Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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NervousAbsentSquirrel

GPA: 3.69 • LSAT: 161 • University of Houston

Took the November LSAT - score released 11/29 A: UHLC: Applied 11/14 ED, app complete 11/30, UR 12/15, status disappeared 12/17, received A via status checker 12/20. St Mary’s: Applied 11/10, app...

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SassyThirdWhale

GPA: 3.93 • LSAT: 174 • Harvard University

Other than trying to get the highest LSAT score you can and spending time crafting the best application, I suggest you try to stay positive during the process! Don’t forget about your mental...

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ScarceWholesaleSheep

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 168 • University of Toronto

APPLY EARLY. (i.e., by Nov) I got this advice from every 1L I spoke with, yet I really let time slip from my hands - sigh. What took me so long was in part because I kept revising my essays -...

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GorgeousRichAvatar

GPA: 3.53 • LSAT: 167 • Northeastern University

Study no less than 10 weeks for LSAT - I recommend the book the LSAT trainer. Do your absolute best to take the August LSAT, so if you have to take it again you can next take the October or...

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lexlaughlove

GPA: 3.2 • LSAT: 161 • Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law

Don’t get to held up on the “name” of the school, just go where you can be successful and achieve your specific goals. My main goal was to pay as little as possible for law school/COL while still...

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LegallyBlondeAndStressed

GPA: 3.99 • LSAT: 169 • University of California—Los Angeles

always have faith in yourself!!! you can get into a T14 without a 170. write some killer essays and get your apps in as early as you can but also when you feel confident in them (it’s okay to not...

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RedHeadCoEd

GPA: 3.76 • LSAT: 156 • Stetson University

Don’t procrastinate about studying for the LSAT. Allow yourself at least a couple of months to study, and get it out of the way as soon as you can so you have time to retake if necessary. If I...

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ohmmmm

GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 172 • University of Richmond

My essays were not great, and I may have applied too late to make it into the top schools! Luckily, I wasn’t set on a T14, wanted to remain in the Richmond area, and am debt averse, so U of R was...

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0eesheedess

• University of California—Berkeley

Don’t rush applications, and ask for help if you need it! I sent several flawed apps because I was so nervous about getting them in early, and I didn’t know who I could ask about the process (I’m...