Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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K-Dot

GPA: 3.0 • LSAT: 172 • Stanford University

https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/comments/1ce5bi4/30_172_nurm_9we_going_to_stanford/

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LooseSquealingWorm

GPA: 3.15 • LSAT: 148 • Widener University—Delaware

I believe in you. As long as you are authentic to yourself, you will be fine.

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PaltryWickedPeacock

GPA: 3.74 • LSAT: 173 • Cornell University

Going in, I was so insecure about my GPA, so I made every effort to strengthen the rest of my application. i believe my cycle turned out as strong as it did because I didn’t take any part of the...

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BaconBeans

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 157 • University of Cincinnati

Reverse Splitting isn’t that bad, choose a major you’re obsessed with and run with it.

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anontron

GPA: 3.92 • LSAT: 180 • Columbia University

Supplements Yale: Wrote optional on community- Chicago: n/a (not sure I told my move well enough) Penn: Why X Harvard: 2 pages each for Perspective & Purpose NYU: n/a Columbia: Why X, fun fact...

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dada

GPA: 4.17 • LSAT: 169 • University of California—Berkeley

Girl, this is gonna be a tough few months Update: 2/27/24 Holy shit it was a long few months. Two more schools to go. UVA and UCLA. It has been a very stressful process that has cost me a lot of...

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VeggieCowboy

GPA: 3.41 • LSAT: 168 • University of Colorado—Boulder

Hey, you’re probably reading this because you have similar stats to me. Welcome, super splitter! I used this site as my guiding light when applying for the 2024 cycle. I always appreciated the...

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GuardedMuteMacaw

GPA: 3.62 • LSAT: 171 • Georgetown University

General My largest takeaway is: Create a genuine and polished package of application materials. Quality > quantity, both in terms of essay length and the number of optional essays you submit.- If...

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sargeshriver

GPA: 2.89 • LSAT: 169 • University of Georgia

Don’t believe the hype from r/lawschooladmissions. Look at applicant data, talk to admissions, and evaluate the strength of your resume/writing samples. Talk to your school’s advisors, but...