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Advice applicants left on their LSD.Law profiles, searchable by topic, school, and stats.
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Admitted to Washington and Lee UniversityI 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.
Be meticulous in logging all dates into LSD so future 0Ls can be effectively neurotic. Also – follow your gut. If you know you could do better on the LSAT, take it again.
Apply broadly, especially if your a splitter. Got rejected by safeties and accepted by reaches. Worth the $45 now for the potentially of tens of thousands in the future.
if you’re trying to get into a school, make your presence known there. Email your interest, interview, follow up. Your personality and passion could be what get you in.
Splitter who bombed their undergrad GPA. Computer Science Major might’ve helped me but if there’s one thing I’ve learned. It is that the LSAT was my saving grace (◕︵◕)
Apply to as many schools as you can. Seriously. Add more safety schools and use the fee waivers you received even if you’re not sure you’re interested in that school.
Study with LSAT Demon, apply to a lot of schools, consider the total cost you’re paying not just the scholarship amount.
-C+F issue: didn’t affect my application nearly as much as I thought it would (if at all) so don’t be discouraged and just make sure you address it sufficiently
Try to have your application ready as early in the cycle as possible. It felt like by the time I got a lot of my decisions schools were already just about full.
Spend more time studying for the LSAT. Consume your life with it. Be a paralegal, legal assistant or get a legal related job to see if you want to be a lawyer.
162 og lsat then 168 update in Feb. Take the LSAT so so so very seriously, it was my biggest limiting factor.
waitlist karma is real
If you are thinking about delaying your cycle to get a better LSAT-DO IT! it makes a HUGE positive difference, and in the end, time passes quickly.
*“I kneel into a dream where I am good & loved. I am good. I am loved. My hands have made some good mistakes. They can always make better ones.” *
I LOVE NOTRE DAME
my words of wisdom are to know what your goals are as best as you can. it will save you a lot of money and grief. negotiate and know your worth.
Making decisions is the hardest part Money off the waitlist is possible Apply to as broad a range of schools as you can afford/expend effort for
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