Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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iblingjewels

Ibling Jewels offers ethical, lab-grown diamond and moissanite jewelry for customers across the USA. Our handcrafted engagement rings, wedding bands, and fine jewelry combine sustainability with...

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BatmanBeyond

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 168 • Fordham University

GPA inflation. Don’t use AI to write your apps. Don’t apply with the GRE. Be intentional about location. Really understand the bimodal nature of law salaries and the lifestyle tradeoff vis a vis...

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AmbitiousThoughtfulWyrm

GPA: 3.52 • LSAT: 168 • University of Wisconsin

I applied to an interesting mix of schools. I currently work as a patent agent at a law firm in Chicago, and have for a few years now (graduated from undergrad in ‘23), and so was considering...

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CASTA23

GPA: 3.3 • LSAT: 162 • Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles

Take the year to boost your score and apply early in the next cycle.

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GlitterLabradorRetriever

GPA: 3.66 • LSAT: 162 • (Part-time) New York Law School

Applications are holistic; they are admitting a person not a GPA/LSAT score. Make sure that your personal statement is honest to you and what you want to accomplish by going to law school. It...

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a-wild-countryball

If you’re cooked, you’re cooked.

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TheActionIsTheJuice

GPA: 4.03 • LSAT: 167 • Wake Forest University

Just chill out

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StatuesqueLearnedTadpole

GPA: 3.95 • LSAT: 169 • Duke University

Start drafting your application materials EARLY!!! There will always be unexpected bumps in the road during the application process which will slow you down, and you want to start the process...

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stonerenard

GPA: 2.6 • LSAT: 149

Do not give up! Rejected from 20+ schools, so I’m going back to school and proving that my poor GPA is not who I am. Retaking the LSAT in a year or two. It just happens to be a different path...