Go Blue! Advice for super splitters (everyone else, see below): Every “chance me” prediction tool will be wrong for you. They are trained on regression models which do an okay job for people nearish the medians, and diddly-squat for you.You have a chance at most schools for which you are above a 75th.- The reason…
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Admitted to University of Wisconsin…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…
…For most of the schools I applied to, I was a reverse splitter. My results were sort of surprising: I got into accepted and rejected into schools across the board, and the patterns did not always make sense. This cycle, this past year, was LONG. I can still remember being a senior in college ready to graduate…
LSAT 172 GPA 3.36 2021–22 cycle
Attending Washington University in St. Louis
…changing it. As a Chicago-focused, debt-averse, super-splitter, WUSTL was my destiny.
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!
Just a reverse splitter trying to get into law school!
…and immaturity in my younger days, which put me as a splitter at most schools. If you’re like me, work extra hard on your personal statement and essays, do ALL of the optional/supplemental components, and have help with proofreading and edits and suggestions. Submit your best possible app even to your “safety”…
Focused more on my GPA to retain Summa, hence being a bit of a reverse splitter (only took LSAT once), but I recommend this: APPLY EARLY! Some at Fordham had similar stats to me but applied a month later, to be outright rejected while I got some scholly money (renegotiate attempted and failed, but I was happy enough…
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