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Applicant wisdom

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

LSAT 164 GPA 3.94 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Richmond

…High stats are great, but the written word carries weight. Personal essays can make up for lower stats. People want to know there is a charismatic human behind those stats, not just a type A stickler grinding their Necessary versus Sufficiency notes. Eventually, school will end, grades will end, and interpersonal…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.27 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…end I guess. -Wrote two different length PS’s, a diversity statement (non-trad/parent) and optional essays for T14 as requested. -Don’t doom scroll r/lsa , r/lsat , or LSData. No need to get bad vibes/start comparing yourself to others who may or may not exist. Alright, Cycle’s over. I think I probably could’ve…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.70 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Virginia

…(KIRA). Advice: I think I re-wrote my PS and DS statements over 20 times lol. Create a really strong and cohesive narrative. My PS and DS were on different topics, yet overlapped in so many ways and complimented each other. Have at least 3, but no more than 5 people read your essays and give solid feedback on your…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.70 2024–25 cycle

Attending Duke University

…I busted my butt and got a million reviews for my PS and statement of perspective, but didn’t spend enough time or have enough people review my supplemental scholarship/ programmatic essays and even though I got a ton of As, no one bit for the generic public service essays I dropped which I guess only really…