…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,…
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Admitted to Washington and Lee University…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 me the best financial package. UW gave me a ~95% scholarship. I passed up on W&L as the financial package wasn’t good enough to offset the…
…and over again. Third, and this is especially true for splitters… back to essays. Your essays should explain your weaknesses, yes… but don’t get stuck on that. What is most crucial is highlighting and building a strength. You’re selling yourself, your story, your perspective. And that stuff is valuable. Law schools…
Soft tiers are pseudoscience. For below both median applicants or splitters, softs are there for you to prove to law schools that you will succeed despite your low numbers and that you really want to go to their school. It’s not as much about having standout outstanding softs as it is about knowing how to work it…
…decisions for high stats applicants. Because I am a splitter, the essays were really important. I also had a complicated gpa addenda to work around. I decided to hire a consultant to help with choosing schools and essay review. For my particular case, I think it was the best choice for me. I ended up with a…
…& optional essays mean** EVERYTHING *if you’re a splitter. Applied to alma mater *(UF) - given acceptance and full ride scholarship! If you’re even halfway considering your undergrad institution - APPLY
Splitter who bombed their undergrad GPA. Computer Science Major might’ve helped me but if there’s one thing I’ve learned. It is that the LSAT was my saving grace (◕︵◕)
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…
Apply broadly, especially if your a splitter. Got rejected by safeties and accepted by reaches. Worth the $45 now for the potentially of tens of thousands in the future.
Never let your UG GPA hold you back. Apply broad, aim for the 75th LSAT median and you’ll be successful. Good luck to all super splitters!
Advice: Lock in freshman year for the GPA. Don’t be a splitter. I started fixing my grades junior year fall and have had As and A+s since. Retaking classes that I previously got Ds in, so my school GPA is higher than LSAC’s. If I could do it all over again with the knowledge I have now I’d definitely devote myself…
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