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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

…by George Mason, but I would do it again – I got an interview from them*. Abnormalities are a strength. These people read thousands of essays – be a little odd. Don’t worry about whether people will think your essay is weird because “who is going to write about that” – maybe review that sentence – because yes, no…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.00 2023–24 cycle

Attending Cornell University

…DOCUMENTS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TRANSCRIPTS VISITS & INTERVIEWS CREATING A USEFUL EXCEL SPREADSHEET APPLYING RELAX CONCLUSION SUCCEEDING ON YOUR LSAT PRACTICE I spent a year studying for the LSAT. My first diagnostic score was a 142. After about 4 months of independent study, I was consistently in the high…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.47 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Georgia

…X: **Michigan, UF, Richmond, W&M (+ Texas in their video interview) **Other Optionals: **GULC Video Optional Scholarship Applications: Emory Woodruff, Texas G. Rollie White Public Service, Vandy Law Scholars Merit Awards Optional Video Interviews: Texas, Minnesota (Didn’t do Vandy or TAMU). I thought I did well on…

LSAT 163 GPA 3.94 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…02/01- Georgetown: top ten (musical related), Alumni interview invite 1/4, interview 1/17, preferred waitlist BU: public interest scholly app & essay Vandy: Almuni interview denied bc I was studying abroad UT: interview invite 01/03, interview conducted 01/05

LSAT 160 GPA 3.88 2023–24 cycle

Attending Southern Methodist University

…the Baylor WL I thought I was doomed. I got the invite to interview at Baylor and I’m so GLAD I did. I’m a fairly good interviewer and charismatic person and I think this sold my A. I received the A for Baylor some weeks later and got a HUGE scholarship for my stats. I KNOW it is because of my mock trial experience,…

LSAT 163 GPA 2.88 2019–20 cycle

Attending University of Nevada—Las Vegas

…Lewis & Clark: 10/30 - got an email today inviting me to interview with adcomms - I scheduled a phone interview during the second week of November. 11/12 - interviewed. Conversational, low-stress. Indicated that decisions would roll around in early January. 12/18 - received the acceptance email! Surprised to receive…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.79 2022–23 cycle

Attending Duke University

…is an awesome way to make students feel wanted. I interviewed with Dean Andy in a group-style Zoom meeting. The questions were simple and light-hearted, and everyone I know from the group got an offer of admission. The scholarship was very generous too, easily outnumbering my offers from every other T14 school, even…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.96 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

Wrote supplementals for all my apps. Did any optional interviews. I know I want to practice in Texas, tailored my school list towards that. 3/23 Update - It was always UT, everywhere I applied was for leverage to negotiate with UT. I have a lot of personal ties to the university and Austin that were hard to give up.…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.86 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Irvine

Do every optional zoom, every optional essay, every optional interview. go to every admitted student’s day you can. i had no clue each school would actually differ in terms of culture, academic rigor, etc.

LSAT 164 GPA 3.65 2023–24 cycle

Attending Georgia State University

I signed up for an optional interview with Baylor at one of the LSAC Forums. I submitted a GPA Addendum /only/ to TAMU because otherwise my GPA is relatively average/above-average and TAMU is clearly a GPA focused school. Attending the Forum in my area was a great idea bc I received several fee waivers for schools I…