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

LSAT 166 GPA 3.87 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign

…to get their letter that way Registered to stay on the waitlist 12/20, not strongly intending to send a LOCI though Essays For most schools, I just submitted my general personal statement focused on my experience in mock trial and how it shaped my leadership skills as well as how important music and fine arts have…

LSAT 166 GPA 3.50 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Iowa

…7Sage blog posts and free resources are really good for waitlist info and scholarship negotiation. https://7sage.com/podcast-episode-71-scholarship-negotiations-and-reconsideration-part-2/- —– this is such a great podcast/transcript and I highly recommend it before drafting reconsideration attempts. I used LSAT Lab…

LSAT 159 GPA 3.05 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of New Hampshire

…LSAC Predictor:* Not Available | 7Sage Predictor: 87% WAITLISTS: [5 Schools] Washington University in St. Louis - LSAC Predictor: 5% | 7Sage Predictor: 2% University of Kansas - LSAC Predictor: 53% | 7Sage Predictor: 80% Seton Hall University - LSAC Predictor: 56% | 7Sage Predictor: 68% Tulane University - LSAC…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.60 2021–22 cycle

Attending Loyola University—Chicago

Waitlisted at these schools last cycle with the same stats: BC WashU Emory I withdrew from all three in May 2021 and decided to re-apply the next cycle since I committed to my job for another year

LSAT 156 GPA 3.78 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Nevada—Las Vegas

…of them to tell me that the timeline to get off the waitlists is anywhere from April to August. Sending out a LOCI to UC Hastings. I currently have a sick ass gradient. Negotiated with PSU and UNLV. PSU raised scholarship to $30k per year. Thought it was a done deal, that is until UNLV swooped in with a truly…

LSAT 168 GPA 3.48 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to Loyola University—Chicago

Applied to numerous top 14 schools for the 2020-2021 cycle, and received all R’s aside from Georgetown, who placed me on their preferred waitlist. However, I wasn’t ready to make the financial commitment of relocating from Chicago to Washington, D.C. and removed myself from consideration. This cycle, I decided to…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.64 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign

I think I underestimated how much scores really matter. But if you’re waitlisted, I would just continue following up with the school, go visit, and attend as many admission zooms as possible to show interest. That’s what worked for me. Good luck! This process is a doozie.

LSAT 160 GPA 3.54 2024–25 cycle

Admitted to Marquette University

…**Accepted **- scholarship to come University of Houston: Waitlisted University of Denver (Sturm): Accepted. Provost Scholarship awarded - 40k off per year totaling 48k for 3 years Drake University: Accepted. Dean’s Scholarship awarded - 40K off per year totaling 30K total for 3 years Saint Louis University School…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.97 2023–24 cycle

Attending Indiana University - Bloomington

…any scholarships or write any LOCIs for the schools I was waitlisted at. Withdrew from WashU in late March - I interviewed in late Oct and was essentially ghosted. I had chosen a school already and elected to withdraw before receiving a decision.