Apply as early as possible. Go extra hard on the LSAT. Don’t take decisions for granted.
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Admitted to Florida State UniversityAsk for fee waivers, I was only told ‘no’ twice. Apply early and widely. Look at the NALP and ABA Employment reports and base your decisions on where to apply and attend on those. Assume you will be an average student and make sure you’re ok with the average outcomes for the schools you consider. EVERY part of your…
Everyone says this, but APPLY EARLY. September/October. I think application timing materially affected my outcomes at OSU, FSU, and Iowa. Get em in by Halloween and you’ll also have most decisions back by Jan.
…vouch for you. Bland letters do not help. Apply as early as possible. Once you’re happy with your LSAT score, you have as good a GPA as you can get, etc., then apply. It definitely helped me with my applications. Being in-state and out-of-state does play some sort of a role in admissions decisions with public…
…due to Covid/economy there will be deferrals. Apply as early in September as possible. Non 170+ applicants did better early on than later. Acceptance rates and scholarship amounts. December is still considered early but in a competitive cycle not early enough and it only became more competitive each month. Apply…
…in my acceptances and scholarships, as well as applying early (in October/early November). If an essay is optional, do it. Schools expect you to complete all writing questions to demonstrate that you have true interest in attending. I picked Emory due to the fact that I wanted to stay on the east coast, and they…
…later in the cycle to target schools (I can only speak to early Feb) if you have made positive changes in your application package. I also used the higher score as a material change in my application when approaching scholarship reconsideration requests. **Scholarship Info: ** Campbell did not reconsider…
…living in a place like Atlanta, Charlotte, or Nashville. Decisions and Final Thoughts: Take advantage of the LSAC forum for fee waivers. Also, UNC has a need-based fee waiver request form. I had a salary reduction due to Covid and I was granted a fee waiver. That rejection was tough because I was practically at the…
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