Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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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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LonelySpotlessMoorhen

GPA: 3.95 • LSAT: 169 • New York University

PhD from tier 1 research institution in social sciences field, related to legal career goals. AmeriCorps, PI internships, volunteer posts.

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Harper

GPA: 3.13 • LSAT: 163 • Fordham University

Wrote diversity statement, gpa addendum, character and fitness addendum. All were of high quality, reviewed by multiple people and worked on tirelessly for months on end.

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SouthernYank97

GPA: 3.25 • LSAT: 168 • Emory University

I was class of 2024 and just graudated idk why it says 2024. I applied with two different scores, October/January (163) and February (168). Some apps went complete and only considered the...

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CapableDebt

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 175 • Columbia University

Write your Why X’s not as essays as to why you want to go somewhere, but why you WOULD ACTUALLY ATTEND. Anyway, CLS was my goal and I got it! But if I had to do it over again, I would apply much...

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CaliforniaDreaming2

GPA: 3.81 • LSAT: 173 • Georgetown University

Wrote “Why X” for all schools that requested it/sent unsolicited “Why X” to schools where I was above 75th LSAT. Wrote optional essays where applicable. No diversity statement.

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MrArdicay

Int'l GPA: Above Average • LSAT: 175 • Columbia University

West-European F-1 student with an LL.B. from my home country and an LL.M. from a T-1 regional U.S. school, where I worked as RA and TA. Also landed a prestigious internship in D.C. during the...

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Leahbohbeah

GPA: 3.94 • LSAT: 163 • George Mason University

-Reverse Splitter -Late applicant due to personal circumstances -Relatively unknown state school undergraduate -Took some graduate classes with a 4.0 grad GPA -Wrote why x for some but not all...

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abenz2013

GPA: 3.77 • LSAT: 168 • Emory University

Applied for Fall 2021, only one acceptance at a school I wasn’t thrilled about, so I’m reapplying for Fall 2022 while working in the county courthouse in my hometown. Taking my third LSAT in...