Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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EmeraldBayLane

GPA: 3.95 • LSAT: 176 • Cornell University

Don’t wait until January to apply to schools! I am purely a stats-based applicant. My cycle would turn out better if I wasn’t 20 and had work experience.

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ZestyItalian

GPA: 3.28 • LSAT: 180 • McGill University

Plan on taking the LSAT at least twice - diagnostic was 159 in March, got 170 in first admin and was able to keep drilling to get a 180 (after a three-week break to recuperate).

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rejectedhamster

GPA: 3.7 • LSAT: 173 • University of Michigan

Good luck

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Thucath

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 170 • University of Notre Dame

Macro thoughts: So clearly I applied to way too many schools. I’m very debt averse and wouldn’t pay sticker anywhere. My cycle was a rollercoaster as I did not hit 170 until November, a year...

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Rajer

GPA: 3.76 • LSAT: 165 • University of California—Irvine

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YouCantHandlTheTruth

GPA: 3.69 • LSAT: 165 • Villanova University

Apply to safeties, targets, and reaches Leave no room for doubt. LOCI’s are better sent too soon than too late. You wont start to be scared of the debt until it becomes more of a reality. I...

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loyolamaryTROUT

GPA: 2.9 • LSAT: 169 • Arizona State University

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PrairieDawn

Int'l GPA: Above Average • LSAT: 174 • University of Minnesota

American undergrad studying at a top English university and receiving a British BA. I had no reportable GPA due to a British degree, but I got an upper-second-class degree. Got fee waivers / no...

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ToothsomeCrabbyKiwi

GPA: 3.94 • LSAT: 167 • University of Florida (Levin)

Apply to any and every school you have an interest in (ask for fee waivers), see which schools accept you, weigh the scholarships with the prestige that each school carries, and then make the...