Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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TIKO

GPA: 2.85 • LSAT: 163 • Wake Forest University

WITH GOD, ALL IS POSSIBLE

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EpicSplit

GPA: 3.05 • LSAT: 172 • Washington University in St. Louis

Reach out to every school to which you plan to apply for an application fee waiver (and probably a CAS waiver too). If you ask nicely, pretty much every school will waive the application fee,...

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Raptorex97

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 167 • University of North Carolina

Write a LOCI to your top choice, even before a decision! I applied late (mid-February) to UNC, and sent a follow-up letter three weeks later stating that they were my top choice and that I would...

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ItchyFamousAlligator

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 180 • University of Toronto

Bonus info for Canadian applicants! UofT: Wrote optional essay about “a meaningful intellectual experience”. McGill: Interview was conducted to determine French proficiency. I answered most...

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8-Six-7-Five-3-Oh-9

GPA: 3.6 • LSAT: 150 • Louisiana State University

Former Intelligence Officer. Disabled Veteran. Worked for NSA, Army, DOD. Company Commander in Afghanistan. Meritorious Service Medal. Graduated Undergrad in 3 years. Masters Degree in Education...

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CiciCurtis

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 175 • University of Pennsylvania

super splitters: apply ED!!!

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SelectiveLoutishQuail

GPA: 3.49 • LSAT: 175 • Arizona State University

Reapply next year I guess…

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twotime169

GPA: 3.55 • LSAT: 169 • Fordham University

Get fee waivers!!! I asked every school that didn’t offer me one, and I only had to pay 3 app fees. Don’t be afraid to take the LSAT more than once! August 2020 157 –> April 2021 166 –> June 2021...

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PusheenTheLawyer

GPA: 4.09 • LSAT: 173 • Stanford University

Take lots of time on your apps. It took me a few months after taking the LSAT to write my essays. Take a gap year or a few like I did and follow your passion! Your story will write itself with...