I put myself as T4 softs because I’m KJD and most of my resume items are typical undergraduate activities: legal internship, lab research, TA position, and club leadership. However, I am a first-generation college student with 2 majors (STEM + business-related), which maybe helped me standout a little bit, but…
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Admitted to Emory UniversityI used admissions consulting services (btw I would not recommend this. Find a friend to proofread.)
-public interest inclined girlie (civil rights/human rights/immigration) -spring 2024 recent graduate -apply widely if ur a fellow reverse splitter !!!! final notes: -cycle went far better than i thought - essays will make or break you if you are a splitter or reverse splitter. ZERO rejections. i wish i tried…
LSAT 167 GPA 3.84 2021–22 cycle
Attending University of Notre Dame
Big surprise. After applying I prayed to God every night to get me into Notre Dame. Even if I got waitlisted everywhere, let Notre Dame be the school that lets me in. Have faith, God is listening. He tests us, but only to make us stronger. ND was my top choice from the start. I had two very generous offers from…
My cycle didn’t end when I got a lower LSAT score on my second try and yours won’t either:)
VIRGIN SHOULD GO TO UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA virgin actually got waitlisted sorry :/ 2e
Reapplicant from 20’-21’ cycle. Last year I applied with a 167 and got: A: UNH with $$$, Santa Clara with $ WL -> R: BU, BC, ND, Northeastern R: UCLA, USC, Berkeley I applied to more competitive schools this year and things are looking more favorable. It’s kind of odd how important a high LSAT is. My LSAC GPA is…
Man! I wish I applied earlier! Dedicate a couple months to your personal narrative, and take a whole year for the LSAT. I only dedicated a couple months, which I really regret since taking a whole year would’ve yielded results more exacting to my potential… I think! Applied to pretty much every school in January…
Because this cycle moved so slowly, I wish I had taken the LSAT again and gotten my score up. Because it was “rolling,” I wanted to get my app in as early as possible (I applied early November to all schools). However, people who applied much later than me heard back way earlier and I wish I could’ve made my…
Apply when you feel comfortable with your application material. Do not rush to get your apps out as early as possible. Literally just email schools asking for a merit based fee waiver to save yourself some costs. Worst they can say is no. Give yourself more time than you think you need to write your personal…
Wrote supplementals for all my apps. Did any optional interviews. I know I want to practice in Texas, tailored my school list towards that. 3/23 Update - It was always UT, everywhere I applied was for leverage to negotiate with UT. I have a lot of personal ties to the university and Austin that were hard to give up.…
Application Advice: Visit schools! Attending virtual info sessions is great, but I think visiting schools made a huge difference in a some of my outcomes (especially UVA and Duke) and allowed me to figure out where would be the best fit- Write all of the “Why XYZ” essays. Schools want to know that you are…
this process is brutal. sometimes being chronically online makes it better (misery loves company, after all), but sometimes it will make it worse. make time to unplug and ride the wave. you’ll end up where you’re supposed to!
heading to wake forest! went into this process hoping for northeastern, and i would hate to admit but i guess that i applied too late (12/25… so after their first deadline) which made me miss the big scholarships. if anyone else is hoping to go there i strongly suggest to apply before the early app deadline. excited…
Based on 7 sage predictor and the percentage is chance of acceptance Yale: 3.1% R UChicago: 9.4% WL Harvard: 6.7% R Northwestern: 13.2% UMich: 12.0% WL UT: 24% WL WashU: 27.8 % A with $$$ Vandy: 28.9% NDLS: 49.7% BU: 39.9% WL BC: 24.7% Emory: 88.5% A with $$ Northeastern: 83.1% WL Loyola Chicago: 97.2% Tulane: 93.1…
Apply as early as possible and shoot your shot! You never know what might happen!
LGBTQ+, hopefully headed for Boston BL! Personalized PS paragraphs for each school, diversity statement; usually wrote the optional essays but only up to a point. Wrote every scholarship essay Vandy threw at me. Also, truly terrible interviewer with GULC that hadn’t read my resume and didn’t even know if I had…
Dual credit community college student to online undergrad. Lots of P/F credits through my undergrad. Petty unique academic journey and experiences that turned into a cool narrative. Emory, Michigan, Penn State Dickinson, and ASU I applied to as soon as the apps opened in August, but I could not add that date in.
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