Welcome to BINGO’s comprehensive and far-too-detailed thoughts on law school in general. Now that I’m part of the way through 1L, i’ve come back to update this, add info, organize it better, and get rid of anything I thought was inaccurate. This isn’t advice for everyone, its just my thoughts on what worked for me.…
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non-trad applicant (started college at 24, applying for law school at 28 and will be 29 when I start) 10 years of work experience in retail and healthcare volunteered with Crisis Text Line for a year (2023-2024) and Legal Services Alabama for a semester (fall 2024) did all optional essays my degree GPA is actually…
Your hard work and dedication will get you far. Trust in yourself and be a good, honest, ethical, and kind person. You got this! The world is your oyster.
comparison is the thief of joy
Oct 2024 (1L year edit): Absolutely no regrets about my choice! Helpful advice for students with significant others/spouses! Why I’m choosing SCU over a full ride at McGeorge: Normally I would suggest going where the money is, especially if the schools you are considering are virtually identical academically.…
Find a way to dissociate until a decision is rendered. That is my adult advice.
Studying: Try your best, don’t get disappointed at low scores because you are trying and that is what’s important. (◕-◕) Taking LSAT: Breathe and keep going no matter how hard a section is. Waiting for score: Calm down and stop thinking about how terrible you did! (I thought I wouldn’t even get a 150 but got 155…
Your GPA and LSAT are the most important factors in your admissions decision. If you’re like me and messed up your undergrad by being young a dumb you’ll need your LSAT to be above the median you are applying to at the bare minimum. Bonus points if you’re above the 75th percentile. Apply early Apply broadly (do as I…
Go back in time and take undergrad seriously…
Apply wide. Really wide. Embarrassingly wide. Then let the dust settle and make the smartest boring decision available. Prestige is a fine thing until you’re paying for it with money you don’t have chasing outcomes that aren’t guaranteed. The humble path taken confidently beats the prestigious path taken anxiously…
Get your materials ready ASAP. I got mine ready to apply in the previous cycle, realized I would get no scholarship money so I waited for the next cycle since I had the ability to do so fortunately. With that I definitely feel it has benefitted me in the scholarship department. Also really think about where you…
Work in your community and have a good sense of why you want to go to law school.
My words of advice to applicants: Make sure you are looking forward to law school and truly excited about it! As someone who has enjoyed another career as a performer for 15+ years, I can say that my younger self would have been way too restless to manage law school. School will always be there, so if another path…
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…
My goal is to graduate with as little debt as possible, ideally none :)
You can do this! Don’t let anyone tell you can’t! I applied to UNLV, Santa Clara, USF, and McGeorge with my original LSAT score which was a 163. Then later I scored a 168 in January and asked the rest of the schools to un-hold my application and review it with my most recent score.
Make sure you have safety schools!!! Scholarships > Rankings
And not only that, but we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulations produces perseverance; and perseverance, character; and character, hope. - Romans 5:3-4 This is the way that He has made for you. Trust Him if you know Him.
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