Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Kunowe

GPA: 3.92 • LSAT: 162 • University of Virginia

Still waiting on Howard University to get back to me…. I am in my last semester of law school. Also, if you are interested in Public Interest (NGOs, Government, etc.) please check out the Public...

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LongCulturedRetriever

GPA: 2.62 • LSAT: 155 • Southwestern Law School

I had an awful GPA due to a traumatic event that happened the beginning of my second year in school. Had to throughly explain that in my addendum. I had super strong softs in my opinion that...

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ChickenParm

GPA: 3.67 • LSAT: 173 • Boston University

myriad C&F disclosures from several years ago when I had an underdeveloped prefrontal cortex 2020-21: (KJD) applied late November and December to the T14 + BU, Texas, WashU, GW, BC- A: none WL:...

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TinyBear

GPA: 3.93 • LSAT: 179 • Yale University

LSAT: Took the last paper test in 2019, so my study tips are probably irrelevant now. Take as many practice tests as possible! Apps: Applied to most T14 and my state school/undergrad, where I was...

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ProfBrianOblivion

GPA: 3.71 • LSAT: 171 • Fordham University

In their book, “The Happy Lawyer”, law professors Nancy Levit and Douglas O. Linder found that the happiest lawyers on average were those who attended T4 schools and held jobs on the lower-paying...

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DropoutBear

GPA: 3.96 • LSAT: 169 • University of Michigan

“Lock yourself in a room doing 5 practice tests a day for three summers.” I’m kidding don’t do that. Wrote Diversity Statement, Music & Classroom Essays for Stanford, Doctoroff Essay for...

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EquablePotatoMarmot

GPA: 2.98 • LSAT: 170 • Wake Forest University

Apply early, write optional essays, and really dive into the schools you’re applying to. See what programs exist, what schools have similar clinics and externships and compare between them to...

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GPA: 3.39 • LSAT: 165 • Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

queer woman closer to 5 years of WE than 9. work was in political campaigns (local to national and everything in between) wrote a gpa and lsat addendum (retook the lsat for waitlists and got a...

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Lawraider

GPA: 4.08 • LSAT: 171 • University of Virginia

My wisdom is this: I have no wisdom. I am a Mexican-American URM with a unique soft. I’m writing this before I receive any decision, but a horrible cycle would probably be due to me applying at...