LSAT 172 GPA 3.92 2020–21 cycle

I’m doing well this challenging 2020-2021 COVID cycle, and I think my softs really helped me out. In March 2021, I will receive my PhD from a top-20 philosophy program, and my work has received recognition in print and via external grants. I received a full scholarship for my undergrad education at a top-40 national…

leftymanatee

LSAT 178 GPA 4.00 2020–21 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…obvi ended up a waitlist). Other details about stats/softs. I took the LSAT 3 times: 169, 173 (Flex), 178 (flex). I listed my softs as T3 because I played D1 baseball (non-HYP Ivy) and made the Academic All-America team one season. My job out of undergrad was very unique (STEM field in what’s considered a “cool,”…

ksus

LSAT 178 GPA 3.98 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

I studied for the LSAT for about 3.5 months using 7sage. My softs and essays were more business oriented which I think aligned with Penn and Columbia. I helped found a start up. Harvard, Duke, and NYU are more advocacy and community focused which is why I think my profile did not align as with these schools. I have…

pricklycantankerousdragon

LSAT 173 GPA 3.64 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Stanford University

I had a pretty tight resume with plenty of softs related to mentorship, athletics, and research, as well as demonstrated success in a field (IP/tech) where there are very few URMs.

HocJoyousChimpanzee

LSAT 177 GPA 3.86 2023–24 cycle

Attending Harvard University

Very proud of all my statements. Wrote all optionals. Several T3 and T4 softs. FGLI. 1 year of relevant WE (I think not having more hurt me for YLS). Did everything I could to make my GPA the weakest part of my application. Applied late oct-early nov. Would recommend waiting until jan/feb to apply for YLS if you…

BrainyClassyBear

LSAT 174 GPA 3.77 2023–24 cycle

Attending Yale University

…education after undergrad. Those schools who value those “softs” may admit me in spite of my sub 25 percentile GPA. Those who do not either simply don’t have enough spots or value numbers in a way that probably would not work well with the kind of producer I am.

QuaintTenOstrich

LSAT 172 GPA 3.86 2023–24 cycle

Attending New York University

Softs and a cohesive matter so much more than you think.

queencard

LSAT 173 GPA 3.93 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…for rushing your apps just to start school a year earlier. Softs are everything, and the tiers most people use to categorize them are nonsense. Never feel like you have to do anything law-related in your free time if you don’t want to (i.e. paralegal, pre-law frat, pre-law classes). Doing something that actually…

brooktroutmountains

LSAT 173 GPA 3.98 2023–24 cycle

Attending Stanford University

Shoot your shot. One T3 (maybe T2) soft, everything else solidly T4. Two years work experience as a Legal Assistant. I wrote all optional statements for SLS, Berkeley, and GULC, as well as one for Michigan and UCLA. I only applied to schools I would have considered attending, but there’s some wisdom to applying to…

ThinkerSailorFighterSpy Featured

LSAT 176 GPA 3.70 2023–24 cycle

Attending Stanford University

…to be a very strong application. I have multiple ~T2 softs and sharpened my essays for nearly a year. Strategy Lesson - write all optionals I wrote all the “optional” essays. This seems to be common sense to me but apparently some people don’t understand this. If you can neatly slip a variant of Why X into essays…

accept-me-pls

GRE 330 GPA 3.93 2022–23 cycle

Attending Columbia University

Don’t let people scare you away from taking the GRE if you have a very strong application (high GPA, great softs, solid narrative) and you feel like you can score better on the GRE than the LSAT (or if you already have a good GRE score on file). Just be prepared for two things: **1) **outcomes are even less…

can-bowl

LSAT 173 GPA 3.79 2022–23 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…foreign language double major- What I would guess are T2.5 softs (3 years in top consulting firm; relevant/competitive internships every summer and semester of college; AmeriCorps service; US Senate work; federal agency work; selective fellowship; exceptional amount of in-depth campus leadership experience;…

PanickyCantankerousHammerhead

LSAT 174 GPA 3.98 2021–22 cycle

Attending Harvard University

T3.5 softs (2 yrs WE in marketing and education). Applied to UChicago and UVA with a 171 in November. Applied to the remaining T8 schools with a 174 in February.

DOOMERKING

LSAT 174 GPA 3.94 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…students 😭 international students!!!!!!!!!! Work on your soft!

ReapplicantwithabetterLSAT

LSAT 174 GPA 4.01 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

…what happens. white, female, decent but not exceptional softs

PotatoLawyer

LSAT 174 GPA 3.90 2021–22 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…as much as you can!! Stop worrying about what tier your softs are; what matters is how they contribute to the story you tell. When you’re thinking about chasing big law, remember that your work doesn’t magically get to be morally neutral. Read On Being a Happy, Healthy, and Ethical Member of an Unhappy, Unhealthy,…

HungryAgreeableGrasshopper

LSAT 180 GPA 3.99 2021–22 cycle

Attending Columbia University

Softs: 4+ years of work experience in progressive advocacy, 2+ of which have been at a legal org that has worked on multiple Supreme Court cases Letters of Rec: 2 from professors (one of whom was my thesis advisor) and one from my direct supervisor. ASK EARLY. I gave my professors a heads up in April, sent the…

mangoty

LSAT 174 GPA 3.95 2020–21 cycle

Attending Harvard University

Very mundane softs (typical extracurriculars/internships), but connected all of my experiences into a coherent story in my PS that showed Why Law Hover over result column for essay/interview details.

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