Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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StudiousSiren

GPA: 3.97 • LSAT: 176 • Yale University

Optional essays: Yale - diversity addendum, no “why x”, LOCI Stanford - 1 optional, if you could talk to anyone from history and ask one question, no “why x” or DA U Chicago - included “why x” in...

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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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PowerfulIncandescentElephant

GPA: 2.43 • LSAT: 159 • Case Western Reserve University

If your GPA is like mine shoot for a 160. I did not want to take the LSAT again. I liked 7sage for LSAT prep. Dont worry about time limits until you understand most types of LR and LG question /...

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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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DreadSomnifer

GPA: 3.97 • LSAT: 171 • University of Virginia

Michigan, Yale, and Columbia status checks don’t work. Penn and Chicago’s are a mess that continually “update” with meaningless format changes.

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FumblingZanyBonobo

GPA: 3.92 • LSAT: 172 • University of Pennsylvania

Stanford- Wrote the songs for adcomms optional essay Columbia- Why X NYU- Why X UC Berkeley- Prog. Contribution UCLA- Why X Worked as a legal assistant for one year as an undergrad. Get your foot...

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JournoLaw

GPA: 3.7 • LSAT: 160 • (Part-time) Brooklyn Law School

I began studying for the LSAT in April 2021. I took it three times, and I improved my score by 10 pts in August 2022. Immediately after seeing my best score, I applied as soon as the cycle...

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morgdog

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 171 • University of Virginia

For all of my schools, I applied between November 30-December 15.