…least a year to everyone if possible, even if you’re not a splitter. While it can be hard to tune out all the noise about rankings and prestige, choose the school that has the best combo of fit for your goals and scholarship money. As someone with NYC big law goals, Cornell was the no brainer choice. If I had…
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Admitted to University of Virginia…“I just studied a lot.” Because I was such an intense splitter, my cycle was pretty insane. I never would have expected I would even have a shot at getting in to Chicago and I almost didn’t apply. Decided to send one just to see what happened and I’m so glad I did! My advice to splitters would be to not pay too…
…me” thing-a-doo is shit for outliers such as URMs and splitters, let alone URM splitters. Be careful on the internet. It isn’t just adcomms that are watching, but also your future classmates, and some of them are crazy. If you hear weird rumors about things people claim other applicants have or have not done,…
Softs matter. Shoot your shot! Blanket the T20, especially if you’re a splitter or reverse splitter. If a $45 CAS fee gets you an extra acceptance or even $50 extra in scholarship money it’s worth it. All fee waivers unsolicited except Berkeley and UW. Wrote all optional essays. Also unsolicited Why X for CLS, UVA,…
To all my splitters out there and honestly all applicants, cycles are becoming uber competitive. Softs, especially your essays and LORS, are more important than ever. Anyone can have good stats nowadays, not everyone has a good story.
…more information if needed. -Are you below median or a splitter? Chances are you will not receive a decision until very late in the cycle (like March/April/May late in the cycle), and that’s okay! Log off of law school admissions forums and do things you love to do. -Don’t withdraw from the waitlist unless you have…
…was in November. All this applies doubly if you’re a splitter, like I was.
…in places where she would also want to live. As a super splitter, it is important to apply as broadly as possible. ** I probably should not have so hastily withdrawn from my WLs. I did it immediately assuming 1) I would get at least a couple pennies from UVA or Penn and 2) I would get nothing off of the WL from the…
…I’ve been using. Mental health issues in undergrad, super splitter, just hoping for the best!
Pretty happy with how my cycle went as a reverse splitter. I think I had the benefit of having relatively in-depth work experience to write about in my PS, and having likely strong LORs from two professors as I was only one full year out of college when I applied. I originally planned to apply to a lot more schools,…
This profile is here to allow other black male super splitters to be aware of the possibilities given your stats. Just know that people will always diminish your accomplishments but you are still amazing! Shoutout Nsqui for the full recap format and cryptanon for putting this whole site together <3. June 2021 LSAT…
The Big Lessons From My Cycle: The biggest lesson to take from my cycle in particular is that, for super-splitters like myself (below every 25th uGPA median and above every 75th LSAT median), writing really strong essays can move the needle and make you stand out from the big crowd of “very good but flawed” T14…
Here is my write-up with my thoughts and advice on how to approach applying to law school as a splitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/s/tkQOwsLTRY
…outcome. Don’t sell yourself short. I know plenty of splitters/super splitters that have ended up at great schools with big scholarships. You have to find the balance between being realistic and giving yourself the credit you deserve. Are you getting into Yale with a 3.1/155 without something akin to a Nobel Prize?…
…you should be taking every advantage that you can get. For splitters especially, your written materials need to be exceptional. Your LSAT may open the door, but it’s up to your written materials to convince admissions why they should take you over applicants that either boost both medians or other candidates with…
Super splitters, go take some risks in your career—go find a mission. Then come back to law school when you discover how to tell a story about how it’s essential to fulfilling that mission. Write that story — and then re-write it until you feel good about the placement of every piece of punctuation, every clause,…
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