Business AdministrationLaw School
Self-attested. The author confirmed their identity to us. The content itself is unchecked.Starting conditions
- Institution
- Large State School
- Major
- Business Administration
- GPA band
- 2.5-2.9
- Graduated
- 2024
- Location
- Chicago, United States
- Financial need
- First-generation student
The sequence6 steps
- Coursework7 mo
Took constitutional law and legal writing electives
Took constitutional law and legal writing electives. This took 7 months and was slower than expected.
- Exam3 mo
First LSAT attempt
First LSAT attempt. This took 3 months and was slower than expected.
Evidence for this step - Setback1 moPivotal
LSAT score well below the target school range
LSAT score well below the target school range. This took 1 months and was harder than expected.
Obstacle
The plan stalled here, and it was not obvious it would recover.
How it was resolved
Asked the people who rejected me what the specific disqualifier was, then fixed exactly that instead of everything at once.
Start this earlier than feels necessary.
Evidence for this step - Exam4 mo
LSAT retake after a full study reset
- Application7 moPivotal
Application cycle
Obstacle
Applied broadly without understanding what the reviewers actually screened on.
How it was resolved
Narrowed the list and applied early in the cycle rather than late.
Outcome
Accepted to law school (JD)
Reflection
Would repeat
- Starting the outreach earlier than felt comfortable.
Would skip
- The first application cycle, which I entered underprepared.
Biggest obstacle
Underestimating how long the prerequisite work would take alongside everything else.
What was luck
- One person answered a cold email who did not have to.