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

LSAT 168 GPA 3.98 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…written why essays for all T20s, minus NU and opted out of interview at NU which I am kicking my self for. Interview WUSTL 11/9, UR immediately after. Highly recommend giving your self enough time to have applications mostly prewritten, and I wish I retook the LSAT at least once. Mentioned very briefly why NYU in…

LSAT 168 GPA 3.72 2023–24 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…beg Dean Andy to let me in. - I got invited to do a Group Interview around 2 days after I submitted my app and interviewed on Nov 6. I got the “exceptional group” speech during the group interview and in the email after. WL email was the “special group within our priority waitlist”. Idk what that means because they…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.63 2022–23 cycle

Attending Vanderbilt University

…3/30 - decision rendered 4/16 - LOCI sent 5/25 - WL interview invite, replied same day 5/27 - Sent resume update 5/31 - WL interview 6/1 - Accepted!! (Always emailed when I uploaded anything to the application portal, just like hey I uploaded this to the portal and here it is as a PDF just in case—I’m not sure if…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.86 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to George Washington University

…enough in me to add to my PS and write a why x for them. Interviews GULC - I did not perform particularly well, not poorly, but I was probably the least impressive of those in my interview. Vandy - Super chill but I was unprepared and had to take the call on my cell phone while in a very busy park. UT - I never…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.95 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Didn’t write any “Why X” essays but wrote optional essays for all the schools that had them GULC - group interview in November, “special group” in the priority waitlist in December, admitted off the waitlist in April UChicago - interview with an admissions staff member in December, waitlisted in January L&C -…

LSAT 161 GPA 3.88 2020–21 cycle

Attending New York University

…I submitted a LOCI each month and completed the interview. I received a feeler email on 7/28, I responded to it and then received a feeler call that same day. Received offer of admission on 7/29. UVA - I went UR2 end of Sept, read that you could send in a LOCI if you hadn’t heard back from them in months so I sent…

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 169 GPA 3.11 2023–24 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…Scholarship I also had a media appearance where I was interviewed by a major news outlet in 2021 for something new and cool I had done regarding racial justice. I added this to my resume under a “media appearances” section and provided a link to the article and interview on the resume. This was also the video I used…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.80 2023–24 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…first applied to Georgetown February 1st. I got the group interview invite March 5th, interviewed a couple of weeks later, and got my initial WL decision on April 1st (obviously it was an April fools joke). I responded the same day with a LOCI in the form of an email, replying to the decision telling them I would…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.86 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

UMN UR3: 01/12 UR4: 01/25 UVA UR3: 01/17, Interview on 01/23; UR4 01/23 UR5 01/24 Georgetown Interview: 01/22 Committed to Berkeley originally but got a feeler call from Michigan which was my first choice going into the cycle. I decided to visit the school and set up a campus visit. 3 days later, I got the call!…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.83 2023–24 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…W&M. William & Mary - Wrote Why X. WL on 2/21, invited to interview for admission on 2/29. They were straightforward about most admissions off the waitlist not happening until ~the second week of April. Sent LOCI on 3/8 Georgetown - Wrote Top 10 Books I read in 2023. Interviewed on 3/17, went about 10 minutes over…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.70 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Virginia

…I should have wrote them regardless. Especially for Duke. Interviewed at WashU (adcomm), Vandy (alumni), GULC (group), Cornell (KIRA), Northwestern (KIRA). Advice: I think I re-wrote my PS and DS statements over 20 times lol. Create a really strong and cohesive narrative. My PS and DS were on different topics, yet…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.54 2022–23 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…UPenn Core Values; Notre Dame Different Lawyer Interviews: WashU (invited in Nov) NU Kira, both rd and waitlist interviews LOCIs- Sent these before I heard back to UVA and Northwestern 2.) Still apply early- I noticed that splitters with similar stats who got into schools I was waitlisted at, applied earlier. I know…

LSAT 159 GPA 3.95 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to University of Virginia

Went UR3 at University of Pennsylvania on 1/27: for those looking for UR3 data results. NYU HTE in January UVA Interview Invite: did not go UR2 before interview

LSAT 173 GPA 3.67 2021–22 cycle

Attending Boston University

…Texas and WashU (ineligible to complete GULC group interview as I participated last cycle) alumni interview with Vanderbilt upon my request

LSAT 169 GPA 3.55 2021–22 cycle

Attending Fordham University

…-Why Notre Dame -Why UPenn -Also: did the optional interview for Northwestern (update: also did the waitlist interview for Northwestern as well on 3/3/22) Update: submitted LOCI for NYU and NW in late march/early april. Good luck to you if you’re reading this :)

LSAT 169 GPA 3.96 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

UVA was my top choice pretty much from the beginning. It was hell watching it go UR so many times (SIX) before I got the interview invite, but the interview itself was great and they called me back an hour after we finished with the admit offer. UVA has been an absolutely amazing fit for me and I love it here. Law…

LSAT 161 GPA 3.98 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…August 1 Public Interest Programs: Turned down offer to interview for Wilf Public Interest program at NYLS- Accepted to UCLA’s David J. Epstein Public Interest Program Only 25 students are selected…ALWAYS shoot your shot! Selected as UMN Law Robina Public Interest Scholar (March 29) Waitlisted Schools UPenn- –LOCI…