I am going to law school no matter what — Reverse splitters unite 🩷 UPDATE Mar. 2026: Seat is secured 🎂 I found my calling heading into my third year of college, though I’m a “KJD” on paper, I’ve already found my life’s work. I’m a first-gen lawyer that doesn’t know what I’m doing. I credit a lot of my knowledge to…
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Admitted to Saint Louis UniversityApply earlier than you think and make sure your application conveys your “Why” Cycle Update 3/26/2026 This cycle has been a whirlwind, I felt thrown off about 87% of the time, but I’m overall super happy with the acceptances I’ve received. I’m not someone who would like to wait on a waitlist for personal planning…
Look at my lawyer, dawg, i’m going to jail
LSAC slaughtered my GPA (how the fuck do withdrawals count?). My LSAC GPA is actually sub-2. Degree GPA is 3.1. I wrote a really nice addendum. LSAT Strategy- I had an extremely demanding job while studying for LSAT. I’m fine at LR and RC, so I just spent all possible time doing logic games over and over and over…
Do it or do not do it. You will regret both. - Soren Kierkegaard
Applying for Law School for the 2024 School Year. University of Iowa: University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI resident): University of Illinois - Champaign Urbana (attended for undergrad, parents are IL residents): Rejected. Marquette University (WI resident, LOR from Marquette grad): **Accepted **- scholarship to come…
This is nothing like Ace Attorney
Splitter Advice Apply to less schools- : if you’re hesitant about living somewhere, it might not be the right fit. Tell your story, focus on the highs- : if you spend a paragraph in an addendum describing adverse circumstances from undergrad, spend a paragraph describing how you bounced back and put yourself in a…
Shout out to all the trans girls out there! This first point is addressed to y’all. I’m going to be so real: y’all got the softs, alright? But you got to right those essays, and write them well, even if it’s hard. There is a lot of doomerism, and there is good cause for that. But I want to stress: law school classes…
Softs matter more than you think! LSAT is important, but it’s not everything, don’t sell yourself and what you have to offer short. Also, spend time on your personal statement, it matters more than people admit
Fee Waivers- I was able to google “fee waiver >insert school name<” for several schools and find forms on their websites I emailed the other schools to ask. Most of them replied with codes in their responses or told me how I could earn one. In your LSAC profile settings, turn on the option to receive marketing…
Shoot your shot, you have nothing to lose (except the money you spent on applications). ** Below I will be posting all decisions, with corresponding LSAC and 7Sage predicted chances of acceptance (given my stats) to give future generations a look at how accurate these tools might be. ACCEPTANCES: [10 Schools]…
Reach out to every school to which you plan to apply for an application fee waiver (and probably a CAS waiver too). If you ask nicely, pretty much every school will waive the application fee, although quite a few don’t waive CAS fees no matter what. Try to do that in August so you can submit applications as early as…
tl;dr: Don’t let anyone tell you if law school is or is not for you, many told me I couldn’t get into a good school, but I proved them wrong. It may have taken an extra three years of WE but it was worth it. Shoot for the moon and do your thing! You’ve got this! I am making my profile public to give people a look at…
If you came across my profile and thought, “hey, i’m an engineering major too”, I have bad news. Law schools don’t seem to care that engineering/STEM are difficult majors, explaining why your GPA is likely on the lower end. It sucks, but this is the truth I’ve found through the process. Some schools will claim they…
Applied late in Feb to most schools with my Jan LSAT score of a 153. After getting rejected by 4 schools within 2 weeks, I kept the rest of my apps on hold until the April LSAT score was released (4/30/25). My advice is take the LSAT as early as possible and apply as early as possible. Also before you submit an…
Keep your GPA high. If your GPA is low, study hard for the LSAT. If your GPA & LSAT are low, build your resume to the moon. If all else fails, write the most influential and heart wrenching personal statement possible.
I am a first gen high school and college graduate aka grew up in poverty! In college, I triple majored in Political Science with a concentration in International Affairs, French, and International Studies. I also was the President of College Democrats, VP of my sorority, and Social Chair for our Pre-Law society. I…
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