Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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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...

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lazyandstressed

GPA: 3.4 • LSAT: 162 • Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law

If they let you write Why X in your PS or in the application itself, write it out (or at least think it through) because it can help you figure out why you like the school other than ranking or...

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orangupale

GPA: 3.85 • LSAT: 161 • William & Mary Law School

Apply to 15 - 30 schools. Generally, schools (outside T14) do not consider acceptances from competitors outside the metro when reconsidering scholarship packages. Leverage regional scholarship...

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willowisp78

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 168 • University of Minnesota

Years of working struggle jobs (retail, food service, grocery, etc) + 1 prestigious internship working in a niche field of law for a reputable individual (and have stellar LOR from said...

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ToughHardGrouse

GPA: 3.91 • LSAT: 175 • University of Virginia

get some work experience, do practice interviews with someone that doesn’t know you, and apply early.

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silverandblackshepsky

GPA: 2.95 • LSAT: 160 • University of South Carolina

I did not have a good excuse for my low GPA so I did not write an addendum. You can read all the advice in the world; nothing is going to stop this from being a very stressful process for you....

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OopsIApplyAgain

GPA: 3.85 • LSAT: 174 • Columbia University

Reapplicant (0 admits for the previous cycle) Resident alien 3.85 in my Academic Summary Report (for finishing my college degree in the U.S.) Above Average in my JD Foreign CAS Evaluation (for...