STAY OFF OF r/lawschooladmissions! Unless you have one super specific question, all that subreddit will do is make you anxious. Just fill out your apps and chill! The stats on LSD aren’t definitive either– the people who post their stats exhaustively on here are probably skewed towards the higher end of scores. Try…
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Admitted to University of San DiegoI tried to fill my profile as much as possible to be transparent for those of you after me. Admissions is very stressful so here’s a few pointers for those with similar stats/softs/details to me: C and F (probably the biggest fear I had): Own up to it and use it to your advantage. Being willing to be transparent…
WAR IS OVER! FIRST ACCEPTANCE TO FORDHAM AHHHHH! Advice for future applicants is do not stress too much once your applications are in. You only need ONE school to be a lawyer! Once you have it, you will feel so much better. Apply to a wide range of schools in regions and areas that you enjoy or would like to be in.…
Once you’ve submitted applications, GO TOUCH GRASS. There’s nothing that refreshing your status checkers every 30 minutes will do for you — just go do something you enjoy! And yes, I’m waiting on my cooldown right now
LSAT 157 GPA 3.92 2023–24 cycle
Attending Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles
The LSAT’s biggest hater. If you’re like me and are terrible at studying for and taking standardized tests, don’t let your lack-luster test taking abilities deter you from law school. Work hard in undergrad, learn to read and write well, keep your expectations realistic, and you can absolutely get into law school!…
Just trying to shoot my shot and whatever sticks, sticks! (EDIT: DO IT SHOOT YOUR SHOT) seriously the only risk of betting on yourself is that silly application fee… if you are looking at this b/c you saw my little dot on the graphs and you also have a lower lsat like me then take this as ur sign to just put urself…
General Thoughts: We’ll see how my cycle goes but my general strategy so far has been to apply broadly and take every chance to write an optional essay that I can. This was a lot and I started preparing my applications over the summer. Optional Essays Chicago: Why Chicago. Duke: Why Duke and Optional Essay 2. Penn:…
Your hard work and dedication will get you far. Trust in yourself and be a good, honest, ethical, and kind person. You got this! The world is your oyster.
Stay the course. You will make it someday. Just remember that you’ve made it this far, and it’s just a bit farther now.
LSAT: Take a break and make sure to rest your brain before you take the test. When you take practice tests, mimic the conditions of test day. I wore the same exact outfit every time I took a PT and styled my hair the same exact way every single time. Schedule time after your LSAT to decompress. I got a massage and a…
LSAT 166 GPA 3.84 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to Washington and Lee University
The people on reddit are cornballs
Take undergrad seriously! Ask for letters of rec three months before you plan to send in apps. Take frequent breaks to avoid burnout when studying for the LSAT. Get involved in extracurricular activities that aren’t academic! Write LOCIs when waitlisted if you are serious about attending a school. Wishing you the…
“What, like it’s hard?” it IS hard
Summary: I applied to law school after graduating from a NYC undergraduate university and working in a law firm for two years. In that time, I was able to participate actively in a trial of national importance and conduct psycho-legal research using my degree in psychology. I am a cis Latino male from a lower middle…
I hope some of the information here will help applicants in future cycles! I tried to keep a consistent theme throughout my entire application. I submitted 3 LORs (2 academic, 1 professional). I touched on Why Law in my personal statement. I did not submit a GPA addendum but I did have an upward trend in my GPA. Be…
I figured it’s actually time to write something for the people like me who creep all day long… URMixed. Strong coastal bias, as you can tell from where I applied. 2 years WE, biotech startup as both bench scientist/production scientist and customer service (think glorified tech support but only for our software).…
*This cycle was my second and final cycle. I worked in a large firm in college, took a few years off to work after graduating and fully recommend not rushing from undergrad to law school if your situation will allow it. * In the end I visited, UMiami, UNLV, and DU for admitted students’ days and tours. I genuinely…
Going to try to keep this updated through my cycle to help out any other super-uper-duper splitters out there. Brief background**:** Changed my major twice with a strong upward trend in GPA (~2.0 in my first year vs ~4.0 in my final year) at a top 30 undergrad, submitting addendum. Took the LSAT four times (157 to…
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