Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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chinchillin

GPA: 3.61 • LSAT: 159 • University of Iowa

apply to reaches/matches before november

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chingona

GPA: 2.04 • LSAT: 165 • Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)

patron saint of waitlists

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TawdryShakyBulldog

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 167 • George Washington University

I wrote a “Why X” for every school at the bottom of my personal statement, about a paragraph for each. T3 softs because I did Americorps.

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KBP

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 156 • George Mason University

Want to work in health law/big law

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teebert

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 168 • Northwestern University

T3 based on LSD’s definition - At the time of submitting apps I had 3.5 years of consistent legal employment at one firm. One LOR from boss and one from former professor. First-gen college....

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proletariatpumpkin

GPA: 3.67 • LSAT: 173 • University of California—Berkeley

knuckle in my spine

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Foundathome

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 161 • University of Maryland

Tuition is 100% covered by military GI Bill - Cost of school not a concern.

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chinkennunget

GPA: 3.97 • LSAT: 175 • Harvard University

2020-21 was a hell year for applicants. Didn’t write optional UVA essays but didn’t really care, so WL wasn’t surprising. Was nervous for Chicago interview and probably didn’t convey enough...

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plantmom96

GPA: 3.8 • LSAT: 166

pain