My T2 softs have to do with disability, ethnic background, and speaking a language with ~50-100 speakers as part of a revival project. I was waitlisted at every T20-T30-T40 I applied to… then somehow rejected by two T60s.
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Admitted to (Part-time) University of DaytonCasted a shallow net, applied to only ABA-approved online/part time programs. I plan to stay Active Duty Army while in law school (non-FLEP, 9 years of service) so I had to find to schools whose synchronous classes would not interfere with my duty day. I also had to rule out hybrid programs that required bi-monthly…
Study no less than 10 weeks for LSAT - I recommend the book the LSAT trainer. Do your absolute best to take the August LSAT, so if you have to take it again you can next take the October or November one, since by the time the August scores are released the registration for the September test will be closed. Start…
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose. -LBJ Quit letting people tell you what you can and can’t do: Tanked my GPA my freshman year of undergrad (with F’s) and dropped out of college to focus on working. Returned to finish undergrad while working full-time and proceeded to earn a 4.0…
As a non-trad student, keep in mind what your lifestyle is and what you’d like to maintain as you attend law school. Be honest with yourself as you decide where to apply. Continue to be honest with yourself as you consider the full cost of attendance for each school, keeping in mind tuition cost, travel cost, the…
Comparison is the thief of joy. Remember this as you’re doom-scrolling on this site.
You only need 1 “admitted” decision to go to law school, so apply broadly—including safety schools.
LSAT 155 GPA 2.80 2025–26 cycle
Attending (Part-time) University of Dayton
I took the JD Next and got a 765, which was the 72nd percentile in my cohort. I didn’t do so well during my first two years in community college due to homelessness, so I got a 2.1 gpa. When I transferred to FIU, I did much better and graduated with a 3.65 gpa, cum laude. Unfortunately, LSAC rounded my gpa to a 2.8…
Comparison is the thief of joy. (Related: get off Reddit.)
If going for part-time, take due diligence in determining if your target schools’ prescribed program includes your preferred electives.
‘You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.’ - Eleanor Roosevelt
There is a road, no simple highway, between the dawn and the dark of night. And if you go, no one may follow. That path is for your steps alone. Robert Hunter
Never too late.
Everyone feels the same way you do. Don’t let anxiety stop you from doing whatever you want. You are not alone. And always remember haters gonna hate. Be you.
Non- Traditional doesn’t mean it can’t happen.
Be kind and do your best!
I do everything out of spite.
Waiting is the hardest part
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