Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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painfully-waiting

GPA: 3.95 • LSAT: 177 • Yale University

Never expected these results - I am beyond excited to attend YLS! A few notes: I believe a key to my success was my strong focus on a specific area of law (reflected in internships,...

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TurtleRightsActivist

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 172 • University of California—Berkeley

Stream of consciousness advice in no particular order: Don’t coast on any component of your application! Keep addenda short and sweet, when possible. Even T4 softs can tell a story about you -...

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BossHawg

GPA: 3.88 • LSAT: 171 • Georgetown University

I thought I would get a few more T14 acceptances before I applied, but I think I ended up performing averagely for this difficult/weird cycle. I don’t have any major regrets, but I think I...

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GenevieveVavance

GPA: 3.61 • LSAT: 158 • New York Law School

Suffolk Law - Accelerated J.D. Program (Got status update at like 9:30 AM; E-mail at 4:45 PM). CUNY Law - Received e-mail at 7:00 PM (E-mail and status update at the same time). Hofstra Law -...

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Posidonius

GPA: 3.91 • GRE: 319 • University of Notre Dame

Columbia: EOCI 2/20/22 Chicago: UR3 11/17/21, UR4 1/18/22, LOCI 5/2/22 NYU: LOCI 2/1/22 (after midnight ET, so 2/2 by ET) Penn: LOCI 3/24/22 UVA: LOCI 12/29/21, EOCI 2/1/22, WL form 4/29/22 Duke:...

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ActionTake2

GPA: 3.35 • LSAT: 161 • Northwestern University

Unsolicited Fee Waivers from - Ohio State UChicago Duke Alabama GWU (even tho app is free) University of Denver Arizona State University of Utah University of Washington USC Gould NYU Temple

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E-Oakenshield

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 169 • University of Virginia

Write those optional essays, but make them unique! Research a school’s culture and what they like to hear in order to customize for each school, then do a bit of self-reflection on how their...

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AmericanBison

GPA: 3.77 • LSAT: 173 • University of Pennsylvania

Worry about the things you can control and do your best to let everything else go. Be a real person. There are hundreds of other people out there with your stats. You are more than just a dot on...

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sadbaohours

GPA: 4.02 • LSAT: 170 • University of California—Berkeley

no “optionals” are truly optional shoot your shot!!! you only apply to law school once (or twice, or thrice :p) cohesiveness is super important; softs only matter insofar as they fit into your...