Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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BoilingPlausibleLettuce

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 154 • New York Law School

he is my foam that never goes away….

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joliejunes

GPA: 3.06 • LSAT: 163 • Cleveland State University

3.7 Degree-Granting GPA, Cumulative LSAC brought down by past grades from 10 (ish) years ago…no GPA addendum. 4 years military experience Work experience in human resources and accounting fields

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CaptainBlood

GPA: 3.83 • LSAT: 172 • Georgetown University

I would recommend writing a ‘Why X’ essay for schools you are very interested in, particularly if you are below median (see my WL offers). The only exception here for me is W&M. William & Mary -...

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SplitterWashUED

GPA: 3.47 • LSAT: 175 • Washington University in St. Louis

Ivy undergrad, didn’t pull up my GPA until it was too late. 2 years of corporate law firm experience. WashU was the perfect opportunity/second chance for me and, given my high undergrad debt, I...

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WhatItDoBayybeeee

GPA: 3.0 • LSAT: 161 • Howard University

I thought my 160 was elite until I got on this damn website LOL Take your time with your personal statement and diversity statements. After reading both adcomms should be able to have a good idea...

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superslay

GPA: 3.69 • LSAT: 158 • Tulane University

Took June & October 2023 LSAT. Both were not my goal score, but I still applied to all law schools listed below. Ultimately decided to retake the exam one more time & did significantly better on...

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SoloWise

GPA: 3.95 • LSAT: 173 • Northwestern University

Work hard and slay. Yes it is I. I am he. The Chad King. https://imgur.com/a/dqa8hls ^ Credit to @LegendaryTempest my devoted (yet House Berkeley insurgent) court jester for crafting me this...

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kalon

GPA: 3.94 • LSAT: 171 • Columbia University

i am not a URM but for some reason there was no “asian” option other than “east asian”, which i’m not. some things i did: wrote every why x possible took a week and a half off work to tour...

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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...