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Applicant Wisdom & Insights

Learn from the experiences and advice of successful law school applicants

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legallydirtyblonde
GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 162 University of California (Hastings)

So grateful for my acceptance! This was such a tough and humbling cycle so to receive an offer from such a great law school with a huge scholarship feels like a dream come true. My advice to...

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SeriousGeniusGoldfish
GPA: 3.94 • LSAT: 173 Northwestern University

I couldn’t have gotten any of these acceptances without support from my loved ones! Remember you are never alone in this process. I talked obsessively about elite law school admissions to anybody...

1 month ago
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CharmingPrincipledNarwhal
GPA: 3.96 • LSAT: 160 George Mason University

You already know… GPAmaxxing. You can’t change it so don’t let it slip. I think being above at least one median helped me get on some of these waitlists. The optional statements, do them! You...

1 month ago
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VenetianTrader
GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 169 University of Texas at Austin

This cycle’s been a helluva ride, but I’m very happy with how it turned out. Here’s all of the wise and seasoned advice I have to offer you as a bright-eyed, barely drinking-age KJD: Take the...

1 month ago
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PoliteLegitimateElephant720
GPA: 3.99 • LSAT: 169

WashU UR banner appeared 1/20 after interview and disappeared 1/29. Didn’t refresh the status checker for a few days before the WL on 4/6, but UR banner came back sometime 4/3-4/6. NYU active...

1 week ago
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NeedsSleep
GPA: 3.91 • LSAT: 172 Columbia University

Some law schools really favor their undergrad alums.

1 month ago
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WholesomeReasonableLion459
GPA: 3.52 • LSAT: 160 Drexel University

Don’t be desperate and shoot for the stars. ABA reports are bible. Some schools are just not a good fit, and unexpected wins will come! Use the loophole to study for the lsat.

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