Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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lawfulgood2

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 169 • Duke University

Given the craziness of this cycle, I am very happy with my acceptances as a sub-170, sub-3.8 applicant! I sent out a couple panic apps in late December and was accepted at both schools with...

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3Lwoods

GPA: 2.8 • LSAT: 154 • New England Law | Boston

Choose a school that meets your goals and offers you the most money. Unless you’re biglaw, “prestige” doesn’t matter. Don’t be a dick to fellow applicants.

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bloop

GPA: 3.99 • LSAT: 177 • Stanford University

Worked hard in personal statement + supplements to create a strong why law/why now narrative. Wrote Why X’s (or each school’s equivalent) for every school outside the T6, plus optional essays for...

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bananasplitz

GPA: 3.22 • LSAT: 173 • University of Minnesota

Decisions in December or earlier were with a 3.15 GPA, decisions after were with a 3.22

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AdaptableNewTang

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 173 • University of Virginia

My advice to future applicants is to slow down and take a breather. Law school is exciting but there is a lot more to life than checking your statuses 75 times a day. Life is beautiful, and don’t...

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sebramirez121

GPA: 3.72 • LSAT: 164 • University of Notre Dame

Take a deep breathe. Numbers are important but they’re not everything. Make sure you polish up your personal statement–it is one of the most important parts of your application. Don’t take advice...

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britawaterbottle

• University of Michigan

this one is for the boys with the boomer system Mexican-American gay boy from California with PI and unicorn goals <3 Wrote pretty much all supplementals T6 down (included a Why Columbia and the...

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CheapAbidingCentipede

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 178 • Temple University

i am EXTREMELY debt averse, i think paying tens of thousands in tuition for grad school, especially when i intend to enter a very low paying field (public defense) is a fucking racket. so while...

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BeautifullyCarelessInsect

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 171 • University of California—Berkeley

general info: went to a mid-tier ivy for undergrad and majored in humanities. took lsat 3 times (160, 163, 171) and wrote addendum for multiple takes and score jump. about berkeley law app: wrote...