…Core Values and Lived Experience. Columbia: Submitted Diversity Statement as a supplementary essay. NYU: Submitted Standard Diversity Statement. Northwestern: Why Northwestern & Standard Diversity Statement. Michigan: Why Michigan & Standard Diversity Statement. Berkeley: Submitted response to one optional short…
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Admitted to University of California—DavisWrote diversity statement and GPA addendum; Over 4.0 GPA at degree-granting institution (50% of units completed there); Wrote Why NDLS and Why Irvine; Wrote Programmatic Contribution for UCLA; Explained desire for criminal law through PS, Diversity Statement, and letters of rec Based on projections for this cycle…
…grew up in middle class white suburbia, not writing any diversity statements. Two years of work experience at a couple law firms, currently in tech finance BigLaw. Personal statement about my academic/career transition and my goals for the future, with many drafts and a lot of attention paid to developing a seamless…
…language. Member of the LGBTQ+ community (bisexual). My Diversity statement was on family adversity (most of my family members have chronic conditions and while mine is minor theirs are NOT) and I tied these conditions and my understanding of them to how I can contribute to a diverse and uplifting community. My…
…to apply early and I highly encourage you to do the diversity statement. There is a lot of intersectionality in being a Latinx, often we are also First Gen and or LBGTQ, so that could be an option too if you do not want to discuss culture. There are very few limits to the DS and it gives us the chance to reveal our…
Wrote diversity statement for all schools, why X school essay for most schools, other optional essays for most schools
Tier 3 Softs: First-gen, low-income; prestigious merit scholarship; T10 Undergrad Submitted diversity statement and optional essays. Applied later in cycle (December-January apps)
…personal Why Berkeley UMich nothing, just made my diversity statement longerLOCI in early Feb -> waitlisted - 2 days later UCLA short Why UCLAWashU (super late app) nothingUSC short Why USCUC Davis long, passionate personal Why UC Davis
…in the end I guess. -Wrote two different length PS’s, a diversity statement (non-trad/parent) and optional essays for T14 as requested. -Don’t doom scroll r/lsa , r/lsat , or LSData. No need to get bad vibes/start comparing yourself to others who may or may not exist. Alright, Cycle’s over. I think I probably…
Applied to most schools in November, wrote diversity, optional essays, statements of interest for most schools …
…woman- From a very populated state (idk if geographic diversity matters lol) Graduated from top 10 public university with an admittedly easy non-STEM major; I was also a transfer student ECs were nothing remarkable: did an internship (not related to law), worked minimum-wage customer-service jobs throughout…
…by my non-prestigious background or by my risky personal statement topic choice! Finally, I took the LSAT 3 times. 168 and 169 in back to back tests, then I took a 10 month break (6 month break and 4 months of studying) and then got my 174. **I just wanted to start off by highlighting that and saying PLEASE study…
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