LSAT 180 GPA 4.00 2025–26 cycle

…LSAT was only 174. Only after I was waitlisted there did I retake the LSAT and apply to the other schools. *****EDIT EDIT EDIT: Sike guys I got off the Chicago Waitlist lol so ignore everything never mind WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! Mistakes made this cycle: I applied really late. I didn’t get my new LSAT until end of…

HorseyMed

LSAT 180 GPA 4.00 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

…My goal was to get into YLS(middle finger) hence the retake, but I think this could have led to some YP at some schools. Write good essays that have a strong why law, especially if you’re KJD. KJDs routinely make up the majority of applicants who underperform their stats and it’s almost always due to lackluster…

RemyTheRat

LSAT 177 GPA 3.84 2022–23 cycle

Admitted to University of Chicago

…final score and were really, really expensive. Not sure if retaking a 172 helped my apps at schools where it was at or above median without a Why X (only wrote Why Cornell, Berkeley, and a little bit why NYU in a scholarship essay). Know what’s best for you, do all the essays you can, and don’t rush your first take-…

bluegreen

LSAT 173 GPA 3.86 2022–23 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…NYU after NYU hold. LSAC GPA was slightly lower than uGPA. Retake the LSAT if you need to, apply early if you can. Good luck! You’ll do great!

aptusername

LSAT 173 GPA 4.00 2020–21 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…GPA and LSAT (though I only took it once because I felt retaking a 173 would send a negative signal to all schools except HYS) Advice/Factors that didn’t hurt: Apply as early as possible Write the “why x” statements Tell a story in your personal statement that just so happens to reveal a coherent narrative about…

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