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Admitted to Duquesne University

ExoticEnormousCougar

LSAT 164 GPA 3.77 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Iowa

…plan at best. Be careful (and strategic) if you decide to retake and reapply. I was pretty accurate with my predictions, the only real surprises were the Pepperdine A, Baylor WL, and W&M R. Turns out I was wrong about a waitlist there (lol). Unless you’re biglaw or bust, follow the money. Most schools are not worth…

swimhikestudy

LSAT 158 GPA 4.12 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Colorado—Boulder

…the LSAT was such a stressor to me that I decided to not retake, and if I didn’t get in anywhere I wanted to go I would have taken a gap year, retaken the LSAT, and re-applied. My best advice is to form lasting relationships with professors while you are still in undergrad, because having glowing letters of…

GhoulsandMagnets

LSAT 163 GPA 2.94 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Oklahoma

…you’re going to blow it (I certainly did). Sign up for a retake and learn from your first test. I took the test four times before I hit my goal score.