Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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legallyblonde214

GPA: 3.65 • LSAT: 163 • Villanova University

shoot ur shot

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georgia520

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 176 • Duke University

My alma mater rejected me, and this year was HARD. Pandemic, health issues - ya know, applying to law school is a mess and sucked. BUT, hang in there, it all works out in the end (and get off...

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Jss1994

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 162 • American University

T3 Softs- LGBTQ+, Published Academic, 3.5 yrs WE in law firm (certified paralegal) T4 Softs- Honors Societies, President Master’s Degree Submitted Diversity statements.

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DubArchery

GPA: 3.43 • LSAT: 168 • University of Southern California

Grew up in a low-income community and eventually my family was evicted–wrote my DS about this. Former college athlete. Decent work experience as a paralegal for a few years and since then in...

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quarantort28

GPA: 3.61 • LSAT: 161 • Columbia University

I wholeheartedly believe that my work experience in public service organizations and the strong narrative within my application helped me earn acceptances (and at least no automatic rejections)...

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PartiallyIllegalGiraffe

GPA: 3.91 • LSAT: 170 • University of California—Los Angeles

Supplemental Materials: Yale: wrote College Activities, Post-College Activities, and Y250. Stanford: wrote two optional essays. Columbia: wrote “fun facts.” NYU: applied to RTK. Northwestern:...

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hundaddio

GPA: 3.76 • LSAT: 158 • University of Washington

Do not screw up the LSAT. I mean it. I thought my softs could carry me but they couldn’t. My 158 killed me. Suspecting that’s the cause of my overwhelming WL results. I’m happy to attend the...

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intellectualplastic

GPA: 3.74 • LSAT: 180 • Columbia University

Wrote all optional essays including Why X for Berkeley, Duke, and UVA. I did not include a Kira interview for Northwestern. Didn’t interview with & didn’t personalize PS for Columbia.

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Addison

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 173 • Northwestern University

no optional essays, why x’s, or ED applications just go with god, brother