Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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wasbornfierce

GPA: 4.1 • LSAT: 163 • Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent)

“*The only thing I can control is how hard I work.”** -Kobe Bryant* “You have power over your mind—not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.” -Marcus Aurelius “There is only...

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justagworl

GPA: 3.05 • LSAT: 161 • Suffolk University

My application journey is nearing its completion, but you, dear traveler, might still have a ways to go. I now bestow upon you the bits of knowledge I have gathered thus far, and I wish you the...

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LoamySoil

GPA: 3.91 • LSAT: 169 • Harvard University

This is probably super doxxy, but I used this site often during the application process and know that it can be helpful in some ways (although not as many as Reddit would lead you to believe…)....

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GranterOfA

GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 176 • Harvard University

Get good letters. I do falconry, ran environmental lobby campaigns in Texas, and have political science & international business degrees. Speak English and Spanish. I credit my success to my...

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InstinctiveAbhorrentAvatar

GPA: 4.04 • LSAT: 154 • Washington University in St. Louis

I’m no spectacular applicant, but here are a few things that I believed helped me: Prioritize you GPA!- Use RateMyProfessor (with caution) and take a look at a class’ grade distribution before...

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TheKingInTheNorth

GPA: 3.7 • LSAT: 173 • University of Michigan

I’m not asking you to forget your dead. I’ll never forget mine. I lost 50 brothers the night that Mance attacked the Wall. But I’m asking you to think about your children now. They’ll never have...

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bluehightops

GPA: 4.3 • LSAT: 162 • University of Michigan

Don’t compare yourself to others, especially strangers on the internet. Just because something is right for someone else doesn’t mean that it’s right for you. Don’t apply to 20+ schools just...

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ElfinDebonairShark

GPA: 2.98 • LSAT: 174 • (Part-time) Georgetown University

Super splitters, go take some risks in your career—go find a mission. Then come back to law school when you discover how to tell a story about how it’s essential to fulfilling that mission. Write...

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BrackishVand

GPA: 4.2 • LSAT: 173 • Yale University

Go read Vineland… then don’t be like him.