I am going to law school no matter what — Reverse splitters unite 🩷 UPDATE Mar. 2026: Seat is secured 🎂 I found my calling heading into my third year of college, though I’m a “KJD” on paper, I’ve already found my life’s work. I’m a first-gen lawyer that doesn’t know what I’m doing. I credit a lot of my knowledge to…
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Admitted to Drake UniversityEMAIL SCHOOLS AND ASK FOR CAS FEE WAIVERS!!! They can be incredibly helpful in widening your net. A majority of schools will say no, but that doesn’t mean you can’t also get a few to say yes. So far, I have received a CAS waiver (solicited) from: Brigham Young University (chose not to apply) Cleveland State…
Admissions are getting more competitive every year. Apply to a wide range of schools, but not so many that you can’t produce high-quality applications. Answer every supplemental essay sincerely. It’s better to submit your applications a few weeks later than you would like to ensure they are perfect than to apply…
Look at my lawyer, dawg, i’m going to jail
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…
My priority was staying out of debt, so I used this site to maximize my scholarship potential. You should too! I didn’t apply to any “reach schools”, only schools were people with similar stats got a decent scholarship. My number one piece of advice is to prioritize staying out of debt over rank or prestige. I’ve…
Don’t doubt your abilities, also NEVER read your essays after submitting.
“We’re tight-fisted with property and money, yet think too little of wasting time, the one thing about which we should all be the toughest misers.” — Seneca. Don’t get lost spending all your time looking at law school information. Enjoy each part of your life while you’re living it! Law school is just the next step.
Applying during the 2024-2025 cycle. Currently in grad school and will update throughout the year. Used fee waivers for all application fees and all but 10 CAS fees. Did not negotiate with any school since most got back to me after I was happy with other offers.
Notes: Do everything, (Keep good grades, study LSAT, join clubs, and get internships). I wish I kept my grades up, but having these other EC’s, helps tremendously- Try Teach For America Ignite if you don’t want to commit to a 2 year TFA contract. I have now taught/tutored in San Antonio, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma…
Use a study method that works for you. I Started with 7sage but felt that it was lacking. I switched to LSAT Demon and everything clicked.Listen to what your study program teaches but don’t be afraid to adjust It took a couple of adjustments before I felt that the test made sense. LSAT Demon (and many others) preach…
Applying for Law School for the 2024 School Year. University of Iowa: University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI resident): University of Illinois - Champaign Urbana (attended for undergrad, parents are IL residents): Rejected. Marquette University (WI resident, LOR from Marquette grad): **Accepted **- scholarship to come…
Work so hard that it is UNREASONABLE for you NOT to succeed. Always, Always, Always, BET ON YOU!!
Use Service2School if you are military Email for fee waivers When in doubt, shoot your shot! Good luck
This is nothing like Ace Attorney
Don’t let others stress you out. Everything will be okay! CYCLE RECAP: As a first gen lawyer I had no idea how all of this worked. Still not an expert even though I’ve been through it, but I have definitely learned a lot. I took the June 2023 LSAT with like 1 practice test under my belt. I got a 154. Decided I would…
I hope my applications show you guys that even with a low gpa you should still chase your dreams. Working full time made studying for the LSAT hard. I spent about 3 months using 7 sage doing the core curriculum. I never finished it and only took a diagnostic and 2 practice LSAT’s. My biggest factors that helped me…
LSAT 166 GPA 3.80 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of North Carolina
-NC resident, re-applicant, have ties/want to work instate. PT’ing 3-6 points higher than my highest LSAT take, which left me pretty salty, but ironically I don’t think it ultimately affected my final outcome too much. -pulled my apps at the end of last cycle as I knew I didn’t want to do #zoomlaw. -first choice was…
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