…just so you can submit in September. I submitted early because I started early, but most schools sent me decisions around the same time they sent them to October and November applicants. Personal Statements Write a genuine personal statement about a moment or topic that is important to your story and your goals.…
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Admitted to Boston College…at T-14 schools would have been much better had I applied earlier. I advise against applying early decision - don’t give up your chance to be wooed by admissions officers with great scholarship offers. You can tell them later that they are your first choice, using that info as a negotiation tactic to up your…
…would have felt different if this was one of the first decisions I had received. Looking back over the next week, I definitely had moments where I wondered what I had done wrong. I didn’t write a Why Mich essay, but at the end of the day, I won’t know for sure and I probably just didn’t make them feel like I was a…
…which made the entire application free. **Waiting on decisions: **My safe schools naturally accepted me first and offered scholarships (again, not a concern for me, but it confirms that I have a shot a target schools). I got a waitlist at one target early on and missed the first several A-waves from other targets.…
…The first list is of when people reported getting decisions from various schools back here and on Reddit (days of week and times of day in PST). This does not show what times or days I heard back (necessarily)—it’s just what I was using to know when to obsessively refresh my email. The second list is my manual…
Ask every school for fee waivers, apply early, and max out your LSAT and GPA. Your softs will not make you but they can break you, so make sure your personal statement, additional essays, and resume are coherent and typo-free. Other than that, you’re at the mercy of the admission cycle. Also, try not to constantly…
…statement, resume and supplemental essays. If you start early, you’ll have the time to take a break from the application process when needed (and trust me, it will be needed). Comparing the results of the 2021-2022 cycle to the 2022-2023 cycle: Stanford:* 2021-2022 R- vs 2022-2023 Columbia: 2021-2022 WL (3rd reserve…
biggest advice: having a knockout application later is better than a rushed one early!!!!! I worked full time during this whole process and it’s doable, but challenging. Learn from me!! what I’d do differently: I busted my butt and got a million reviews for my PS and statement of perspective, but didn’t spend enough…
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