…don’t have a lot of value if you’re a traditional non-splitter (imo), but if you have something “different” or “wrong” with your app (super splitter, C&F, non-traditional, etc.), you should absolutely speak to someone well-versed in this. A stress-reduced application process is almost 50% of what you pay for lol,…
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Admitted to Cornell University***BLANKET THE T14 AS A URM, MILITARY, SUPER SPLITTER, AND REVERSE SUPER SPLITTER!!!! IMMATERIAL OF YOUR STATS, JUST DO IT!!!!!!! ***(Super means above a 75th but below the other 25th) Motivation and good advice: https://www.lsd.law/users/creep/Glaucon191 ***BLACK APPLICANTS READ THIS PLEASE!!!!!: ***…
…statement was also not what most schools were looking for. Splitters can get good scholarships, but for the schools I admitted to, the $$$+ awards seem to go predominantly to URM or above-both-median candidates (which is fair). I truly thought being 5 points above NU’s LSAT 75th would lead to more $, but at the end…
…least a year to everyone if possible, even if you’re not a splitter. While it can be hard to tune out all the noise about rankings and prestige, choose the school that has the best combo of fit for your goals and scholarship money. As someone with NYC big law goals, Cornell was the no brainer choice. If I had…
I’m hoping that this can be helpful for any future super-splitters out there (and don’t despair, there is hope - I’m attending Penn). The caveat of course is that I am a URM super-splitter, specifically a Hispanic one (Cuban & Puerto Rican). I am well aware of just how helpful that kind of designation can be. So,…
…me” thing-a-doo is shit for outliers such as URMs and splitters, let alone URM splitters. Be careful on the internet. It isn’t just adcomms that are watching, but also your future classmates, and some of them are crazy. If you hear weird rumors about things people claim other applicants have or have not done,…
LSAT 159 GPA 3.89 2024–25 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
here to give hope to reverse-splitters 🥰 dont listen to reddit - application materials > lsat score!! I was told by pre-law advisors/reddit to not even bother applying to half the schools i applied to, and I ended up receiving 2 T-14 full-tuition scholarships this past cycle let the admissions process be a personal…
…overcome mediocre softs, or at least not in 2024. Being a splitter didn’t help either, but I’ve seen enough people with my stats get better outcomes than me to say that it wouldn’t have screwed me on its own. Also, I’m pretty sure I might be the only person on this site to fail to get my GULC scholarship raised, let…
…more information if needed. -Are you below median or a splitter? Chances are you will not receive a decision until very late in the cycle (like March/April/May late in the cycle), and that’s okay! Log off of law school admissions forums and do things you love to do. -Don’t withdraw from the waitlist unless you have…
…this process hurt twice as much. Also, if you’re a reverse splitter like me, those softs can be the world. I seriously believe I performed the way I did because of them, because my LSAT sure wasn’t doing any favors lol
Here is my write-up with my thoughts and advice on how to approach applying to law school as a splitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/s/tkQOwsLTRY
Stealing this recap format from TroutLawyer, my fellow URM splitter! Going through this process as a STEM undergrad who never considered law school growing up, it always felt like I was drinking from a firehose. The lawschooladmissions subreddit and LSData are helpful for learning the ins and outs of the process,…
LSAT 177 GPA 3.49 2024–25 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
There is hope for splitters!
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