Take these results with a grain of salt, most were part time admissions, what I ultimately decided on due to my career. Things like this always work out, you’ll end up wherever you were supposed to be. Go Pirates.
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Wrote diversity statement for all schools. Did research and reached out to current students for required Why X essays. Showed strong improvement from first LSAT to last. Recent work experience was not very strong.
PS about my interest in human rights law, DS about my racial identity. Wrote why X or optional statements for all non T6 schools. 1 year out of college serving in Americorps, attended a non-prestigious undergrad.
the little engine that did. Keep chuggin, believe in yourself, have a good support system, and you will find your station. Had a bunch of apps ready to shoot out immediately if Penn didn’t work out. But it did :)
I studied using exclusively LSAT Demon and JurisPrep (one more for the software, the other for an LSAT class). These and getting as much feedback as possible on how you present yourself to schools is what matters!
Apply to a range of schools. Shoot for a couple shoe in schools for you, a couple right at your range for your stats, and a couple reach schools. That way your bases are covered but you can still shoot your shot.
Wrote all Why X available & DS on growing up a broke (white) girl from rural area Top Tier Undergrad, Top Tier Masters Mid-late 20s the most T3 of T3 softs (D1 athlete, AmeriCorps service / law-related WE)
LSAT 171 GPA 3.90 2025–26 cycle
Sup” ModestMoose here, Lets see where this takes me.
LSAT 164 GPA 3.18 2021–22 cycle
Average softs: Top Canadian Undergrad Department Journal- Double Major / Double Minor Master’s Degree (MA). 3+ Years Legal Work Experience. Strong LORs from two professors and legal employer. Average PS.
LSAT 172 GPA 3.80 2024–25 cycle
Apply as early as somehow possible. If that is after the end of December, do some serious thinking if it is still worth burning the money hoping to get in somewhere instead of waiting until September 1 to apply.
Take the LSAT seriously, grind your essays, connect with your LOR writers. The school you go to determines your career outcomes.
everybody said i couldn’t do it with a 162!!! believe in yourself and that you are more than ur numbers. go wildcats :p
Negotiate your scholarships!!!! The worst they can say is no. With the exception of Northwestern (because they said they weren’t going to negotiate with anyone this year), I got more money everywhere I asked.
27, recently furloughed as apart of trumps BS. looking for a more stable career field. Preference in GOVT/HUM AID, but most likely will do Family/Immigration/Veteran/ADA law. No cost for law because of GI BILL.
To all fellow STEM majors - lock in that GPA freshman year before it gets hard…because it will get hard!
Apply early and watch Dean Z’s application review videos! Provide a broad overview of who you are as a person, make them interested and excited to have you on campus
apply early and have faith in yourself! you may not end up where you want to be, but you will end up exactly where you are meant to be.
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