Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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parkerfinn

GPA: 3.49 • LSAT: 165 • Washington and Lee University

DO NOT APPLY TO AS MANY SCHOOLS AS I DID. It’s a bit of a waste, mind you.

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futurelawstudent2

GPA: 2.69 • LSAT: 156 • Hofstra University

Made a new account with an updated score/gpa for new decisions: openbravecheetah

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NEVERHARVARD

LSAT: 162 • University of San Diego

Do not do well with standardized tests. Took LSAT three times and got 159, 153, and 162 on the final try. Not the best score but I gave it my all and got a tutor for the final month before my...

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StraightEdgeMegadeth

GPA: 3.59 • LSAT: 168 • University of Florida (Levin)

Take an LSAT prep course. They can raise your LSAT by anywhere between 5 and 15 points. That is the difference between going to a school closer to 100 and a school closer to 15.

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trcamp

GPA: 3.25 • LSAT: 168 • University of California—Irvine

LSAC waiver

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OhsNos

GPA: 4.03 • LSAT: 163 • George Washington University

I guess just apply early, lol. I got into comparable schools like GW and Fordham but was waitlisted by BU and BC (at least partially) because I decided to apply too late.

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h108

GPA: 3.69 • LSAT: 180 • Duke University

Apply early

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HatefulTremendousKoala

GPA: 3.91 • LSAT: 179 • New York University

Applied end of October/early November. No supplemental essays for Chicago, Harvard, Columbia or NYU. “Why X” essays for Michigan, Duke, Penn, Cornell, and UVA. Failures essay for Michigan.

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thnksfrthJD

GPA: 3.95 • LSAT: 172 • University of Virginia

Wrote a Why X for every school