Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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AAAya88

GPA: 2.57 • LSAT: 153

Get in where ya fit in.

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azalika

GPA: 4.1 • LSAT: 170 • University of Georgia

Approximate time to hear back from schools (Class of 2028, assuming you applied right when apps opened): September: Arizona State, Baylor U, WashU- October: UGA November: Florida (Levin), USC...

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prelawstruggle77

GPA: 4.2 • LSAT: 165 • Harvard University

Turn on CRS & make a law school email filter! I literally was only going to apply to like 11 schools but got a surprising amount of fee waivers from CRS and I am so so grateful I opted in. The...

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LFCLawyer

GPA: 3.73 • LSAT: 163 • Washington and Lee University

Just give your best. That is all anyone can ask you for.

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SimSimma

GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 151

06/24 - Anticipated applying and beginning this cycle (Fall of 2024) But need to raise my LSAT Score. 1st attempt 01/24 was a 141, worked FT. I quit my FT employment in February and my 2nd...

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ApolloTBNR

GPA: 4.01 • LSAT: 158 • University of Utah

Take multiple classes with the same professor(s) throughout your undergraduate years to build strong relationships and secure solid letters of recommendation. I approached undergrad with a...

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IrritableBobCat

GPA: 3.99 • LSAT: 172 • Harvard University

Other than the LSAT, nothing I did throughout undergrad/post-grad was solely for my law school application. To me, law school is an opportunity to learn how to solve problems that I am already...

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PatheticMakeshiftJellyfish

GPA: 3.56 • LSAT: 172 • University of California—Berkeley

if you have a lot of work experience, it is fine to lean into it on your application. Do your best to tie it to how it prepared your for law school and as a lawyer. If significant work...

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wishmelucc

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 174 • New York University

What I wish I had done: applied earlier (just so I could have had a more peaceful winter and heard back earlier) applied to more places, and ESPECIALLY t14s that are more scholarship generous...