r/lawschooladmissions

Hey All,

I'm in my 30s and gearing up to apply, and would really appreciate some thoughts. Long story short I live in CT amd have a family, so I'm basically looking from Boston to NY and would practice in CT. Me at a glance:

3.87 UGPA

Masters Penn State

Masters Duke

PhD Duke

176 LSAT

10 years international work experience

3 language fluency, book deal, other small stuff, founded successful nonprofit consultancy

There's a bunch of stuff here that may or may not be valuable, especially dealing with that GPA? To best focus my energies, would it be worth applying to a T14 or just stick with a regional like UConn since I'll look to practice in CT anyway? Thank you!

Hi guysss, I know that everyone hates the "chance me" requests, but I'm really hoping for some glorification encouragement.

I'm 20 and am graduating with a quadruple major in Political Science, Biomedical Engineering, Computing Sciences, and Chinese from Harvard and Yale (joint program). My GPA is a 4.7 on the 4.0 scale and I'm PTing in the 193 range for my LSAT (but hoping to get 207 by August!).

I think I have decent non-academic softs??? I've interned for a few US Presidents (whichever one the admissions committee likes) and I am also the President of y university's PAD, Editor in Chief for the NYTimes, as well as a few odd jobs here and there. I'm also URM and overcame being born with glass bones and paper skin, and while rescuing puppies from a hurricane having all four of my limbs amputated (but they were reattached so like... doesn't really count I feel).

I feel like I should apply across the board, is BU a reach? Guysss I don't know!!! Please worship help me decide!

7 inches btw.

Compared to last year's cycle, there was an 18% increase in applicants with a 175+ and a 41% increase with a 180. Meanwhile, applicant LSAT scores increased 7.8%.

Compared to 2022, applicant LSAT scores increased 30.72%, and 175+ applicants increased 88%.

LSAT	Number of Applicants	Applicant Percentile Rank
170	1,767	88.39%
171	1,339	90.69%
172	1,371	92.43%
173	1,134	94.21%
174	816	95.69%
175	722	96.75%
176	516	97.69%
177	482	98.36%
178	320	98.99%
179	181	99.41%
180	275	99.64%

https://report.lsac.org/VolumeSummaryOriginalFormat.aspx

https://report.lsac.org/VolumeSummary.aspx

Literally got the call that I thought would never come from WashU a few days ago and I’ve been SICK over it. I thought I would be so overjoyed and excited for the offer and all I’ve felt is anxiety over what to do :(

Relevant info:
-Same $$ offer from both
- Career Goals: Health Policy (national + global)/hyper-niche health topic work (think like UN council work, CDC,WHO, etc)
-Dual enrollment candidate for graduate degree (admitted to both schools’ programs + #1 program in country [which is located on east coast])

I love WashU. They were one of my top picks for law schools since I started this journey. They have the programs I want and everyone I’ve talked to has been SO nice. It’s higher ranked than GW, seems like a cool environment (I have not visited), and the cost of living in St. Louis is reasonable.

BUT

I’ve waited so long for this that I’ve kinda fallen in love with the concept of going to GW. I’ve visited and liked the campus, I’ve met with professors already, have an apartment lined up and paid all my seat deposits.

I am also worried about being so far away from DC for my career goals. WashU is an amazing school and I think if I was interested in biglaw this would be a no brainer. However, I want to work in public policy and that tends to happen in DC. If I attend WashU, will I be able to get the same externships, relationships, and opportunities that can put me in the rooms I want to be in? I know higher ranked schools have networks of alumni and resources but I worry about having to compete for summer positions with those already in person in DC during the school year while I’m in St. Louis.

I know prestige is big in the law world and I don’t want to stupidly close the door on an opportunity to have more “weight” behind my degree.

TLDR; Am I crazy for thinking of choosing in person connections (GW) over just prestige(WashU)?

ive been out of undergrad for about 7 yrs working in big tech and want to pursue public interest. 3.68 gpa and 178 lsat. how broadly should i be applying? lsd.law doesn't seem to have a lot of data for someone w my background

should i even apply to any schools in the t10ish? they seem so strict with gpa. my goal is to pivot without taking out a butt load of loans

Am I getting this right? There's a fee from the school, and a fee from LSAC on top of the CAS fee? How are people affording to apply to more than one or two schools?

My other acceptances have a 3.3-3.4 GPA median (Tulane) and 3.3 (UB). Loyola Chicagos 3.00 GPA median, which is about a B is keeping me from committing there. I feel like this is a huge downside as my GPA will automatically look lower numerically compared to these other schools (and many others).

I asked both a lawyer I worked under and a professor for letters of recommendation. Both said that they agreed to provide me with one, but that since they were both busy they asked if i could write it and then provide it for them to sign. Seems like a good opportunity, only I feel weird writing about myself in this manner. Does anyone have any tips? What should I try to put in the letter? Does anyone else have experience with this?

So did they overenroll?? They're like the only T14 that hasn't taken anyone off the waitlist. Aren't they literally just losing talent the longer they wait for their Reserve movement..? They say they'll get back to us by mid-July but I have no clue what they're trying to do here...

4.0 GPA, some campus involvement but not too much and Greek life, a few internships and a job every summer. Got a diagnostic 164 LSAT and studied for a few weeks to get a 166 in June, hoping for a 169+, can anyone tell me how likely it is I get into UF Law, especially with $$$.

Have bright futures rollover from undergrad so they would cover around $10k for my first year of law school at a public fl college, really want UF too because it’s the only school in fl with a good big law rate that’s not super expensive (Miami)

I graduated in 2017 with a 3.09 LSAC GPA (STEM major), and have a 177 LSAT, one and done if that matters. Non-URM. I have around 8 years of work experience in data analytics, but it's pretty run of the mill stuff, not a high-level director position or something like that. I did do a MS in data science as well in which I got a 3.92, but from what I've read that doesn't move the needle much for admissions. Aside from that I have a collection of part-time student jobs from undergrad as well as a summer research position that's over a decade ago at this point.

I understand splitter outcomes tend to be more unpredictable, but I'd appreciate any insights or advice from those in similar positions. Thanks!

Hey all, hope you all are having a great summer. I am headed to law school next month and I just checked FAFSA and my loan eligibility is 20,500.

From my understanding the new professional degree loan limits were supposed to go into effect on July 1st, but I still don’t see anything different.

It just says $20,500, if anyone has any additional info or guidance please let us know ):

Hi everyone,

I’m at a crossroads. My last girlfriend had BPSD. She said she would have my babies. Hinge dating is awful.

I hate my job. I am thinking of going to law school to hopefully meet someone normal in person and pursue a passion career or something more tolerable. I’m hoping dating in the city of my choice school Iowa City would be easier too.

I know this is folly, but does anyone have any recommendations or advice here? I know I shouldn’t just do a career switch out of the blue, but frankly I’m burnt out on IT and would like to meet a level headed partner in a respectable field. My family are lawyers, and I’d like to work in public good or tech adjacent field.

Would love to hear anyone’s advice!

*At first I was mortified by the replies, but honestly it’s been interesting to see the spectrum of replies. Appreciate everyone’s input, whether it be insults, gifs, or advice.

Where should I apply? Should I even bother with T-14?

Editing to provide more info- I have 7 years of work experience in government affairs. More specifically, I worked on legislation for victims of domestic violence and public safety overall in CA.

My major in college was political science. I was working three jobs to pay for school and should have tried harder, but it is what it is.

I’m just trying to get into a top 50-100 school, nothing too crazy. 3.9 GPA, T3 Softs, and hopefully a 160 though I might get stuck in 158 purgatory.. (currently in the low 150s)

Double major in economics and political science at T20 undergrad. Goal is BigLaw and retaking LSAT will be extremely difficult given I start a high-pressure job in a week.

Would love to get some feedback on my realistic odds for T14/T20 + USC this upcoming cycle. Thanks everyone :)

Getting down to the wire and I need to decide between Vanderbilt and Fordham. Improved my lsat in June, but still crickets from the NYU waitlist.

Moving to New York City sounds so much better than moving to Nashville to me because I have all of my friends and partner there. However, I don’t want to squander my big law chances by going to Fordham as I know it’s much more competitive

In any case, I’m going to try to transfer after 1L to NYU or Columbia.

I looked at the ABA reports about NYU transfers and much more from Fordham than Vanderbilt, though I know this is probably just due to location.

Please, please, give any insight possible

Took the LSAT 2 times, 170 -> 175; PoliSci-adjacent (named something different) + Finance Double Major; KJD; Worked/interned for 1 year at a local single-attorney law firm, took a break last school year, and have been working/interning at the same law firm since June and will be continuing into next school year, so 1+ years working; Otherwise generic softs; Personal statement is coming along nicely but not earthshaking (wrote about projects done at the firm)

What are my chances at blanketing the T-14 (sans YLS, Stanford, UChicago to save myself the grief) and possibly ED'ing Duke? Does ED really kill scholarships by that much?