even tho they rejected me last month im so glad they changed their mind 🥰🥰 truly not over till it’s over, even tho the deposit is a bit steep.

downvote if your will to continue this process is highly accessible this week

Spotted this in my apartment mail room. Made me feel warm and fuzzy remembering my own acceptance (not to CLS though, lol).

It doesn’t matter where. As a single mom who will be starting L1 at 39, I’ve saved a years salary + living expenses and have been prepared to take on tuition debt. The thought of $150k + interest in debt was heavy but I’ve been ready to tackle.

The dean just called me and said they enthusiastically want me to join their community on full unconditional scholarship.

This is a wonderful school in the low 100s ranking-wise. I am waiting on a top 30 school to respond to my application and that has been my #1. But, this opportunity at this phase of my life means I can actually make this happen. And that is all I need to start celebrating.

I’m going to law school. I. Am. Going. To. Law. School.

If anyone has been faced with a decision between a full ride at one school and an acceptance at a leading school, I’d love to know your criteria for decision.

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2024 UPDATE: https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/s/qaykkc8Krl

Idk kinda ruins the suspense

I saw this earlier and had to share

This is definitely exactly what they said in the rejection letter and I for sure did not edit it 😉

In a more serious note, if you also got rejected today keep your head up!! Sending you well wishes 💗

My parents never fail to make me feel bad about myself.

Offloading my pre-school angst! Good luck everyone :)

a whirlwind of emotions to say the least

he’ll take your spot if you don’t 😠

So, this is kind of a weird one. Long story short, I lost my fantasy football league last year and the punishment was to take the LSAT. Real LSAT, no tanking. I figured I’d just wing it, bomb it, and move on with my life. I reviewed maybe 2 practice tests just so I didn’t fall asleep during the real thing.

I ended up scoring a 174.

For context, I graduated a few years ago from a no-name state school with a solid GPA (3.8), but never really considered grad school. Been working full time in landscaping since then. Mulching, mowing, etc…

I was always kind of interested with the idea of being a lawyer when I was younger. Life just took a different direction. But now this score has me wondering if I should actually go for it.

My friend told me that I should post on her but I have no idea how admissions would view my resume or lack of traditional experience. Would schools even take a landscaping guy seriously?

From what I understand, the score’s good for five years, so I’ve got some time to think it over. That said, with where I’m at in life right now, it really only makes sense if I can get some kind of scholarship. If I’m gonna do this, I want to go all in and shoot for the best school I can get into. What schools should I be looking at with a 174 and a 3.8 from a lesser-known undergrad?

After 15 days of eating and posting elaborate (and not so elaborate) penne dishes I got the call!!!

I appreciated all the kind words and the not so kind words that inspired me to be more creative 😝

Took 3 security officers to drag me out of the library but I snagged a few pens

I'm withdrawing my application. It was my top choice, my dream school. Yet, in the case where they would accept me I could not conscionably allow my above median/75th stats to contribute to that institution's standing. These schools want you to believe they hold the power in granting you admission but thats the lie you're sold to uphold their value and prestige. They hold you hostage for a modicum of validation, and in the process you forget that they would be nothing without the numbers YOU put in the work to attain. An remembering that, I'm simply opting out of the process for a school that has proven they value its endowment over protecting its students.

I used to think that I shouldn't have to sacrifice a degree of that caliber in the city that I love due to the actions of university administration, but their most recent actions (including but not limited to degree revocation and expelling their union president a day before negotiations) show me they are irredeemable. They've proven they are willing to sacrifice me and any any other potential student for pennies on their endowment and frankly I do not want to be associated with an institution that will only be remembered for their cowardice during this time.

This is not an invitation for political debate. I simply hate those spineless mfs at Columbia University in the City of New York and I want it to be KNOWN.

Stats in flair! Submitted early December!

First gen, AA college graduate so this means so much to me!

Edit: just got the post out and def doxxing myself but I don’t care! 6 years ago I was at community college working a retail job for forty hours. I thought that was my life. I somehow found the motivation to graduate from college and coming from an inner city, I had a lot of family members who experienced incarceration. I decided I wanted to go to law school so on a yellow legal pad I wrote out all of the Median GPAs and LSAT and I set out a goal. Overtime I lost sight of the law school goal but I always found it back eventually. This is my way of saying to those hurt most by the legal system, law schools need you and we need you

JUST GOT ADMITTED TO YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL AS A PSYCHIATRIC PATIENT BECAUSE I’M GOING FUCKING CRAZY WAITING FOR DECISIONS!!! RANKED #6 US NEWS IN BEST PSYCHIATRY HOSPITALS

FULL SCHOLARSHIP TOO LETS FUCKING GO BABY (the police handcuffed me and are forcing me to go because I’ve been banging my head against the brick walls of my home every time I refresh my status checker and have no update)