…172 in March. While I submitted most of my applications by early November, I took advantage of my improved LSAT score in March and applied to Duke, UT, GULC, and NDLS. It’s important to note that my application faced significant C&F challenges, which I believe played a significant role in some of the…
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Admitted to Georgetown University…just so you can submit in September. I submitted early because I started early, but most schools sent me decisions around the same time they sent them to October and November applicants. Personal Statements Write a genuine personal statement about a moment or topic that is important to your story and your goals.…
…10/12 with a date change and address going long in early November (results: “hold” received on 11/15 and status checker changed to Review Complete - Decision Forthcoming). Did why X. Sent LOCI in early February. Date change on 2/16. Accepted from hold on 02/23. Scholarship offer received roughly a week after.- UMN:…
…**Nov. 14, ACCEPTED - UCLA took six days to respond with a decision which is absolutely absurd, especially considering that applicants are still waiting for an answer in early April. I don’t know what they liked in my application, but I **Arizona State Univ.: **Nov. 16, ACCEPTED - ASU was a backup for me, but I was…
…you likely already know the basic stuff): Make a conscious decision early on about what stories you are willing to share. I wrote a deeply personal essay about past experiences, put friends and family through the uncomfortable and emotionally weighted task of providing feedback, and ultimately decided I wasn’t…
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 🐾💙🤪
…any major regrets, but I think I would’ve tried to apply earlier, October-ish as opposed to December, just to get a few decisions in early. Also wish I would’ve discussed “Why Law” a bit more in my personal statement, it was well written but didn’t discuss law at all. Wasn’t really super interested in UMich, UCLA or…
…would have felt different if this was one of the first decisions I had received. Looking back over the next week, I definitely had moments where I wondered what I had done wrong. I didn’t write a Why Mich essay, but at the end of the day, I won’t know for sure and I probably just didn’t make them feel like I was a…
30,000-foot View Advice: Apply Early:- I have all too many friends who applied later in the process and got totally shut out of schools that they may well have gotten an acceptance from had they applied early. This year (2024-25) was unique in the volume increase in applicants, so maybe with schools being better…
Apply earlier than I did lol - applying early doesn’t guarantee you will get a decision faster, but applying late nearly guarantees that you’ll be scrambling as deposit deadlines approach.
…it’s time, let them be the ones to say yes or no! **START EARLY, START EARLY, START EARLY!**If I had one major regret for this cycle, it was waiting so long to get started on my statements. I didn’t realize how much work it was going to be… I kept hearing that it’s okay to apply in Dec/Jan (and it is), but for me-…
…what separate you from other applicants. Ultimately, my decision came down to UCLA, Michigan, Duke, and Virginia. I loved all four of their environmental programs. Virginia came in with the lowest scholarship offer of any of my acceptances, and UCLA was just a little too far away from home, so it became a battle…
CONCLUDED 4/27/2023. BEST WISHES TO ALL WHO COME AFTER. Gonna do this by first giving some opening info, then making a list by date of admissions decision, and finish by giving a summary and final remarks. Read it all, skip to the end for my folk wisdom, or just look at my app chart; it’s all up to you. Intro I…
…from Michigan, UCLA, Texas, Fordham and BC the day of decision.Chicago- : sent LOCI on 03.28 talking about the Dr. Alexander invite because Hail Mary/YOLO. GULC- : sent full LOCI day of WL decision (Friday, 12.03). Sent a less formal check-in email mid-February. 2nd LOCI early March. Less formal check-in email after…
…I kept feeling this pull of fate towards UVA. I got in so early, and they showed such a belief in me and my abilities, that it felt as though that was where I needed to be. While I will update this with my final decision, I think UVA is the school I was meant to be at. My belief in myself and indomitable will…
…like housing applications that you will want to submit early to ensure you have the best possible living situation for your 1L year. In my case, I wanted to live in the Lawyer’s Club at Michigan. Those housing applications opened on April 8th, which accelerated my decision. This meant that I didn’t have time to wait…
This was a really drawn out cycle that ended in an incredibly difficult decision in the eleventh hour. My LSAT advice is to spend as much time as you possibly can preparing; for me that was a year. A high LSAT can definitely balance out a mediocre GPA. I applied to all of my targets in early fall, aim to have them…
…The first list is of when people reported getting decisions from various schools back here and on Reddit (days of week and times of day in PST). This does not show what times or days I heard back (necessarily)—it’s just what I was using to know when to obsessively refresh my email. The second list is my manual…
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