Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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SwampyShrekStan

GPA: 3.62 • LSAT: 170 • University of Minnesota

reapplicant from last cycle. was waitlisted to 12 schools (ranked from penn to american), rejected to two (harvard and fordham), and accepted at lewis & clark with a small scholarship. after...

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lawtzothebear

GPA: 3.81 • LSAT: 166 • William & Mary Law School

Know ur worth and have fun >.< Congressional intern, involved with various campus organizations, honors college, connected with sorority (TLAM), 3.88 degree GPA @state school (boomer sooner),...

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JNerves

GPA: 3.72 • LSAT: 165 • University of Denver

Apply early and broadly Ask for fee waivers (many schools will gladly help offset costs if you ask for it, especially if it’s a financial hardship) Negotiate (don’t give up after the first try) -...

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FortunateFerociousHornet

GPA: 4.03 • LSAT: 169 • New York University

Have a compelling reason for why you want to go to law school (whatever that might be), and show it in your application! I also wouldn’t apply to 20 schools like I did – a few safeties is...

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GreatPeacock

GPA: 4.01 • LSAT: 172 • Harvard University

I solicited need-based fee waivers from Yale and Harvard (denied by Stanford) and merit-based waivers from Georgetown and Berkeley. Berkeley was for Fulbright and Georgetown just the general...

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LimpingVacuousTermite

GPA: 3.96 • LSAT: 170 • Harvard University

It is NOT just a numbers game! Do not only listen to the 0Ls on r/lawschooladmissions! Craft a compelling story about your interests / why law and get great recommendation letters and you can...

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SnobbishCageyPadawon

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 174 • University of Virginia

Application info: Submitted a DS to every school except UVA, as I made my DS the answer to their “resilience” question. Wrote Penn Core Values, Why UVA, Why Mich, Why Duke, GULC Top Ten, Why...

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anew-again

• New York University

I’m applying as a transfer student now so none of these stats line up with regular admissions but here’s my transfer stats: Current School: Wisconsin 1L GPA: 3.77 1L Rank: Top 5% Honors: Best...

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VengefulDazzlingPegasus

GPA: 3.6 • LSAT: 176 • Columbia University

Apply early (by October), and put a lot of thought into your application materials. Your application is the first case you’ll make in law school, so show them that you have the potential to do it...