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LSAT 165 GPA 3.95 2025–26 cycle
Attending University of California—Irvine
Don’t let the recommended experience you lack on your resume completely block you from applying (though please get that experience if it makes sense for you to; it didn’t for my circumstances). Admissions are looking for human beings and their stories, not a list of filled checkboxes. You can demonstrate your…
imm the black elle woods!! we finna repp the innocent project my nigg
Wrote optional essays for all schools that requested them - I always wrote a “Why X” if it was an option and then any other pertinent prompts. A WashU AO said my personal statement was one of the best she’d ever read during my interview with them, so I’d say my writing was likely pretty good. Sent periodic LOCIs…
If nobody has told you this – I am so proud of you! This is not an easy journey by any means, but you can do it! “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand” —–* Isaiah 41:10*
Radiate positivity and love to manifest getting accepted into the law school of your dreams.
Just apply! Even if you’re not sure you’ll go. You might change your mind by the time deadlines are coming up, and end up applying just a couple days before! Try not to do that, haha!
Good luck everyone! Enjoy this experience while you can, we are privileged to be in a position to apply to law school! ( ๑‾̀◡‾́)σ”
LSAT 157 GPA 3.07 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to (Part-time) Widener University—Delaware
I didn’t walk through all that fire just to smell the smoke.
Everyone says this, but APPLY EARLY. September/October. I think application timing materially affected my outcomes at OSU, FSU, and Iowa. Get em in by Halloween and you’ll also have most decisions back by Jan.
Don’t let good be the enemy of great. Instead of waiting until the last minute to submit your apps because you’re paralyzed over whether or not your Personal Statement and Resume are good enough (like I did), be ok with “good” and prioritize getting your applications in earlier in the cycle.
Because of my GPA, I scared myself into believing I had to achieve a perfect LSAT score and delayed testing for almost 4 years. The forums and the chat can be useful, but they can also be harmful. Know your limit. If you start to doubt your worth, your chances, yourself.. UNPLUG. I did not pay for study programs or…
dont take this too seriously its not that big of a deal
Write every optional, that’s what carried me.
LSAT 170 GPA 3.40 2025–26 cycle
Joniri left wisdom for posterity… (◕︵◕) Posted after first LSAT (April 2025): Here’s what I’ve learned so far… I find it helps to read the question before the stimulus in the LR sections of this test, so you know what you’re looking for and save time. On the other hand, I like to read the full RC texts before…
LSAT 165 GPA 3.92 2025–26 cycle
If you look at the stats and graphs of this website too much you’ll go insane… take the information in small doses.
Apply for fee waivers! I saved thousands of dollars by not having to spend any money on application fees. Fulbright certainly helped me with some, but others were unsolicited or just for merit reasons. Just like you’re going to shoot your shot with an app, shoot it for a fee waiver!
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 royal standard. Co President of Cornell Fed Soc with my brother in arms HorseyMed.
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