…I get to write this, but I am going to Northwestern on an early decision acceptance! I was a little worried when my Nov LSAT came in around their 25th percentile, but it goes to show that if you have a holistic application that tells a narrative, an excellent personal statement, and a decent Kira interview (I talked…
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Admitted to Northwestern University…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…
…waitlist movement before you’ve even heard their initial decision on your file. Ignore it. Checking this site every day will not make decisions come any faster. Don’t compare your results with your stats twins who applied early in the cycle. They did better. You’ve just got to accept the choices you have. You’ve…
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…
APPLY EARLY! I submitted all applications except for Penn and NYU in early September. While I had strong personal statements and wrote optional ‘Why X’ essays for Berk, Duke, Mich, UVA, Georgetown, GW, and Vanderbilt, I think being in the first wave of applicants in the early fall helped me stand out. I also highly…
As my partner said looking at my LSD chart: “You barely got in anywhere!” Honestly looking at my decisions, it feels like it. What I have taken away from this year is a splitter’s life is a chaotic game of waiting. Going into this cycle, I knew the T14 was going to be an extreme challenge, and I was hoping for at…
…UMich or NW, so 1.) don’t fall in love with schools too early and 2.) apply broadly because the process is unpredictable. Finally, apply broadly. Also, make sure you apply broadly. PM me on Reddit (u/CertifiedClairvoyant). I’m more than happy to put my now irrelevant admissions knowledge to use. This especially goes…
…and scored 163. Submitted all apps in February or early March of 2025. I also submitted some panic applications in April. Results were less than ideal haha. It’s not depicted in the table, but I eventually withdrew from all WLs and my singular A in early August. My degree GPA is a 3.Mid, which in many ways made my…
…also has great applicant advice videos on their website early in the cycle). Adcomms and their official advice should be your first and most trusted sources of information. You have to be willing to do some basic background/cursory research before engaging or asking questions in a public forum or you risk looking…
Read ABA 509 reports to make informed decisions on your application and scholarship process: https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/Disclosure509.aspx LSATs: 170 > 171 > 179 (studied with the LSAT Demon, wouldn’t recommend anything else). In retrospect I should have explained this score jump with an addendum…
…yourself out! I thought about applying to Knight-Hennessy early on, and then thought I didn’t have a shot/that it was too much work. Regretting that now haha, I may have had a chance!- High-stat KJDs have a VERY fine line to walk. Put a lot of effort into supplementals for schools with a tendency to yield protect…
…myself crazy with jealousy this cycle until my Harvard decision. Try to submit your apps and go back to living your life. Talking with others for solidarity may help, but following the cycle closely, and other people’s cycles, can be very mentally unhealthy. The process sucks you in and it is NOT healthy to think…
Mid-law school update for any future readers: very very happy with my decision to take the money at GULC. Felt a lot of concern about the perceived worse outcomes from GULC, but in my opinion, there is truly nothing to worry about. I performed relatively well during 1L (nothing amazing, but above average) and had my…
…once my apps were in and only rejoined once I had some decisions I was proud of.- Don’t write an “aww poor me” personal statement about oppression. If you wanna write about -isms make it bigger than yourself. Write about how you volunteered at XYZ organization because alleviating the -ism in ABC community is…
Genuinely shocked and so honored by the results I’ve received this cycle. Coming in, I could hope for but never imagine this outcome. The decision for me will ultimately come down to YLS vs. HLS, with the main factor being proximity to my SO at HLS versus my significant interest in clerking + prestige-advantaged…
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