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.
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Admitted to Northern Illinois Universitymailman12 left wisdom for posterity… (◕ ◕) ︶ My story involves early academic struggles in undergrad, an unimpressive resume until my last year before law school really (and it’s still pretty mid), and several character and fitness issues that aren’t super serious but are there. My point in bringing all that up is…
My GRE score had me in the second percentile, literally. Just dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to testing. But I did it. I got in and it’s in the 90-110 ranking too! Fall 2022 - Last Minute as of 07/31/2022 in most cases I had applied to about 10 schools for Fall 2022 literally at their deadlines. I was rejected…
“The only thing I can control is how hard I work.” -Kobe Bryant “You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius “There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.” -Epictetus Do your…
This is nothing like Ace Attorney
LSAT 153 GPA 3.85 2025–26 cycle
Attending University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign
Being put on the waitlist does NOT mean a rejection. In order to be accepted off the waitlist, you have to put yourself out there and become comfortable doing things that you otherwise wouldn’t have done. Persistence is key!
Shoot your shot! Apply to as many schools as you can. LSAT scores aren’t everything, and as long as you have a strong application, it should be fine. Apply to safeties, target, and reach schools, you never know where you’ll get offers. Admission decisions are unpredictable and different for each school. Keep your…
Link to Résumé and Personal Statement: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZUSuiFEiJ-MoAmn2WiKIzvs4Z6c-qiF0?usp=drive_link Had three LORS, 2 academic, 1 professional; 1 from an undergrad prof I was pretty close with, 1 from an MBA prof who always gave me sparkling feedback in my work and spoke very highly of me,…
GPA is low due to a heavily abusive relationship in college that ruined the first 3 years of my undergraduate. The final year was a great bounce back, but obviously only does so much. Some offers are definitely better than others. It seems a lot of schools are not willing to look past the GPA despite writing an…
It’s been 5 years since I graduated college and I took the LSAT so it’s never too late.
live, laugh, love (as an act of defiance)
You get what you put into it… tell the truth.
Had awful GPA in teens/20s. Took a decade off from school. Came back with a bunch of work experience and ran off a 4.0 to end my college career despite maintaining a full time job with kids.
June 2022 - 151 Applied to Northern Illinois University and University of Toledo with my 151 November 2022 - 158 I tried to be as detailed as possible for my fellow neurotic folks.
Terrible community college GPA. Took a break and went active duty Navy for 11 years. Completed degree on duty while deploying. Now or never.
Idk i don’t have any words this cycle doesn’t make any sense 😭 ill fully update when im finished. don’t give up i guess!
Trust the process and do not let medians scare you because you are more than your numbers!
gre applicant. get treated for your mental illness b4 applying to law schools (◕︵◕) …
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