Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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PurringIntelligentTiger

GPA: 3.59 • LSAT: 166 • Wake Forest University

Care about your grades! Especially in those classes that don’t really apply to your degree/you don’t really find excitement in. Any little boost you can give to your GPA will be crucial,...

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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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OmniscientFoolishZebra

GPA: 3.96 • LSAT: 168 • University of Virginia

Advice for 16high LSAT applicants shooting for a T-14: Apply to as many schools as you would actually consider going to. It’s going to be a gamble so increase your chances by having many options!...

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ZoeOpalRose

GPA: 3.93 • LSAT: 171 • University of Michigan

If you see this, follow my socials LOLLL https://www.instagram.com/zoes__law/ https://www.tiktok.com/@zoes_law https://zoeslaw0.substack.com/ This is going to be long, and sort of sappy, but I’ve...

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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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TruthShallSetYouFres

• Catholic University Of America

GPA > WE I naively thought WE would benefit me in the admissions process but was wrong. My 3.77 went to a 3.5 after a challenging semester of 18 credits and 2 different jobs at 45+ hours per week.

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NumberlessSpikyNibbler

GPA: 3.96 • LSAT: 158 • Campbell University

Elon Decision: -Interview Invite via email -Interviewed on 11/29 -Accepted via video to email, official email with info to follow -Official Email with Scholarship Offer came 2 hours after video...

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Ralli

GPA: 3.84 • LSAT: 165 • University of Utah

Stay out of the rat race.

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ShyCarefulPlatypus

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 173 • Harvard University

Take a deep breath! It’s going to be fine. This is a long process, so try to take things one step at a time. Write the optional essays and take them seriously. I always chose to include a “Why X”...