Call schools unless they tell you not to. Even if it’s just with a few general admissions question. I hadn’t gotten a decision from Notre Dame in 7 months and got one the day after calling
GPA is so low as a result of a semester consisting of 12 failed credit hours (4 classes) and after that making Dean’s List (>3.7) all 6 semesters until graduation. Wrote an addendum for it.
Decided to retake the LSAT and reapply after not getting the results I wanted last year. Seems to have turned out for the better! Last year’s results below… https://imgur.com/a/K4JI9lL
they call me the goat because I scream a lot & eat everything in sight “I am the Slorax, I speak for the sex offenders,” what people seem to hear when they read my profile.
Take an LSAT prep course. They can raise your LSAT by anywhere between 5 and 15 points. That is the difference between going to a school closer to 100 and a school closer to 15.
I took a year off for R&R, so no real work experience but not kjd either. If you need more time to think about the ASU full scholarship, ask them for a month extension.
Do your very best in undergrad. Once your GPA is finalized, that’s it. Also, take your time studying for the LSAT. Do not take the test until you are absolutely ready.
Wrote addendum on significant medical events and changes in medical care during my sophomore year that impacted my attendance and thus my grades during that time.
Wrote Why X essays for Duke, UVA, Michigan, Penn (core values), and Cornell. Submitted diversity/lived experience statements to all schools that had the option.
Applicant in my 30s. Work experience is mainly work as a paralegal. Volunteer work is leadership rolls within animal orgs. 5ish years for both things. Immigrant.
Take a few years, get a job, save up money. That way you can donate a building to your top choice. LSAT: 160 (4/21) -> 162 (6/21) -> 162 (10/21) -> 169 (1/22)
FLORIDA!!! dun dun dun dun dun dun dun
Ask for help for your personal statement. Study really hard for the LSAT. Once submitted, get off this website and wait for your emails to roll in! (◕︵◕)
Apply earlier than I did.
Put your trust in God, and all will be revealed. Also, don’t be this guy, please: https://www.reddit.com/r/LSAT/comments/y2bz46/be_honest_with_me_guys/
life goes on
(◕︵◕) I have an LSAC “broke-boi” fee waiver and did not turn on CRS, so all of the fee waivers were automatic or I just emailed them my LSAC waiver.
Good luck future lurkers :) It was a stressful process, but all works out in the end! Likely pursuing Duke’s JD/MA in Bioethics and Science Policy!
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