Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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ChicagoActor

GPA: 3.53 • LSAT: 166 • University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign

Double check your essays! Don’t waste application fees on schools you can’t realistically afford. Resist the golden handcuffs of elite/pricey schools. Consider your regional market pipeline....

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Snippy7

GPA: 3.55 • LSAT: 149 • University of New Hampshire

just do your best and be yourself. apply to some safeties just in case but also shoot for the stars, you never know! you got this :) I got waitlisted at places I thought I’d get rejected from,...

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jtzlaw

GPA: 4.01 • LSAT: 154 • University of Connecticut

If you have a top choice, let them know. Write a tailored personal statement and/or an optional essay to convey “Why (them)”. You’d be surprised how far expressing interest can take you. Informal...

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Swarley1989

GPA: 3.63 • LSAT: 179 • University of California—Los Angeles

General Thoughts: We’ll see how my cycle goes but my general strategy so far has been to apply broadly and take every chance to write an optional essay that I can. This was a lot and I started...

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Zzeengo

GPA: 3.27 • LSAT: 164 • American University

Zzeengo left minor wisdom for posterity (◕_◕). Start your apps early to give yourself time for mishaps and a better shot at getting acceptances/scholarships. For most people, you’re going to...

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DoneTeaching7

GPA: 2.45 • LSAT: 166 • Arizona State University

This process isn’t remotely as cut and dry as people who post on here and Reddit would have you believe. Not a single calculator predicted the school I got into or the scholarship I was offered –...

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LegallyBrunette2028

GPA: 4.02 • LSAT: 162 • Washington University in St. Louis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9Pc1acaP_k Stay delusional (within reason)! There’s only one you applying! Always shoot your shot, but have a backup plan (and backup plan to your backup plan,...

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NostalgicBrownLeopard

GPA: 3.81 • LSAT: 162 • University of San Diego

(all times are pst) USD submitted all optional essays + gpa/lsat addendum- A via lawhub portal @ 12:30 PM acceptance email @ 1:14 PM scholarship email @ 1:19 PM LMU submitted all optional essays...

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Flemcy

GPA: 3.47 • LSAT: 154 • Northern Illinois University

Link to Résumé and Personal Statement: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZUSuiFEiJ-MoAmn2WiKIzvs4Z6c-qiF0?usp=drive_link Had three LORS, 2 academic, 1 professional; 1 from an undergrad prof...