LSAT 163 GPA 3.95 2022–23 cycle

…for a collection of personal statements, diversity statements, and resumes from previous cycle applicants. End of cycle notes: I know my goals (immigration BigLaw), and that I won’t have a problem achieving them with a degree from GSU. Spoke with multiple alums and with attorneys in my current immigration BigLaw…

psyduins

LSAT 169 GPA 3.25 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to George Washington University

…prompt instead of generally thinking about a “personal statement or diversity statement”. polish your materials as much as you can. apply early if possible. but if you can’t do 5 and 6 perfectly for some reason (just like me), I want to let you know you will be fine :) take information/facts (but not ppl’s emotions)…

MindfulBindingPanda243

LSAT 169 GPA 3.53 2025–26 cycle

Attending Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

…school prospect, I know that you’re a perfectionist). No diversity statement will seem heartbreaking enough. No supplemental essay will seem substantial enough. To you, the perfectionist, I say let go of your perfectionism. Give in to “fuck it, we ball.” I guarantee that your writing is leagues better than you think…

spinnerwinner

LSAT 165 GPA 3.30 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

Applied to WashU w/ redacted GPA Submitted LSAT (for double-digit point increase) and GPA addenda to all schools Submitted diversity statements to all schools No legal experience, member of AmeriCorps after college Unsolicited fee waivers: UChicago (Didn’t apply)- Penn (Didn’t apply) Cornell (Didn’t apply) Duke…

Elle-MS-Woods

LSAT 169 GPA 3.33 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Georgia

…materials (tenacity, grit, never giving up, etc.) Wrote diversity statement on my climb out of poverty, starting with my first job at 15 washing dishes for $5.25 an hour (yes, I’m old enough to have worked when that was the federal minimum wage). From a rural fringe town, population sub-2500, in the Deep South. Only…

GreedyDeliriousOcelot

LSAT 170 GPA 3.90 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to Northwestern University

…I didn’t check my status checker too frequently. Wrote a Diversity Statement related to Athletics UR3: Duke went UR3 on 1/23 Penn went UR3 on 2/2 Accept: Vanderbilt didn’t give me any info until the acceptance. (Did not write anything extra for Vanderbilt) Nothing extra for UIUC W/L -> Accept: Northwestern 1st Kira,…

LOWMONKE

LSAT 162 GPA 3.74 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign

…worked harder on my essays, and should have submitted a diversity statement (undocumented immigrant, mild poverty). my softs are ok: number of internships+ jobs (city gov, state gov, non-profit) focused on immigrant rights started a non-profit startup this past summer to feed immigrant families during COVID.

blackellewoods2

LSAT 169 GPA 3.07 2020–21 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

T2 softs and Ivy undergrad. Didn’t write Why X essays, but wrote other optional essays. Included a non-traditional diversity statement (meaning I didn’t talk about race) and a pretty wild academic addendum. I know for a fact that my essays and interviews were what got me very far in the admissions process- spend a…

Summoning-R-Wave

LSAT 172 GPA 3.73 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…put myself as T4 because I didn’t feel the need to write a diversity statement (still mostly in the closet) and most of my softs are just general “you’re a person in college who has their life together” things. ⛧ I am really garbage at interviewing, so I’m pretty sure those hurt me across the board. ⛧ ☠ ⛧ Go blue! ⛧…

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