Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Gargs

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 159 • (Part-time) Syracuse University

To my fellow Natives interested in law: do not let the statistics stop you. My T2 softs have to do with disability, ethnic background, and speaking a language with ~50-100 speakers as part of a...

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IllegallyGinger

GPA: 3.72 • LSAT: 168 • Boston College

apply early!!!

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dchand4

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 177 • Vanderbilt University

For transparency, I’m attending Vanderbilt based on very personal reasons that also make the cost of living zero. If you’re looking at my profile and are weighing similar options, I would have...

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ElfinOafishTomato

GPA: 4.05 • LSAT: 170 • Harvard University

Do NOT apply as late as I did. My results are due to extreme luck.

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Rudy-Baylor

GPA: 3.71 • LSAT: 158 • University of Wyoming

Apply as early as possible! With exactly the same numbers, your profile is more powerful in September than it is in March.

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demagretta

GPA: 4.09 • LSAT: 175 • Harvard University

write about what you’re passionate about~~ i wrote one essay on a professional passion and another on a personal one. as opposed to the so-called “cohesive narrative,” i tried to show two...

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QuickReasonedRaccoon729

GPA: 2.39 • LSAT: 161

Go outside.

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FancyMistyFalcon

GPA: 3.62 • LSAT: 174 • University of Pennsylvania

There are only a limited number of things you can control during this process, and the most important is your perspective along the way. I adopted a “T14 or bust” mindset and started tying my...

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whatisgalen

GPA: 3.08 • LSAT: 159

wish I had written customized personal statements. Oh well.