Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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DuckMan101

GPA: 3.53 • LSAT: 171 • University of Notre Dame

I have wanted to go to Notre Dame for as long as I can remember (my dad is alumni and would constantly take me to football games and pep rallies). It was extremely hard to turn down Florida and...

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reprobaddie4

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 170 • Vanderbilt University

feel free to DM, still check this sometimes & happy to chat! Vandy WL -> A timeline: 12/2 - Application sent- 2/14 - Sent resume update & expressed continued interest 3/30 - decision rendered...

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UsedTanPotato

GPA: 2.72 • LSAT: 151 • University of New Hampshire

There is no advice I can give someone other than do better than I did on the LSAT. You can’t change your GPA, you can only explain (not make excuses for) why it was not as good as you had hoped....

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LawstInTheSauce

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 180 • University of Pennsylvania

I think I likely underperformed, but the C&F issues definitely came back to bite me. I think my advice would be you are better off waiting a few years with WE than applying as a KJD, especially...

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GratefulSaltyBison

Int'l GPA: Above Average • LSAT: 176 • University of Virginia

I wish you all the best.

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TheLoneWanderer

You get out what you put in. Every. Single. Time.

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Yaboiinlaw

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 157 • University of Pittsburgh

Apply for every fee waiver possible in the application process. Half of the schools that I’ve applied to already waived application fees and in other cases, just emailing them prompted an...

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holygraildancer

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 165 • University of Notre Dame

Reapplicant from last cycle. No A’s. Same stats (just not a KJD anymore). Redid all application materials and included more supplemental essays and addenda for multiple LSAT retakes. Applied a...

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ProtectivePurplePebble

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 165 • Washington and Lee University

As a re-applicant who got into 0 schools last cycle with a 15(high) LSAT - can confidently say majority of schools who claim a “holistic review” are full of shit. Schools only care about LSAT/GPA...