Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Cowabunga11

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 170 • Georgetown University

=)

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CalculatingGroovyPelican

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 178 • University of Virginia

Especially with the new essay prompts, I’d really try to leave yourself 3 months to write them if you can. Don’t underestimate the time it’ll take to write WhyX and extras for most of the T14....

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PerpetualEfficaciousReader

GPA: 3.62 • LSAT: 155 • University of Hawaii

Do not underestimate the power of an outstanding personal statement and LORs. They won’t completely make up for low stats but it can certainly help! Well into my cycle and I am continuing to send...

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meowoooops

GPA: 3.55 • LSAT: 174 • University of Southern California

meow meow

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queencard

GPA: 3.93 • LSAT: 173 • University of Pennsylvania

Don’t be afraid to take a gap year! It made my cycle much less stressful because I already had my LSAT squared away and I was able to apply very early. There are few good excuses for rushing your...

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SecondZestyEagle

GPA: 3.83 • LSAT: 176 • New York University

Went into this cycle fully expecting to reapply next year. Chose a short list of schools that a) have strong programming in my somewhat niche public defense subfield and/or b) are relatively...

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WhatWasIMadeFor

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 170 • Yale University

Happiness :)

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VoirDire23

GPA: 3.99 • LSAT: 159 • University of Texas at Austin

Shoot your shot!

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LoopyFoop

GPA: 3.84 • LSAT: 174 • University of Virginia

Loopy. Foop.