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Applicant wisdom

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

LSAT 169 GPA 3.98 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Vanderbilt University

Wrote Why X for Georgetown, Cornell, UVA, Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame. Did Penn core strengths. Added school specific sections for NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, and UMN personal statements.

LSAT 170 GPA 3.86 2021–22 cycle

Attending Duke University

Duke: wrote Why Duke - got in the day after going UR3 NDLS: Did not write a Why NDLS. Went UR5 before being accepted UT: No Why Texas GW: No Why GW BU: Wrote Why BU

LSAT 170 GPA 3.81 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

First gen white. Huge gpa upward trend. I withdrew from waitlists just after the first deposit deadline. This cycle might not be indicative of a “regular” cycle. Go Irish =)

LSAT 171 GPA 3.83 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

Three LSAT takes 159->163->171. Reapplicant from last cycle, when I applied with 3.86/163. Full 2021 cycle details: https://www.lsd.law/users/creep/AlcoholicCockroach

LSAT 180 GPA 3.58 2022–23 cycle

Admitted to Stanford University

Chose HBS over YLS. Additionally applied to MBA programs A: Harvard, Wharton, MIT, Columbia, YaleSOM WL/R: StanfordGSB, UChicago, Northwestern, NYU, Cornell

LSAT 171 GPA 3.93 2021–22 cycle

Attending Vanderbilt University

Ask for help for your personal statement. Study really hard for the LSAT. Once submitted, get off this website and wait for your emails to roll in! (◕︵◕)

LSAT 169 GPA 3.63 2021–22 cycle

Attending Duke University

Good luck future lurkers :) It was a stressful process, but all works out in the end! Likely pursuing Duke’s JD/MA in Bioethics and Science Policy!

LSAT 166 GPA 4.01 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to Northwestern University

Why X Essays: Duke, Michigan, Cornell, SMU Additional Essays: Penn Core Strength’s, Chicago Doctoroff, NYU Jacobson Leadership

LSAT 168 GPA 3.45 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to University of Notre Dame

Apply early (Sept/Oct) but don’t be upset if it takes a while to hear back. Don’t be afraid to apply to a lot of places.