GPA: 3.85 • LSAT: 167 • Duke University

most important thing for me was applying early– as in , like, the day applications opened. Ask your recommenders months in advance – one of mine threw a curveball at me and ended up taking much...

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TheSaltMine

GPA: 3.56 • LSAT: 161 • Loyola University—Chicago

Wrote (most) optional statements. Softs include unique military experience. Four years work experience. Out of college 5 years by fall ‘21. First generation Bachelors and graduate degree student,...

11 months ago

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TallerElleWoods

GPA: 3.22 • LSAT: 162 • Baylor University

I am a single teen mom which helped explain my low GPA to admissions committees. First Lsat was a 159, gpa when applying was a 3.14. I sent in an updated transcript in apr 21 for waitlists

11 months ago

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Aristotle2

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 169 • University of Florida (Levin)

Apply early and, if you can’t, consider delaying a year. Write the optional essays. Convincing schools that you will attend if accepted is important. Do not underestimate the power of crippling...

11 months ago

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FrankieTheTankie

GPA: 2.9 • LSAT: 174 • University of Wisconsin

My GPA situation is unusual due to non-trad developments; originally went straight to undergrad from HS with undiagnosed ADHD and just sort of left without graduating after 5 years with 2.33....

11 months ago

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thistimeits4real

GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 169 • University of Texas at Austin

Wrote “Why X” for all schools that asked and a few more like UVA

11 months ago

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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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