You got this. Don’t let others define your goals or your success for you. UofO bound! Here are my thoughts at the end of my cycle: If you can renegotiate scholarships DO SO.- Using some of my other scholarship offers as leverage I was able to increase other offers at other schools. Take your peers advice with a…
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Admitted to University of CincinnatiDon’t make the same mistakes I did. 1.) Apply early as possible. (September/October) 2.) Take the LSAT more than once (I assumed a 163 would get me the scholarship and schools I preferred) –> Study for at least three months (Not two weeks like I did) 3.) Use LSAT prep courses. You will get the money back via…
…LSAT, the schools that admitted me offered me little to no scholarships. Apply to schools you know you’d get scholarships at and leverage! You can find me on reddit at u/hundaddy20 if you have questions.
Ask your recommenders months ahead of September. I didn’t get my second letter submitted until after the new year despite asking in August, and it hurt my scholarship and admissions chances. If you’re a splitter, target splitter friendly schools and write optional essays. In the end, I went with the school that gave…
Might as well try! Fill out scholarship essays as early as you can
Make your supplemental materials (Resume, Cover Letter, Essays, etc.) as strong as possible. These could be the difference between scholarship amounts.
Applied with 163, got a 167 post acceptance. IU said no to scholarship negotiation.
…wanted to be a lawyer! It helped me land specific program scholarships that I couldn’t have gotten otherwise. Create a story for yourself! You’re the main character!
I tailored the last paragraph of my personal statement to each school, and I believe that contributed (in part) to the scholarships I received.
WF has a “non-binding” early decision program, and that’s what I was accepted to with a 45k scholarship. deferred myself to regular decision and was waitlisted
Apply early and write the supplemental essays; even though they’re tedious, they’ll help you have a better chance of acceptance and scholarships.
…I committed to IU Maurer. Honestly, the full tuition scholarship helped my decision immensely and I am so grateful for the opportunity to attend law school with finances not being a major barrier. I hope my cycle gives hope to those who have lower stats, but strong app materials. YOU MATTER.
…all fee waivers that I requested. Did not negotiate any scholarships or write any LOCIs for the schools I was waitlisted at. Withdrew from WashU in late March - I interviewed in late Oct and was essentially ghosted. I had chosen a school already and elected to withdraw before receiving a decision.
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