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Applicant Wisdom & Insights

Learn from the experiences and advice of successful law school applicants

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TwilightGnome
GPA: 3.96 • LSAT: 171 Northwestern University

NU was my top choice so I’m elated!!! I wish I didn’t bother sending out other apps (UVA and NYU), but the suspense of waiting was killing me so I wanted distractions. Applying to HLS in December...

11 months ago
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OatlyStan
GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 180 Harvard University

PS and DS for all 2 academic LORs for all, 1 professional for H/S/Col/Duke Essays: Yale - Required 250- Harvard - NA Stanford - One optional Columbia - NA Chicago - NA NYU - NA Penn - One...

11 months ago
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DirtyCleanCuttlefish
GPA: 4.09 • LSAT: 172 Cornell University

My advice: Retake the LSAT if you have anywhere below a 175. Do not stop just because you don’t want to take the test another time. Law school is way harder than the LSAT so you shouldn’t be...

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cubanamericandude
GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 162 University of Miami

To anyone looking at my account in the future, I have a couple pieces of advice. For one, do not be content with your LSAT practice test scores. There is a good chance that your score will drop a...

11 months ago
BlobExists8
GPA: 4.26 • LSAT: 169 Columbia University

One of my loved ones reminded me recently how proud they are that I am taking this first step, and I (a random internet stranger) am proud of + admire all of you. Truly, we worked hard to get...

11 months ago
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surfsupcowboy
GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 166 Georgetown University

Apply Early!!! I don’t mean that the timeline is more important than the quality of your application but BY ALL MEANS plan ahead!!! I brainstormed my PS and DS over the span of 6 months and went...

11 months ago
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Tragic
GPA: 3.37 • LSAT: 157 Louisiana State University

My advice for the future generations reading this is: don’t worry about anything; you’ll be fine! 3-28-23 Update: 147 OG score when applications were sent out in late March, then 157 on the June...

11 months ago
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