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

LSAT 172 GPA 3.40 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…do not apply to only a few schools, especially as a splitter. Apply to schools that you wouldn’t even think of attending, and use scholarship offers from those schools to progressively leverage your safeties, then your targets, and then (if you’ve gotten in) your reach schools to offer you more money. An app might…

LSAT 172 GPA 2.95 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

Wrote Why X for my top choices, optional essays, and did requested, relevant addenda. Splitter but had some decent softs, there is hope for you!

LSAT 175 GPA 3.68 2024–25 cycle

Admitted to University of Virginia

Here is my write-up with my thoughts and advice on how to approach applying to law school as a splitter: https://www.reddit.com/r/lawschooladmissions/s/tkQOwsLTRY

LSAT 179 GPA 3.50 2021–22 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

Stealing this recap format from TroutLawyer, my fellow URM splitter! Going through this process as a STEM undergrad who never considered law school growing up, it always felt like I was drinking from a firehose. The lawschooladmissions subreddit and LSData are helpful for learning the ins and outs of the process,…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.64 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…you should be taking every advantage that you can get. For splitters especially, your written materials need to be exceptional. Your LSAT may open the door, but it’s up to your written materials to convince admissions why they should take you over applicants that either boost both medians or other candidates with…