wrote “Why X” law school at the end of each PS; addressed ROUGH start to undergrad, break (+ WE), & upward GPA trend in addendums not sure how to note my WE since I’ll be graduating undergrad in the spring and starting law school in the fall (like a traditional student), but I accumulated approx. 2 years of WE on…
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…past. Softs: HYPSM undergrad (with tough course load + GPA addendum), prestigious post-grad fellowship, legal work experience, salient diversity statement I wrote Why Xs for UVA, Michigan, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, and Berkeley. Resources I swear by: 7Sage (both the LSAT materials and the $10 admissions course),…
GPA is out of 4.0. Wrote an addendum as to why my UGPA (3.77) more accurately reflects my ability and potential. Applied Feb - Mar because I was waiting on Jan LSAT score. Working February - July as a financial analyst and systems designer (6 months) between undergrad and law school.
lacking GPA - mental health obstacles in UG; explained in addendum 4 years of practice assistant experience wherever you end up is where you’re meant to be - schools will either see past your stats or they won’t. up to you to sell yourself!
Please write a GPA/LSAT addendum (if its valid). I regret not writing one, I was scared to write one for many reasons but I still regret it
ur3 at penn 2/23 ur3 at duke 3/19 wrote lsat addendum due to six takes (with two cancellations for justified reasons)
Wrote personal statement on being first in my family to go to law school, wrote GPA addendum for first semester GPA weighing down average
LSAC GPA: 3.12, Degree GPA 3.8 (wrote gpa addendum to explain) Wrote Why X for every school and optional essays for schools that gave the choice also wrote diversity statement
Wrote why SMU and grade addendum for low GPA
GRE 324 GPA 3.76 2020–21 cycle
For GULC: Wrote optional “Top 10” essay and “Why GT” addendum My advice: apply earlier, don’t count on GULC’s ED 4-week turnaround Update 3/1: GULC WL is PWL Submitted LOCI 4/19
LSAT 170 GPA 3.60 2020–21 cycle
…on six academic publications on epilepsy Wrote GPA addendum regarding my senior year. My mother was arrest for alcohol-related incident and I had to help be a caretaker for my grandfather who was dying (GPA was almost 3.8 before)
Submitted LSAT addendum to most schools Applied to all schools with a 159 LSAT; retook in April 2021 to try and get off waitlists WL by Villanova on 2/24/21, accepted off WL on 5/3/21
LSAT 172 GPA 3.14 2021–22 cycle
Addendum for a semester where I dropped from a 3.67 to a 3.18 Solid amount of community service work/ PI-focused app. Whoever is looking at this, super splitters are the peak of human society and I believe in you
…years working in the Public Interest world. I wrote a GPA addendum, a diversity statement, Why X statements, and any supplemental essay I could that allowed me to share who I am and what I bring to the table. For some schools, it wasn’t enough. But I consider every WL a victory, and every R a lesson learned and…
…my GPA is tragic no matter how you parse it out. Wrote an addendum about learning to manage my health on my own for the first time in college, and the downright miraculous medical advancements that I benefit from now. Wrote Why X for Michigan, UVA and Georgetown. Otherwise tailored personal statements for specific…
TFA High school Physics teacher 2 years in Alamo, TX Middle school STEM teacher 1 year in San Antonio, TX Father of 2 Diversity Statement (Chicanx) LSAT addendum (multiple takes 153->158->167)
…w it when I took LSAT, probably should’ve written an addendum
LSAT 161 GPA 2.49 2021–22 cycle
Female Police Sgt Undiagnosed ADHD in undergrad described in addendum Master’s Degree
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