…it and the rest will come. This is for all the reverse splitters out there.
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…points above your dream school’s median. If you’re a super splitter, apply to as many places as you can.
Apply broadly splitters and February is the latest I’d suggest applying. Pour your heart and soul into your writing but don’t be too negative or whiny. Vulnerability and candor go a long way into humanizing yourself as an applicant and will give you some more leeway with the empathetic side of adcomms. also, it…
…and immaturity in my younger days, which put me as a splitter at most schools. If you’re like me, work extra hard on your personal statement and essays, do ALL of the optional/supplemental components, and have help with proofreading and edits and suggestions. Submit your best possible app even to your “safety”…
…to humanize yourself and your application. To my fellow Splitters/Reverse Splitters, you absolutely have hope. Schools who read applications holistically typically don’t let just 1 suboptimal factor outweigh an otherwise really stellar application. When studying for the LSAT, don’t just take PT’s until you hit your…
…outcome. Don’t sell yourself short. I know plenty of splitters/super splitters that have ended up at great schools with big scholarships. You have to find the balance between being realistic and giving yourself the credit you deserve. Are you getting into Yale with a 3.1/155 without something akin to a Nobel Prize?…
GPA 3.39 2025–26 cycle
Splitters rise up.
reverse splitter hope <3
…I’m not attending, WashU remains a beacon of hope to sub-3 splitters, and they have my eternal gratitude. If you’re reading this and are still in undergrad, get off LSD and go to class.
…you should be taking every advantage that you can get. For splitters especially, your written materials need to be exceptional. Your LSAT may open the door, but it’s up to your written materials to convince admissions why they should take you over applicants that either boost both medians or other candidates with…
Advice: Lock in freshman year for the GPA. Don’t be a splitter. I started fixing my grades junior year fall and have had As and A+s since. Retaking classes that I previously got Ds in, so my school GPA is higher than LSAC’s. If I could do it all over again with the knowledge I have now I’d definitely devote myself…
LSAT 149 GPA 3.71 2024–25 cycle
…Apply by December. Many schools are more “flexible” with “Splitters” & those with LSAT & GPA scores below their median, early on. This is because they have more time to “correct” for the lower percentile scores. Many schools are steadily increasing their median scores as more and more people are applying to Law…
…their way. Apply broadly**!!! **Especially if you’re a splitter/reverse splitter like I am. If there are schools you’d consider that are “out of your range” and you can afford to apply, do it. Don’t leave any “what ifs” on the table. Rejection/WL is part of the process. LORs: I submitted two letters to every school.…
If you are a splitter, apply as soon as possible. I applied in Oct but should have applied in September but was lazy. I also had subpar personal statements (if you are non-trad, focus on Why Law? and Why Now?). I shouldn’t have wasted my ED on Berk as I knew I wouldn’t get in, but it was my top choice as a Bay Area…
…I had a 162 (SO THERE IS HOPE FOR REVERSE SUPER SPLITTERS!!!)
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 that story — and then re-write it until you feel good about the placement of every piece of punctuation, every clause,…
splitters beware: apply early! i don’t think i ever had a great shot at columbia/nyu/ucla/usc, but i snuck into one of them with a good narrative and a good “why me / why now”. but don’t listen to the people who say 173 is competitive everywhere. it’s not. the earlier you apply, the more you can get away with…
…I was unsure how my cycle would turn out as a reverse splitter. My cycle is proof that the LSAT isn’t everything! My practice tests were in the 167-173 range. My first test in June 2023 was a 159, and my second was Sept. 2023 161. Don’t know why the real ones were so different, but it ended up not mattering all that…
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