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

LSAT 166 GPA 3.73 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…they won’t, but they totally did. Also apply to outside scholarships! Another benefit to applying to early is I was just twiddling my thumbs from Nov-April, nothing to do but wait. Some hobbies I suggest: pick a random NFL team to follow, kiss some strangers, learn Spanish, make ravioli, write shitty poetry, etc.…

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 171 GPA 3.98 2023–24 cycle

Attending Duke University

…did not do Kira video interview Duke: signed up for scholarship interview as soon I got my admissions offer Don’t lose yourself in the admissions process – once you’ve sent the applications, don’t dwell on status checkers and Reddit updates. I lost so many hours lurking on the subreddit that could’ve been spent…