…and AGAIN.. or waiting for months on a school just to be waitlisted), everyone needs support tailored to them. Many times as first-generation we have support systems, like family and community, but these systems (because we’re first-gen) don’t exactly understand what we’re going through. And their reassurance can…
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…the places where I feel I “underperformed” my stats was my waitlist at Penn, and it was the only school where I was given space to write an optional (Core Values) and I chose not to do so. Special plug for NYU app: please look through their optional scholarship essays! They don’t give out as much aid generally but…
…a particularly convincing supplemental essay, yet I was waitlisted by Duke, my top choice, despite submitting a flawless application and having written all of the supplemental essays in which I presented what I thought were compelling reasons for wanting to attend. Ultimately, your results will probably be a little…
All my homies hate the waitlist.
LSAT 154 GPA 3.87 2025–26 cycle
…let you know how it works out ;) BTW UVA R hurt, I’ve been waitlisted by them before. Twice.
Shoot your shot and ride the waitlists! You never know what can happen!
…LSAT if you can! This cycle has been brutal for me with waitlist hell. I’m fairly confident that if I had a better LSAT I would have gotten more acceptances. My issue came down to timing, work, and retirement planning. Take more time with LSAT prep than you think you will need, I wish I would have started studying…
LSAT 146 GPA 3.08 2026–27 cycle
Sort of expected this outcome given my LSAT score, however I was at least hoping for a waitlist or something. Not giving up, see you next cycle :)
LSAT 159 GPA 3.89 2024–25 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
…write every optional essay you can don’t give up on waitlists!!
…write locis!! i wrote locis for most of the schools i was waitlisted at and i’m confident it helped me get off the cornell reserve list
Apply if you are a little bit under, maybe you will get waitlisted and get accepted.
…UCLA and USC. It didn’t help at all - getting off the waitlist is ridiculously hard. Takeaways: Don’t take too many risks in your PS like I did. Play it safe unless you absolutely have to. I regret writing about my PS topic - I received a lot of commendation and praise for my writing, but I don’t think it went well…
Write the optional essays, eat well, don’t stress. Things will work out. Don’t apply during a pandemic. The waitlists are pain. Also, don’t be stupid like me and wait two years after taking the LSAT to apply. I got burned by the COVID LSAT median jumps with my pre-COVID score.
…full time this fall (around March 14th, I believe) and was waitlisted. On Aug 22nd, I was informed of the opportunity for the Spring Cohort that I didn’t even know existed - for approximately 30 Full-time students. They asked if I was interested and wanted a response by August 27th. A few days following my expressed…
…team about our chat in my why x essay). If you’re on a waitlist, write them an earnest letter. Basically, be bold and put yourself out there as much as possible (without being creepy)
Waitlists are real! I assumed they were glorified rejections and I was completely wrong. Treat them all seriously and continue to put your best self out there!
First, I’m applying the 24-25 cycle with a GRE only. Assuming I get off of 0 waitlists (as I write this, I have at least 6), it would probably be time to retake and reapply with an actual LSAT. Don’t use Blueprint unless your diagnostic is already 160+. I’m going to use LSAT Demon to try assuming I don’t get one…
…to 5 schools 2020-21 cycle with a 15low and got 4/5 waitlists, no acceptances. Reapplying this cycle with higher LSAT and fingers crossed. Aug 2021 - 157, Oct 2021 - 161 Wrote LSAT Addendum for 9 point jump and GPA Addendum
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