Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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NormalScrutiny

GPA: 3.85 • LSAT: 180 • Harvard University

LSAT: Took it twice (both Flex): 171 (August) -> 180 (November). Used a combination of PowerScore Bible trilogy and 7Sage for PTing/blind reviewing/videos. I think that overstudying and burnout...

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Multivitamin2

GPA: 3.68 • LSAT: 165 • Cornell University

Apply broadly and never underestimate the value of writing and interviewing well! & go Big Red!

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HurriedImportantDevil

GPA: 3.08 • LSAT: 163 • Georgetown University

Concentrate on what you can control.

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MilesOfIPTrials

GPA: 3.45 • LSAT: 177 • University of California—Berkeley

Engineering student looking to do IP law, DI NCAA athlete. Applied to a bunch of other schools in early November (all T14s except Cornell, H, and Y, also applied to UCLA and WUSTL), heard back...

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HelloFromOtherSide

GPA: 3.31 • LSAT: 171 • University of Virginia

Stay off this website as much as possible – it’s a great resource but really toxic if you lack self control.

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BirdLawAtPenn

GPA: 3.46 • LSAT: 173 • University of Pennsylvania

Wrote why X or other optional essay wherever possible. Switched from RD to ED Penn, went UR3

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NostalgicDisagreeableDragonfly

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 166 • University of North Carolina

-NC resident, re-applicant, have ties/want to work instate. PT’ing 3-6 points higher than my highest LSAT take, which left me pretty salty, but ironically I don’t think it ultimately affected my...

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ApathyMarmot

GPA: 2.9 • LSAT: 165 • Michigan State University

There is no wisdom, only Zuul. Military Veteran (Navy, multiple awards and tours) Had a mental health crisis in undergrad which tanked my GPA, wrote addendum to explain and show improvement....

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GreenIncandescentFlamingo

GPA: 3.41 • LSAT: 179 • New York University

Strong softs with a cohesive narrative (somewhere between tiers 2 and 3). TFA for 2 years after undergrad, with another year at a similar organization in a leadership role. Good luck, and don’t...