Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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SpottedPlantPot

GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 169 • William & Mary Law School

if you haven’t heard back in 3+ months, it’s probably an R/WL - as evidenced below. exception is san diego… idk what they’re doing.

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StressedIsAnUnderstatement

GPA: 3.56 • LSAT: 156 • Catholic University Of America

if you are considering not applying, JUST APPLY!! YOUR LSAT SCORE is not everything!! Shoot for the stars. Also, taking a gap year is a great way to see if law is really for you, and to save up money.

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Balkinization

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 176 • University of Virginia

Balkinization left no wisdom for posterity… (◕︵◕) How schools weight LSAT and GPA: (2020) https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1D_shFUpmvBVDfGOFphLb-7Vf8BpwDB9htcAidnhXkKM/edit#gid=0 Law School...

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BigFluffyCarrot

GPA: 3.92 • LSAT: 157 • University of Utah

Make your grade point average as high as you can. Take the LSAT at least two times. The LSAT takes work, but you can get better. Get people to proofread your personal statements.

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SuperSplitterQueen

GPA: 3.51 • LSAT: 174 • Northwestern University

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lawboy

GPA: 3.72 • LSAT: 170 • University of California—Los Angeles

I didn’t update the dates in my chart, so take those with some salt. All applications sent in mid-late October, except Berkeley and NYU, which were sent in late November. I applied to too many...

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kardashionion

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 175 • University of Chicago

good luck!! ily!! trust your gut!!

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MarinasHuman

GPA: 3.93 • LSAT: 164 • University of Florida (Levin)

I am extremely pleased with my outcomes despite this hellish cycle. Knowing what I know now, I would’ve applied more broadly, specifically blanketing the t25, probably. I didn’t get my initial...

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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...