Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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SillyCheapSquirrel

GPA: 3.85 • LSAT: 174 • University of Michigan

Please please PLEASE take time off in between undergrad and law school! So many KJDs just want to go straight through “to get law school over with” or “not waste time because they’re 100% sure...

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Latinaalaw

GPA: 3.59

Was dismissed from law school May 2021. Been working in the legal field for almost 4years since then. I took the JD Next standardized test and scored a 780/1000 on the 74% percentile. I was...

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slocum23

GPA: 3.46 • LSAT: 170 • George Washington University

studied for LSAT using the LSAT Trainer book by Mike Kim – might not be for everyone, but it’s only $50 and it really worked for me!

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JaggedCrocodile

GPA: 3.78 • LSAT: 157 • University of Oregon

Make sure you have a safety school! Or a super safety school. It may not be your dream school, but you can try to transfer later, and it feels so nice to finally get my first A after a few...

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ForDizzyDJoy

GPA: 3.0 • LSAT: 166 • (Part-time) Fordham University

Shoot your shot! Don’t reject yourself before they reject you. I’m well below most medians, but I try anyway. Howard is not your only option! Don’t give up! Make sure your credit is A1, or else...

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bazinga226

GPA: 4.22 • LSAT: 167 • Duke University

Built for the playoffs. Never give up

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darthaifos33

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 167 • Cornell University

The UR dates are just when I noticed that my application was UR bc idk the actual date

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Froggotolaw

GPA: 3.95 • LSAT: 151 • University of Minnesota

UGrad: Public State Uni, Highest Honors, Top of my class for both disciplines Plethora of extracurriculars that I genuinely enjoyed (you don’t need this many I just hated myself): college...

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LimpShark

GPA: 3.23 • LSAT: 153 • Loyola University—New Orleans

I was roofied my freshman year which took a huge emotional toll on me. Sophomore year I had almost 20 trips to the emergency room/hospital for ovarian cysts which caused my GPA to fall. Was able...