Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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KeYs

GPA: 3.74 • LSAT: 175 • Washington University in St. Louis

Yes, your sub 4.33 GPA is hurting you

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O0007

Just send it and hope for the best honestly

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TellingSuperGolem

GPA: 3.71 • LSAT: 164 • University of California—Davis

The challenge today is not to get people thinking alike, but to get them to think together.

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RainyInconclusiveMacaw

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 152 • Southwestern Law School

ONE HAS TO HIT

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BarkyPoodle

GPA: 3.94 • LSAT: 171 • University of Virginia

Go Hoos! Personal statement matters, and your interview matters. Numbers only get you to the interview. If you’re STEM, that’s a big boost wherever you go. Adcoms and employers will assume you’re...

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Whispering-Dachshund

GPA: 4.1 • LSAT: 161 • University of Texas at Austin

Don’t be like me. Seriously… I am the poster-child of how NOT to go about this process. I chose to get around 1.5 years of work experience after college, thinking I could reach my goal LSAT (170)...

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AbbeyRoad

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 170 • University of Georgia

Apply as early as you can with your best foot forward Write every optional - if you don’t have anything to say, you don’t want to go there and shouldn’t apply Actually visit - I thought I was in...

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AwareStakingAlligator

GPA: 3.17 • LSAT: 161 • University of California (Hastings)

Pay as much money as you can to do well the LSAT, especially if you are a splitter. A few thousand on a course can make up for tens of thousands in scholarships. Originally applied to 5 schools...

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IWILLSUPERSPLIT

GPA: 2.11 • LSAT: 177 • Washington University in St. Louis

Don’t get into a car accident before thanksgiving that pushes your apps out into January and February. Do don’t getting into a car accident TWO DAYS BEFORE THANKSGIVING that pushes your apps out...