I feel incredibly grateful for how my cycle turned out. Last year, I was admitted to only one school. I applied late (after February), with a lower LSAT and essays that I cringe just thinking about now. This year was completely different. I applied to nearly every school in October and November with a significantly…
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Admitted to Seton Hall UniversityI am an applicant that felt amazing about every component outside of my LSAT score. It is still possible to get into amazing schools with a low LSAT score. Just make sure you feel strongly about every other component to overshadow it!
It is normal, even healthy, to worry about this phase of your life. But don’t let these concerns over where and how consume your why. You are going to law school for a reason. You are smart, worthy, and capable. This period of applying for law school, while important, does not define your career. And this phase of…
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…
Recognize how much of a blessing it is that you can offset your four-year GPA with your two-hour LSAT score. STUDY FOR THE TEST AND TAKE PREP TESTS WEEKLY.
Talk to people you know already in the field, especially if they are still in law school or just finishing up (this is if you want their opinion on what law school is like NOW, their app process, their studying process, etc). For recs, I asked way in advance to make sure I wouldn’t have to worry about that come…
Things I learned: Additional essays probably help. I didn’t write anything besides my resume and personal statement. - Studying for the LSAT for a month isn’t enough to get full potential, take it before November and start studying earlier Submit applications early or you are at a disadvantage when applying (do it…
Update 4/11/24: Final choice was Villanova! After not getting any offers from the T14, (which, in retrospect, I might not have wanted without a decent scholarship, so thank god the 2 ED’s ended up being waitlists) it essentially came down to what city I could see myself living in. Fordham would have been fine with…
All it is going to take is one “yes.” That’s it.
Be proud of urself for even having the OPPORTUNITY to take a shot at this.
*Military Veteran *Worked for 5 years, then went to college full-time. *Submitted Diversity statement where allowed *Submitted lsat and gpa addenda for most schools 11/8/21 UR3 at Seton Hall 11/16/21 Hold at Fordham 11/19/21 Hold at GSU 11/16/21 Hold at Vanderbilt 1/5/22 UR3 at Duke 1/6/22 Hold at UGA 1/10/22 CAS…
Don’t get to held up on the “name” of the school, just go where you can be successful and achieve your specific goals. My main goal was to pay as little as possible for law school/COL while still attending a non-predatory school. Due to this motivation, I turned down schools with bigger names, higher ranking, and…
After 20 years out of high school, a full professional career, and raising my 18-year-old son as a single mother… I am finally attending law school. I just graduated from undergrad in May 2023, so my journey is very different than most, but my advice is all the same… shoot your shot, especially as a minority or…
I communicated with GW Law since early January and they knew my background and data, and I submitted my application by the end of January. I sent one thank you letter for a reason, telling that I would not apply to other schools until mid-Feb & telling that I like GW in early Feb as well as LOCI in Mid-March. I was…
Decided to go to law school late 2020. Second career. Previously a teacher for 6 years. Studied using 7sage Dec-June went 156-169. My references were undergrad professors who aren’t professors anymore and taught me 9 years ago. No amazing softs. I applied with a goal of writing myself as a future public interest…
LSAT 166 GPA 3.80 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of North Carolina
-NC resident, re-applicant, have ties/want to work instate. PT’ing 3-6 points higher than my highest LSAT take, which left me pretty salty, but ironically I don’t think it ultimately affected my final outcome too much. -pulled my apps at the end of last cycle as I knew I didn’t want to do #zoomlaw. -first choice was…
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 Before actually deciding to apply to law school, I would recommend these 4 steps: Read this: http://www.deanspade.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/For-Those-Considering-Law-School.pdf Really think about if your goals in being a lawyer align with actual legal work. If you have social justice goals in going to law…
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