Thoughts On My Application: I think what helped me get accepted into law school was the fact that each aspect of my application served as separate puzzle pieces that, when built out, told a cohesive story about who I was and why law was the right next step for me. My personal statement explained my specific legal…
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Super splitters, go take some risks in your career—go find a mission. Then come back to law school when you discover how to tell a story about how it’s essential to fulfilling that mission. Write that story — and then re-write it until you feel good about the placement of every piece of punctuation, every clause,…
apply EARLY. like september lol. and don’t give up on the LSAT until you get the highest score you can.
I applied to an interesting mix of schools. I currently work as a patent agent at a law firm in Chicago, and have for a few years now (graduated from undergrad in ‘23), and so was considering part-time programs in Chicago but also decided to try the major DC part-time options as well. The Georgetown (Evening…
10 years work experience after undergrad, 7 of which have been in the Federal Government working on environmental policy. Masters in Environmental Science from 2015 and selected as 2015 Presidential Management Fellow with the government. Goal is to practice environmental law with the government. Started college when…
Week of Nov04 notes: GW Acceptance! (Nov 7)- WashU Interview invite (Nov 8) Week of Nov14 notes: UMD PT Interview Invite Monday, UMD PT Interview Tuesday- UVA UR2 (Nov 14) NYU Date disappear? Georgetown PT interview on the 15th Week of Nov 18 notes: UVA UR3 ?? (Nov 15)- sent Georgetown thank you email (Nov 18)…
Score caveat: I retested during the cycle. I asked schools not to hold my file for future scores, so admits and denials should be considered with respect to my score at the time of submission/decision, not my final high score. September 2024 LSAT: 171 October 2024 LSAT: 171 November 2024 LSAT: 173 January 2025 LSAT:…
Have fun, be yourself, and write well. You are more than your numbers - your essays can make up for a less than stellar GPA/LSAT. This process is hard. Please remember you are loved :)
“Priority Application Deadlines” are fake. Apply early.
The GRE is a SCAM
Be chill.
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