Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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Justachillguy

GPA: 3.85 • LSAT: 168 • University of North Carolina

Apply when you feel comfortable with your application material. Do not rush to get your apps out as early as possible. Literally just email schools asking for a merit based fee waiver to save...

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TeacherLawyer24

GPA: 3.55 • LSAT: 157 • University of Iowa

Big tip: if you did Americorps, TFA, Peace Corps, or even just are struggling financially, ask the admissions for a fee waiver. I paid for 2 applications total, excluding the CAS Report $45 fee,...

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READYTOEARNJDANDCHANGETHEWORLD

GPA: 3.17 • LSAT: 151

Last minute decision to finally pursue my dream career. Had been over a year since I had last studied for the LSAT, then registered with only a month to prepare: I had been consistently scoring...

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DLH

GPA: 3.89 • LSAT: 173 • Southern Methodist University

Updates in *Italics*: ** *(03/04/2024) Offered Sumners Scholarship at SMU on 03/01/2024. The Sumners Foundation is a private foundation (not through SMU) that offers full tuition and fees, a...

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JustaGirl99

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 159 • University of Mississippi

The application cycle is a lot like sorority rush. If you did not endure the chaos of trying to get into a sorority, it is a double sided interview where if done correctly guides you to the...

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NonchalantRichWarthog

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 175 • University of Texas at Austin

Do not look at Reddit until you turn in your apps, they’ll make you go insane. Watch Dean Z’s videos, listen to podcast by adcom members or admissions deans when working on the app but mostly...

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CombativeBunny

GPA: 3.72 • LSAT: 173 • New York University

I panicked in November and ended up not sending my apps until late Jan/early Feb. Obviously I wish I had sent them earlier and I wonder if my results would have been better if I had. I am proud...

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crissangelpack

GPA: 2.87 • LSAT: 157 • Louisiana State University

GPA is low due to a heavily abusive relationship in college that ruined the first 3 years of my undergraduate. The final year was a great bounce back, but obviously only does so much. Some offers...

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TidyGainfulPeacock

GPA: 3.5 • LSAT: 160 • University of Baltimore

God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and a sound mind.