LSAT 179 GPA 3.92 2024–25 cycle

…or better qualified applicants. It also limits your merit scholarship opportunities as a lot of the money available is gone by then. Additionally make sure your essays focus around, where possible, how you will enrich the campus of your Law School and what you bring that is unique and positive. The 2025-2026 cycle…

TrvthX

LSAT 172 GPA 3.80 2023–24 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…week later basically saying “I would attend regardless of scholarships as Georgetown is my top choice”. It was radio silence from that feeler for the next month until I finally got the A! Don’t give up, don’t email annoying them every day, and don’t forget to lean on your support systems!

Joekohler

LSAT 180 GPA 4.00 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to Stanford University

Honestly, I have to say one thing if there wasn’t a max at $400,000 on the scholarships amount that I am able to input, they would be higher.

SloppyAmbiguousMongrel

LSAT 173 GPA 4.00 2023–24 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…aid at Stanford. I chose NYU for the half-tuition scholarship, because I was interested in public interest (the PI community at Stanford is smaller than NYU), NYU’s LRAP is marginally better, my support network is in NYC, and I ultimately want to practice in NYC. I think I made the right choice, but trust that I did…

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! (◕‿◕)

MusselMadness

LSAT 172 GPA 3.81 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…environmental programs. Virginia came in with the lowest scholarship offer of any of my acceptances, and UCLA was just a little too far away from home, so it became a battle between Duke and Michigan. My parents earned graduate degrees at Duke, so I was certainly leaning in that direction, but Michigan just felt…

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…

brooktroutmountains

LSAT 173 GPA 3.98 2023–24 cycle

Attending Stanford University

…but there’s some wisdom to applying to T20s here too for scholarship negotiation purposes. I took a big risk and wrote about a very controversial topic in my PS, which I think led to a lot of the waitlists and the SLS admit. All in all, I wouldn’t change things, but in the middle of February I was definitely…

CinnabonGene

LSAT 172 GPA 3.83 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

…Harvard, and UChicago. I didn’t apply for a merit scholarship at Duke after it became clear to me that it wasn’t as good a fit as some of the other schools I applied to.

chillheroine

LSAT 176 GPA 3.97 2022–23 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

Wrote Stanford Music, UPenn Core Strengths, NYU Root-Tilden-Kern scholarship essay, Why Berkeley, Why Michigan, Why Duke, Northwestern Kira interview, Why Georgetown, Georgetown Top 10 list, UCLA Epstein Program essay.

surfsupcowboy

LSAT 166 GPA 3.89 2022–23 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

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

HugeBitterLeprechaun

LSAT 176 GPA 2.90 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to Georgetown University

…12 weeks regardless of holiday breaks. Negotiate as many scholarships as you can. Thank your recommenders!

MammothCheapHedgehog

LSAT 180 GPA 3.83 2021–22 cycle

Attending Columbia University

Intentionally leaving scholarship info blank

AspiringBirdLawyer

LSAT 166 GPA 4.00 2022–23 cycle

Attending New York University

…but a higher score could have landed me some better scholarships. Reddit advice is generally advisable, but not the end all be all. I never gave myself a chance at a T6 based on what people on reddit were saying - but I applied anyway and here we are. APPLY EVERYWHERE YOU CAN. My one big regret is not applying HYS…

LiveFruitfulStork

LSAT 174 GPA 3.87 2022–23 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…and I was content to go there, especially with the scholarship. The only thing that could have changed my mind was Harvard, as I knew I’d get aid, or a better offer from Duke. Didn’t apply for aid at NW, GULC, or CLS. Wasn’t interested in those schools since NW and CLS acceptances came after Harvard. I chose Harvard…

acd2179

LSAT 173 GPA 3.86 2022–23 cycle

Attending New York University

…also be brainstorming topics for your PS, optionals, and scholarship essays over the summer – that way your ideas get to paper early and you don’t have to worry about writing as much as you finalize your apps. Learn from my mistakes! Also, ask your professors for LORs in May at the latest, and follow up with them…

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…

BigSoupyNightmare

LSAT 172 GPA 4.03 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…those extra applications got me tens of thousands more in scholarships at schools I was stoked about just by asking nicely and pointing to better offers at other schools. here’s a bit of how I did that: 150k at Cornell increased to 174k on 3/22 using offers from Mich (150k) and UVA (150k)- 150k at GULC increased to…

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