Top 4 undergrad, top masters program. A lot of work experience in the field I want to practice in. Wrote Why X for every school I applied to. Wrote all optional essays. Also included a LSAT addendum with my SAT scores to show a history of outperforming standardized test scores. NYU - got HTE, sent in a LOCI, was…
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Admitted to Duke UniversityFor future lurkers, I withdrew from Harvard, UPenn, and UVA before getting an admission result. As listed I received scholarship awards from Columbia, Michigan, and BU—I withdrew from everywhere else I was admitted before hearing about financial aid. The Hamilton at Columbia and Dean’s Scholarship at BU came with…
Welcome to my profile! I come from a low-income background, and I benefitted greatly from the free advice I found researching the admissions process. I want to pay it forward by consolidating some of what I learned on this page. All of this advice is freely my opinion, and should not be considered granular truth.…
Link to Reddit cycle recap with written application materials included:*** ***https://bit.ly/3HvUUqH **Numbers: 3.89/172 ** (Took the LSAT four times: April 2021: Cancel, October 2021: 162, November 2021: 164, June 2022: 172). I studied for the LSAT for over two years. Making the decision to delay a cycle and keep…
Mid-law school update for any future readers: very very happy with my decision to take the money at GULC. Felt a lot of concern about the perceived worse outcomes from GULC, but in my opinion, there is truly nothing to worry about. I performed relatively well during 1L (nothing amazing, but above average) and had my…
Turn on CRS & make a law school email filter! I literally was only going to apply to like 11 schools but got a surprising amount of fee waivers from CRS and I am so so grateful I opted in. The spam is annoying but you literally can just unsubscribe from schools you are not interested in! Try not to compare yourself…
**Please please PLEASE take time off in between undergrad and law school! ** So many KJDs just want to go straight through “to get law school over with” or “not waste time because they’re 100% sure they want to be a lawyer.” And while the latter may be true for some, there is so much you learn—about yourself, your…
I originally listed myself as having T4 softs, but as my cycle unfolded and I reflected on my background and essays I felt that T3 was probably more accurate. All listed scholarship figures are merit aid only. Yale - solid Y250 Stanford - solid 3 Songs Optional, wrote LOCI after a few months of silence Chicago -…
This cycle truly sucked, and I certainly did not manage it perfectly, but I feel like my successes all shared some common traits that are important to note. I went into the process with a very clear vision for my future: international trade law at a firm, followed by trade policy work. This was clear in all my…
My resume had no demonstrated interested in law school. I had no internships, no law-related research/classes, but what I did have was a cohesive narrative and personal mission that all of my extracurriculars/research spoke to. I was easily able to maneuver that mission for why I should go to law school. To…
It is very easy to take all of these decisions personally because your application is so personal, but for the love of god try to take it on the chin and move on. This process is extremely hard and demoralizing. You will be okay!!! Your R’s, A’s, and WL’s do not define you!!!! Your success is not determined by the…
I will share my experience as I progress in this cycle. Should have waited a bit longer for more merit-based fee waivers. I rushed to submit everything at the beginning of September, so I ended up spending more than I should on App fees. (9/19/2023) Got Yale Fee Wavier (9/20/23) Duke Acceptance (4:00 PM EST on…
Save your energy (and money!!) – don’t apply blanket T14 if you know most of those schools don’t have what you’re looking for! It was more worthwhile for me to spend time working on unique written materials for each school rather than sending more generic Why X/Background statements to a ton of different places. I…
Chose HLS for unicorn PI placement and the LIPP/LRAP. Aid figures are all first offers - did not negotiate. I had a far better cycle than I expected. I did not have any conventionally prestigious fellowships or softs, my extracurriculars were pretty standard, my interview skills are subpar. I suspect what helped my…
Thoughts on the Bottom Acceptances Georgetown: Interview12/10. Did Top 10 and Why Georgetown UChicago: Interview 12/20. Super excited. I didn’t think that I would get in, but I gave them specific reasons as to why I would like to go to Chicago (the city and the school). I can tell my interviewer was impressed when I…
One and done LSAT thanks to the LSAT Trainer, highly recommend : https://www.trainertestprep.com/ CGPA when applying: 4.09 CGPA after fall semester: 4.12 CGPA after winter semester: 4.12 Applied to Duke JD/LLM-ICL program, Cornell JD/LLM program, NYU Furman Academic Program and Berkeley Public Interest Scholars…
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…
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…
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