Statement, Music & Classroom Essays for Stanford, Doctoroff Essay for UChicago, Jacobson Essay for NYU, Core Comps Essay for UPenn, Why X for UVA, Michigan, Berkeley, Duke, UCLA, WashU, Vandy, Notre…
Apply to UCLA Law Fellows, UC Davis’ KHOP, and UCI Outreach Program California peeps!!! Also sign up for the candidate referral service to get application waivers, try to save money wherever you can! Be true to yourself and be transparent about your career goals! While there isn’t a set undergraduate degree that…
write all optional essays spend time cultivating a strong narrative connect with current law students at the law school you’re applying to if you use reddit, use it with discretion attend info sessions for the schools you’re applying to write your essays the summer before so you have time to edit them and get them…
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