Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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WistfulMeatyFousek

GPA: 3.17 • LSAT: 164 • University of Wisconsin

Ask your recommenders months ahead of September. I didn’t get my second letter submitted until after the new year despite asking in August, and it hurt my scholarship and admissions chances. If...

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RegularSpicyMammoth

GPA: 3.73 • LSAT: 160 • West Virginia University

As a native Appalachian, I want to give back to my community in some way. Therefore, location and school culture matter to me the most. My advice: follow your passions and interests. Your...

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Avocado2

GPA: 3.65 • LSAT: 171 • University of Alabama

don’t apply during a pandemic LMAO

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WhosAfraidOfTheBigBadWave

GPA: 2.9 • LSAT: 172 • Case Western Reserve University

Being a “super-splitter” is terrible. 0/10, would not recommend. I went to a community college for a few years after high school and didn’t really go to classes, leaving me with a 1.2 GPA. After...

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PizzaRat

GPA: 3.81 • LSAT: 173 • New York University

Do what you love in undergrad. Get some work experience, even if it’s just a gap year. It’ll give you a difference perspective about the real world and will give you time to make sure that law...

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chosendisplayname

GPA: 3.62 • LSAT: 169 • University of Texas at Austin

Sent a Why X to Penn, UVA, Duke, Georgetown, Michigan Legal internship experience (w/ District Attorney) Massive upwards trend in GPA (started college pre-med, wrote addendum for all schools)

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leftymanatee

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 178 • Columbia University

For future lurkers, I withdrew from Harvard, UPenn, and UVA before getting an admission result. As listed I received scholarship awards from Columbia, Michigan, and BU—I withdrew from everywhere...

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daisycutter

GPA: 3.88 • LSAT: 172 • Harvard University

I don’t really know what I’m doing. But if I had to say, here’s my best advice: Knock it out of the park on the personal statement. The advice I got was to be memorable – so I did not write about...

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ProsecutorBae

GPA: 3.7 • LSAT: 156 • Howard University

Shoot your shot, period!