Just give your best. That is all anyone can ask you for.
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Admitted to Wake Forest UniversityMy wisdom is yes, it is worth taking the LSAT again. I learned through this process that even a couple of points make a really big difference when it comes to scholarship money. So study a little harder and take it again. (◕︵◕)
Double check your essays! Don’t waste application fees on schools you can’t realistically afford. Resist the golden handcuffs of elite/pricey schools. Consider your regional market pipeline. Always take the optional interview.
Be kind to yourself
Evaluate the career services and writing programs at schools you’re considering. Those are hands-down the 2 most important things for post-graduation success.
Wrote a Why X Statement for: UChicago UPenn UVA Berkeley Michigan Duke Cornell Also did Stanford optional essays Sent a LOCI to UVA In early February, which turned over quickly into an interview and acceptance.
Non-URM Minority Immigrant Grew up in a rural community Attended top 30 uni D1 Cheer President of a couple of clubs and honor societies Tailored application towards wanting to do PI in rural southern communities
Send it. Just absolutely send it. Have the confidence that regardless of where you end up you will be a successful attorney, everything else is out of your hands. All applications were submitted in early December.
Full-Throated af Applied last cycle (2020-2021) with a 159 LSAT. Full cycle details here: https://www.lsd.law/users/creep/Ambulance-Chaser Max out your LSAT attempts if you have the time/resources
LSAT 167 Int'l GPA Superior 2023–24 cycle
Attending University of Tennessee
Apply to peer schools of the school you want to attend to have competing scholarship offers to negotiate with. In hindsight I would have applied to more schools for more negotiation leverage.
Tier 3 Softs: First-gen, low-income; prestigious merit scholarship; T10 Undergrad Submitted diversity statement and optional essays. Applied later in cycle (December-January apps)
Hardly anyone knows what they’re talking about. I think it behooves you to be yourself in your applications. The reward will be acceptance to a program that reflects who you really are :)
Be kind to yourself. You don’t know what a law school is looking for. Just because a school doesn’t accept you, doesn’t mean you are not a good applicant or that you didn’t work hard!
All I know is that I know nothing
I am a First-generation American and have been working as a paralegal in Big Law since right after graduation. I applied as early as I could in the cycle, which I think helped.
Study with LSAT Demon, apply to a lot of schools, consider the total cost you’re paying not just the scholarship amount.
You don’t have to spend a lot of money to get a good LSAT score - just organization and honesty. Rankings are not everything. Enjoy the learning experience.
I don’t feel like you can ever start your personal statement too soon or ever be too delusional during the app process <3 forget the moon, aim for the sun :’)
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