LSAT 163 GPA 3.95 2022–23 cycle

…for a collection of personal statements, diversity statements, and resumes from previous cycle applicants. End of cycle notes: I know my goals (immigration BigLaw), and that I won’t have a problem achieving them with a degree from GSU. Spoke with multiple alums and with attorneys in my current immigration BigLaw…

FortunateWealthyCucumber

LSAT 162 GPA 3.71 2024–25 cycle

Attending Tulane University

…make sure you brainstorm ideas for your personal statement and maybe talk about instances in your life where you overcame an obstacle and how that translates to either your inspiration to become a lawyer or your capability to succeed in law school. Personally, I found writing my personal statement, as well as other…

Elle-MS-Woods

LSAT 169 GPA 3.33 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Georgia

…materials (tenacity, grit, never giving up, etc.) Wrote diversity statement on my climb out of poverty, starting with my first job at 15 washing dishes for $5.25 an hour (yes, I’m old enough to have worked when that was the federal minimum wage). From a rural fringe town, population sub-2500, in the Deep South. Only…

EnchantingBoringLoon

LSAT 163 GPA 3.64 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Texas A&M University

Tier 3 Softs: First-gen, low-income; prestigious merit scholarship; T10 Undergrad Submitted diversity statement and optional essays. Applied later in cycle (December-January apps)

Summoning-R-Wave

LSAT 172 GPA 3.73 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…put myself as T4 because I didn’t feel the need to write a diversity statement (still mostly in the closet) and most of my softs are just general “you’re a person in college who has their life together” things. ⛧ I am really garbage at interviewing, so I’m pretty sure those hurt me across the board. ⛧ ☠ ⛧ Go blue! ⛧…

Vesuvius-Survivor

LSAT 164 GPA 3.73 2020–21 cycle

Attending Fordham University

Submitted Diversity Statement (childhood/ adolescent adversity) for every school except Iowa and Maryland. Wrote Why X for Berkeley, GMU, UC Irvine. Wrote top-10 list for Georgetown. Completed Alumni interview with Georgetown.

strangelarva

LSAT 172 GPA 3.14 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Wisconsin

…to stress: law school classes across the country are more diverse than ever. With the rise in both median GPA and LSAT, a good story, a powerful story, is more a boon than ever before. That is the way that we- all people, really- are able to differentiate themselves. Play into that. It’s going to feel odd to pick…

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