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…

lightandary

LSAT 168 GPA 3.82 2020–21 cycle

Attending Duke University

…and an MA in political science at 20 ++ renegotiated my scholarship amount at Duke from $111,000 to $141,000 using an offer of a full-ride at NYU’s pre-PhD MA program as leverage

MessiLingard

LSAT 180 GPA 4.00 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Took LSAT 3 times: 169 -> 170 -> 180 Undergraduate and Masters degree in economics KJD Attended T50 undergrad on full-tuition scholarship

Code2025

LSAT 178 GPA 3.34 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…in the end, the moment that Penn offered me even a bit of scholarship, my mind was instantly made up. Aside from the higher ranking, truth be told, Penn was one of the schools that I had my eye on from the beginning, especially because of their commitment to cross-disciplinary teaching (and having a…

TonyStarksEyeroll

LSAT 172 GPA 3.83 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Berkeley

…1st 4/15 ($500), 2nd 5/15($500) Georgetown: Accept scholarship by 4/3, 1st 5/1 ($1000), 2nd 6/1 ($1500) Notes: UVA: sent LOCI email on 02/08/23 Michigan: sent LOCI email 2/27/23, accepted 3/8 Cornell: Interview invite 12/05/22, completed 12/13/22. CEHS finalist (3/3); received CEHS (3/27) Northwestern: completed…

ChillyFanaticalGoat

LSAT 177 GPA 3.90 2020–21 cycle

Attending Yale University

…Yale I withdrew from everywhere else and didn’t wait for scholarship offers.

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…

DirefulLongCoyote

LSAT 170 GPA 3.88 2020–21 cycle

Attending New York University

…N/A UChicago: N/A NYU: Applied to RTK, wrote optional scholarship essay. Rejected from RTK. UCBerkeley: Wrote why X. UPenn: N/A Northwestern: Did Kira. UMichigan: Wrote why X. Duke: Wrote why X. Georgetown: Wrote optional essay. Invited to apply for Blume, interviewed for Blume. Rejected from Blume. WashU: N/A.

Stugots

LSAT 173 GPA 3.82 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Duke University

…come from the resources you are able to get at the school (scholarships, limited firm slots for each school, face time with professors etc.) and only in edge cases do prestige and connections make a difference. comparing it to your law application, think of school resources like your hards and prestige like your…

bigtruss

LSAT 170 GPA 3.92 2020–21 cycle

Attending Cornell University

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

CreepyUttermostPuma

LSAT 177 GPA 3.63 2020–21 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…DC or NYC. I applied to so many schools hoping to leverage scholarships from wherever possible. Ultimately, I chose Columbia over slightly more money at NYU based on my preference for a quieter neighborhood (Morningside Heights vs. Greenwich Village) and honestly the lay-prestige. My goal is elite biglaw. I think I…

OhLawdALawya

LSAT 170 GPA 3.98 2020–21 cycle

Attending New York University

KJD but graduated from undergrad with BA & MA in 4 years. Withdrew from Stanford, Columbia, Penn, and Duke before receiving official scholarship offers. Did not negotiate for more aid from schools.

Boppity47

LSAT 172 GPA 3.87 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

Renegotiated with Texas Law using all of my other scholarship offers, except NYU (hadn’t received my scholly info yet) – offer went from 54k total to 60k total (off of in-state tuition). Headed to Texas Law to stay close to my fam and significant other! :)

Glaucon191

LSAT 172 GPA 2.71 2020–21 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…table. It can amount to tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship money or admission to a dream school. Use the free advice from professionals in the admissions game. Military people should use Service To School, however, be mindful of who is helping you and the limits of their knowledge. Use websites like Law…

HandsomeAccidentalHamster

LSAT 175 GPA 3.85 2024–25 cycle

Attending New York University

Negotiate your scholarships!!!! The worst they can say is no. With the exception of Northwestern (because they said they weren’t going to negotiate with anyone this year), I got more money everywhere I asked.

kingvon

LSAT 172 GPA 4.06 2024–25 cycle

Admitted to Stanford University

…stronger– and I probably could’ve gotten some better scholarships. Okay, to be honest, I actually had no idea that most people take a gap year or go into the workforce before applying to law school, so I basically just powered ahead on the KJD route, which I now realize was a huge risk. While I did good on my LSAT,…

realkimwexler

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…

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