Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Summoning-R-Wave

GPA: 3.73 • LSAT: 172 • University of Michigan

⛧ ☠ ⛧༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ⛧ ☠ ⛧ SUMMONING REJECTION WAVES ⛧ ☠ ⛧༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ⛧ ☠ ⛧ Even though my cycle is now over, I encourage all applicants to consider joining the R wave cult. We have cookies. Some actual...

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PleaseKetchup

GPA: 3.52 • LSAT: 171 • Duke University

Took the LSAT for the first time in Sep 2020. Not completely happy with the score but decided not to retake because the stress with test prep while juggling work was unreal. R&R wasn’t really an...

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SpaceHippos

GPA: 3.48 • LSAT: 165 • Indiana University - Bloomington

now that my cycle is pretty much over (i mean i’ll see where the tide takes me, i suppose) here are the details on my app: i took the lsat 5 times. yup, shoulda cancelled a few times because of...

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auspiciousbee

GPA: 3.71 • LSAT: 179 • University of Pennsylvania

non-HYP ivy undergrad business major 2 year WE in digital marketing, wrote non-traditional diversity statement about digital advertising informing my interest in digital privacy and technology...

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RaspyOcelot

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 176 • University of Virginia

I got my first acceptance in 3 days and my last in 183 days. In the 180 days in between I tried (and failed) to anticipate each and every decision and it compromised my mental health. My advice?...

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Torquatus

GPA: 4.01 • LSAT: 168 • Cornell University

I forwent an LSAT retake and went for the early application gambit, taking my target schools by surprise. Did it work? Maybe. Quality over quantity: A lot of thought went into my school list, and...

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salamimaster

Int'l GPA: Above Average • LSAT: 171 • Cornell University

Having an international undergrad this cycle sucked :’) To my fellow UK/EU undergraduate students applying to US law schools don’t lose hope! Things definitely took a lot longer for me than other...

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RayBradbury

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 174 • Harvard University

Wrote every optional essay to all of these applications. I didn’t keep exact track of the dates, so any of the applications where the date complete is the exact same day as the date received was...

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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...