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YouJustGotLittUp

LSAT 176 · GPA 3.55 · 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…their way. Apply broadly**!!! **Especially if you’re a splitter/reverse splitter like I am. If there are schools you’d consider that are “out of your range” and you can afford to apply, do it. Don’t leave any “what ifs” on the table. Rejection/WL is part of the process. LORs: I submitted two letters to every school.…

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ElfinDebonairShark

LSAT 174 · GPA 2.98 · 2024–25 cycle

Attending (Part-time) Georgetown University

Super splitters, go take some risks in your career—go find a mission. Then come back to law school when you discover how to tell a story about how it’s essential to fulfilling that mission. Write that story — and then re-write it until you feel good about the placement of every piece of punctuation, every clause,…

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Shrek4EverAfter

LSAT 161 · GPA 3.98 · 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…I was unsure how my cycle would turn out as a reverse splitter. My cycle is proof that the LSAT isn’t everything! My practice tests were in the 167-173 range. My first test in June 2023 was a 159, and my second was Sept. 2023 161. Don’t know why the real ones were so different, but it ended up not mattering all that…

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SandiZoey203

LSAT 164 · GPA 3.87 · 2020–21 cycle

Attending Fordham University

Focused more on my GPA to retain Summa, hence being a bit of a reverse splitter (only took LSAT once), but I recommend this: APPLY EARLY! Some at Fordham had similar stats to me but applied a month later, to be outright rejected while I got some scholly money (renegotiate attempted and failed, but I was happy enough…