Overview: I came into the cycle hopeful about my softs, but honestly, they only care about numbers lol >.<!! So, if you can, definitely retake the LSAT (preferably 160 and up) or win competitive scholarships [i.e., MMSP, Mcdonnell, Earl Warren, SEO Law, etc.]. Don’t get me wrong; I was super proud of myself for…
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LSAT 164 GPA 3.18 2021–22 cycle
Average softs: Top Canadian Undergrad Department Journal- Double Major / Double Minor Master’s Degree (MA). 3+ Years Legal Work Experience. Strong LORs from two professors and legal employer. Average PS.
LSAT 159 GPA 3.40 2020–21 cycle
Softs are: hard-of-hearing to deaf through surgery. Cochlear implants. Non-traditional student – transfer student into UC Berkeley
(∩｀- ´ )⊃━━☆ﾟ.*･｡ﾟ background: master’s student, minor c&f issue (grades only), no special softs supplementals for: yale, stanford, chicago, penn, michigan, berkeley, cornell, georgetown bonus tea leaves: chicago: went UR2 through UR5 after interviewing, decision two days after UR5 michigan: date changed two thursdays…
…can change. You can’t change what happened in the 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…
T1 softs from being ex hockey pro athlete with career ending injury. I wasn’t in the NHL, it was an overseas pro league, so maybe it’s considered as T2? Beats me. regardless, the trend seems that stats are still the primary decision of admission outside of T14
undergraduate degree from UC Davis Environmental Analysis undergrad major lowest level softs - just some covid policy research, basic part time jobs while in undergrad, and study abroad in europe white female lgbt kjd applied in september 2021 personal statement about my passion for the environment (interested…
Below both medians for both UO and DU. Strong softs, LORs, and personal statement connecting to Why Law. Highly encourage applicants to get work experience and build connections in the legal industry of the city you wish to reside in. I truly believe having that boosted my application this time around as a…
Grind the LSAT practice tests over anything else and ignore what everyone says about “softs” - GPA and LSAT score are basically all that matter for near t60-t25. Aim for the best school you can. Finished 1L semester in top 15% of class, despite having some of the worst scores wrt admission. Grind the finals.
1.6mid/3.7mid INT - nKJD - 2y WE - T2 Softs
Bi, pretty mediocre softs. Research and some student org stuff, all somewhat relevant to my PS topic though. Good LORs Wrote Yale 250 Wrote Stanford Three Songs Why X for Berk, Duke, and Michigan, Core Values for Penn. GULC Top 10 UChi UR3 12/21, UR4 1/18. NYU HTE 1/21 Duke UR3 2/16 GULC date disappeared 1/5.
LSAT 175 GPA 3.99 2021–22 cycle
…leadership positions and internships (typical tier 4 softs.) Classified myself as Tier 3 because I’m attending undergrad on a prestigious full-tuition scholarship + the teaching/AmeriCorp thing.
LSAT 164 GPA 3.30 2020–21 cycle
3 years of physics degree decided I wasn’t happy doing physics then speedran an anthropology degree in 2 years Tier 2 Softs - Created and managed a moderately successful eSport organization consisting of 100+ people from 5 different continents for 7+ years as well as currently interning with a state senator. Don’t…
…leadership and honors but still would consider T4 for softs.
…evacuated in March 2020) but that’s pretty much the only soft I have going for me.
Going into Public Interest law, T3-T4 softs.
…your law school admissions journey. User notes: Solid T3 softs— current career in academia/health research, multiple large grants and peer reviewed publications, serious chronic illness since childhood. Interested in healthcare access, medical tech regulation, and data privacy. I went to a competitive undergrad…
Have spent the last 7 years working in secondary and higher education. Current director although split between T2 and T3 softs. Have a Masters in Education with a 4.0 (hopefully covering for my mediocre undergraduate GPA). Essays are thoughtful but probably not on par with some of the top writers applying in this…
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