Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Nashoba112

GPA: 3.44 • LSAT: 167 • Arizona State University

Started off college as a computer science major, realized it wasn’t for me and made less than stellar grades. Switched to International Security Studies and did very well. Unfortunately, old CS...

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SnowballTheDog

GPA: 3.96 • LSAT: 172 • University of Texas at Austin

Wrote supplementals for all my apps. Did any optional interviews. I know I want to practice in Texas, tailored my school list towards that. 3/23 Update - It was always UT, everywhere I applied...

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FourFuriousFlamingos

GPA: 3.16 • LSAT: 161 • University of Kansas

Phone Interviews are a great chance to make a good impression and speak to admission about your legitimate concerns and serious interest in the university’s program. Be polite and professional....

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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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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...

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HardLameSnake

GPA: 3.94 • LSAT: 163 • University of Texas at Austin

BU status date change 12/12/2022 w/o status change, status date changed again 12/17/2022 with prompt of “your status is now complete and waiting to be reviewed” etc etc gone from the top of the...

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Stranger

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 174 • Columbia University

Do everything early. Start studying early, take your LSAT at an earlier administration than you need to, start writing early, submit your applications early. Don’t feel like you have to do...

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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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IcyMarvelousFerret

GPA: 3.02 • LSAT: 157 • University of Georgia

UGA acceptance i would greatly attribute my acceptance to my softs and to the fact that i applied ED as a URM that is way under their medians- my PS was about how i found myself by finding my...