Hey Peter! If you're not using AI to write your essays, then I wouldn't worry about it. I've seen some attempts to do this, and it's very obvious when people are using AI tools on these statements -- they're full of puffy statements that could be true about any applicant or any school. What you need to write are essays that capture your unique voice, that don't sound "perfect," and which specifically talk about experiences and motivations that cannot be extrapolated by an LLM. Having sat with 7Sage admissions officers as they've evaluated hundreds of applications, I can tell you they're hunting for very specific things -- generating your essays with AI, or worrying about them mistakenly thinking that, isn't the real assignment here. Make sure your essays are strong, specific, and fit your overall application strategy, then fire away.

@BeeBoo1107 I'm sharing a reapplicant tonight!

And yes, I plan to do it more in the future

@NoelVanderbilt Yep!

Hey there! I'm doing a free live stream of personal statement reviews this week. If you'd like me to respond to yours, you can submit it! Here's the post that explains more: https://7sage.com/discussion/47084/get-a-free-review-of-your-personal-statement-and-see-real-essays-that-got-splitters-into-t14-law-schools-last-year

You should almost never cancel your first score! In general, I would only cancel scores when something went WRONG during the test and you would explain why you canceled in an addendum

@CAhills If a school's GPA median is a 3.8, then there's no true admissions difference between a 3.5 and a 2.8. The difference is narrative. If you can convince someone to look at your GPA and be convinced that it doesn't really represent who you are now, then you're a viable super-splitter.

In this case, you need to come at it from two directions. The first is giving an explanation for why the 2.8 happened -- the gold standard is something like "I had X interruption while in undergrad -- I owned it, addressed it, and it's now completely resolved." (Lots of options: could be a medical thing, a home situation thing, a personal life thing, etc.) The second is to give them ample evidence of the accomplished, capable, and responsible person you are now. That comes from a mix of your essays, your LORs, your LSAT, and your resume. Doing all of that opens the door for them to consider you.

Once the door is open, your essays have a tall but possible order: make them love and believe in you. Tell a great, upbeat story that intimately and compellingly shows who you are now.

It's a fine line, but I see people walk it every year!

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@Omi Definitely -- this would be a classic addendum case to me. Kamil is right that an addendum can often do more harm than good, but if you're in the lower 3s or 2s for your GPA, a good addendum is a safe bet.

@JanLibera Hey! I'm the coordinator of 7Sage's admissions consulting program -- this is a question I answer all the time.

I've seen sub-3.0, 174+ T14 -- and even T3 -- admits from non-URM candidates. The trick is that you need a clear narrative as to why you're the 174 and not the 2.8. You need to draw a line in the sand that divides the old you from the new you. When did things turn around for you? What evidence do you have that you're best represented by your LSAT score? What can you point to other than your LSAT that speaks to your drive and accomplishments?

When I analyze applications that overperform their numbers, super-splitters like yourself do best when they can leverage strong turn-around narratives. Now, this is much easier when you've had a gap year or two to prove yourself in other settings. But if the low GPA is coming from the first two years, and you have a strong junior and senior year to show for yourself with a clear explanation for why things changed, then there's a path.