…Jan 6th: Retake the LSAT, especially if you have strong softs. Softs will get you WL without the numbers. Keep your head in the game… you got this!!
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12 entries matching "softs"
Admitted to Indiana University - Bloomington…a full semester of pass/no pass grades thanks to COVID-19. SOFTS: one great internship, a couple meh internships, some retail/food service part-time work, and no full-time work experience. campus involvement throughout undergrad including some leadership. captain of university speech team and a few cool awards for…
…policy violation 2nd day of freshman year. i believe my softs are classified correctly, at least according to the LSData provided tiers. i worked with a consultant from spivey on all my materials. also had a diversity statement. takeaways: i mean my gpa wrecked me. i went to a school where my gpa was 80-85th…
Softs matter more than you think! LSAT is important, but it’s not everything, don’t sell yourself and what you have to offer short. Also, spend time on your personal statement, it matters more than people admit
…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 about something like this takes courage and also allows you to show how you matured/explain other factors to your…
Softs details (tier 3 and 4): legal field employment - Immigration paralegal with a mid-sized firm for ~2 years (honestly love it, would consider immigration law if swayed from int’l/comparative during law school)- Academic honors/awards - graduated with major honors (completed an honors thesis), Major Dept…
I’m several years out of undergrad and went into this process knowing next to nothing. I hope some of this can be of use to someone. My softs don’t lend themselves to a very cohesive “why law,” and I think if I’d addressed that more convincingly in my personal statement I might have performed better. I could’ve used…
…can please focus on your grades. Unexciting University Softs (president of fraternity, student-athlete in non-revenue sport, mild research opportunities, study-abroad, worked part-time all through undergrad) PS focused on an incident from my childhood -> experience I had somewhat related in uni -> neatly tied…
Have spent the last 7 years working in secondary and higher education. Current director although split between T2 and T3 softs. Have a Masters in Education with a 4.0 (hopefully covering for my mediocre undergraduate GPA). Essays are thoughtful but probably not on par with some of the top writers applying in this…
…and OSU as far as reaches 3/3/25 March 2025: Strong softs and application materials do matter. Just waiting on NU and Case Western. 3/14/25 April: I committed to IU Maurer. Honestly, the full tuition scholarship helped my decision immensely and I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend law school with finances…
…Plan to negotiate. 1/29-2/2 - UNC hold, which feels like a soft WL based on last year’s data. – TAMU WL… – BC WL… – IU negotiation did not work :/ 2/5-2/9 - no decisions, applied for UCI PSS. 2/19-2/23 - OSU A, scholly coming later. 2/26-3/1 - Emory A w/ $$$. 3/4-3/8 - OSU scholly ($$$) came 3/7. – UWisc II, seems…
…the “shoot your shot” advice. In my experience with good softs (imho), I didn’t get in anywhere if I was under medians.
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