…interview request. Only submitted my PS, resume, academic addendum, and a C+F addendum for traffic tickets, so I wonder if this played a factor. March 5, 2026: WL @ Penn Oh, wow. I haven’t been on LSD.law much recently, but I did see glimpses of some Penn A calls earlier in the day and was expecting a possible WL or…
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…(8/26) Optional on personal qualities- Why X Academic Addendum ACCEPTED 11/6 University of Virginia (9/1) Why X- Academic Addendum Interview invitation (9/5) Interview completed (9/9) ACCEPTED 9/10 Northwestern University (9/3) Optional on public service- Optional on academic history Interview invitation (9/6)…
…program, wrote programmatic contribution essay, grades addendum, DS. Had a professor “put in good word” to admissions and spoke with one of the Deans of admission at my undergrad’s grad school fair the week before I submitted Duke - DS, LSAT addendum, no why duke HLS - DS NYU - DS, LSAT addendum, sent LOCI in April…
Optional Essays: (REJECTED) UCLA: Challenges Addendum, Optional Addendum USC: Diversity of Background Statement, Rothman Scholarship, Other Addendum (WAITLIST) UCI: Optional Statement, Interest in UCI (WAITLIST) Pepperdine**: Optional Statement, Addendum** (ACCEPTED)** Loyola****: Background/Identity Statement,…
(all times are pst) USD submitted all optional essays + gpa/lsat addendum- A via lawhub portal @ 12:30 PM acceptance email @ 1:14 PM scholarship email @ 1:19 PM LMU submitted all optional essays + gpa addendum- acceptance email @ 11:36 AM scholarship email 8 days later UCI submitted “why uci” essay + gpa/lsat…
…(in app) about Why ASU law, Inclusive Excellence Statement Addenda: C&F (traffic), LSAT Score Increase George Washington University Accepted - 11/7 (39 days) via email, $40k/yr ($$) emailed 2/26 Application sent 9/29 Optional Essays: Identity Statement Addenda: Education Gap Washington and Lee University Accepted -…
…undergrad (reason for subpar GPA and explained in GPA addendum) BA in Criminology/Sociology (3.11 GPA) In progress Master’s in Public Administration (4.0 GPA) C&F issues due to being academically dismissed after failing 2 computer science courses during undergrad (lol). I was able to successfully appeal my dismissal…
…Duke” and another optional essay. Also included brief LSAT addendum due to significant score increase (6+ pts). **NYU (HOLD) **- Did not write any supplemental essays. Placed on hold in March after applying in December. Withdrew prior to final decision due to deposit and withdrawal deadline at the school I was…
…my application for context - 7 W’s on transcript (wrote an addendum). Consultant said that since my GPA is so high that admissions offices won’t think negatively about them. The consultant did say that if you have a lower GPA and a lot of W’s then it might come off as you were trying to save your GPA from dipping…
…where my GPA was below the 25% line, I also wrote an addendum with no BS stating facts of how her illness affected my ability to go to class and how I managed school, work, visiting her in the hospital, and helping run her business. LSU requested a diversity statement and I chose to write mine about coming from a…
…matter how “holistic” they may be. Even with a solid GPA addendum and a strong upward trend, I didn’t exactly finish strong, and it’s going to be a giant glaring red flag for anyone looking at my application. There are very few 7-10 splitters on here, so part of me wants to send out a bunch of apps just to get some…
…so i repeat, study hard for the lsat!! i submitted an lsat addendum to every school, but here are my specifics for some schools (i didn’t write a separate why X for any): GULC: did the optional essay, chose the best advice one. did not interview. regular waitlist Emory: applied ED and originally didn’t submit my…
…of identity and traits of resilience, for example. Addendums- I wrote an addendum to point out that I had an entirely upward trend of A’s for the last two years of my undergraduate degree despite having some questionable grades during the COVID period My understanding is that if you attended college during the…
Optional essays: Yale - diversity addendum, no “why x”, LOCI Stanford - 1 optional, if you could talk to anyone from history and ask one question, no “why x” or DA U Chicago - included “why x” in my PS, no DA Columbia - included “why x” in my PS, no DA Harvard - no “why x” or DA UPenn - DA, no “why x”, invited to…
HappySunshineBee left this wisdom for posterity… (◕-◕) Notes on my apps I did ALL supplemental essays- I submitted a GPA addendum (noted health issue & upward trajectory) had a very clear why law & narrative (significant WE directly tied to childhood experience that led me to law) LSAT: 165 > 170 > 174 Submitted…
…easier to find 70ish minutes than it is 150+. Wrote an addendum for the schools that explicitly mentioned a 4+ point increase (only USC). 3.46 transcript GPA from a T5 public school (they have a T14 law school atm), 3.49 CAS with a stem degree and a minor. Upward trend that I wrote an addendum about (trend started…
…Just. Do. It. Bottom line - it’s the numbers. Softs, addendums, personal statements matter less than you think. Yes, write the personal statement, addendums, extra why? Because if it just may be the extra push you need for that school. Keep in mind even you have the best softs, PS, addendum - numbers come first.…
…Start drafting everything (personal statement, resume, addenda, etc.) as early as possible. You will edit everything so many times that your first draft vs. final draft will look nothing alike, and they probably won’t even be about the same topic by the end. So it genuinely does not matter what you write, but it…
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