I went to Maryland Law for my 1L year (2022-2023) and then transferred doing the early decision program to Georgetown for 2L/3L (2023-2025). I had a 3.8ish GPA from Maryland (top 15% or so) when I applied to transfer. I got into Georgetown and GW as a transfer student! Go Hoyas 🐾💙🤪
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Admitted to Catholic University Of Americabiggest 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…
Zzeengo left minor wisdom for posterity (◕_◕). Start your apps early to give yourself time for mishaps and a better shot at getting acceptances/scholarships. For most people, you’re going to underestimate the time it takes to put everything together.- Write your essay about what you are passionate about. Seriously-…
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*Military Veteran *Worked for 5 years, then went to college full-time. *Submitted Diversity statement where allowed *Submitted lsat and gpa addenda for most schools 11/8/21 UR3 at Seton Hall 11/16/21 Hold at Fordham 11/19/21 Hold at GSU 11/16/21 Hold at Vanderbilt 1/5/22 UR3 at Duke 1/6/22 Hold at UGA 1/10/22 CAS…
Money comes and goes… but swag is forever.
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…
Apply early and isolate a compelling narrative through your application. For me, I talked about how a particular undergrad extracurricular cemented my desire to be an attorney. I think the strategic choice of my three recommenders really helped with this. Don’t hesitate to ask for fee waivers, negotiate offers, etc.…
I went into this with no school as my top choice saying that location and money were the most important factors. My biggest advice is quality over quantity. **If you got into only one of your schools, would you be happy to go there? With this in mind, I was still able to apply to reach, target and safety schools…
-Reverse Splitter -Late applicant due to personal circumstances -Relatively unknown state school undergraduate -Took some graduate classes with a 4.0 grad GPA -Wrote why x for some but not all schools -Included diversity statement in all possible applications -Applied to schools in every tier because this cycle left…
LSAT 157 GPA 3.77 2025–26 cycle
Attending Catholic University Of America
Dream big! You never know what a law school might be looking for!
Go back in time and take undergrad seriously…
I am a first gen high school and college graduate aka grew up in poverty! In college, I triple majored in Political Science with a concentration in International Affairs, French, and International Studies. I also was the President of College Democrats, VP of my sorority, and Social Chair for our Pre-Law society. I…
Have a mantra - something that keeps you going, especially for when the “goin’ gets tough.” Here’s mine: Perspective Drives Performance.- There’s no substitute for hard work. Discipline. Consistency. Grit. Focus. Be the hardest worker in the room. Movement Builds Motivation.- What you want to achieve tomorrow starts…
LSAT 159 GPA 2.43 2022–23 cycle
Attending Case Western Reserve University
If your GPA is like mine shoot for a 160. I did not want to take the LSAT again. I liked 7sage for LSAT prep. Dont worry about time limits until you understand most types of LR and LG question / game types. RC just read carefully and pretend it is an interesting reading passage . I studied full-time while working…
Apply wide. Really wide. Embarrassingly wide. Then let the dust settle and make the smartest boring decision available. Prestige is a fine thing until you’re paying for it with money you don’t have chasing outcomes that aren’t guaranteed. The humble path taken confidently beats the prestigious path taken anxiously…
LSAT - spend more time taking actual practice tests and studying with no distractions than reading advice on reddit or on here APPs - spend more time reflecting, rewriting, and talking to colleagues/mentors to make your PS authentic than reading advice and worrying same w recommenders - you know them, your…
“Just because my dreams are different than yours doesn’t mean they’re unimportant.”
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