7-10 splitter. Written 2/5/2025 - 2/7/2025: A mixture of immaturity, aimlessness, and trauma from being violently victimized led to years of very poor performance. Rock bottom performance. Performance so poor you would think that my goal was to do poorly. I’m saddened that I didn’t give myself the best chance at…
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Admitted to University of KentuckyDon’t doubt your abilities, also NEVER read your essays after submitting.
This is nothing like Ace Attorney
don’t let reddit convince you you have to retake a 165 lsat
The application process is full of a lot of things you cannot control. Put in your best effort to control the controllable. Submit applications early, study hard for the LSAT, put effort into your essays, and the right school will find you!
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…
Stats are 90% of what matters. At non t14s, they’re 100% of what matters. My LSAC GPA was significantly worse than my transcript GPA because I had to retake a class that I sorta quit on my freshman year (oops). This absolutely hurt my cycle, maybe more for scholarship amounts than for acceptances. Essays and resume…
**LSAT Info: ** My initial LSAT was 164, and I applied to most of these schools with that score. I applied with my Jan. score of 166 to a handful of schools I placed on hold by emailing the admissions teams after deciding to take the LSAT again, and a few new ones I picked after receiving that score. Do not be…
Numbers are only part of the story. Craft a convincing Personal Statement that shares who you are and why you want to go into law. Admissions only knows what you tell them! Lean into your background. Apply to schools within reason. Rejections are demoralizing so be ambitious but realistic. If you’re within the…
Take undergrad seriously, even if you aren’t sure you want to do grad school, prepare like you would to get a good GPA. Take time off after undergrad to gain work experience. It will help you both as an individual and for law school applications. Take the LSAT seriously, and study for it. Don’t just wing it. Find…
Career Stats (3 Cycles): 32 Applications 11 WL’s / 21 R’s 10 WL->R’s / 1 WL-> A I have applied to many law schools and been waitlisted or rejected by every single one for 2 years. Here are my words of wisdom for whoever sees this in the future. Rejection is a part of life, roll with the punches that come with it. If…
Hello fellow law school hopefuls! After some more thought I have decided to R&R for the 2025-26 cycle. I am thrilled about where I was accepted to this cycle but have loved my gap semester so much that I want to take some more time off before resuming school to work, save more money, and hopefully boost my…
The thing I wish I had known coming into the rough ‘21-22 cycle is that it’s pointless to compare your stats to other people with same scores/GPA’s. At the end of the day, schools make their decisions with that information, but also the information they get from personal statements and essays. The stats put your…
Work hard on your personal statement and make sure it’s a cohesive argument for your acceptance to a law school. Write like a future lawyer. Your writings and letters of rec matter tremendously for scholarship offers. Don’t slack.
Believe in yourself!!! If you really want to make your dreams come true, work as hard as you can for them. Keep your goal in focus. Dreams don’t just have to be dreams with determination, hope, and a dash of good luck!
Listen to Rejuvenation by JJ Sansaverino, it’s life changing.
Apply early and write the supplemental essays; even though they’re tedious, they’ll help you have a better chance of acceptance and scholarships.
Shoot your shot! Leave no stone uncovered and The one thing that helped me the most in my application was creating a strong narrative. My personal statement, additional essays, and resume all created a cohesive and powerful story as to why I wanted to be a lawyer! It helped me land specific program scholarships that…
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