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Advice applicants left on their LSD.Law profiles, searchable by topic, school, and stats.
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Admitted to Harvard UniversityDon’t be in a hurry to take on six-figure debt and give up 3 years of income and career advancement. Make sure you know what you want. Law school should be a means, not an end. Try working in the fields you’re interested in until you hit a ceiling/become sure you want to go to law school. You may decide you don’t…
First Gen/Low Income – PI or Die Has anyone seen my “F*ck the Patriarchy” keychain??? I think I dropped it somewhere on the ground. Please stay off LSD and r/LSA as much as you can!! Stop worrying about what tier your softs are; what matters is how they contribute to the story you tell. When you’re thinking about…
All apps sent in either the last week of September or early to mid October, except for YLS (right before Thanksgiving). Wrote supplementals for Stanford (time travel, 3 songs), Penn (core values), UMich (why Mich), Duke (why Duke), UCB (why Berkeley), Georgetown (top 10) and UCLA (programmatic contribution). To all…
PS and DS for all 2 academic LORs for all, 1 professional for H/S/Col/Duke Essays: Yale - Required 250- Harvard - NA Stanford - One optional Columbia - NA Chicago - NA NYU - NA Penn - One optional (core values) Michigan - One optional (NOT why x) UVA - Required resilience, LOCI Cornell - Required short why x, KIRA…
A few bits of advice: Apply earlier than I did if you can, you’ll probably cut back on the stress a bit, but they’re right when they say you should submit when you’re ready. Really think about whether you’d actually attend a school before you apply, maybe save yourself the money. I sent in far too many applications…
Live authentically. Pursue what is interesting to you. Your story deserves to be told.
Multiracial: Half Black, half white, Work Experience: Attending immediately after graduating (KJD), but with two years full time WE in a team leadership position at an international company during college. Additionally worked two full time jobs over the summer. Academic info: Big mid-Atlantic state school undergrad.…
write about what you’re passionate about~~ i wrote one essay on a professional passion and another on a personal one. as opposed to the so-called “cohesive narrative,” i tried to show two different sides of myself, both of which will contribute to who i’ll be in the class- and courtroom. good luck!!
Take lots of time on your apps. It took me a few months after taking the LSAT to write my essays. Take a gap year or a few like I did and follow your passion! Your story will write itself with time. Softs really can move the needle. On that note, my interviews were far from ideal and I did notice typos on my apps…
Do NOT apply as late as I did. My results are due to extreme luck.
Message me on Reddit u/LawAndOreo if you have any questions! Looking to help as many people as I can!
I put myself as T4 softs because I’m KJD and most of my resume items are typical undergraduate activities: legal internship, lab research, TA position, and club leadership. However, I am a first-generation college student with 2 majors (STEM + business-related), which maybe helped me standout a little bit, but…
My wisdom is this: I have no wisdom. Hi! For all those who are wondering more about me, I’m a male Mexican-American URM hailing from a southwestern state. I attended a not-at-all highly ranked state school and was seldom involved in clubs. I do have a congressional internship under my belt, as well as quite a few…
Skip Reddit; listen to Navigating Law School Admissions with Miriam and Kristi! Plan to spend a few months on your essays, and ask your friends and mentors for feedback. Most importantly, have a clear sense of why law school is the right step for you. This isn’t just important for admissions, but for your well-being…
harvard JDP/columbia lead, co ’31.
I have one professional goal: Immediately following graduation, get a clerkship with The Honorable James Chiun-Yue Ho of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. When President Vance names him to the Supreme Court in 2029, he’ll bring his current clerks with him to 1 First Street. Take the SCOTUS clerkship bonus from a…
HYP undergrad. My GPA increased from 3.67 to 3.72 during my admissions cycle. I got into NYU, Michigan, Duke, and Georgetown before the GPA increase. PS about my interest in international law and development in Africa. Wrote a DS about representation. 4 strong letters of rec: 2 professors, 1 summer internship, 1…
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