LSAT 177 GPA 3.47 2021–22 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…are…. not good and I hadn’t realized I could start my personal statement before applications opened up. That all being said I am ecstatic with my results. I ended up not going with my top choices because WashU $$$ seemed to make up for the lack of opportunities to network in Seattle. I knew going in that UW doesn’t…

thisismetrying

LSAT 179 GPA 3.93 2021–22 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…safeties. I included why X paragraphs in every one of my personal statements, and I think it helped me avoid YP at safeties (no comment on Mich or UVA LOL). If you genuinely can’t write a why X, you probably shouldn’t apply to that school IMO. Mental health: Know when to log off LSD and reddit. Some info on here can…

UnnaturalTruculentSquirt

LSAT 160 GPA 3.59 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

Filled out all application materials/essays. Took about three months to write my personal statement myself.

theLumpySpacePrincess

LSAT 160 GPA 3.15 2021–22 cycle

Attending Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law

…letters of rec and what I feel was a unique and compelling Personal Statement. Applied with my first 160 and signed up to take again after I applied to all my schools. Got better results but still not as good as I would have with the goal that I didn’t reach. Felt defeated AGAIN. Visited PS-Dickinson and now feel…

cool-k

LSAT 171 GPA 3.78 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to Duke University

…to make sure that each part of your application (your personal statement, your resume, and your optional essays) tells a cohesive story; and to be deliberate in formulating your list of schools to apply to. The law school application cycle is impossible to predict, and the process can be incredibly stressful. Make…

MotionlessPushyPiranha

LSAT 170 GPA 3.60 2021–22 cycle

Attending Duke University

…Do your absolute best on the LSAT and craft a killer personal statement if your GPA is on the lower side for any reason.

CalvinCoolidge-Official

LSAT 169 GPA 4.11 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…male, born and raised in the Midwest, middle class. First person in my family to go to law school, but that isn’t very unique. KJD who graduated in three years from University of Alabama with a double major in Philosophy (with a Jurisprudence concentration) and History. Minored in English. Had a 4.11 uGPA at the…

TyrannosaurusLex

LSAT 180 GPA 3.30 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…of rec by the end of June. Write a first draft of your personal statement by then too, so that the PS is completely done by mid-August and you can start writing optional essays then.

hihellohowareu

LSAT 154 GPA 3.85 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to Chapman University

make sure you give the LSAT your all and have a solid personal statement

GrouchySweetGar

LSAT 167 GPA 3.50 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Utah

…in europe white female lgbt kjd applied in september 2021 personal statement about my passion for the environment (interested primarily in environmental law) took lsat 3 times (164 –> 167 –> 160) compelling (in my opinion) gpa addendum

BlackFootedKat

LSAT 169 GPA 3.94 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California—Berkeley

…goals. Low-income & first-gen were also emphasized in my personal statements.

BigDummy97

LSAT 167 GPA 3.29 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Wisconsin

I think my personal statement was probably a bit weak, I really struggled to even write the mediocre one I ended up with. WashU undergrad with strong ties to the law school. Admittedly not the best applicant, but hey, worth a shot. Want to be back in STL, love the city, so SLU at $$$$ meant I was free rolling the…

CourageousNostalgia

LSAT 158 GPA 3.19 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Denver

Below both medians for both UO and DU. Strong softs, LORs, and personal statement connecting to Why Law. Highly encourage applicants to get work experience and build connections in the legal industry of the city you wish to reside in. I truly believe having that boosted my application this time around as a…

SassyDramaticFossa

LSAT 162 GPA 2.50 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Tennessee

Take your personal statement seriously. Ignore r/lawschooladmissions

Splittsville2022

LSAT 170 GPA 3.11 2021–22 cycle

Attending Indiana University - Bloomington

i am brutally honest in my addenda and personal statements. im big, queer, and have had brushes with the law; there’s no sugarcoating that, and so i dont try to. Also I sent Yale a TikTok instead of doing their ‘college activities’ thing.

IntelligentGlamorousHound

LSAT 162 GPA 3.64 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to St. John's University

Wrote personal statement on being first in my family to go to law school, wrote GPA addendum for first semester GPA weighing down average

MJenk2

LSAT 172 GPA 3.86 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to University of Chicago

Wrote why X paragraphs in my personal statement. Dual enrollment lowered my LSAC GPA by 0.26. Softs are 1) extremely competitive extracurricular team, 2) very low-income upbringing affected by things relate to a very clear rationale for why law, and 3) prestigious undergrad fellowship. White and Hispanic, so kinda…

OldMasterCannoli

LSAT 180 GPA 4.00 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

Didn’t write any optional essays in addition to my personal statement, unless you count the mandatory Yale 250-word supplement (in retrospect, this definitely hurt me at UVA, Penn, and Columbia, where I was above 75th for both stats and didn’t do a good job demonstrating interest) T4 softs, did some research at my…

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