Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Bonobosareunderrated

GPA: 3.87 • LSAT: 177 • New York University

Don’t let them take away your sparkle. Some cool WE PI or bust (bleeding hearts club)

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RattyMoaningClam

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 173 • Boston University

Biomedical engineering major

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ThreeQuaintBobcat

GPA: 3.97 • LSAT: 179 • Duke University

2/23/2021: Depressed as hell due to the UChicago waitlist (it was a top choice), hope next time that I update this it’s good news to make me feel better :( 2/26/2021: Aaaand WL’d from Harvard....

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MillieTSmith2

GPA: 3.68 • LSAT: 171 • University of Virginia

Peace Corps and AmeriCorps alum. Top 20 undergrad. Wrote all the optional essays, but no Why X’s.

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Spaceman

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 171 • University of California—Berkeley

Wrote Why X for Duke, Mich, Berkeley, Cornell, Virginia. Core Values for Penn. Additional Essays for Stanford and Georgetown. T3/T4 Softs STEM double major

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gimmegimmelaw

GPA: 3.66 • LSAT: 176 • Columbia University

Hi everyone. So I applied to UCLA, Harvard, Stanford, NYU and Penn but withdrew due to my ED contract with Columbia. I also received a very weird email from Georgetown at the end of November...

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verticalpizza

GPA: 3.79 • LSAT: 172 • University of Pennsylvania

My cycle was quick and odd. I knew I wanted Penn, applied ED1, and got in. Wrote core strengths and stressed my long-established ties to Philly. Also have unique softs that helped me write what I...

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WhoopingCrane

GPA: 3.66 • LSAT: 172 • Arizona State University

Non-trad student, applied very late bc I had to retake the LSAT in January. Duke UR3 4/15/21 In retrospect, should have waited a year and also written all the Why X essays…

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AvailableRhetoricalLiger

GPA: 3.54 • LSAT: 176 • University of Pennsylvania

Take your time studying for the LSAT. It took me quitting my job as director at a non-profit, going part-time, and spending almost everyday studying for about 1.5-2 hours, mainly focusing on...