When going into this cycle my top 3 schools were Northwestern, UVA, and Penn. Out of those three only NU had a charitable ED scholarship - plus I liked Chicago as location more than the other two. Targeting non - nyc markets also made it an easier decision. However, after applying and attending for a month now, I…
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I thought my 160 was elite until I got on this damn website LOL Take your time with your personal statement and diversity statements. After reading both adcomms should be able to have a good idea of who you are as an individual in addition to why you want to be a lawyer. “Optional” essays arent optional if you…
Find a way to tell your story. Yes, I have a terrible GPA. Yes, I was academically dismissed from my UG and had to apply for readmission. Yes, I struggled with my mental health (and continue to do so). After graduating, I also put in work. I found my passion, and spent 5+ years working in the Public Interest world.…
GPA 3.97 2024–25 cycle
9/6/2024 – LSAT Day! I take the LSAT at a testing center in two hours!! I’ve studied on and off since January due to school and life circumstances, but I feel good about the prep I was able to do with minimal resources. Took an RC section last night to prep my brain and got a -3, going to take an LR section this…
Be nice to everyone and stay away from the Reddit negativity!
You miss every shot you don’t take
Seek God and everything else shall be added unto you. took 5 gap years off. Traveled, worked, and waited on God to put all the pieces together for me. Excited for this new season in my life.
Be ON TOP of your applications. I wish I submitted much earlier! I wrote about sexual assault in my PS, and the trauma of reliving everything made the applications ridiculously hard to submit. Nonetheless, the school you get into and attend will dictate at least the next few years of your life - so put everything…
I gave it my all. If it didn’t work out, it wasn’t the right fit. 1st update: I got into law school :) 2nd update: I got into a non-safety school :) Final update: in at my top choice :D
“Nineteen years on the street taught me that the law is a blunt instrument. Law school is where I learn to sharpen it. To the non-trads and career-changers: do not let the years intimidate you. Experience is not baggage; it is the framework that makes the theory make sense. Chase the work that keeps you awake at…
My process + timeline: I took a diagnostic test in Nov 2019 and scored 146. I started studying six days a week, for one to four hours a day, from January to August. I used khan academy, Mike Kim’s “The LSAT Trainer”, Ellen Kassidy’s “The Loophole “, the Powerscore Bibles, and 7 Sage. I took the August test and…
Slow motion is better than no motion
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I know it’s like ??? as to why I picked Belmont, considering how my stats are wayyyy higher than their medians and I got into better schools who offered me a lot of money, but here’s why. Vanderbilt is still my dream school, and if I do super well my first year, maybe I could transfer there bc it’s literally right…
Go back in time and take undergrad seriously…
Essays matter - I tried something different with my Harvard essays and it shows. All in all admissions are a black box and you shouldn’t base your value off of where you did or didn’t get in.
First applied with a 167 but then retook to a 171 on the January LSAT. All February applications you see were through my 171, so they were not entirely helpful, lol. I negotiated with BU from $45k to $120k with new LSAT, but they wouldn’t budge for a full ride when I asked. My two biggest disadvantages: Applying in…
If you think you can squeak out just a few more points then please retake and apply with the best app you can! Use 7Sage if you can. Definitely do the optional essays but only if you feel that you can write a STRONG essay in response to the prompt. I think I provided a pretty weak why X essay for UVa and Duke and I…
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