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[chuckbass]

All I can think about is the LSAT and what kind of score I got....

Does anyone know if you are rejected by a school if you can ever reapply there? Like if I were to get rejected then boost my GPA and take the LSAT again for next cycle or even before this cycle is over?

You can reapply. And if you significantly bump up your numbers you're not at a disadvantage because you applied previously. Unless Yale probably idk.

So, if I applied in September and the rejected me by December, could I take the LSAT in Feb and reapply the same cycle?

Thanks!

You cant reapply during the same cycle.

[Aholymost]

Checking in because reading the waiters thread is driving me insane.

[everything_bagel]

Checking in after lurking on the June waiters thread for a while. I told myself I wouldn't sign up because I don't want to get too neurotic about the application cycle, but it feels really good to have a community where I can admit that I am thinking/worrying about this all the time. I'm sure my friends and family are so sick of it...

I've tried a draft or two of the PS, but nothing is working yet. I have ideas for the PS that sound great in my head, but as soon as I try to commit them to paper, they don't work. It's hard! I'm going to law school because of a few salient interests but writing about why I find them interesting doesn't reflect a whole lot about me or why I'd be a good law student or lawyer.

Anyone else feel like as soon as you have a draft going, even if it's terrible, all you can do is copy-edit it or tweak it around the edges, instead of totally reworking the parts that need to be redone?

I have a good friend who does admissions coaching and personal statements are his specialty. PM if you want his details, though I'm sure there are tons of consulting available on this.

I applied two years ago and have a PS that I really like from that round. Now I have to figure out whether I want to rework it to add new work experience, or trash the whole thing....

Haha, thanks, Dipper! I'm not really interested in consulting services--I think I just need to get myself in gear. Don't really have much to ask for help with yet. But I appreciate the offer anyway!

Is everyone planning to write a DS? I'd rather not. I am curious, though, whether the advice to write all the supplemental essays applies to this one too.

[xylocarp]

Is everyone planning to write a DS? I'd rather not. I am curious, though, whether the advice to write all the supplemental essays applies to this one too.

I probably won't be. I'm half white and half ORM, and don't really have any other qualities that contribute to diversity...

[sashafierce]

Officially checking in, taking the September test for the 3rd and final time.

[suppy183]

Checking in.

The TTT junk mail is starting to trickle in, so I guess the cycle has officially begun. Best of luck, everybody!

[bleakchimera2]

Checking in.

The TTT junk mail is starting to trickle in, so I guess the cycle has officially begun. Best of luck, everybody!

Am I the only one that gets super twitchy every time a TTT email comes in, thinking it's maybe my LSAT score? And then I open it and I'm just like... sads.

[chimera]

Checking in. Last cycle didn't work out... I'm aiming for a better lsat experience in September.

[ilikebaseball]

Checking in from Dallas! Stats are 3.3 and 168. Taking LSAT again in Sep to hopefully get through the 170 barrier.

Applying to UT, Georgetown, SMU, Maryland, Miami, Tulane, and Oklahoma

[middlebear]

Is everyone planning to write a DS? I'd rather not. I am curious, though, whether the advice to write all the supplemental essays applies to this one too.

I'm not going to. I feel like the wisdom with the DS is that if you actually have something legit to say about why you'd bring a different perspective, do it, but don't bullshit something. (As a white girl who grew up pretty solidly middle-class, I am not writing one.) I feel like if I were an adcomm member and someone was clearly pulling some aspect of "diversity" out of their ass, I'd be pretty pissed and more inclined not to admit them.

[xylocarp]

Welcome, everyone!

Checking in from Dallas! Stats are 3.3 and 168. Taking LSAT again in Sep to hopefully get through the 170 barrier.

Applying to UT, Georgetown, SMU, Maryland, Miami, Tulane, and Oklahoma

If you make that 170 (and probably even if you don't), you should definitely apply to the lower T-14 also

[ilikebaseball]

Welcome, everyone!

Checking in from Dallas! Stats are 3.3 and 168. Taking LSAT again in Sep to hopefully get through the 170 barrier.

Applying to UT, Georgetown, SMU, Maryland, Miami, Tulane, and Oklahoma

If you make that 170 (and probably even if you don't), you should definitely apply to the lower T-14 also

Everyone here has been telling me that, but my argument has always been that even if I get in to one of these lower schools, I wouldn't be able to afford it. I live in Texas, so that's why UT is nice. I have family in Maryland, so I could live at home and attend Georgetown. But everywhere else like the Harvards, Virginias, UCLA, MIchigans, etc would cost too much money right? Or I'd apply to these places in a heartbeat!

[xylocarp]

Welcome, everyone!

Checking in from Dallas! Stats are 3.3 and 168. Taking LSAT again in Sep to hopefully get through the 170 barrier.

Applying to UT, Georgetown, SMU, Maryland, Miami, Tulane, and Oklahoma

If you make that 170 (and probably even if you don't), you should definitely apply to the lower T-14 also

Everyone here has been telling me that, but my argument has always been that even if I get in to one of these lower schools, I wouldn't be able to afford it. I live in Texas, so that's why UT is nice. I have family in Maryland, so I could live at home and attend Georgetown. But everywhere else like the Harvards, Virginias, UCLA, MIchigans, etc would cost too much money right? Or I'd apply to these places in a heartbeat!

Even if they would be too expensive, T-14 acceptances can be used to leverage scholarship $$$ at lower-ranked schools, which is always a plus. If you're aiming for, say, UT (seems like a good bet if you live and want to work in TX), you could tell them about your Mich acceptance and/or $$$ at UCLA/Vandy/etc. and negotiate them to a higher scholarship amount. You can't guarantee money or acceptances in the T-14 or right below b/c of the GPA, which is why you should apply broadly to give yourself the highest chance of acceptances/$ for negotiation purposes.

[Dream_weaver32]

PS and DS are done. Waiting on June LSAT score.

[Mack.Hambleton]

Checking in lol. Not going to apply until Oct so I have more WE to work in tho

[xylocarp]

Checking in lol. Not going to apply until Oct so I have more WE to work in tho

You got a Dillard this cycle right? Any tips? That's one of my first choice possible outcomes for sure.

[xylocarp]

edited for accidental double post

[2654815451]

Tell me if I should write a DS based on the following:

I was involved in a cult-like church. I am Christian, but even most Christians consider my former church a cult. No doctors, no medicine, no higher education for women, women in extreme subjection to men, MAJOR dress code (had to even cover up the collar bone), no TV, no internet, no ETC. If you leave or sin greatly, you get shunned. I left in November of last year.

Also, I was almost put in foster care, but I kind of snuck out of the system by my mom saying she would take me, but agreeing to stay with my grandpa... who died and I ended up living wherever.

I'm including a lot of this in my PS, because it has obviously made me who I am... I didn't expound to much on the church thing. Should I write the DS, expound on it more in PS, or both?

THANKS

[BigCityDreams]

Checking In finally! Sitting for the LSAT in September for the first time.

[xylocarp]

Tell me if I should write a DS based on the following:

I was involved in a cult-like church. I am Christian, but even most Christians consider my former church a cult. No doctors, no medicine, no higher education for women, women in extreme subjection to men, MAJOR dress code (had to even cover up the collar bone), no TV, no internet, no ETC. If you leave or sin greatly, you get shunned. I left in November of last year.

Also, I was almost put in foster care, but I kind of snuck out of the system by my mom saying she would take me, but agreeing to stay with my grandpa... who died and I ended up living wherever.

I'm including a lot of this in my PS, because it has obviously made me who I am... I didn't expound to much on the church thing. Should I write the DS, expound on it more in PS, or both?

THANKS

I vote yes

[dasani13]

Checking In finally! Sitting for the LSAT in September for the first time.

Welcome and good luck!

[middlebear]

Tell me if I should write a DS based on the following:

I was involved in a cult-like church. I am Christian, but even most Christians consider my former church a cult. No doctors, no medicine, no higher education for women, women in extreme subjection to men, MAJOR dress code (had to even cover up the collar bone), no TV, no internet, no ETC. If you leave or sin greatly, you get shunned. I left in November of last year.

Also, I was almost put in foster care, but I kind of snuck out of the system by my mom saying she would take me, but agreeing to stay with my grandpa... who died and I ended up living wherever.

I'm including a lot of this in my PS, because it has obviously made me who I am... I didn't expound to much on the church thing. Should I write the DS, expound on it more in PS, or both?

THANKS

My thought--you want to write one really, really strong essay on the one topic. I think if you do multiple essays about the same or very similar topics it might sort of come off like you're beating them over the head with it (which is obviously not to say that this isn't a huge, significant thing in your life, but...) So I vote pick wherever you think it works best, and make that the single best essay it can be, whether it is the PS or the DS.

[2654815451]

Tell me if I should write a DS based on the following:

I was involved in a cult-like church. I am Christian, but even most Christians consider my former church a cult. No doctors, no medicine, no higher education for women, women in extreme subjection to men, MAJOR dress code (had to even cover up the collar bone), no TV, no internet, no ETC. If you leave or sin greatly, you get shunned. I left in November of last year.

Also, I was almost put in foster care, but I kind of snuck out of the system by my mom saying she would take me, but agreeing to stay with my grandpa... who died and I ended up living wherever.

I'm including a lot of this in my PS, because it has obviously made me who I am... I didn't expound to much on the church thing. Should I write the DS, expound on it more in PS, or both?

THANKS

My thought--you want to write one really, really strong essay on the one topic. I think if you do multiple essays about the same or very similar topics it might sort of come off like you're beating them over the head with it (which is obviously not to say that this isn't a huge, significant thing in your life, but...) So I vote pick wherever you think it works best, and make that the single best essay it can be, whether it is the PS or the DS.

Good point. I guess I will just expound on it a little more in my PS, and convey to them through my PS that I am diverse. Thanks to both responses.

[Mack.Hambleton]

Checking in lol. Not going to apply until Oct so I have more WE to work in tho

You got a Dillard this cycle right? Any tips? That's one of my first choice possible outcomes for sure.

Almost entirely numbers based and they seem to be handed out pretty often. They tend to prefer higher gpa and lower lsats (so 3.9+ and 171/2/3)

[DebtAverse]

Checking in. Took the LSAT for the first time a few weeks ago and I'm really hoping those results will come out tomorrow. I have started brainstorming for my PS, but wow, it is so hard. I'm looking forward to having a place to discuss the admissions process, since I know my family can only take so much of it.