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

LSAT 174 GPA 3.71 2021–22 cycle

Attending New York University

…cycle! I’m so grateful to have received the AnBryce scholarship, and I have a lot of people on this website and Reddit to thank for their help in getting me there. Advice You do not need to pay for law school admissions advice To find more information about the law school admissions process, I used Dean Z’s A to Z…

LSAT 179 GPA 3.85 2023–24 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

Read ABA 509 reports to make informed decisions on your application and scholarship process: https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/Disclosure509.aspx LSATs: 170 > 171 > 179 (studied with the LSAT Demon, wouldn’t recommend anything else). In retrospect I should have explained this score jump with an addendum…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.74 2023–24 cycle

Attending Cornell University

…school that has the best combo of fit for your goals and scholarship money. As someone with NYC big law goals, Cornell was the no brainer choice. If I had different goals, I would have chosen one of my other options with a 6-figure scholarship instead. I don’t think there’s a case for attending a T14 at sticker or…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.80 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…I not only got in, but I also got a 1/3 tuition scholarship. **Look at your cycle with gratefulness and appreciation and you’ll end up where you belong <3 **The only thing that could’ve made this cycle better was getting distinguished scholars at UCLA :D **Details for each app (in order of submission): ** ASU -…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.99 2025–26 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…with NW and UT, and then I arranged a 1:1 w Duke) for scholarships, i did not submit scholarship interest forms and the only merit scholarships (because at the point I was accepted to schools that required them, I had already decided to go elsewhere) i received were automatically considered. so, if you have similar…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.94 2023–24 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…can see myself happy at and one that gave me a convincing scholarship. WashU did both of those things. The area in St. Louis was much better than I had anticipated and it felt like a home away from home. Choosing to enroll at WashU Law was a strategic decision rooted in my commitment to pursuing a career in public…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.91 2023–24 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…as possible throughout the process. I think that I got my scholarship increase at NU because of the essay I attached to my reconsideration request. Made it very clear that I wanted to attend the school, but that it was hard to justify when considering the other offers. Initially turned down, then they increased the…

LSAT 178 GPA 4.00 2020–21 cycle

Attending Columbia University

For future lurkers, I withdrew from Harvard, UPenn, and UVA before getting an admission result. As listed I received scholarship awards from Columbia, Michigan, and BU—I withdrew from everywhere else I was admitted before hearing about financial aid. The Hamilton at Columbia and Dean’s Scholarship at BU came with…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.86 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of California—Berkeley

…I got stuck on UR1); applied to RTK and Furman Academic Scholars at NYU, Academic Scholars at Columbia, PI scholarships at Berkeley and BU, Epstein PILP at UCLA, Olin at WashU Other decision notes: Waitlisted at UCLA in December but taken off WL when I got into Epstein PILP in January (no LOCI). Originally…

LSAT 180 GPA 3.46 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…I felt that T3 was probably more accurate. All listed scholarship figures are merit aid only. Yale - solid Y250 Stanford - solid 3 Songs Optional, wrote LOCI after a few months of silence Chicago - nothing extra, mediocre interview, no LOCI for WL Harvard - nothing extra Columbia - nothing extra, no LOCI for WL Penn…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.98 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…my opinion, is to look at which schools give the best/most scholarships and which schools appear to be more negotiable with scholarships than others. Look at the chart of applicants and see if people with your stats are more likely to receive money than not. It is worth the (admittedly, expensive) application fee if…

LSAT 180 GPA 3.93 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…UGA, WashU, Bama I was invited to apply for the Dean’s Scholarship at Penn. I initially was designated an alternate. I sent in my Cornell offer and I received a Dean’s Scholarship within a few days. Interviewed at Harvard off the waitlist and was rejected a couple weeks later. Although my optionals and my personal…

GRE 337 GPA 4.00 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Attending school using VA benefits so scholarship negotiation was just insurance if something went sideways with the VA. As a GRE applicant it does not seem like not using the LSAT held me back. I am very happy with my results and gladly going to Penn Carey. Once I identified Penn as my go-to school, I was able to…

LSAT 168 GPA 3.90 2022–23 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…roles as to why I was able to get into most schools with scholarship. I decided to attend NYU because of the scholarship offer, proximity to family, and that they are top ranked for the area of law I see myself practicing (ultimately why I chose them over Mich). However, if you are completely unsure what type of law…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.32 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…PI Program, for the Achievement Fellowship, and the Graton Scholarship (interested in Native PI). Was admitted to EPILP, heard nothing about the AF, and interviewed for Graton (pending). Very happy with this app, its outcome and seriously considering attending. WashU Notes | I panic applied at the last minute but…

LSAT 176 GPA 3.94 2020–21 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…X for Penn Needs-based fee waiver everywhere Did not get scholarship info with additional Columbia grant until 4/22 which was after NYU’s 4/16 scholarship deposit deadline, Cornell’s 4/15 deposit deadline, and the day before Duke’s 4/23 deadline so all negotiations using Columbia just used Butler. Did not send CLS…

LSAT 179 GPA 3.50 2021–22 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…Nothing extra for application. Applied for Hormel Scholarship and was denied. NYU - Applied to RTK, but used my personal statement as my RTK essay. UPenn - Wrote Core Values Essay. Applied for Toll PI Scholarship and was denied. UVA - Nothing extra. Really considered writing a Why Virginia, but ultimately didn’t.…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.86 2023–24 cycle

Attending New York University

…applied to more places, and ESPECIALLY t14s that are more scholarship generous than my schools (duke, uva, michigan, penn, etc) Spent more time on PS (especially for hls i basically submitted first drafts bc i was lazy) What I’m glad I did: really researched schools and tailored my statements to each school…