Applicant Wisdom & Insights

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CannonCalmCoyote

GPA: 3.08 • LSAT: 161 • University of Montana

Don’t let a bad GPA get you down, it is what it is.

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EnergeticJustifiableNightingale925

GPA: 4.0 • LSAT: 152 • Widener University—Pennsylvania (Commonwealth)

Merit will get you no where in this process

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RareSensibleSmartJaguar

GPA: 3.85 • University of New Hampshire

First off, you got this. Your voice matters and - no matter what peaks and valleys you traverse - your voice will shine through. So, Keep Moving Forward. Also, please don’t be like me, apply...

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CleverLitigiousSquirrel856

GPA: 3.82 • LSAT: 170

Keep your head down

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AdventurousLawfulNarwhal103

GPA: 3.98 • LSAT: 172 • University of California—Berkeley

It only takes one

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QuickConstitutionalWombat417

GPA: 4.17 • LSAT: 176

well fella, off to the military!

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Pharaoh

GPA: 3.75 • LSAT: 175 • University of Michigan

Some notes about my merit aid reconsideration process at UMich: I initially recieved $105,000 total over three years (~44% tuition). I submitted my seat deposit in early April in order to apply...

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cheesestick

GPA: 2.9 • LSAT: 173 • George Washington University

Not editing these to preserve the stats, but got a 3.8 GPA 1L fall and transferred to GULC with financial aid. If you don’t get it the first time, try, try again!

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GunnyDragon

GPA: 3.73 • LSAT: 157 • (Part-time) Brooklyn Law School

Softs will help, but even if you’ve got exceptionally high ones, many schools, given how the game is played, will still care most about your LSAT and GPA. That is just how it is. So, live in the...