You already know… GPAmaxxing. You can’t change it so don’t let it slip. I think being above at least one median helped me get on some of these waitlists. The optional statements, do them! You really have to. LSAT is most important but I felt as though my other attributes carried my application despite being 9 points…
Applicant wisdom
Advice applicants left on their LSD.Law profiles, searchable by topic, school, and stats.
9 entries matching "waitlist"
Admitted to Stetson University…full time this fall (around March 14th, I believe) and was waitlisted. On Aug 22nd, I was informed of the opportunity for the Spring Cohort that I didn’t even know existed - for approximately 30 Full-time students. They asked if I was interested and wanted a response by August 27th. A few days following my expressed…
…7Sage blog posts and free resources are really good for waitlist info and scholarship negotiation. https://7sage.com/podcast-episode-71-scholarship-negotiations-and-reconsideration-part-2/- —– this is such a great podcast/transcript and I highly recommend it before drafting reconsideration attempts. I used LSAT Lab…
…Last cycle I was choosing between Hofstra and Pitt, waitlisted at 13/26 schools, and only had conditional scholarships. When your GPA is low the two best things you can do are put time into getting above your goal schools scores on the LSAT (I took it 3 times with a year and a half between my second and third time…
…dream school could be one you are taking up a spot on the waitlist, when you have no intentions on going there. Help everyone by telling the schools that you are pursing a different option.
Write those Why X essays… They make a big difference in terms of acceptances vs waitlists and scholarships offers. Apply to more reach schools than I did– you never know what’ll happen! Don’t doom scroll on Reddit. Make the best decision for YOU, even if it’s an unpopular one.
…is strong like mine was. I doubt I would’ve even gotten waitlist offers if anything aside from my bad lsat was less than stellar.
Application Info: -“Why X” for UF, UNC, and Wake Forest which had an explicit “Why X” addendum; sent a “Why X” as a LOCI for Emory and UGA waitlists Natural Sciences/Humanities double major from a top university in the Southeast Two years of work experience as a paralegal with a regional big law firm LOR’s from a…
… and I love Vermont but it’s the season of the waitlists - noah kahan go gamecocks!
Your study break just got better: follow @lawschooldata on Follow @lawschooldata on TikTok & Instagram