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Advice applicants left on their LSD.Law profiles, searchable by topic, school, and stats.

LSAT 172 GPA 4.11 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…wrote small why Chicago paragraph in PS, felt like interview went well NYU: wrote RTK scholarship essay, submitted GRE (336) UVA: wrote small why UVA paragraph in PS, felt like interview didn’t go well (Zoom link was sent for the wrong time so flustered) Berkeley: wrote Why Berkeley additional essay, did not extend…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.84 2022–23 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…what I believed to be a very strong Why UChicago (alas, no interview), and the Stanford music supplemental. That was it as far as optionals; obviously not ideal, and I’d recommend writing as many of those as you have strong narratives for. —After not hearing anything from Michigan since 9/20, I sent a LOCI on…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.95 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…(how you felt, thought, deliberated, spoke up, etc). Interviews: Kept it personable, friendly, and tried to really connect with the interviewer. I tried to have fun! Applying earlier meant As earlier –> earlier finaid –> more time to negotiate! It feels like crunch time right now (late March) and I can only imagine…

LSAT 178 GPA 3.00 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to Stanford University

…BC, W&L Toured- : UVA, Duke, Michigan, GULC, GW Requested interview:- NW Kira, Vandy alumni + video interview Fee waivers: Unsolicited fee waivers (TURN ON CRS)- : Vandy (given after webinar attendance), NDLS, Penn, Duke, Michigan, Cornell, UCLA, ASU (CAS waiver unsolicited), Waived for everyone:- GW, WashU, W&L…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.79 2022–23 cycle

Attending Duke University

…is an awesome way to make students feel wanted. I interviewed with Dean Andy in a group-style Zoom meeting. The questions were simple and light-hearted, and everyone I know from the group got an offer of admission. The scholarship was very generous too, easily outnumbering my offers from every other T14 school, even…

LSAT 170 GPA 4.05 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

…received call the next day Georgetown: wrote Top Ten list, Interviewed 11/15, date disappeared 1/4, WL 1/6, Feeler 5/19, WL -> A 5/25 (reconsideration from 0 to 60k) BC: No Optionals, Decision Rendered in Checker in the morning with WL email followed shortly 1/20 (withdrawn 1/20) UChi: No Optionals, Status Checker…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.80 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…money, I WILL attend. I received II next day and had the interview the day after. Went very well, was admitted 3 days later, but the scholarship offer wasn’t enough for me to jump ship. Oh well! It was a great try and im happy i did that :) Go trojans lol UT - no extra materials WashU - DS, sent LOCI in February…

LSAT 170 GPA 4.00 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…a very strong “why vandy” and completed optional alumni interview WASHU: no optional essays; invited to interview almost immediately USC: my dream school! tailored my PS to include “why usc” but did not write optional essay BU: wrote “why bu” UMN: tailored PS to include “why umn” NOTRE DAME: wrote a KILLER “why…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.89 2021–22 cycle

Attending Cornell University

…(I regret not doing the Top 10 list, as after my group interview with Dean Andy I feel much more compelled to possibly attend). The WL here stung a bit. Made no efforts to get off the WL. **UT Austin **- Nothing (I considered doing a Why X, but ultimately decided not to as the application did not seem to have an…

LSAT 165 GPA 4.20 2022–23 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…optional Did NW Kira UCLA Pragmatic Contribution Why USC Interviews: https://7sage.com/admissions/lesson/law-school-interviews/ - this website was a godsend!!! wasn’t always accurate but really helped get a good idea of what to expect I made sure to have Why Law & Why (x school) down, as well as focused on…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.80 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

Applicant Resources: ***Basic Info, Interview Info, Decision Communication Methods Spreadsheet: ***https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_QMOexDT795FqjPpdV66b5cXipGe_5V9XiYZBHFFJxA/edit#gid=0 Scholarship Tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12jxokmaZ0IkKPfaNPruZNJ–ZvDm4iaOgIjnxBySOdo/edit#gid=1410080316…

LSAT 171 GPA 4.20 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

…was honestly a dream come true (I almost replied to the interview invite email within 15 seconds) as it was everything I wanted out of a law school. Because I did not get to finish my last two years of undergrad due to Covid and moving home to help my mom after she got sick, I wanted to go to a school that still had…

LSAT 178 GPA 3.83 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

Apply early and broadly and never be afraid to send a scholarship reconsideration email. After strongly considering Berk and Mich, personal life circumstances intervened that made it difficult for me to leave SoCal. Still have no regrets about applying to 20 schools because it gave me a better idea of my worth and a…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.78 2023–24 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…statement was one of the best she’d ever read during my interview with them, so I’d say my writing was likely pretty good. Sent periodic LOCIs until June or so to all WL schools except Vandy, UCLA and USC. It didn’t help at all - getting off the waitlist is ridiculously hard. Takeaways: Don’t take too many risks in…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.30 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…and their surrounding areas in preparation for any interviews. Find a clinic you’re curious about and email the professor as an interested prospective student; without fail, every professor I did this with got back to me within the next day. Nevertheless, understand that this process might have something much cooler…

LSAT 180 GPA 3.80 2022–23 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…of continued interest NU did Kira GULC top 10 1/31: group interview special group within PWL UCLA programmatic contribution 1/30: first LOCI 2/13: boss sent LOR (I initially assigned two academic LORs) 3/1: second LOCI 3/6: in-person tour + sat in on a class 4/17: third LOCI 5/30: fourth LOCI 7/18: rejected

LSAT 172 GPA 3.91 2023–24 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…This should go without saying, but if they have optional interviews or essays, you need to do them, full stop. It can be a pain in the ass, especially when applying to a lot of schools, but I do not doubt that if a school is on the fence about your application, and you didn’t write the optional essay, you will get…