Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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VioletSadUmbrellabird

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 176 • Columbia University

Wrote optionals for Michigan and NYU (Scholarship Essays) Spend as much time getting the best LSAT you can, including finding a study group that works well. Heavy PI or bust focus Worked full...

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Vesuvius-Survivor

GPA: 3.73 • LSAT: 164 • Fordham University

Submitted Diversity Statement (childhood/ adolescent adversity) for every school except Iowa and Maryland. Wrote Why X for Berkeley, GMU, UC Irvine. Wrote top-10 list for Georgetown. Completed...

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NauseatingPreciousScorpions

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 152 • New York Law School

Apply early and know your career goals. Don’t get sucked into the hype and drama of trying to attend T1 schools for a prestigious piece of paper when you can be successful (and not in debt) a...

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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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PreciousHangingWildebeest

GPA: 3.58 • LSAT: 174 • University of Pennsylvania

Hispanic from southwestern state, extensive experience living/working/studying abroad, speak 3 languages, won a prestigious fellowship, currently working in a hot industry (and hope to focus on...

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sontaran

Int'l GPA: Superior • LSAT: 167 • Fordham University

If you’re an international applicant w/o a GPA, your best shot is at schools where your LSAT score is at or above 75ths. (Especially if you have mediocre softs like I do!) Also, 2020 was the...

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FederalMachine

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 167 • University of Texas at Austin

Wrote Why X’s most places that asked and some that didn’t. For anyone looking in from the future, this cycle was incredibly competitive. My only advice is to apply broadly; I was accepted below...

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television

GPA: 3.25 • LSAT: 173 • Emory University

update: :( my tips: don’t be a super splitter in the most competitive cycle to date apply as early as humanly possible limit your time on here + reddit some fun info about my app: wrote (probably...