Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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KimTaehyung

GPA: 3.6 • LSAT: 174 • University of Pennsylvania

Hi! I don’t have any crazy advice - I knew I’d have to overcome my (old) GPA, so I got my LSAT as high as possible and spent a ton of time on my essays. Took the LSAT three times, which was...

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pachinko

GPA: 3.42 • LSAT: 160

1.5-yr gap period at time of 26-27 app cycle opening. pivot from biomed research to law.

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OptimisticOrca

GPA: 3.77 • LSAT: 167

What you’re not changing, you’re choosing. Don’t undervalue yourself or take offers when you can do better. Your future deserves your pickiness, not accepting the bare minimum. Had internships in...

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ProductiveGiddyBobcat

GPA: 3.6 • GRE: 320 • Florida State University

gre >>> lsat

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PertinaciousIntelligentCormorant

GPA: 3.73

Figure it out

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lavenderlemon

GPA: 3.69 • LSAT: 157 • University of Dayton

non-trad applicant (started college at 24, applying for law school at 28 and will be 29 when I start) 10 years of work experience in retail and healthcare volunteered with Crisis Text Line for a...

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QuickCriticalCobra

GPA: 2.52 • LSAT: 170

Legal Secretary for 2 years; President of a Sorority; Worked full-time in undergrad with 2 different careers

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AttractiveCloisteredGibbon

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 180 • University of Chicago

Important context: I intentionally applied only to “reach” schools this cycle, intending to reapply next cycle more broadly. Essentially, I applied this cycle to my top schools only on the...

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LitigiousKingJellyfish

GPA: 3.81

keep moving forward