Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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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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HalfUnknownSnail

GPA: 3.52 • LSAT: 172 • Northwestern University

Retook LSAT. Raised from 169 to 172 with Duke, Stanford, UVA, Fordham and Vandy still left to make a decision. I was then rejected from UVA, Stanford, and Duke, waitlisted at Vandy, SPWL at...

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HappyQuokka

GPA: 3.44 • LSAT: 172 • University of Minnesota

Initially applied with a 167. Scored a 172 on the January 2021 LSAT and applied with that afterward. DACA recipient. (out-of-state for UC system schools, which made me ineligible for any aid.)...

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blackellewoods2

GPA: 3.07 • LSAT: 169 • Northwestern University

T2 softs and Ivy undergrad. Didn’t write Why X essays, but wrote other optional essays. Included a non-traditional diversity statement (meaning I didn’t talk about race) and a pretty wild...

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CowboyPicka

GPA: 4.01 • LSAT: 159 • Texas A&M University

Did not write option essays or letters of continued intrest. After doing admitted student events I pretty much chose TAMU, even if I did get accepted to UT. Overall I believe I hit above my LSAT...

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LyricalBeefSchnauzer

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 177 • New York University

Hope for the best but expect the worst. I have 3-5 years of paralegal employment related to my career goals. I wrote all optional essays (did not write a “Why UVA”) and had a strong PS (but not...

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MelodicWateryChihuahua

GPA: 3.88 • LSAT: 157 • Boston College

My wisdom is that you’re probably up late right now stressing about if you’re going to get into your dream school and comparing yourself to other applicants on this site and freaking out over the...

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AB12342

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 165 • University of Notre Dame

NDLS class of 2024! 🍀🍀🍀 Wrote optional essays for Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Pepperdine, SMU, and Tennessee Wrote LSAT addendum for first LSAT score Received no...

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humanmalelawapplicant

GPA: 3.84 • LSAT: 172 • New York University

Wrote Why X statement for Stanford Some advice for future applicants: Apply as early as possible (by which I mean as soon as you are confident your application is ready). There is absolutely no...