Give yourself time to study for the LSAT and use that time wisely. Don’t get lost in trying to find the best prep course. Indecision is more costly than wrong decision. Spend time drilling then drill some more - that’s how you learn. Think your life is boring and there’s nothing to write about? Wrong. There is only…
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Admitted to Emory UniversityApply early! I think I got some waitlists that I would not have gotten had I not applied early September, given my stats. Also, get started early! Having everything ready to go before applications even opened reduced my stress a lot throughout the process. I ultimately ended up choosing Emory because of the job…
For the sake of my mental health. I did not check my status checkers for UR1,UR2. Also, my “application complete” dates are incorrect because I mistook “completed” for “received”
Ask every school for fee waivers, apply early, and max out your LSAT and GPA. Your softs will not make you but they can break you, so make sure your personal statement, additional essays, and resume are coherent and typo-free. Other than that, you’re at the mercy of the admission cycle. Also, try not to constantly…
Apply as early as you can with your best foot forward Write every optional - if you don’t have anything to say, you don’t want to go there and shouldn’t apply Actually visit - I thought I was in love with one school until I saw it and hated it And most importantly… Being interesting pays off!I did not have a…
I don’t really know what I’m doing. But if I had to say, here’s my best advice: Knock it out of the park on the personal statement. The advice I got was to be memorable – so I did not write about law (although I had a few sentences in the end). Draft early (like really early) and get help from the best writers you…
I don’t think it helped that I applied early - the cycle was slow and I heard back later than others with better stats. If you’re debating taking the LSAT again, take the LSAT again. Get money not waitlists. I suffered from having an international gpa (see lowball $cholly offers from Brooklyn and Cardozo) and a…
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Consider retaking the LSAT and reapplying next cycle if you’re not happy with your results this time around. That’s what I did, and it’s worked out splendidly. :)
“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…
Picking a law school based on where I get the most Hinge matches Wrote all the optionals I could for all of the T14, and an absurd number of LOCIs. In another life I might have chosen Michigan, but I visited UVA and fell in love, and the extra 60k at this point felt pretty worth it for my dream school/clerking…
APPLY EARLY! I submitted all applications except for Penn and NYU in early September. While I had strong personal statements and wrote optional ‘Why X’ essays for Berk, Duke, Mich, UVA, Georgetown, GW, and Vanderbilt, I think being in the first wave of applicants in the early fall helped me stand out. I also highly…
BU status date change 12/12/2022 w/o status change, status date changed again 12/17/2022 with prompt of “your status is now complete and waiting to be reviewed” etc etc gone from the top of the status page, 12/19/2022 status date change w/ substatus “complete” added and “your status is now complete” etc etc back at…
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…
never kys 🤍
I applied with a 170 at first then raised to a 172 during the cycle. My advice: apply broadly and apply early (before Thanksgiving: perfect). As soon as I got the 170, I knew I was applying everywhere with that and riding with it even if I didnt raise my score. That absolutely hurt me at some schools but it all…
Study for the LSAT at least 2 years before you plan on applying…
Apply broadly, but only to schools you could genuinely see yourself at Take the time to write strong, well-crafted essays Reach out to schools for application fee waivers, even if you didn’t qualify through LSAC APPLY EARLY (as long as your materials are strong and ready). Earlier than you think you need to. I’m…
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