I spent some time working as an engineer. I never considered a law degree in my undergrad, I was just trying to make it through. I decided in March that I wanted to pursue law and took the LSAT in June 2024, using the free LawHub and KhanAcademy tests. Hopefully this cycle will prove fruitful, and it can give…
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It is normal, even healthy, to worry about this phase of your life. But don’t let these concerns over where and how consume your why. You are going to law school for a reason. You are smart, worthy, and capable. This period of applying for law school, while important, does not define your career. And this phase of…
non-trad applicant (started college at 24, applying for law school at 28 and will be 29 when I start) 10 years of work experience in retail and healthcare volunteered with Crisis Text Line for a year (2023-2024) and Legal Services Alabama for a semester (fall 2024) did all optional essays my degree GPA is actually…
LSAT 166 GPA 3.60 2025–26 cycle
Attending Albany Law School Of Union University
Apply as early as you can without rushing your application. Write every optional essay when given the chance. And ABOVE ALL, take a break, go for a walk. Each school will be moving at its own pace - no matter how often you check this website it won’t move the process along any faster :)
“It’s getting hard to be someone, but it all works out” My admissions journey was an incredibly frustrating experience and it made me question whether or not law school was the right decision for me. As one can see below, I applied to twelve law schools in November 2023 and three in January 2024. When I received my…
You gotta jump in to swim! When choosing which schools to apply to, I focused on location (mainly the northeast) and maximizing scholarship opportunities/minimizing debt burden. I relied on 509 reports to see which schools are the most generous with scholarships and from there, applied to mostly to schools where I…
Be prepared to have LOCI and email schools a bunch!!! As soon as you get admission results, send them to all of your other schools in a detailed email stating that if accepted (and given a scholarship of the same amount or more), you will drop everything and attend. Make sure to have some work experience if your…
Shoot your shot! Apply to as many schools as you can. LSAT scores aren’t everything, and as long as you have a strong application, it should be fine. Apply to safeties, target, and reach schools, you never know where you’ll get offers. Admission decisions are unpredictable and different for each school. Keep your…
OVERALL ADVICE: APPLY EARLY EARLY. I felt my applications were submitted almost a little bit late. I wasn’t able to catch the “early” wave. I had a handful of people look over my PS. I would recommend maybe two or three max. Make sure your personal statement goes back to “Why law school”. I wrote an addendum…
Rejection is part of life ! I am happy that I applied broadly and decided on a school that aligned my values , my finances and proximity to where I have my house
Applying for law school after graduating a year early in 2021 with a degree in political science. I took my first LSAT in August 2022, retook it in October and scored 165. Was debating on taking the LSAT once more in January but ultimately decided against it because I wanted to finish applying to schools before the…
Do note that I have estimated certain scholarship figures when not awarded as a numerical sum. In cases of a “full tuition” or proportional scholarship, I assumed a 5% increase in all costs per year. You may have noticed that I received a particularly high number of CAS report fee waivers. This was in part due to my…
godspeed brothers i’m tired
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. -LBJ Quit letting people tell you what you can and can’t do: Tanked my GPA my freshman year of undergrad (with F’s) and dropped out of college to focus on working. Returned to finish undergrad while working full-time and proceeded to earn a 4.0…
You miss every shot you don’t take
I applied to a lot of reach schools because I just wanted to go somewhere with great employment options, so I shot my shots. My GPA from undergrad was a 3.5, but because of one bad semester and a bad 2 years at community college due to multiple traumas I experienced, my GPA fell down to a 2.8. I wrote an addendum…
Comparison is the thief of joy. Remember this as you’re doom-scrolling on this site.
Ara chill the fuck out dude, you cite the same two infractions of hellwoods with no context over and over to justify your tyrannical bans. You’ve ignored far worse from other users actually attacking people if theyre your favorites. Grow up and learn the world isnt your sunshine rainbow kingdom and get a life, youre…
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