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

LSAT 167 GPA 3.74 2020–21 cycle

Attending George Mason University

…evening program George Washington: Received a pretty low scholarship offer; Tried to negotiate unsuccessfully; Decided this wasn’t worth the extra money over GMU for my goals George Mason: Initially received an offer of $63K (in-state); Negotiated successfully to $66K (in-state), basically a full-ride minus a few…

LSAT 179 GPA 3.63 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…UCLA: Programmatic Contribution, Challenges Addendum, Scholarship Essay. USC: Diversity of Background and Experience. UT Austin: Optional Statements 1 & 2. WashU St. Louis: Standard Diversity Statement. Notre Dame: Why NDLS & DKL Statement. UCI: Inclusive Excellence Essay. LMU: Why LMU and Standard Diversity…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.60 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Davis

…having to scramble last minute to do visits and negotiate scholarships and look for housing), so still apply early if you can. **Why X’s are an art. **- Schools already know about their clinics, classes, and professors. They do not want to see regurgitated information from their website. They want to know why you…

LSAT 175 GPA 3.83 2021–22 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…BU: applied for ASPIRE, but was rejected NYU: applied for scholarships UT Austin: did kira NU: opted into kira then never did it Columbia: tailored my PS and did fun facts UPenn: wrote team members essay Cornell: wrote a why Cornell, did Kira UMich: wrote the diversity prompt and the failure prompt Georgetown: wrote…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.50 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…off the waitlist. UCLA offered me an incredibly generous scholarship and I withdrew from UCI. I couldn’t be happier with my decision. Through family, friends, and trust in God, I found myself at a school that was the perfect fit for me. Being neurotic and anxious did nothing for me. Being calm and collected allowed…