Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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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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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...

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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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P-Sherman

GPA: 3.97 • LSAT: 168 • University of Virginia

Apply as early as you can! Be genuine and be yourself. You are good enough! Try to have your school list set at the beginning so you can apply everywhere at once (rather than scrambling to apply...

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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...

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nota999

GPA: 3.61 • LSAT: 178 • Georgetown University

WHY DIDN’T YOU APPLY TO MORE T14 SCHOOLS? -I’m not Biglaw/Federal Clerkship or bust, so I don’t need them -Not eager to take out 250k in loans for extra clout -Didn’t like the vibe of the school,...

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JHGreen

GPA: 4.07 • LSAT: 160 • Texas A&M University

Go where you’ll be most happy and never, ever look back

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GriffithsSidepiece

GPA: 3.83 • LSAT: 161 • University of Utah

“I kneel into a dream where I am good & loved. I am good. I am loved. My hands have made some good mistakes. They can always make better ones.”

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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...