Do your best and work hard!!! From my experience while working in big law at a top 100 firm that deals with Bankruptcy, tax, international contracts and real estate from what new associates and seasoned attorneys have told me; the school you attend nowadays does not matter as much as it did 10 years ago. It is your…
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This cycle made no sense. Be grateful wherever you get into, and know that everything happens for a reason.
My Goal: NYC Biglaw with exit opportunities down the road Notes: I went to a non-prestigious flagship state school I had several legal and business internships, but nothing all that impressive I was involved in essentially no clubs in college, but I did work roughly 25 hours/week I wrote “why x” statements for every…
Mid-cycle: Horrific so far. WL at 4 targets and safeties. No A’s. 1 R. Still waiting to hear from 8 schools, but 4 are reaches, 3 are targets, and 1 is a safety. I will add that I paid for a consultant, and clearly not reaping any benefits of that. 1/8/24: And it seems that’s the ballgame folks. R from Kansas, which…
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
If you don’t sacrifice for what you want, then what you want will be the sacrifice - someone wiser than me
LSAT 145 GPA 3.70 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to Wilmington University School of Law
Trust the process whatever is meant to happen in your law school journey will happen. Don’t be so extreme with prestige. I lived in a city all my life and I never felt more unhappy here in the DMV. The law school I’m heading to is more tight knight, friendly, parking is more accessible, and people seem down to…
Dearest @badgirlsclub, ’Tis with a heavy heart that I doth writeth this message. Whilst I value our kinship, thy constant berating and insults doth wound my heart and maketh me feel worthless. I prayeth that we may forge a friendship founded upon kindness and mutual regard. Know that I careth for thee, but I must…
non-mexican or pr hispanic, first generation low income applicant from t14 undergrad did not write a why x essay for any school except duke, but i did include a small paragraph why x at the end of my personal statement for every school except asu wrote optional essays for michigan (something about a group you have…
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…
Don’t sign up for a live class, sign up for a program like 7-sage or lsat demon
Getting full time work experience at a NGO was not only super valuable for me personally, but undoubtably a differentiator for my application between “just another splitter” and myself.
There are many paths, none of them will make you happy, only you can do that.
Be ugly. Be well. Work hard. Believe in yourself. Take deep breaths. Life is a journey. These schools don’t control your destiny. You do. Be well. Be ugly. 5/9/2023 edit: Now that all the schools have gotten back to me, I’ll say this - I’m pleased with the results I got given my statistics, especially given my low…
LSAT: Took it twice (both Flex): 171 (August) -> 180 (November). Used a combination of PowerScore Bible trilogy and 7Sage for PTing/blind reviewing/videos. I think that overstudying and burnout is definitely a thing – I took 6-7 weeks off and barely studied between my first and second take, and I think that actually…
Reverse Splitter that ended up with a good number of waitlists. All in all, my cycle went well, and I got scholarship money at every single school that accepted me. One thing to note, if you’re LSAT is on the lower end like mine, EVERYTHING matters. Your Personal statement, your recommendations, your why x essay,…
There is no wisdom, only Zuul. Military Veteran (Navy, multiple awards and tours) Had a mental health crisis in undergrad which tanked my GPA, wrote addendum to explain and show improvement. Cited both Perry Mason and Godzilla in my Personal Statement. Seattle U. became a non-option due to living costs in the…
Wrote diversity statement and GPA addendum; Over 4.0 GPA at degree-granting institution (50% of units completed there); Wrote Why NDLS and Why Irvine; Wrote Programmatic Contribution for UCLA; Explained desire for criminal law through PS, Diversity Statement, and letters of rec Based on projections for this cycle…
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