Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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AcademicWeapon01

GPA: 3.94 • LSAT: 171 • Georgetown University

Look at the employment outcomes, beyond self-selection, for the job that you want. For DC big law, the best appear to clearly be HYS, UVA, and GULC. For my personal situation, GULC made the most...

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NotJustALawyer

GPA: 3.99 • LSAT: 178 • University of Virginia

Life is not T14 or bust. Look at the market (or markets) where you’d potentially like to live and work, then work backwards from there to find schools that place well where you want. Make smart...

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recoveringattorney

GPA: 3.9 • LSAT: 161 • University of Wisconsin

Apply early! ABA 509 data is more reliable than LSD’s. And maybe don’t panic apply to other schools after sending an ED app…

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HayesState03

GPA: 3.12 • LSAT: 164 • Syracuse University

Don’t stress. Some things won’t go the way you think, but everything will go the way it’s supposed to.

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timbersarmylaw

GPA: 2.8 • LSAT: 169 • Lewis And Clark College

do not apply after january, do not assume your lsat score before taking it, do not assume you will get A. put your head down get good lsat score, apply to enough schools have fun

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BeneficialBetterYogurt

GPA: 2.81 • LSAT: 159 • Seattle University

Mid-cycle: Horrific so far. WL at 4 targets and safeties. No A’s. 1 R. Still waiting to hear from 8 schools, but 4 are reaches, 3 are targets, and 1 is a safety. I will add that I paid for a...

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Wil-sea-maybe

GPA: 3.09 • LSAT: 158 • Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law

The best time to start is now!

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BjornOfDurania

GPA: 4.3 • LSAT: 174 • University of Virginia

It only takes one (good) offer to make a successful cycle. Given my goals (clerking + working in DC,) UVA with $$$ is about as ideal of an outcome as there could have been for me. Deferring to...

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CelestialSwimGirl

GPA: 3.97 • LSAT: 170 • University of California—Berkeley

APPLY EARLY!!! BEFORE MID OCTOBER!!! DO IT!!! to be honest and not to be bitter, but i suspect i could have gotten into some of my waitlists as a sept/oct applicant. i thought applying before the...