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Applicant wisdom

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

LSAT 169 GPA 3.88 2020–21 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…attention to detail is key. *If offered any opportunity to interview, whether via Kira (sigh) or otherwise, do so. Play your favorite song before it begins to hype yourself up, and get it done. The school will be lucky to have you! Remember to show them that, and no matter what, don’t forget to smile even if you’re…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.91 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles

…Georgetown and one optional essay; completed virtual group interview. UCLA: wrote Programmatic Contribution and applied for Epstein Public Interest Program. USC: wrote Public Interest essay. BU: applied for Public Interest Scholars Program. Other: I will add more details about my application once the cycle is over.…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.79 2020–21 cycle

Attending New York University

…required disclosure of civil violations. Had an alumni interview for GULC. I have a master’s degree in a related field and a peer-reviewed publication in an unrelated field (endocrinology, long story).

LSAT 166 GPA 3.87 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

…to have several people look over your essay drafts. For interviews, overprepare and use 7sage to find questions in advance. It also helps to draw from specific examples and interactions you had with the school. AOs love that. Don’t be afraid to update schools on important mid-cycle professional or academic…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.94 2022–23 cycle

Admitted to University of Virginia

…3 LORs: 2 academic and 1 work. If the school offered me interview opportunities I always accepted them. I also did the following supplemental essays: Yale: Yale 250- Stanford: Short Essay about Music UChicago: Why UChicago UPenn: Penn Core Values UVA: Why UVA UC Berkeley: Why Berkeley UMichigan: Why Michigan Duke:…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.96 2023–24 cycle

Attending Cornell University

…what you love to do! It’ll make talking about yourself in interviews that much more natural. Adcoms can tell when you’re being contrived, so making sure you know who you are and what you stand for is so important.