Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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TransientSpoon

GPA: 4.05 • LSAT: 176 • Yale University

Can’t really indicate this on the school app chart below, but I was also admitted to Harvard’s Ph.D. program in Philosophy and am thinking of doing a joint-degree in that program. Check back in a...

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ApplicantOfSlytherin

GPA: 3.79 • LSAT: 163 • Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles

For so long I was shooting for T30 schools. I was obsessed with prestige, thinking it was everything. Now, I am grateful that wasn’t really an option. I go to a “lower ranked” school, but with a...

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Relaybarade

GPA: 2.5 • LSAT: 159 • Seton Hall University

best note I can give is apply early! it was so important this cycle. I didn’t apply to many schools, mostly because it’s expensive and I knew i wanted to stay NYC area where I already live/work....

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PhobicRhetoricalRottweiler

GPA: 3.04 • LSAT: 153 • Florida A&M University

PhobicRhetoricalRottweiler left no wisdom for posterity… (◕︵◕) I dont care what law school you chose to go to because law school is a scam. But if you do decide to give your self hell for 3 years...

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AbuEllie

GPA: 2.86 • LSAT: 171 • Georgetown University

I hired a consultant to help me because of my terrible GPA. I have no idea if that helped significantly or not; I feel like my results were more or less what I expected they might be coming into...

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RitzySleepyShrew

GPA: 3.84 • LSAT: 172 • University of Virginia

APPLY EARLY! I submitted all applications except for Penn and NYU in early September. While I had strong personal statements and wrote optional ‘Why X’ essays for Berk, Duke, Mich, UVA,...

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FriedHegs

GPA: 3.2 • LSAT: 167 • University of Iowa

this is hell

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mchammer

GPA: 3.96 • LSAT: 161 • William & Mary Law School

took LSAT in January 2021, graduating May 2022 (only took it once) take it more than once if you can commit yourself to studying. I couldn’t get myself to do it again, especially since my PTs...

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yipyipaskip

GPA: 3.51 • LSAT: 159 • University of San Diego

-Used Service2School mentorship for some advice, statement feedback, and general motivation. -Submitted two LORs (both professional contacts who I work closely with on a daily basis), one from my...