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TrevorShepherd
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5 days out from the June test! Lots of variance on my PTs recently, but hopefully this version of my brain shows up Friday!!
TrevorShepherd
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- Sep 2025
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LSAT
161
CAS GPA
3.75
1L START YEAR
2027
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TrevorShepherd
Thursday, Apr 30
Hi Ethan!
I was originally planned on being a KJD but unfortunately did not get into any of the schools I was aiming for during my first application cycle. After working for a state prosecution office for two years, I am now reapplying.
How do I identify the weak points of and approve upon my original personal statement? My first attempt at it I relied on what challenges I had overcame, but I felt it relied too much on emotional appeal and my "why law" was not very strong, so how do I strike a good balance between displaying my newly obtained work experience (which is a big reason why I still want to do law) and highlight my original journey all in a few pages?
@yeenatime Thanks bro!
Being consistent is actually the number one recommendation I have! I originally started studying for the LSAT in the Summer of '24. It was more-so "on and off" studying and I never fully committed to daily work. Flash forward to November '24 and I got a 155 on my first LSAT. With this result I decided to finish undergrad, take a gap year or two and then retake at a later date.
I managed to get a full time job in the same city where I graduated undergrad, and after 10 months of working I started studying again in March of '26. I took a re-diagnostic to see where I was at after not studying for a while and scored a 160. I decided to make the commitment of studying at least one hour per day, during my lunch hour in my office. It was SO tough at first because, let's be honest, it's not the way I really wanted to spend my lunch hour. But as time went on, it became routine and then I added on extra hours once I got home. For the past few months, I've been studying around 3 hours per day. I typically do my studying by completing the daily tasks that form in the study plan after completing the core curriculum. Through this, my PT scores have been improving every week! I typically do at least one PT a week, sometimes two if it is a lighter week at my job.
My advice to you is to start with getting at least 30 mins - 1 hour of quality studying in every day, no matter how painful it is at first, it will start to become routine. From there, build on! It also gets easier to study and put in more hours once you know you're improving, and the material starts to make more sense!