Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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StarvingVoid

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 175 • New York University

Don’t be in a hurry to take on six-figure debt and give up 3 years of income and career advancement. Make sure you know what you want. Law school should be a means, not an end. Try working in the...

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NeverGiveUp2022

GPA: 2.4 • LSAT: 151

Graduated a quarter early from UCSD , Took the LSAT 5 times , Failed Each Time Transferred from a Community College - Low GPA First Generation / URM / Worked at Top Immigration Firm ; Head of...

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Bucket

GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 174 • Harvard University

A few thoughts on waitlists, “your chances,” R&R, the LSAT, and advice in general: Never give up on waitlists, especially ones that are known to have good movement (like in my case with HLS). A...

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blancahoneys

GPA: 3.95 • LSAT: 173 • Stanford University

if i could do it again, i would apply to fewer schools. i also wouldn’t retake the lsat - i took it a second time and scored lower. retaking is generally a good idea, but i didn’t set myself up...

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cozycashews

GPA: 3.12 • LSAT: 177 • University of Pennsylvania

I got a lot of help from looking at other super splitter profiles so hoping mine does the same for someone else! For those with low GPAs: first and foremost, focus on your LSAT. You need numbers...

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ReconditeGratisFerret

GPA: 3.52 • LSAT: 172 • University of Pennsylvania

You are worthy!

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ThinkableDevilishCoyote

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 174 • Columbia University

Essays+Additional Info Below Yale - Wrote 250 on Qur’an translation. Stanford - Wrote the optional 250 on teaching a class. Harvard - Nothing extra. Columbia - Nothing extra. UChicago - Nothing...

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chickenfriedsteak

GPA: 3.51 • LSAT: 167 • Texas A&M University

i am in infinite pain

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DefundTheLSAC

GPA: 3.88 • LSAT: 171 • University of California—Los Angeles

Try not to go insane. Study early and study hard for the LSAT. Have a rock-solid study routine. Don’t study full-time, though; losing all external structure in your life can be very...