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WistfulMeatyFousek

LSAT 164 · GPA 3.17 · 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Wisconsin

…it hurt my scholarship and admissions chances. If you’re a splitter, target splitter friendly schools and write optional essays. In the end, I went with the school that gave me the best financial package. UW gave me a ~95% scholarship. I passed up on W&L as the financial package wasn’t good enough to offset the…

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Leahbohbeah

LSAT 163 · GPA 3.94 · 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to George Mason University

-Reverse Splitter -Late applicant due to personal circumstances -Relatively unknown state school undergraduate -Took some graduate classes with a 4.0 grad GPA -Wrote why x for some but not all schools -Included diversity statement in all possible applications -Applied to schools in every tier because this cycle left…