Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Hello

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 167 • Emory University

My two cents: Apply far and wide if you can afford to do so. I had several surprises in my application results and was grateful that I applied to many schools.

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L30BMW

GPA: 3.18 • LSAT: 162 • Baylor University

Employed as a presuit writer at a law office. Published author (not academic though) Was a STEM major…(big mistake) Reaches: Upenn, UT, UF, UNC Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, UGeorgia, Washington and...

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SwissArmyKnife

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 173 • Georgetown University

10+ years Active Duty Air Force - Enlisted - SNCO Currently Air Force Reserves Multiple Decorated Combat Deployments Special Duty Positions and Special Operations GS-13 civilian position,...

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NervousJoker

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 174 • New York University

Apply earlier than I did lol - applying early doesn’t guarantee you will get a decision faster, but applying late nearly guarantees that you’ll be scrambling as deposit deadlines approach.

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ThinTawdryGreyhound

GPA: 3.23 • LSAT: 172 • Texas A&M University

Talk to the Admissions Office. Many of them will be happy to answer specific questions on how to make your application more competitive or what they’re looking for in a personal statement. These...

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Lawlete

GPA: 3.97 • LSAT: 173 • University of Pennsylvania

Quality materials is more important than timing but pre-Thanksgiving submission is optimal even with admissions cycles slowing down. It doesn’t matter if you only have one LSAT take left, those...

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zayman2

GPA: 3.41 • LSAT: 156 • University of Louisville

LSAT was originally 147

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SpentGladiator3

GPA: 3.35 • LSAT: 164 • Villanova University

Gain some professional experience. Treat everything, especially school, like you’re a professional. Getting a humanities masters may not strengthen your stats, but it will teach you to skim...

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BertdeHautdesert

GPA: 2.86 • LSAT: 160

My Summary GPA is 4.01 over 78 semester hours. It is 4.0, too, over 30 semester hours immediately prior to those degree hours. However, my LSAC cumulative GPA is 2.86! Until very recently, I was...