LSAT 173 GPA 3.96 2024–25 cycle

wrote why X for Columbia, Cornell, Northwestern, UVA, Michigan, and Duke submitted Diversity Statement for Yale, Harvard, Penn, UVA, and NYU

JustKeepSwimming

LSAT 171 GPA 3.98 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

Have a cohesive application that tells the story of you. Only check this site once a day or you’ll go crazy. Stay off r/lawschooladmissions.

LonelySpotlessMoorhen

LSAT 169 GPA 3.95 2020–21 cycle

Attending New York University

PhD from tier 1 research institution in social sciences field, related to legal career goals. AmeriCorps, PI internships, volunteer posts.

MessiLingard

LSAT 180 GPA 4.00 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Took LSAT 3 times: 169 -> 170 -> 180 Undergraduate and Masters degree in economics KJD Attended T50 undergrad on full-tuition scholarship

AcidicGoose

LSAT 173 GPA 3.95 2020–21 cycle

Attending New York University

-Wrote Why Chicago and Why Michigan -Wrote Penn Core Values Essay -PS for UCLA was about entertainment law and ended with Why UCLA

HugeBustlingScorpion

LSAT 174 GPA 3.69 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Bother every single one of your friends and your family members incessantly to read and re-read your personal statements and essays.

ssq2025

LSAT 172 GPA 3.99 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

UChicago is actually a pretty cool school - never thought I’d end up there for PIL.

vm178

LSAT 170 GPA 3.90 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

For those I heard back from before withdrawing, I just wrote DS for UPenn and NYU and then DS+Top 10 for GULC and DS+WhyX for Vandy

GaggednessBombness

LSAT 180 GPA 4.00 2025–26 cycle

Admitted to University of Virginia

take care of yourself when applying or you will lose (or gain) 20 pounds

PlausibleBeneficialIguana

LSAT 169 GPA 3.76 2022–23 cycle

Attending New York University

NYU Law Class of 2026!!!! NYU has been my dream school since my freshman year of college–I’m so excited and really grateful!!!!!

TiredOfThisThx

LSAT 168 GPA 3.88 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Duke University

Wrote no Why X essays. Only did Georgetowns Top 10 (did fav books) Did not fill out any financial aid after getting Harvard A

AnonApplicant1337

LSAT 174 GPA 4.14 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

Crazy cycle and overall super happy with my results. I’ll prob come back here to talk about advice but for now… GO BRUINS!

AnotherLawApplicant

LSAT 169 GPA 3.99 2021–22 cycle

Attending Harvard University

KJD (putting in full-time employment during college removes KJD from LSD’s algorithm) Shoot above what you think you can make!

ProjectAnalyzed

LSAT 169 GPA 3.72 2019–20 cycle

Attending Stanford University

HYP undergrad. Used RTK from NYU as negotiating chip; Berkeley and UCLA both matched it after initially offering FAR less $.

Caissa

LSAT 171 GPA 3.96 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

For some reason I can’t change the info for Columbia, but I was put on reserve (basically waitlisted) at Columbia on 2/15/22

LuckyMountainSkate

LSAT 174 GPA 3.91 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

Write every optional essay you can, and give the schools a reason to admit you; do what other applicants are unwilling to.

bimbo69

LSAT 166 GPA 3.82 2022–23 cycle

Admitted to University of Chicago

Just graduated from NYU law a few months ago. NEVER COUNT YOURSELF OUT

TheOneWhoHonk

LSAT 170 GPA 4.03 2023–24 cycle

Attending New York University

Write those “Why X” essays. Seriously. Every single school I got the WL at (so far) were ones where I didn’t write one.

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