Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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fakour

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 172 • University of Chicago

Work hard on apps and rec letters. Everything matters!

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mediocreteacher

GPA: 4.03 • LSAT: 175 • Yale University

Apply earlier in the cycle, like before thanksgiving if you want results in February. 2022-2023 was so slow…

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Perrytheplatypusmason

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 157 • University of Hawaii

There are these two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and say, “Morning boys. How’s the water?” And the two young fish swim...

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EntertainingRemarkableDragon

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 156 • University of Virginia

Never give up hope

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Panas0712

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 169 • Columbia University

Let your passion drive you.

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CryingAtTheClub

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 165 • Ohio State University

I submitted a diversity statement and optional essays for all universities that allowed for it. In addition, I toured UGA and Emory and spoke to admission directors at Alabama, Emory, Ohio State,...

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GloriousTater

GPA: 3.93 • LSAT: 161 • Wayne State University

Mid-cycle advice: Apply widely, its good to have options. Get all the fee waivers you can get, almost every school will send them out. Start planning early (I should have started earlier!). Take...

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suits23

GPA: 4.05 • LSAT: 170 • University of Chicago

Be kind to yourself and others:) We will all end up where we are meant to be! ASU: In state, wrote Why ASU, heard back via email 5 days later with scholly coming later in the day BU: 2 date...

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CautiousFeignedFoxhound

GPA: 4.13 • LSAT: 159 • Boston College

Overall, I feel as though I outperformed my stats due to a compelling PS. I took the LSAT twice and was PTing higher but decided to quit after the second time because I knew with work and school...