There are a few schools where GPA does seem to matter more than it does at similarly ranked schools. Stanford and Berkeley, for example.

Absolutely write a diversity statement. Your experiences as a refugee are a part of who you are and your perspective will definitely add to the diversity of any schools student body.

I’d say good luck but you won’t need it!

@buytrafficexpress251 said:

@luuppeter847 I'm done University and I work maybe two times a week. Which leads me to spend over 30 hours or more just studying for this exam. So personally for me, I think studying for a year would be mentally draining. Also I'm in Canada, we are big on rolling admissions, I want to write the LSAT March 2020, get results late April, if not good, re-write for July. Finish personal statements in August & get ready to submit all applications in September 2020 which is why I do not prefer writting in Fall. I don't have an excuse as to why I should not be prepared with 5 months of priority LSAT studying! It'll be hardwork but March 2020, I will get over a 160 :)

Ah I guess I assumed you're working full-time. Yes, 30 hours a week is practically studying full time and it would be very draining to keep that up for a year. I have no doubt that you can get there by March! Good luck!

Short answer is yes. Would be difficult but certainly possible. Can I ask you why March? Why not give yourself until next fall?

I would only recommend ED of you don’t have to worry about money AND it’s your absolute top choice. I’m sure you’ll hear different things from different people but I would only recommend ED to people who can check off both of those boxes.

@maizinburly527 said:

I've always thought of myself as "first gen" since neither of my parents graduated college. But one of my grandparents did. Does that make me not a first gen? I've never thought about it too hard but this thread has me wondering...

I could be wrong but I don’t think grandparents count unless you’re grandparent was your legal guardian. Yeah I never really thought about these things because my dad doesn’t even say he “went to college”. Seemed like a no brainer but it can get pretty complicated!

@maizinburly527 said:

Given that your father technically received his degree before you, I’d stay away from saying it. Yes, there are different definitions floating around on the internet, some saying “the first to attend” but I think the most concrete/prevalent definition of a first generation student is the first person in his/her immediate family to obtain a college degree. I suppose you could say it if you want but then you may find yourself in a position where you have to explain exactly what you did above and, well.. my gut reaction is that most people would not consider you a first generation.

Hope this helps, and good luck with your apps!

P.S. I saw a couple of your posts, congrats on the score!

Yeah it's probably not worth having to explain. At any rate, I mention it in my personal statement so I suppose they can do with that information what they please.

And thanks a lot!!!

Columbia does have the bigger name. But I encourage you to check out UVAs employment statistics. https://abovethelaw.com/schools/university-of-virginia-law/ Here's Columbia. https://abovethelaw.com/schools/columbia-law/ might be easier if you know what you want to do. I'm mostly looking at Clerkship numbers for myself when I compare employment stats. Columbia seems to place a massive amount of its students into Big Law while very few go on to do Federal Clerkships. So if you're like me and know you don't want to go into Big Law, Columbia might even be a little less appealing than UVA.

Seems like you already started out with pretty incredible LSAT skill. I wouldn't worry about it too much if I were you. Everyone is able to adjust to the "harder" tests. You just need to expose yourself to that material and BR thoroughly.

I live in Georgia, went to Emory for undergrad. If you’re looking to practice in GA then UGA is a really great choice. It seems they really dominate the market here since a lot of Emory alum go out of state. Georgia state has a really strong network in Atlanta.

@53333 said:

@doneill3389668 so proud of you and glad we've become pals :)

Same here! Good luck on the 28th!

Thanks for this! And congrats on making it this far without a mountain of debt!!!

If you could go back and approach landing a public interest opportunity differently, what would you do? Do you feel like you used all of Michigan’s resources for students interested in pursuing public interest work?

Totally depends on how you're feeling about dedicating the time and energy. I could definitely retake in November. Might even improve a bit, but I'm checked out mentally so it's just not worth it for me.

@drbrown2259 said:

Congrats!!! Really happy for you and wishing you the best with your applications

You too bro! Have you already finished applying?

Thats huge!!!

@adsfgg137 said:

Congrats! Very happy to hear this.

Thank you! And thank you for all your LG help.

@drbrown2259 said:

WHAT??? A FLOWER SHOP SURVIVOR??? GRATS!

Lmaooo nah Flowers still wrecked me. But LR came in clutch.

@samba324639 said:

@mariebrittany0092228 said:

@samba324639 said:

After weeks of worrying that I got worse than -10 on LG, I got -7. I can deal with that. My worst section ended up being RC at -8, including missing 4 of the last 6 questions. Ugh. Can somebody remind me what the last passage was about?

I think it was about environmental law?

Oh yeah I think that’s right! Combination of test fatigue and difficult passage I suppose

Yeah I thought it was the hardest passage. RC was also my last section so I was feeling it too.

@samba324639 said:

After weeks of worrying that I got worse than -10 on LG, I got -7. I can deal with that. My worst section ended up being RC at -8, including missing 4 of the last 6 questions. Ugh. Can somebody remind me what the last passage was about?

I think it was about environmental law?

@bgillman193

Good deal. Mine was slightly lower than expected :-(

Uggggh. Don’t know what to do now.

Happy to help you make a decision if you want. Just shoot me a message if you need to bounce ideas off of someone.

@yxh425310 said:

@mariebrittany0092228 said:

@yxh425310 said:

How's everyone feeling about this score release?

Definitely checking reddit for the curve before I check my own results 😂 is like to be let down gently.

I think it's a -13.

Yeah it is. Thank god. My score was a little better than I expected.

@yxh425310 said:

How's everyone feeling about this score release?

Definitely checking reddit for the curve before I check my own results 😂 is like to be let down gently.