General advice: Talk to lots of attorneys about their experiences to set expectations Listen to admissions & law-related podcasts to get your head in the game Help others going through the process Make spreadsheets to track everything (applications, cups of coffee with attorneys, LSAT prep, etc.) Beware of Reddit.…
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Admitted to Fordham UniversityBackground (2024-25 Cycle) Applied last year with a 163. I want to preface this next part by emphasizing that this is absolutely not an excuse, but I was working an average of about 55 hours a week for a year at that point and had just come off of a position where I was traveling (300 miles plus) three times a week…
**some advice from my experience so far: ** do not submit your reach / first choice schools first. you will make a mistake somewhere in your first application (but also, if you make a mistake, don’t worry about it too much. I made minor mistakes in my applications to MSU, UT Austin, UVA, and Michigan and was…
There are only a limited number of things you can control during this process, and the most important is your perspective along the way. I adopted a “T14 or bust” mindset and started tying my self-worth to law school decisions. I wish I had trusted the process more. I had already done the work, built a strong GPA…
If you are a splitter, the ball is in your court. It’s up to you to convince the adcomms that they should let you in over the competition. They know you will likely succeed (your gpa/lsat signals this) just as they that know the splitter you’re in competition with will likely succeed. You can seperate yourself by…
Shoot for the moon, don’t count yourself out. If you really can’t get your LSAT up (I took it 3x), make sure the other parts of your application (essays, LORs, etc.) are outstanding. I spent months on my personal statement, and I’m really glad I did. I wrote additional essays for Stanford, NYU, Georgetown, and Duke.…
WAR IS OVER! FIRST ACCEPTANCE TO FORDHAM AHHHHH! Advice for future applicants is do not stress too much once your applications are in. You only need ONE school to be a lawyer! Once you have it, you will feel so much better. Apply to a wide range of schools in regions and areas that you enjoy or would like to be in.…
refreshing this website cannot be your only hobby please go play some baseball or something. have everyone read your essays. make sure they aren’t nice about it. it’s like pulling teeth sometimes but you need them to tell you everything you can improve on. apply broadly and apply early. financial aid matters way…
“I have no idea where this will lead us, but I have a definite feeling it will be a place both wonderful and strange.”
Follow me; I’ll have some wisdom once I see how this cycle turns out lol. Atp, it’ll just be the blind leading the blind. UPDATE As the 2023-24 cycle is nearing its end, I am now wise enough about the LSA process to provide some valuable insight on what to expect. To preface this, let me begin by making it clear…
Don’t let the negativity get you down! There was so much negativity around me from the moment I started sharing I wanted to go to law school up until now (So much gatekeeping energy). The way so many voices seemed to say only stats matter or implied my story wouldn’t cut it made me so nervous. However, even if…
Don’t sell yourself short, shoot your shot! Also, make sure to read every school’s individual instructions before submitting your materials.
Hi! I don’t have any crazy advice - I knew I’d have to overcome my (old) GPA, so I got my LSAT as high as possible and spent a ton of time on my essays. Took the LSAT three times, which was clearly worth it. My WE carried my app for sure, so if you’ve got an interesting background, lean into it!
If you underperformed your stats, play the waitlist game!!! You can differentiate yourself from other applicants by doing as much as possible during the pre-1L summer. Get an internship in an unrelated field, get a job, volunteer, just do something. As you can see, I received zero T20 acceptances and was waitlisted…
Not breaking into the 170s was actually, in fact, not the end of the world! Be confident in your narrative and humble in your expectations and the application process will be full of happy surprises :)
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Advice: This is not just a numbers game. You can set yourself apart in other ways and it will be essential when shopping in the T-25 or better range. URM boost is real, but I believe my extracurriculars and unique WE carried heavy. Don’t blanket the T-14, blanket the T-30/50/75. Give yourself realistic options with…
Hi! I was a lurker during the law school cycle, and wanted to wait before posting until I received all my decisions. I am sharing on here for data collection, and hopefully those who stumble upon this can find this helpful. I did not think I would get into any of the schools I applied to. I shot my shot, and I am SO…
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