Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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SpotlessReadyCapybara

GPA: 3.6 • LSAT: 177 • University of Virginia

No extra essays for Columbia and Harvard Wrote a Why X for UChicago, NYU, UVA, Northwestern, Michigan, GULC, Duke, and Cornell Did the teamwork essay for Penn, the failure essay for Michigan, and...

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BaldRaven

GPA: 3.24 • LSAT: 159 • Catholic University Of America

stop checking your email

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Shredneck

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 171 • University of Chicago

Unless you have superior softs, a 174+ with a 4.0, it’s going to be a hard run. Start very very early. If you’re in the midst of studying like crazy and the LSAT you get will not get you into the...

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greatvalueellewoods

GPA: 3.91 • LSAT: 166 • George Washington University

Stay off of r/lawschooladmissions as much as possible!!!

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SquealingGuiltlessSquirrel

GPA: 3.93 • LSAT: 164 • University of California—Berkeley

LSAT is not everything. Strong softs, great essays, strong letters—those count a LOT ! Breathe and do not check reddit too often.

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AverageJoesRUs1776

GPA: 2.67 • LSAT: 163 • University of South Carolina

Whatever your practice LSAT’s are averaging, take five points off of that for test day. Set a very high bar for yourself. If you want a 170, work until you’re averaging a 175 across your past...

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FirstEldenLord

GPA: 3.86 • LSAT: 177 • Columbia University

If you want to go to a T14, apply broadly and apply early. Consider getting some work experience, KJDs with good (but not perfect) numbers and little else tend to be prime waitlist candidates...

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where-are-the-turtles

GPA: 3.72 • LSAT: 158 • University of Miami

— Apply much earlier in the cycle than I did. Schools are more likely to take a chance on someone earlier in the cycle. — Update: I am differing my acceptance to UMiami for a year and will attend...

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YoLaTengoFan

GPA: 3.4 • LSAT: 171 • University of Michigan

I wrote Why Michigan and describe a quality or skill, etc. I worked on my PS and supplemental essays for a few months, and I think that’s probably the main reason I got in. I also had (what I...