Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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AppliedRoyalTuna

GPA: 3.67 • LSAT: 156

Don’t take high school college courses, your GPA will thank you later

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Wildcard-23

GPA: 3.93 • LSAT: 159 • Southern Methodist University

Reddit can only tell you so much of the story, trust yourself and your gut instinct and put the time and effort into what you know you’re good at versus what the internet thinks you should be...

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YoLaTengoFanNo1

GPA: 3.42 • LSAT: 172 • University of North Carolina

Softs/essays/work experience/LSAT can counteract a weak GPA (especially if you’re older, perhaps?). Find a writer friend to review your boilerplate personal statement to catch the one passive...

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ksus

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 178 • University of Pennsylvania

I studied for the LSAT for about 3.5 months using 7sage. My softs and essays were more business oriented which I think aligned with Penn and Columbia. I helped found a start up. Harvard, Duke,...

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ColorfulUnusualGoat

GPA: 3.6 • LSAT: 156 • University of Baltimore

Rejection is part of life ! I am happy that I applied broadly and decided on a school that aligned my values , my finances and proximity to where I have my house

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CoolTiger124

GPA: 3.1 • LSAT: 144 • Lincoln Memorial

Trust in God!

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WhatACompetitiveCycle

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 172 • Northwestern University

This cycle’s results are so surreal for me. So much advice and wisdom to leave, but I just want to share a few: You need to believe in yourself. Does not matter where you come from or what school...

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VibrantProceduralHedgehog136

GPA: 4.2 • LSAT: 178 • Yale University

Do stuff you’re interested in before law school!!

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BlackDaria

GPA: 2.79

“You need haters. WTF is you complaining about?! WTF do you think a haters job is?! If you got 14 hating on you, you need to figure out how to get to 16 before the summer gets here!”