LSAT 175 GPA 3.75 2025–26 cycle

…order to apply for Lawyer’s Club housing. I submitted my scholarship reconsideration email on April 18th, and on April 28th recieved an email increasing my award to 40k/year ($120,000 total, ~49.5% tuition). The only competing offer I submitted was $135,000 from USC.

SadTransactionalRaven129

LSAT 168 GPA 4.04 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Southern California

if you have a top choice, and the school gives a scholarship that you’d be happy with, ignore everyone’s advice and apply ED. It absolutely makes a difference in a cycle that’s as competitive as this.

SparklyPurpleCow

LSAT 173 GPA 3.84 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…save you tens of thousands of dollars in the form of a scholarship. Give the LSAT your all! No matter what your stats are, take your essays very seriously. I wrote every single optional essay and tailored my personal statement to every school. I also worked with an admissions consultant (1 Source Prep) who helped me…

ZenGiraffe

LSAT 176 GPA 3.91 2023–24 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…PI and general outcomes and offerings. Once I received a scholarship offer from Berkeley, I didn’t apply for financial aid from anywhere I got into beyond those top 7 schools on my list since I knew I wouldn’t be going. In the end, though I’m taking out more than an additional 100k in loans from Harvard, I knew I’d…

ImaginaryAnxiousGremlin

LSAT 177 GPA 3.98 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Berkeley

…and I want to be in CA long term, and that NYU denied my scholarship reconsideration, so Berkeley was a lot better for me financially. Go bears! (◕‿◕)

AquaticXSMouse

LSAT 180 GPA 3.95 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Berkeley

…F, F, F)Columbia: around 12:45-ISH or around 8:45 am II: F Scholarship Offers: Michigan: around 2 pm or 4 pm F Status dates Fordham- Applied: 09/27 11/9- Current Status: Your Application is Complete. Nothing under decision status or date As of 11/7, no blue box UMich Applied: 09/27 10/13- Status: complete USC…

surfsupcowboy

LSAT 166 GPA 3.89 2022–23 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…Essay Pepperdine - Separate application for the Faculty Scholarship (full ride + stipend)

legallydillydallying

LSAT 173 GPA 3.80 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…ALWAYS! You literally never know. Apply for those crazy scholarships that seem like only Nobel winners get selected for. Don’t take yourself out of the running before it’s time, let them be the ones to say yes or no! **START EARLY, START EARLY, START EARLY!**If I had one major regret for this cycle, it was waiting…

TroutLawyer

LSAT 176 GPA 3.45 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…Nothing extra. NYU - Applied to RTK + Furman Public Policy Scholars (sent this app in pretty late to make sure the scholarship essays were as good as possible). Put on Hold 1/21. UPenn - Wrote Core Values, not strong but not mediocre? Not Invited to Interview for Dean’s Scholly or any Named Schollies. UVA - Nothing…

BeegLawWannabe

LSAT 171 GPA 3.88 2021–22 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…Law Journal Invited to apply for the USC Rothman Scholarship in late January, was notified in mid-March that I didn’t get it

DependentOvertHyrax

LSAT 168 GPA 4.03 2021–22 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

Don’t go for NYU named scholarships. If you don’t get it, you’re almost guaranteed to get no money at all.

TurtleRightsActivist

LSAT 172 GPA 3.89 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California—Berkeley

…and be sure to apply to similarly ranked schools for scholarship leverage. I went from $0.00 to $120,000.00 at Berkeley, my dream school from the beginning, because I went through reconsideration with a substantial Michigan offer. Don’t take schools where you are above medians and 75ths for granted. I got WL’d at NU…

StandUnderNone

LSAT 170 GPA 4.00 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…dame made the most sense for me for a lot of reasons – the scholarship + low COL made it my cheapest option, my family is from northern indiana, and the career opportunities were pretty much exactly what i wanted. i wouldn’t change a thing about my application cycle and am so grateful for all of the amazing offers i…

verbased

LSAT 171 GPA 3.75 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

Apply early, apply widely, craft a coherent narrative, and negotiate your scholarships aggressively. Numbers get your foot in the door, the rest of your application gets you the acceptance. I think that is really shown in my results – my numbers were not competive at the very top, but I did well at schools where I…

RocksAreBadSouls

LSAT 177 GPA 4.27 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…with thesis on legal issues + fairly competitive research scholarship supporting it, various leadership positions/volunteer projects, former varsity athlete. My softs don’t really have a coherent narrative, because I contain multitudes, but my PS tied as much together as it could. LBGTQ+, but no diversity statement.…

Nsqui

LSAT 171 GPA 3.89 2021–22 cycle

Attending Cornell University

…1st; received text from Dean Rosenbury awarding the scholarship on Tuesday, March 22nd. **ASU - **No app fee, waived CAS fee. My safety school. Wrote Why ASU only after being placed on hold for lacking connection to Arizona. u/Nsqui on Reddit, if anyone has questions in the years and cycles to come!

bigtruss

LSAT 170 GPA 3.92 2020–21 cycle

Attending Cornell University

Please see the table below for scholarship negotiations that took place.

PossessiveLuxuriantDragon

LSAT 169 GPA 3.87 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Southern California

I took a year off for R&R, so no real work experience but not kjd either. If you need more time to think about the ASU full scholarship, ask them for a month extension.

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