LSAT 166 GPA 3.60 2025–26 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
LET THEM SAY NO! Also, do not be like me, and apply earlier!!!!!!!!!
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Admitted to University of California—Los AngelesWrite the optional essays for every school you’re serious about, that is non-negotiable if you want the best odds. Also try and apply september/october, I still feel like that does make a difference at most schools. Did not think t6 was a possibility when the cycle first began due to my LSAT being lower than their…
LSAT 167 GPA 4.00 2024–25 cycle
Attending University of California—Berkeley
I came into this cycle thinking I would not get into any great schools and was proven very very wrong. Just know that law schools really do care about your story and your why. It’s not just a stats game.
Take sooooo many deep breaths. Everything happens for a reason. You are going to do great and end up right where you need to be!!!
My cycle took 158 days. Go Blue Devils! Here’s some unsolicited advice: shoot your shot. I was pretty convinced that T-14 admissions or scholarships would be largely unattainable for me because of my below-median LSAT - but remember, numbers are only part of your application. More unsolicited advice: STUDY STUDY…
Reapplicant. Last year is https://www.lsd.law/users/creep/MindlessUsefulFox. Focusing on my essays and not applying as a KJD helped a lot the second time around.
LSAT 163 GPA 3.29 2024–25 cycle
Admitted to University of California—Los Angeles
let them tell you no, apply everywhere!
LSAT 151 GPA 3.31 2023–24 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
I was told countless times that my numbers would get me nowhere, and that having a compelling story / life experiences didn’t matter. I am here to tell you… yeah that’s pretty much the case unfortunately. But all you need is the one that really sees you for you and not your scores. For me, that was UCLA!! (and Davis…
Hi! If you’re reading this, I hope my advice is at least a little bit helpful to you! I realize that nothing I’m saying is super unique or new but hope that, if anything, it reinforces what you may have already heard elsewhere. Wishing you the best of luck with your cycle! Pursue your genuine passions during…
Don’t worry so much about it. You’re fine.
Adcomms do NOT read; everyone else… hello ;) About me: CPA with BS (2017) and MS (2018) in accounting- 4 years WE in big 4 consulting, first in compliance and investigations and now in M&A disputes / litigation consulting Midwestern small town native now in Chicago Rambling thoughts from the cycle: Once your app is…
Going into this process I told myself I would go to the highest ranked school I got into, so to see myself picking NYU over Stanford would be INSANE. I didn’t qualify for need-based aid at Stanford. I chose NYU for the half-tuition scholarship, because I was interested in public interest (the PI community at…
Stats are 90% of what matters. At non t14s, they’re 100% of what matters. My LSAC GPA was significantly worse than my transcript GPA because I had to retake a class that I sorta quit on my freshman year (oops). This absolutely hurt my cycle, maybe more for scholarship amounts than for acceptances. Essays and resume…
Take this whole process in parts: Figure out why you want to go to law schoolReally journal this out, get real with yourself (is it a career you have concrete reasons for thinking will be fulfilling or rewarding for you? Do not- go to law school because it’s the next thing to do or it would make [insert person]…
Ivy+ undergraduate degree, one year Master’s degree (’23-’24 year) from prestigious school in legal-adjacent field. On the strong side of T4 in terms of softs. Reapplicant to 7/14 schools. Took LSAT 4 times, scoring well below PT numbers until the 4th attempt. Applied with public interest as the goal and many of my…
170 —> 180 I stopped keeping track at some point, but here are a few lists I worked on from the beginning of application season until around February. The first list is of when people reported getting decisions from various schools back here and on Reddit (days of week and times of day in PST). This does not show…
POST CYCLE COMMENTS negotiate. negotiate. negotiate- . During my cycle, USC and ASU were the only schools to offer me aid. USC offered $$$.5 since I was selected to be a part of the Honors Scholars program. I used that aid to negotiate with UCLA to get $$. Same with Berkeley when they offered me $$. I could have…
Very grateful for my cycle and results. I cannot recommend enough retaking the lsat even when you don’t want to, and studying differently if you weren’t thrilled with your initial results. If it is possible for you to work w someone 1:1, do it. LG was my biggest struggle (would’ve probably had a much easier time if…
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