Applicant wisdom

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BeneaththeWheel

LSAT 164 · GPA 3.94 · 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Richmond

…Don’t be a cookie-cutter person. Also don’t shy away from diversity statements. They can 100% be about struggles being a law applicant from an underrepresented community – that is perfectly fine. It is part of your story. But diversity statements can also be about perspectives, hobbies, and interests. Basically,…

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CryingAtTheClub

LSAT 165 · GPA 3.80 · 2022–23 cycle

Attending Ohio State University

I submitted a diversity statement and optional essays for all universities that allowed for it. In addition, I toured UGA and Emory and spoke to admission directors at Alabama, Emory, Ohio State, UGA, USC, Vanderbilt, and Wake Forest at a college law fair held at my undergraduate institution. I’m from the south, and…