Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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fmac

GPA: 3.66 • LSAT: 172 • University of California—Berkeley

“What, like it’s hard?” It was extremely hard.

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PluckyUglySalamander

GPA: 3.14 • LSAT: 172 • Boston University

Try to have your application ready as early in the cycle as possible. It felt like by the time I got a lot of my decisions schools were already just about full.

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NimbleCattle

GPA: 3.87 • LSAT: 173 • New York University

Wrote Why X’s/other essays for most schools in the T14. I would very much avoid applying to as many schools as I did – I think it’s a lot better to spend more time on fewer applications

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vibecheck

Key principles: (a) don’t be a dick, (b) make every school feel special, (c) put in the work, and then… (d) put away the work.

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CloudySassyClam

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 170 • University of California—Berkeley

If you have all of your materials ready, apply as soon as possible! Also, do not apply to as many schools as I did - it was a mistake.

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Ironpyriteer

GPA: 3.92 • LSAT: 167 • University of North Carolina

STEM Background; Advanced degree - UNC is a great school! I’m very happy to be here.

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GrotesqueLivelyTortoise

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 174 • New York University

apply early, broadly, and write all the optional essays! T10 ug, international fellowship after graduating, interest in specific area of law that came up in my essays

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communitysquirrel

GPA: 3.6 • LSAT: 158 • Michigan State University

Work in law before you decide on law school!

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yorkshire

GPA: 3.76 • LSAT: 168 • University of Toronto

Canadian School Stats: OLSAS GPA 3.77, L2: 3.76, B3: 3.86