Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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WittyConstitutionalNightingale590

GPA: 3.92 • LSAT: 168 • Duke University

Don’t apply to 35 schools like me hoping you’ll get in somewhere cool. Only apply to schools you could reasonably see yourself going to (why on earth did I apply to Fordham?). Write a “Why X”...

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DesperateApplicant

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 165 • University of Michigan

You should take most of your law school admissions advice from admission officers. I recommend watching admission officer’s podcasts, YouTube channels, and attending events where you can meet...

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EnergeticReasonedRabbit906

GPA: 3.3 • LSAT: 170 • Arizona State University

Start visiting schools earlier if you can afford it!

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FunnyMango

GPA: 3.58 • LSAT: 156 • (Part-time) Barry University

That I should’ve started much earlier !

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Gargs

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 159 • (Part-time) Syracuse University

To my fellow Natives interested in law: do not let the statistics stop you. My T2 softs have to do with disability, ethnic background, and speaking a language with ~50-100 speakers as part of a...

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IllegallyGinger

GPA: 3.72 • LSAT: 168 • Boston College

apply early!!!

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dchand4

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 177 • Vanderbilt University

For transparency, I’m attending Vanderbilt based on very personal reasons that also make the cost of living zero. If you’re looking at my profile and are weighing similar options, I would have...

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ElfinOafishTomato

GPA: 4.05 • LSAT: 170 • Harvard University

Do NOT apply as late as I did. My results are due to extreme luck.

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Rudy-Baylor

GPA: 3.71 • LSAT: 158 • Washburn University

Apply as early as possible! With exactly the same numbers, your profile is more powerful in September than it is in March.