LSAT 170 GPA 2.52 2026–27 cycle
Legal Secretary for 2 years; President of a Sorority; Worked full-time in undergrad with 2 different careers
Applicant wisdom
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Finishing in the top of your class is more important than the school’s ranking. By knowing this, I prioritized scholarships and geographic location to make what I believe is the best decision.
no wisdom just extremely ready to be done with this process honestly i just spent a truly depressing amount of time agonizing over writing and rewriting and editing my PS/DS/other statements
This such a stressful process - you are worthy !! Some of the under review/timeline data is wonky because I took the February LSAT and told some schools to hold until they received the score.
Wrote Why X Essays for all applications. Withdrew after ED acceptance to Wisconsin to be fair to other applicants. Received a scholarship from Wisconsin but I’m unable to disclose the amount.
LSAT 163 GPA 3.68 2025–26 cycle
Admissions are random and unpredictable. You literally just never know. Everyone has something unique to offer. Shoot your shot.
when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. when life gives you limes, you make limeade. when life gives you both, you make sprite.
Things happen and sometimes your portfolio is not where you wanted it to be at, but don’t let it stop you from shooting your shot and letting them see your true potential beyond your numbers.
I have a low GPA but I have a clear upward trajectory and large gap between the bad semesters and the good ones for anyone wondering. I only took the LSAT one time, probably not a big factor.
Use LSAT Demon Basic Plan (the one for $95). Studied for 2 months and never needed any of the live classes. Just use the software and you’ll be good. “I am both.” - Artist50, circa late 2022
Unsolicited Fee Waivers from - Ohio State UChicago Duke Alabama GWU (even tho app is free) University of Denver Arizona State University of Utah University of Washington USC Gould NYU Temple
Apply earlier if able. Not just for the slight advantage, but for your sanity. I submitted around Thanksgiving, and I can’t imagine being a person who didn’t submit until January or February.
everything works out the way it’s supposed to 🦋
LSAT 151 GPA 3.47 2025–26 cycle
The best things I did… Have a flexible full-time job- Give myself more time to be as ambitious as I want Have friends who support me Wait for greater opportunities to present themselves
LSAT 167 Int'l GPA Superior 2023–24 cycle
Attending University of Tennessee
Apply to peer schools of the school you want to attend to have competing scholarship offers to negotiate with. In hindsight I would have applied to more schools for more negotiation leverage.
You get what you put into it… tell the truth.
Craft a compelling narrative that connects your identity and experiences with what you want to accomplish through the law.
“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.” Van Gogh
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