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RFOZ

LSAT 168 · GPA 3.96 · 2022–23 cycle

Attending Stanford University

…Notes for Specific Applications: ** Yale: Personal statement + Diversity Statement + 250 essay I wrote my 250 essay on my undergrad honors thesis and how I had to confront challenging ideas that made me reconsider my position on things that I felt really strongly about. Stanford: Personal statement + Diversity…

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Swarley1989

LSAT 179 · GPA 3.63 · 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…Core Values and Lived Experience. Columbia: Submitted Diversity Statement as a supplementary essay. NYU: Submitted Standard Diversity Statement. Northwestern: Why Northwestern & Standard Diversity Statement. Michigan: Why Michigan & Standard Diversity Statement. Berkeley: Submitted response to one optional short…

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QuickestPunyAlligator

LSAT 177 · GPA 3.18 · 2022–23 cycle

Attending Boston University

…grew up in middle class white suburbia, not writing any diversity statements. Two years of work experience at a couple law firms, currently in tech finance BigLaw. Personal statement about my academic/career transition and my goals for the future, with many drafts and a lot of attention paid to developing a seamless…

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JYSZJ

LSAT 166 · Int'l GPA Superior · 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to University of California—Irvine

Wrote “Diversity Statement” “LSAT addendum” and “Why School” for all. Some schools’ “why school” were incorporated at the end of personal statements. Late applicant, because my internationa transcripts’ CAS evaluation took my several extra months, due to COVID-19 policy changes in my undergrad school’s archive…

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Rhetoraiku

LSAT 164 · 2020–21 cycle

Attending Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles

Wrote diversity statement for all schools. Did research and reached out to current students for required Why X essays. Showed strong improvement from first LSAT to last. Recent work experience was not very strong.

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pitiful-location

LSAT 175 · GPA 3.83 · 2021–22 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…women who are incarcerated and low income high schoolers Diversity statement about being bi and having an invisible disability (sent to every school, sometimes with modifications to better address the prompt) Wrote Why WashU; interviewed with adcom Did the Vandy video and interviewed with alum BU: applied for…

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iheartvillanelle

LSAT 169 · GPA 4.10 · 2022–23 cycle

Admitted to University of Michigan

…woman- From a very populated state (idk if geographic diversity matters lol) Graduated from top 10 public university with an admittedly easy non-STEM major; I was also a transfer student ECs were nothing remarkable: did an internship (not related to law), worked minimum-wage customer-service jobs throughout…