Not an under-represented minority in terms of race (I’m white) but I’m disabled and lived in poverty until I was 18. I wrote my optional essay about growing up disabled (and going undiagnosed for a longer-than-usual time period) led to my involvement in disability rights orgs & how it has shaped my worldview and…
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Applying: October 1st-November 16th URM: Hispanic Female T3: Disability, Co-founder of Small Personal Finance Company Work Experience: Pro-bono, Family Law, Criminal Law Extra-Curriculars: Election volunteer, Pre-Law Society President, Mock Trial Team member, United Culture Organization, Spanish Culture Club,…
I graduated from Undergrad in 2017. I went to get my Master’s in Public Health from Rutgers University and graduated in 2019. I had various internships and worked on my graduate research project at Rutgers Law School. After I graduated with my MPH, I started working at a health consulting firm and have been there…
My work experience is in government affairs analyzing and advocating for or against legislation on behalf of corporate and nonprofit clients. First generation college student. Graduated undergrad in 3 years with a double major and a minor. Worked full time while in college. Wrote optional diversity essays for BU and…
In general, not bad results with my stats. Retaking and reapplying next cycle.
Things happen and sometimes your portfolio is not where you wanted it to be at, but don’t let it stop you from shooting your shot and letting them see your true potential beyond your numbers.
My goal is to create transparency around my law school application process in the hopes that others with similar issues may find this in the future.
don’t refresh your status checker every morning. you’ll hate yourself (yea, i do hate myself)
If a man does not have sauce, then he is lost. But the same man can get lost in the sauce.
Relax. It’ll be a long, tedious ride so don’t make the wait harder than it has to be.
the road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom
Apply early, take nothing personally.
Don’t give up keep trying
You got this
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