Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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AnonymousAnemone

GPA: 4.08 • LSAT: 178 • Harvard University

STEM major/business minor. Otherwise, fairly average softs (legal & financial internships, volunteer work, club leadership positions, TA experience, etc). T20 undergrad. Did not apply for aid at...

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DongDimmadomeOwnerOfTheDimmsdaleDongadome

GPA: 3.53 • LSAT: 165 • Duke University

Apply broadly and shoot your shot because none of this makes sense. Have a cohesive narrative - this definitely helped me to outperform my numbers. Wrote GPA addendum related to addiction, LSAT...

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BenAffleckIsJustBigMattDamon

GPA: 3.7 • LSAT: 172 • University of Virginia

Hey creeper. Welcome. Here is my self worth in a page. Some notes for you: 3 years WE (relatively impressive, not unicorn though) 4 time LSAT taker (about 10 point increase from 3rd take to 4th...

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flappynerd

GPA: 3.92 • LSAT: 160 • University of Minnesota

-Find a hobby to help make the process less stressful/take your mind off of your status checkers and email :)

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Fb4p

GPA: 3.7 • LSAT: 169 • Columbia University

Easier said than done but STAY OFF REDDIT. All that comes from the subreddit is anxiety.

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MatureLizard

Focus on what you can change. You can’t change what happened in the past. Be kind, give to charity, check in on your loved ones, lie down in the grass at night and stargaze. Don’t let this...

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Boppity47

GPA: 3.87 • LSAT: 172 • University of Texas at Austin

Renegotiated with Texas Law using all of my other scholarship offers, except NYU (hadn’t received my scholly info yet) – offer went from 54k total to 60k total (off of in-state tuition). Headed...

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FilthyHabitualOpossum

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 166 • Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

2020-2021: aka the law school admissions cycle from hell. I applied late during what was already an unprecedented cycle, which did not help me at all. I was above/at both 75ths at Fordham and...

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RuralAberrantFrigatebird

GPA: 3.79 • LSAT: 173 • New York University

Wrote Why X for CLS (integrated into personal statement), Penn (core strengths), Mich, Berkeley, Fordham. Did optional essays for SLS, GULC, NYU (Furman public policy scholarship app), and BU (PI...