26
Colleges
3
Q&As
7
AP/IBs
1
Essay
2
Awards
9
Activities
Pre-law student majoring in Government
I applied to 26 schools, but was able to reuse and repurpose essays for most of them! I got my safeties out of the way early so I had the peace of knowing I was admitted somewhere, and then worked on putting out the best application I could for my top schools.
Pre-law student majoring in Government
26
Colleges
3
Q&As
7
AP/IBs
1
Essay
2
Awards
9
Activities
Race
Asian
Gender
Female
School Type
Public
Legacy
No
Low income
No
First generation
No
International
No
Recruited Athlete
No
GPA (W)
5.37
GPA (UW)
4
GPA Scale
4
SAT
1540
# AP/IB Exams
7
Personal Statement



Who should read over your essays?
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How did you decide where to apply early?
I didn't want to apply early decision anywhere since I wanted to be able to see what offers I would get in the regular decision cycle (if you get in ED, you must rescind other applications). Since I'm
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What would you do differently if you were to redo the application cycle?
I would apply to less schools and spend more time on each application. Applying to fewer schools that are a great fit for you with higher quality applications is a much better investment of time than
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