I tried to fill my profile as much as possible to be transparent for those of you after me. Admissions is very stressful so here’s a few pointers for those with similar stats/softs/details to me: C and F (probably the biggest fear I had): Own up to it and use it to your advantage. Being willing to be transparent…
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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…
If you are a BIPOC, low-income, first-gen college grad, send in that application even if you aren’t at the medians!!! Stay true to yourself in your application and apply early, so long as you do that the sky truly is the limit! Below are a few LSAT and application tips I found to be helpful: Tips for apps Ask for…
dont puch a cop in the face if you plan on applying to ls
I applied to a BROAD range of schools as you can see. Some schools are super reach and some schools are more so targets/safeties. I hope that my cycle can provide some insight for those who have my similar stats. As far as Fee Waivers, all of my FW were unsolicited except for Harvard, USCarolina, and OU which I…
LSAT 157 GPA 3.92 2023–24 cycle
Attending Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles
The LSAT’s biggest hater. If you’re like me and are terrible at studying for and taking standardized tests, don’t let your lack-luster test taking abilities deter you from law school. Work hard in undergrad, learn to read and write well, keep your expectations realistic, and you can absolutely get into law school!…
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.
General Thoughts: We’ll see how my cycle goes but my general strategy so far has been to apply broadly and take every chance to write an optional essay that I can. This was a lot and I started preparing my applications over the summer. Optional Essays Chicago: Why Chicago. Duke: Why Duke and Optional Essay 2. Penn:…
This is going to be long, but I have lots of wisdom to share that I wish I knew before! LSAT Prioritize the LSAT! It’s a difficult exam, but also very learnable. Every minute and penny you invest will save you thousands in tuition, so I was happy with my decision to pay for a few hours of tutoring. Even if this…
Real g’s move in silence like lasagna
tempus edax rerum, tuque, invidiosa vetustas, omnia destruitis vitiataque dentibus aevi paulatim lenta consumitis omnia morte! O Time, voracious for the world, and you, envious age, you tear everything apart and little by little you devour all that is marred by those eternal teeth in a slow death! Ovid’s…
“What, like it’s hard?” it IS hard
I put my faith in God and leapt!
170 —> 180 I stopped keeping track at some point, but here are a few lists I worked on from the beginning of application season until around February. 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…
I hope some of the information here will help applicants in future cycles! I tried to keep a consistent theme throughout my entire application. I submitted 3 LORs (2 academic, 1 professional). I touched on Why Law in my personal statement. I did not submit a GPA addendum but I did have an upward trend in my GPA. Be…
I figured it’s actually time to write something for the people like me who creep all day long… URMixed. Strong coastal bias, as you can tell from where I applied. 2 years WE, biotech startup as both bench scientist/production scientist and customer service (think glorified tech support but only for our software).…
Decided to go to law school late 2020. Second career. Previously a teacher for 6 years. Studied using 7sage Dec-June went 156-169. My references were undergrad professors who aren’t professors anymore and taught me 9 years ago. No amazing softs. I applied with a goal of writing myself as a future public interest…
Going to try to keep this updated through my cycle to help out any other super-uper-duper splitters out there. Brief background**:** Changed my major twice with a strong upward trend in GPA (~2.0 in my first year vs ~4.0 in my final year) at a top 30 undergrad, submitting addendum. Took the LSAT four times (157 to…
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