Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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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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DuckMan101

GPA: 3.53 • LSAT: 171 • University of Notre Dame

I have wanted to go to Notre Dame for as long as I can remember (my dad is alumni and would constantly take me to football games and pep rallies). It was extremely hard to turn down Florida and...

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Ijustwannamakeapizza

GPA: 3.42 • LSAT: 165 • Seton Hall University

Take these results with a grain of salt, most were part time admissions, what I ultimately decided on due to my career. Things like this always work out, you’ll end up wherever you were supposed...

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UpbeatSuccinctYeti

GPA: 3.41 • LSAT: 160 • Case Western Reserve University

Don’t break your ankle mid cycle and put off your apps for a month

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PossessiveJumpyWildebeest

GPA: 3.72 • LSAT: 170 • George Washington University

I was probably hurt by having somewhat bland written materials - not poorly written, just boring to read. Make sure you have multiple people review your personal statement. Be bold and tell your...

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The-MilkMan

Idk why it says URM, I’m nURM.

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ImperfectFriendlyBulldog

GPA: 3.3 • LSAT: 153 • Albany Law School Of Union University

ImperfectFriendlyBulldog left no wisdom for posterity… (◕

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NervousChemicalShrew

GPA: 3.65 • LSAT: 170 • University of California—Los Angeles

It’s taken some time for me to figure out what I want to leave behind here on LSD as I end my cycle. I spent hours upon hours on this site for 8 months from the moment I decided I wanted to...

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5tr1pperP0L3

GPA: 3.71 • LSAT: 164 • St. John's University

My $0.02 on the application process: The LSAT If you think you need a year to study for the LSAT, you probably need two. Despite what everyone on reddit says, it takes most people a lot of time...