Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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PremiumWhimsicalBison

GPA: 3.44 • LSAT: 167 • University of California (Hastings)

Whatever is meant for us will be.

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SassyAbidingPoodle

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 174 • Columbia University

Don’t be shy to ask for fee waivers from all schools that have that option. Some schools have a form you can fill out for need/merit fee waivers and are very generous. Ask for your...

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CatofLionelHutz

GPA: 3.65 • LSAT: 176 • Washington University in St. Louis

I worked on applications as I went, typically spending a day tailoring each one. (I don’t recommend doing it as you go. I was very stressed.) I had no diversity statement and a bad interview at...

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Famousprophets

GPA: 3.44 • LSAT: 159 • Gonzaga University

Be kind

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cupcakelawyer

GPA: 4.06 • LSAT: 165 • University of Michigan

TLDR: (1) Prioritize LSAT (for scholarships) (2) Application Quality > Submission Speed If I did this again, I would retake the LSAT. A higher LSAT can really open doors not only for getting...

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BriefHighDeer

GPA: 3.81 • LSAT: 170 • Wake Forest University

Decided to take the money and run (not that it was looking good for the schools I was waiting on though) Even if I got lucky enough to make it into a school I withdrew from, I knew I wouldn’t get...

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SelectiveMountian

GPA: 2.69 • LSAT: 153 • University of Baltimore

My wife became sick so I had to drop out after my university withdrawl date to take care of her, and I was rejected a medical hardship form. This tanked my GPA. I’m grateful I managed to find a...

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RockNRollReader

GPA: 4.03 • LSAT: 165 • University of Virginia

All I can say is shoot your shot and apply to schools you can actually see yourself attending. DREAMS DO COME TRUE! I JUST GOT INTO UVA!

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NYDismissedTryAgain

GPA: 3.06 • LSAT: 155 • University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Graduated in 2019 and attended Touro Law where I was academically dismissed during my 1L. Had external circumstances but now that I am a paralegal in a big firm I am trying again.