Going to try to keep this updated through my cycle to help out any other super-uper-duper splitters out there. Brief background**:** Changed my major twice with a strong upward trend in GPA (~2.0 in my first year vs ~4.0 in my final year) at a top 30 undergrad, submitting addendum. Took the LSAT four times (157 to…
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Admitted to Arizona State UniversityMy advice: for t14 especially, do optional essays regardless of your stats. if you can write a convincing Why X for the school that shows a real interest in the school and, most importantly, highlights your writing skills while adding to the overall narrative of your app, do it. T14 tend to be more holistic from my…
LSAT: june ’21 164 –> august ‘21 170 thanks to just khan academy, mike kim’s LSAT trainer, and grinding PTs. my PT average was like a 165 so i truly got lucky on my second take. probably could have taken more time + money to study and squeezed out a few more points, but i was more than happy with a 170 and wanted to…
Note about low GPA: I had a 2.4 GPA my freshman year, then roughly a 3.9 across my last 3 years. I wrote a strong addendum that I think explained this as well as possible. That said, I’m not sure how sympathetic schools were to my story. I’m a KJD so this only happened 2 years prior to me sending my applications. It…
3 LSAT takes 167 -> 169 -> 163 :( Opted against writing an LSAT addendum for the drop because I had no way to explain it other than burnout, which felt like a cop out. Undergrad GPA had huge upward trend in final two years (last 3 semesters all 4.0) and major GPA of 3.86. Undiagnosed learning difference the first 2…
ME: small liberal arts college in southern US, philosophy major, social justice minor, ncaa athlete D3, student body president which placed me on a lot of academic/social/trustee committees, passionate about the outdoors/sports/my college/learning, felt like I did a good job of displaying myself as well rounded,…
LSAT 166 GPA 3.80 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of North Carolina
-NC resident, re-applicant, have ties/want to work instate. PT’ing 3-6 points higher than my highest LSAT take, which left me pretty salty, but ironically I don’t think it ultimately affected my final outcome too much. -pulled my apps at the end of last cycle as I knew I didn’t want to do #zoomlaw. -first choice was…
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Before actually deciding to apply to law school, I would recommend these 4 steps: Read this: http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/For-Those-Considering-Law-School.pdf Really think about if your goals in being a lawyer align with actual legal work. If you have social justice goals in going to law…
Go Blue! Advice for super splitters (everyone else, see below): Every “chance me” prediction tool will be wrong for you. They are trained on regression models which do an okay job for people nearish the medians, and diddly-squat for you.You have a chance at most schools for which you are above a 75th.- The reason…
FIND SOMETHING ELSE TO DO IN THE WAITING: It was easy to drive myself crazy refreshing status checkers, checking my email, and reading Reddit. I had to find something to keep my mind occupied. It’s not healthy to obsess over something out of your control (once you press submit). Personally, I started running,…
About me. Certified Teacher. Non Traditional, mixed race background with 5 Years WE. Volunteer work in the community with focuses on low income, food insecurity and immigrants. Additional educational courses with Foreign Language University。 我学中文。 Debt adverse with Public Interest/Government Law Jobs in mind…
⛧ ☠ ⛧༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ⛧ ☠ ⛧ SUMMONING REJECTION WAVES ⛧ ☠ ⛧༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ⛧ ☠ ⛧ Even though my cycle is now over, I encourage all applicants to consider joining the R wave cult. We have cookies. Some actual information about my cycle, if you care: ⛧ I wrote a GPA addendum even though a lot of people would have said not to. I…
Take my app year’s results with a grain of salt. I mean it was 2020, with inflation in application numbers and LSAT scores. Be that as it may, here are a few things I did that could be very helpful for you in the future. Applying early- this I think was key into why I had at least a little more acceptances or…
I started this process in February of 2020. I studied for the LSAT for about 6 months (about 2 months of serious study and 4 months of occasionally taking a PT) and went from a 156 to a 167 using only 7sage PTs and free stuff from Khan Academy. It has been a long time coming, but I am glad I did things the way I…
Going for T14 or <75K debt load AFTER COL. Fee waivers due to military service. Using GI-Bill for 3 semesters but not with Yellow Ribbon so state schools are more of an option for me. Using Spivey Consulting for DS/PS/CF/Resume and a shell Why X which I personalized and sent to probably half of the schools. Hired…
Jan. 2021 LSAT Flex (considered retaking, as I would like to minimize debt - however, I told myself that I would be satisfied with a 170+ before going into the test and felt that I should maintain that perspective. My PT average over the 12 or so tests that I took leading up to the January administration was a 171,…
Reach out to every school to which you plan to apply for an application fee waiver (and probably a CAS waiver too). If you ask nicely, pretty much every school will waive the application fee, although quite a few don’t waive CAS fees no matter what. Try to do that in August so you can submit applications as early as…
R&R cycle! Last year, applied with a 165. Softs: Work at DOJ for 2+ years in Antitrust; Goals: Government work in the DC area; I was really interested in government/PI work and remaining in the DC area after law school, so Georgetown, GW, and George Mason were the best fits for me. Georgetown: Interviewed mid…
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