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3 entries matching "softs"

Admitted to Texas Tech University

OldSharpRhinoceros

LSAT 158 GPA 3.20 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Oklahoma

Use your softs wisely. I am 100% convinced my scholarship money came from my softs, I used my personal statement to explain my low GPA (mom had leukemia throughout my undergrad) but I explained how this made me stronger, more focused, and taught me how to overcome adversity. For schools where my GPA was below the…

ExoticEnormousCougar

LSAT 164 GPA 3.77 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Iowa

…a grain of salt. GPA and LSAT will get you in the door, softs will make or break the final decision. Spend as much time as possible on your essays (and have someone else proofread your entire application more than once) before you hit submit. No one can really predict where you might get in, so shoot your shot if…

Bangingavels

LSAT 164 GPA 2.78 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to Baylor University

…the “shoot your shot” advice. In my experience with good softs (imho), I didn’t get in anywhere if I was under medians.