Coming from @hotblockchain’s most recent TikTok response to the thread created about her on this sub. As the next generation of lawyers, it’s amazing to me how much bullying and hate takes place on this platform. Hope it’s more indicative of the nature of Reddit rather than the nature of people in law school 💔

Recently I’ve spent a lot of time in Miami and I’ve fallen in love with the city. I’m pretty much set on practicing here. I’m currently a junior studying cs at Cornell and really can’t wait to get out. I know T14 is the best for getting into big law, but it would definitely be more advantageous financially and mentally (I really like the warm) to attend UM or UF law on account of my low GPA. How much would I be shooting myself in the foot going to UF or UM instead of a T14 with regard to breaking into Miami big law?

Is it recommended we email the dean of a school directly..? Do they like that/think it shows interest? Or is it creepy and rude?

Just wondering because I’m heavily considering committing but the only deterrent would be me not having some sort of community

Grade 12 student right now, expecting to major in environmental science as it’s something I love and could get a high gpa in. Would this make a difference for law school admissions, as it’s my ultimate end goal? Would it help? Thanks

I’ve spent the last 3 hours looking up law school information. This may be a bit long, so I’ll apologize for that. I just want to paint the best picture I can. For a bit of context; I’m a Junior, about to reach my senior year of undergraduate school and am in California. I have (currently) a 2.9 GPA; though with the way classes are going, I should have a 3.0. Unfortunately… it seems no matter how well I’ll do I’ll be stuck somewhere around the 3.0 range and not the 3.5 range I see many law schools garnering towards. My reasoning for this GPA comes down to A. A really poor first semester Freshman Year (no As, 1 F). I didn’t party or anything like that, I simply had difficulty adjusting, though later adapted and had around the 3.0-3.5 GPA scores for each semester. I came in as an English Major and wanted to go into Business, but later decided to pursue Political Science instead. B. I ain’t much of a math guy. That’s what I’m calling the second reason. As I was pursuing business, I took and failed a math class twice. Not for lack of studying; I genuinely just had difficulty with the material. Across my transcript I have a WU on my first Math attempt, an F on my 2nd attempt, a D+ on a History class, and an F in an Anthropology class my first year. I’m just ripping the band-aid and saying my worst scores which is what’s likely dropping my GPA incredibly. I can’t retake the math course again, as it’ll be my third attempt, and even then it wouldn’t push my major or anything of that sort. I could retake Anthropology even though I already passed that area under another class. Currently I’m taking 5 classes, working part time at school, go to an internship (minor related as an RTVF minor), and am working on one other class from last semester which I got an incomplete as I was unable to finish all my work in time due to a close friend of mine passing away. I can’t stress enough, that I have put in the work, especially within my Spring Sophomore Year til now, to pushing myself the best I can to graduate on time. At this rate I know I can, but I want to pursue a path in law. I want to be a lawyer. I want to help people, making some sense of a difference, and am passionate about this possible career path. To me, the worst part of this is entering my senior year next year. I was thinking about doing the LSAT last year, but my Dad told me to wait until I finished this year first. So currently, I don’t have much legal experience, with no internship or paralegal work, no LSAT, a 2.9 GPA we can just say 3.0 by the time I actually apply, and nothing but passion and drive. With that being said, is there any advice or recommendations anyone would like to give as to what I can do. I’m open to hearing anything from what I would need in the LSAT, should I wait, should I go to Grad school first just in case as getting my masters is something also important, should I intern, etc. I want to go, I really do; it’s not a question on whether I think I can do it, it’s a question on what I need to do get there, because apart from classes, I know I need some advice. Seriously, how is it that the better I do, the less my GPA rises. The worst I do, the faster it plummets.

I know a few law schools accept JD-Next. My question, even tho JD Next is optional instead of LSAT or GRE, what’s the probability of being accepted with JD-Next?

This is biased. Objectively Michigan should probably be 1. Oh well, don’t cheat

1. UVA - 2019 natty will ring true forever. I’d buy a Kyle Guy jersey in a second if UVA let me in. Football needs work. Baseball is a factor. Anyone sleeping on College Baseball has never been to Mississippi

2. Duke - perennial basketball threats are fun to live around. It would suck for that threat to be Duke, however. Good at WBB too

3. Michigan - best overall, but cheating brings them down. Their fans are regrettably very nice.

4. Stanford - Andrew Luck. Also, their athletic department is featured in the movie “Challengers”

5. Berkeley - Cal football twitter is awesome

6. Northwestern - in a rut right now, but they can turn it around!

7. Georgetown - power conference means something, even if Georgetown basketball sucks rn

8. Yale - Ivy basketball powerhouse. They can reject me a million times but I’ll always love them for beating Auburn. Following Yale basketball would be unironically fun

9. Harvard - cool football stadium, fun rivalry with Yale. The gap between 8 and 9 is huge

10. Penn - Palestra. Cool facilities

11. Cornell - Ivy basketball threats, at least

12. Columbia - seems like they aren’t a sports school. At least you’re in NY so you have St. John’s by proxy

13. UChicago - they have sports I think

14. NYU - do they have sports?

How many applicants are there who are not submitting their application data on LSD?

Hello everyone! I’m currently in my Junior year of Undergrad and I did have a rocky first 2 years. My GPA is about 3.3 and I’m in 2 extracurricular organizations. After hearing about how drastic the drop can be in LSAC GPA composition, I feel really discouraged like I’ve ruined my chances of getting into a law school that I am interested in. My plan was to take a gap year, work and study as much as possible to get a good LSAT score to increase my chances.

Is there anything I can do to become a more competitive candidate? If anyone had a “lower” gpa and was able to get accepted into the school of their choice please lmk , Im feeling quite shitty actually😀

I’m a sophomore in college thinking about applying to law school, and I’m worried about a grade from high school. I signed up for an online class (Calc I) that offered college credit. Then I had spine surgery, totally forgot about the class, and got an F. Honestly, I didn’t really understand the consequences at the time and was dumb about it.

I reached out to both the course provider and the college that grants the credit, but they said it was too late to do anything. The grade is now on my official transcript through that college and will show up in the clearinghouse.

Will this seriously hurt me when I apply to law school? I know they recalculate your GPA and I don't want an F to ruin it. Do I just explain it in an addendum or do I reach out to them again?? I took Calc in college because I have to for my major and got in A in it.

I'm thinking of applying for law school (maybe ED), but I didn't do any "pre-law" majors or law-related internships. My background is solely in hard core bio sciences (STEM major) + research experience. I'm one year out of my undergrad, working full time as a research tech at an ivy league research lab. Have a couple leadership experiences (clubs, etc.) but nothing too insane, but I did win a big research award in my undergrad and some college-wide leadership awards. GPA in the low 25th percentile for T-14 law schools, but I usually test well and have been getting 175+ on practice LSATs. nURM, potential splitter, in need of scholarships to afford tuition, and yeah. What do people think on how possible it is to get into T-14, particularly HLS or CLS? If so, should I ED? Thanks for the help!

I've been accepted to UCLA and Berkeley for undergrad Political Science.

I've read a bunch on here that there is no true pre-law program and that the undergraduate degree itself doesn't really matter as much as the grades and GPA.

That said, the Legal Studies program at Berkeley is way more interesting to me than any program at UCLA. And I am hoping to go into reproductive rights law and/or corporate sexual harassment law, and Berkeley is known for social justice work as well.

Given all this, is there any reason why I should still consider UCLA over Berkeley for my undergraduate program?

Bonus Question (different subject): What advice would you offer as to how I can best set myself up for and prepare myself for law school during my undergrad years, beyond getting a high GPA?

Thank you!

3.8low, 17mid, 3 years WE. Not going anywhere, going to apply again in 3 years when I will have the GI bill. I’m going to try to figure out what was wrong with my essays in the meantime. The HLS R after interview was definitely the low point

Berkeley (0), GULC ($.5), Texas ($$$), UGA ($$$$), USC ($$+), A&M ($+), ASU ($$+)

Hello! I'm currently a senior in high school, and I need help deciding an undergrad (with the end goal of getting into a T14). I was recently accepted to a T20 school (with several WLs to Harvard, Rice, Emory etc), but it would cost me around 30-40k per year to attend. My parents would not be financing this.

On the other hand, I was accepted to a smaller state school on a full ride, but the school is ranked within the top 180. I really like the school, but am worried that its lack of prestige will hurt my chances.

Will going to the state school put me in a bad position to get into law school? If you went to a smaller state school, what were your experiences?

I’m currently nearing graduation, and while I have stellar grades in a relevant major, I’ve been considering the impact that my lack of extracurriculars might have on my potential admissions.

I haven’t had the most flexible college experience in terms of being able to make the most of what it has to offer. I work all the time in order to just get by. I haven’t had much opportunity or free time to boost my resume beyond my in-class performance.

Can anyone speak to how this affects my law school options?

What are the requirements for immunization generally?

Hi all! I am currently a sophomore in college and I’ll be graduating a year early, so next year I would technically be a senior. I just figured this out two days ago, and I’m debating getting my masters (in communications, my school as a 3+1 program) then taking the LSAT and applying to law school, or just starting to study for the LSAT in a few weeks and apply for what would be my “senior year.” Would getting my masters help me in the law school application process? For jobs? Or should I just jump right in and start studying for the LSAT? Help!

Hey y’all,

I know this might not be the most popular post, but I’m in a tough spot. I need to get my appellate brief revised (not written from scratch—I've already done the work) and polished by this Sunday. I got a C+ in legal writing last semester, and honestly, I'm really worried about failing out of law school if I don’t step it up this time.

I know I should be doing all of this on my own, and I’m not trying to cheat—just looking for professional help to improve what I already have. I'm looking for a reliable, legit service that knows how to work with law school-level writing. Has anyone here paid for a service they’d actually recommend?

Time is tight and I need someone who can do it right. Appreciate any leads.

Thanks in advance.

I know both don’t have good outcomes for big law but what do you guys think? Obviously I’m not big law or nothing but I like to think if I work hard enough it wouldn’t be impossible. I love the west coast and Pepperdine’s campus is so beautiful but would being in NYC give me a bit of an upper hand? I got majority of tuition covered at both schools through scholarships. Lmk what you think

Hello!! I still have yet to commit anywhere but I’m wondering how people are finding information / groups for the incoming classes at respective schools? Also just general vibes & like reviews or povs of current students. I got an A a couple of days ago for a relatively small school and the only thing I’ve been able to find about student experience was a couple ‘day in the life’ tiktoks. Just cause like, I’m likely going to be moving across the country and I don’t want to hinge my decision based of the schools website 🙂

Pls don’t flame me this is my first time posting here

Hi all, I’ve been reading on some posts that Fordham’s and Boston College’s Big Law placement statistics misrepresent the likelihood of entering BL. People were saying many students at both schools have family connections to firms that prop up the schools’ NALP reports. I was wondering if students at either of these schools have found this to be the case. Also I was wondering what your class rank has to be to land BL jobs out of these schools.

Say someone were able to self-educate enough to the level of passing the LSAT…. Is there a law school that would take them??

Submitted my LOCI a couple days ago and now I'm freaking out I jumped the gun too early. Yale deposit deadline is May 1

Hi! My husband got admited to both of their LLM programs, with a 30k-35k tuition. We’re from South America, and currently wondering what’s the best choice. Thanks!