Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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CheerfulMysteriousBunny

GPA: 3.92 • GRE: 336 • Yale University

Do NOT trust what LSAC tells you over the phone. I received misleading info multiple times. E.g. I called in about latest processing times for foreign transcripts: Me, reading off the website for...

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SpottySavoryCoyote

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 180 • Washington University in St. Louis

161 > Cancel > 169 > 180 SLS if I could sit and chat with one person… Penn core values NYU 2/13: hold UVA 3/29: email of continued interest + mini why UVA Berk why Berk Mich why Mich 2/25: email...

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GatorUndergrad

GPA: 3.55 • LSAT: 169 • University of Florida (Levin)

submit your apps early* lol (◕︵◕) waited until Dec/Jan for most apps for new LSAT result.Better to apply *early with your bad scores than late with your good- ones! Write academic addendum and...

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FluffyGlisteningEagle

GPA: 3.4 • LSAT: 165 • University of the Pacific (Mcgeorge)

Keep your head up

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SimoneBetty

GPA: 3.88 • LSAT: 166 • University of Southern California

I sent all my materials in October *ASK FOR FEE WAIVERS! I saved $1k just by asking schools to waive my application fees

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publicinteresthopeful22

GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 171 • Georgetown University

Temper your expectations but not your applications just send those out to any school you’d attend so you don’t leave the process with regrets. Ultimately I had prestigious & unique things on my...

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PoisedWhimsicalArmadillo

GPA: 3.36 • LSAT: 172 • Washington University in St. Louis

I pointedly did not have a first choice school, which I think was helpful. Had a few potential red flags—lower GPA, long COVID-related employment gap, minor C&F—that turned out to be non-issues....

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URMSpaceCowboy

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 167 • University of Michigan

Apply early people and really spend time on your application so that they are perfect before you hit submit.

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BoltUpLA

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 161 • University of North Carolina

I used LSAT Max Prep to turn a 146 into a 161.