Given the craziness of this cycle, I am very happy with my acceptances as a sub-170, sub-3.8 applicant! I sent out a couple panic apps in late December and was accepted at both schools with seemingly the same scholly offers as earlier applicants. The February panic apps were too late and I was WL/R where I would…
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LSAT 168 GPA 3.24 2026–27 cycle
Work in the legal field before going to law school. Don’t be so cynical - you want a big law job so badly but you don’t even know if you like the law or not. Find a really good mentor and do whatever they say for a few years.
DO NOT APPLY ON THE DAY APPS ARE DUE!!!! If you take nothing else from my experience, every day you turn in an app before the deadline helps your chances. One of my good friends who had worse softs and GPA with a slightly higher LSAT applied 3 weeks before I did and had way more options. I believe everything works…
essays are SO important, and stats are not everything. was PTing in the 170s but flopped on test day, but evidently it wasn’t the end of the world and I still got into my #1 and only (GO BEARS). my essays were very personal and genuine in regard to my “why law” and upbringing. I also had consistent work experience…
Attending school using VA benefits so scholarship negotiation was just insurance if something went sideways with the VA. As a GRE applicant it does not seem like not using the LSAT held me back. I am very happy with my results and gladly going to Penn Carey. Once I identified Penn as my go-to school, I was able to…
LSAT 164 GPA 3.91 2022–23 cycle
Master of Legal Studies from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, Concentration in Litigation UCLA Magna Cum Laude with College Honors Majored in Poli Sci, concentration in American Politics Deans Honor List Tau Sigma and Golden Key Honor Societies Student government committee director, managing editor…
LSAT 163 GPA 3.79 2021–22 cycle
Attending Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles
For so long I was shooting for T30 schools. I was obsessed with prestige, thinking it was everything. Now, I am grateful that wasn’t really an option. I go to a “lower ranked” school, but with a scholarship that is basically paying for my entire tuition. My scholarship is conditional, but it keeps me motivated in…
3.9/159/URM (PR,NA,white) only apply to schools you would actually attend (yes, even your safety). if you apply to 10+ schools and get one acceptance, make sure you are happy with it. otherwise, it’s a waste of time and money Ask schools for fee waivers, they will give them to you. reverse splitters lemme hear ya!…
If you are even thinking of applying, please remember what matters: YOU. This is about what you want, what will make you happy, and get you where you want to be. Be sure to drink lots of water (and coffee), sleep plenty, and take care of yourself however you need throughout your cycle. I wrote all optional essays…
I’m just really going for it right now you guys. Like, fr, February applicants rise. I retook the LSAT in January ‘25 after my first attempt in November ‘24 and did not do better to both my surprise and dismay. Soooooo, we’re applying with the score we have! I will R&R if my cycle goes poorly, but there’s no point…
Really, really focus on your personal essay. I am confident that my narrative is what pushed me over the edge.
Received LSAC Fee Waiver. First-generation college and professional applicant; low-income (Pell Grant recipient); Southeast Asian male (second-generation); went to top public university; super KJD (dual enrolled through high school, graduating two years early). Wrote diversity statement on being second-generation…
LSAT 143 GPA 3.20 2025–26 cycle
fight for yourself, advocate for those who cannot, and be kind to yourself no matter what lies on the surface.
Super late applicant. Was planning on applying 2022-2023 cycle but ended up bumping up my lsat test date and finishing up my app at the last minute but in time for admissions at my first choice. For the non-traditional folks and those debating about delaying school a few years - work experience can more than make up…
Wrote why X for all schools. WE is mostly senior-level journalism work with 2 positions at national publications. Trans non-binary LGBTQ. Applied to all schools with a 165, received a 167 with the Jan LSAT. By that point had already received a group interview and deferral from GULC, WL from Berk and GW, Rs from Penn…
I only took the GRE, as I have an engineering backgrounds Undergrad and Grad. The GRE is not accepted everywhere, and most schools who do take it will tell you they treat it evenly with the LSAT, but they do not. If you have a GRE only expect less scholarship money and few choices. I have IVY league Grad-school…
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