…but i was more than happy with a 170 and wanted to apply KJD so decided to roll with it. GPA: went from 3.98 to 4.0 halfway through my cycle thanks to fall semester grades. communication-esque B.A. at a relatively prestigious public university with a minor in english lit. total of 3 ‘withdraw’ grades over 4 years of…
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Admitted to University of Notre DameI applied for the class of 2026 as a KJD; I got in to USC with $$$ and a few other schools. As a re-applicant, schools seemed to be less interested in me (no mailers/fliers/outreach) and schools that claim to care about re-applicants gave me less desirable outcomes than the first time (eg. Michigan WL in 23/24, R in…
…essays that have a strong why law, especially if you’re KJD. KJDs routinely make up the majority of applicants who underperform their stats and it’s almost always due to lackluster essays with a weak why law. Don’t take your results personal. Admission decisions are so random and this isn’t a meritocracy. Just…
Reapplicant from last cycle. No A’s. Same stats (just not a KJD anymore). Redid all application materials and included more supplemental essays and addenda for multiple LSAT retakes. Applied a month earlier this time. (stats and dates adjusted slightly for anonymity) UPenn Sent 9/27, Complete 10/11, UR1 10/28, UR2…
Reapplicant. Last year is https://www.lsd.law/users/creep/MindlessUsefulFox. Focusing on my essays and not applying as a KJD helped a lot the second time around.
**Please please PLEASE take time off in between undergrad and law school! ** So many KJDs just want to go straight through “to get law school over with” or “not waste time because they’re 100% sure they want to be a lawyer.” And while the latter may be true for some, there is so much you learn—about yourself, your…
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