Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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JudiciousEagerBagel

Int'l GPA: above_average • LSAT: 165 • University of California—Irvine

Context Applied Feb-March and the results (or lack thereof) speak for themselves. - Applied widely because of international GPA & <170 LSAT. Choice of schools was also influenced by location: a...

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TheWalrus

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 155 • Louisiana State University

Police Officer in Louisiana. Undergrad in Texas with a BS in Criminal Justice. Wrote any optional essays available. Studied for the LSAT for approximately one week for a few hours a day before...

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CuteElatedOtter

GPA: 4.16 • LSAT: 154 • University of Houston

Remember that admissions are above all, a game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes it rains. You are still a person, you will find a law school where you fit and you belong....

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OldMasterCannoli

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 180 • University of Chicago

Didn’t write any optional essays in addition to my personal statement, unless you count the mandatory Yale 250-word supplement (in retrospect, this definitely hurt me at UVA, Penn, and Columbia,...

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Code2025

GPA: 3.34 • LSAT: 178 • University of Pennsylvania

I’m hoping that this can be helpful for any future super-splitters out there (and don’t despair, there is hope - I’m attending Penn). The caveat of course is that I am a URM super-splitter,...

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AquariusLaw

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 168 • Fordham University

My work experience is in government affairs analyzing and advocating for or against legislation on behalf of corporate and nonprofit clients. First generation college student. Graduated undergrad...

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amilio

GPA: 3.88 • LSAT: 166

Recap: Not expecting any waitlist movement, so 90% chance of an R&R. I would have studied a lot more for the LSAT (wanted a 170, but I settled). My grades also slipped a bit b/c of online...

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JustSourGrouse

GPA: 2.5 • LSAT: 169 • William & Mary Law School

Hello, you! I have no wisdom, but went into this cycle with low expectations and feel that saved me a lot of grief. Thoughts and prayers to you on your law school admissions journey. User notes:...

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lightandary

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 168 • Duke University

read international justice lit to cope 10/10 would recommend (im going ma in polisci > law school and it really shows 🤡) regarding my softs, i did a 4+1 program, and graduated w a BA in french, a...