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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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NervousMouse

LSAT 159 · GPA 3.84 · 2024–25 cycle

Admitted to University of San Diego

Optional Essays: (REJECTED) UCLA: Challenges Addendum, Optional Addendum USC: Diversity of Background Statement, Rothman Scholarship, Other Addendum (WAITLIST) UCI: Optional Statement, Interest in UCI (WAITLIST) Pepperdine**: Optional Statement, Addendum** (ACCEPTED)** Loyola****: Background/Identity Statement,…

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couldvebeenatiktoker

LSAT 164 · GPA 4.04 · 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Georgetown University

Applied with a 155. Got waitlisted at great schools even with a 155 because my statements carried. Did a diversity statement and every optional essay schools had. My advice for splitters is to rely on your statements. Humans are inherently selfish. You will not be admitted because of how great you are but how…

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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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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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ngothnx

LSAT 163 · GPA 3.10 · 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Texas A&M University

Wrote “Why X”’s for my top choice schools, diversity statements when they were accepted (not a URM but Southeast Asian), and a GPA addendum. Initially applied with 15high LSAT. Retook in January with current score.