Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Dantheman00797

GPA: 4.07 • LSAT: 167 • University of Virginia

You only need one A!! Dont compare yourself to others, you have your own path and all you need is for one good school to take a chance on you and give you the opportunity to thrive there! Super...

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WalterMitty

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 173 • Harvard University

Track LSAT studying by counting hours. Start early. Try to prep your personal statement before Sep. 1. Stay off of Reddit. Go for walks.

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kiwigummi

GPA: 3.07 • LSAT: 179 • Arizona State University

so what? do you!

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frankiesdad

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 169 • Fordham University

Be practical about where you’re applying. Interest rates are high, the job market is tightening, and even those who get jobs in big law regularly refer to their situation as “golden handcuffs.”...

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WarlikeNauseatingDeer

GPA: 3.57 • LSAT: 170 • University of Georgia

Ask for fee waivers, I was only told ‘no’ twice. Apply early and widely. Look at the NALP and ABA Employment reports and base your decisions on where to apply and attend on those. Assume you will...

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mihinomenestj

GPA: 4.1 • LSAT: 166 • University of California—Berkeley

essays are SO important, and stats are not everything. was PTing in the 170s but flopped on test day, but evidently it wasn’t the end of the world and I still got into my #1 and only (GO BEARS)....

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future-property-lawyer

GPA: 3.28 • LSAT: 161 • University of California (Hastings)

If you need a GPA addendum make sure it makes sense. It really saved me on some of these acceptances.

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EmbarrassedQuickestDeer

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 172 • New York University

If you are just thinking about law school, but don’t know which field you want to specialize in, or don’t know what to do about the future in general -> a CS degree is never the wrong choice...

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carbonoxygenneon

GPA: 3.68 • LSAT: 175 • University of Virginia

Here is my write-up with my thoughts and advice on how to approach applying to law school as a splitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/s/tkQOwsLTRY