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PILawDreams

LSAT 155 · GPA 3.95 · 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Washington

…through high school, graduating two years early). Wrote diversity statement on being second-generation immigrant, first-generation college, POC, and low-income (I believe the diversity statement touched on all of these subjects).

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HowlEngineer

LSAT 170 · GPA 3.74 · 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

…essays more, though maybe not as much as my personal statement (I did nine major revisions to that over the span of a month). Otherwise, I think there was a bit of bad timing involved in applying the same cycle as the huge application increase and elections. Being strung along for 100+ days by 12 of these schools…

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ExpectoDongo2015

LSAT 160 · GPA 2.40 · 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to University of Colorado—Boulder

…in the Public Interest world. I wrote a GPA addendum, a diversity statement, Why X statements, and any supplemental essay I could that allowed me to share who I am and what I bring to the table. For some schools, it wasn’t enough. But I consider every WL a victory, and every R a lesson learned and motivation for the…

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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…