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…
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Admitted to University of DaytonMy priority was staying out of debt, so I used this site to maximize my scholarship potential. You should too! I didn’t apply to any “reach schools”, only schools were people with similar stats got a decent scholarship. My number one piece of advice is to prioritize staying out of debt over rank or prestige. I’ve…
If you are in undergrad and you know you want to go to law school, don’t graduate with a low GPA. Definitely don’t graduate with a sub-3 GPA. Ask me how I know. Just keep taking classes until you can get it up as high as you can. If you’re already out of undergrad and you fucked up and got a low GPA (especially if…
There are techniques to get off a waitlist. All is not lost! Look into writing a strong letter of continued interest and reach out to a trusted professor or mentor for a new recommendation letter. Factors to consider: things that show continued interest (touring, school-specific programs that interest you,…
Use a study method that works for you. I Started with 7sage but felt that it was lacking. I switched to LSAT Demon and everything clicked.Listen to what your study program teaches but don’t be afraid to adjust It took a couple of adjustments before I felt that the test made sense. LSAT Demon (and many others) preach…
Shoot your shot! Apply to as many schools as you can. LSAT scores aren’t everything, and as long as you have a strong application, it should be fine. Apply to safeties, target, and reach schools, you never know where you’ll get offers. Admission decisions are unpredictable and different for each school. Keep your…
godspeed brothers i’m tired
Wait as close as you can until the seat deposit deadline before attempting to get scholarships reconsidered.
Start early, don’t cheap out on resources. You can do it!
Apply wide. Really wide. Embarrassingly wide. Then let the dust settle and make the smartest boring decision available. Prestige is a fine thing until you’re paying for it with money you don’t have chasing outcomes that aren’t guaranteed. The humble path taken confidently beats the prestigious path taken anxiously…
If you work hard and trust in God’s plan, you’ll end up where you’re meant to be.
My mistakes: •Originally considered a gap year to study and work. Instead, I graduated in December 2021 and changed my mind, studying for almost a month and got a 156 on January LSAT. •Applied late in the cycle and got phenomenal responses from low tier and month-long static from my top choices. Be less impulsive,…
-Picking which school is harder than waiting for admission decisions -Write all the essays and make sure you do them well, not halfway and just calling it good enough -Consider how the school fits you more than anything else, because a school may be number one in rank but that doesn’t mean it’s the best for you
Getting 4 points higher on the lsat than someone whos gpa is .5-.6 points higher becuase they majored in Communications and watching them get higher scholarships than me is infuriating. If youre in college, major in art, NUMBER BIGGER is all that matters, no degree of difficulty is weighed.
You got it girl, You got it. -Drake (No Guidance)
The best experience, job, or extracurricular is one that involves helping others. The common mantra is “Don’t set yourself on fire to keep others warm,” but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t carry an extra blanket to offer.
Slow yet steady, what is for me will come to me.
If you are in high school taking college credit classes - please try hard or else it will tank your LSAC GPA when you decide you want to be a lawyer
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