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

LSAT 168 GPA 3.86 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of California—Davis

…so here’s a few pointers for those with similar stats/softs/details to me: C and F (probably the biggest fear I had): Own up to it and use it to your advantage. Being willing to be transparent about something like this takes courage and also allows you to show how you matured/explain other factors to your…

LSAT 163 GPA 3.49 2021–22 cycle

Attending Drexel University

…necessarily draw attention to. Splitter vibes basically :) Softs are T3 mostly because of my work experience in a legal field. I had a glowing letter from my boss and a detailed academic letter from a TA I had 4 times throughout undergrad. I have a resume in which I am very proud of (partly why my GPA is on the…

LSAT 165 GPA 3.92 2020–21 cycle

Attending William & Mary Law School

Non-KJD applicant with unique softs and personal experiences around music and healthcare. Undergrad in music performance and post-bacc program in medical science. Also had an MBA at time of application. Looking at IP law (with contacts in boutique IP law firms making my law school decision less consequential than it…

LSAT 164 GPA 3.27 2020–21 cycle

Attending Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law

I have really weird softs, the kind that one admissions professional might see and say “how unique, that’s a great foundation for a lawyer” and someone else could easily say “this means absolutely nothing”. I put it in as 3, probably it’s really a 4, but the right reader might have given me a lot more credit.

LSAT 158 GPA 2.80 2020–21 cycle

Attending Villanova University

…benefit splitters like myself. I have some pretty solid softs, I’ve worked in federal government and have been in the military for the past 9 years. If you have experiences that you believe set you apart it’s important to emphasize that in your application. I interviewed with Villanova which I think helped me alot,…