GW ED Presidential Scholarship —> changed to RD by emailing (had gotten offer from WashU that was more appealing than full ride to GW would have been, I’m betting this will get me a GW WL for sure) applied BU ASPIRE scholarship, did not get, awarded only 75k total WashU interview (with real person) Accepted Offered…
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Admitted to Washington University in St. LouisHaving just finished 1L, I would not recommend law school to an overwhelming, vast majority of people because this shit SUCKS
In their book, “The Happy Lawyer”, law professors Nancy Levit and Douglas O. Linder found that the happiest lawyers on average were those who attended T4 schools and held jobs on the lower-paying end of the legal job market. What does this mean for aspiring law students? It’s hard to draw broad conclusions…
Before you begin the process, write down WHY you want to go to law school. It was more difficult than I originally imagined to wait, get waitlisted, get scholarships, get not enough scholarship money, go to Admitted Student Days, etc. etc. But when it finally came time to make the ultimate decision, I put away my…
When going into this cycle my top 3 schools were Northwestern, UVA, and Penn. Out of those three only NU had a charitable ED scholarship - plus I liked Chicago as location more than the other two. Targeting non - nyc markets also made it an easier decision. However, after applying and attending for a month now, I…
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numbers open the door, narrative gets you in. it’s a long and trying process–take care of yourself and remember you can do it! :)
Never expected these results - I am beyond excited to attend YLS! A few notes: I believe a key to my success was my strong focus on a specific area of law (reflected in internships, extracurriculars, leadership roles, etc). I emphasized this focus in every writing component of the applications.- Submitted 2-3 LORs…
Goals: Big law in Chicago or BostonLSAT: 1st diagnostic in June of 2024: 157- Studied using 7Sage and PT scores ranged from 159-168 Aug LSAT 159 -> Sep LSAT 165 (highly recommend retaking if you have test anxiety like me!) LORS: 1 from college professor and 1 from current work supervisor (attorney)- Request these…
Give yourself time to study for the LSAT and use that time wisely. Don’t get lost in trying to find the best prep course. Indecision is more costly than wrong decision. Spend time drilling then drill some more - that’s how you learn. Think your life is boring and there’s nothing to write about? Wrong. There is only…
Going into this cycle, UChicago was my top choice, and I was so happy to get in! I realized later on that Chicago was not a city I wanted to be in long-term (having grown up in a small/medium-sized city), and the debt was not something I wanted to take on. I visited the University of Minnesota and fell in love with…
Life is not T14 or bust. Look at the market (or markets) where you’d potentially like to live and work, then work backwards from there to find schools that place well where you want. Make smart decisions, as in not taking out $300k (that becomes $500k before you know it) in debt to go to a school hardly ranked above…
hi! I took the LSAT five times, crazy! I went 163 - 166 - 167 - 169 - 165. I think for schools, like UMich, taking the test that many times hurt me. But I also got into UVA and feel like I outperformed with that scholarship offer. I also really think that my personal statement, diversity statement, and Why UVA…
161 > Cancel > 169 > 180 SLS if I could sit and chat with one person… Penn core values NYU 2/13: hold UVA 3/29: email of continued interest + mini why UVA Berk why Berk Mich why Mich 2/25: email of continued interest 3/14: first LOCI 3/29: waitlist workshop 3/30: second LOCI 4/17: third LOCI 5/2: fourth LOCI 5/24:…
apply early my friends update - honestly I’m really enjoying UT, maybe i could’ve gotten into a “better” school if I applied earlier but it’s worked out great
apply early!!! write the supplementals!!! believe in yourself!!!
Cycle is over so full recap & thoughts here: in progress About me: -Graduated in 2020 with degree in biochemistry. -Resume was mix of premed and prelaw activities. -Was originally going to apply in 2020 cycle, but I didn’t want to deal with online classes and covid, so I decided to take a gap year(s). -Did not have…
Try to remove yourself from all of this. Your life, your friends, family, relationships, connection to the world is way more important than this. A point on the lsat, .1 GPA difference, all meaningless once you leave this small claustrophobic bubble. Applied in 2018 as senior in college 155 (cold), 4.0. WLed…
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