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

LSAT 175 GPA 3.80 2024–25 cycle

Attending Yale University

…(8/26) Optional on personal qualities- Why X Academic Addendum ACCEPTED 11/6 University of Virginia (9/1) Why X- Academic Addendum Interview invitation (9/5) Interview completed (9/9) ACCEPTED 9/10 Northwestern University (9/3) Optional on public service- Optional on academic history Interview invitation (9/6)…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.80 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…program, wrote programmatic contribution essay, grades addendum, DS. Had a professor “put in good word” to admissions and spoke with one of the Deans of admission at my undergrad’s grad school fair the week before I submitted Duke - DS, LSAT addendum, no why duke HLS - DS NYU - DS, LSAT addendum, sent LOCI in April…

LSAT 176 GPA 3.97 2022–23 cycle

Attending Yale University

Optional essays: Yale - diversity addendum, no “why x”, LOCI Stanford - 1 optional, if you could talk to anyone from history and ask one question, no “why x” or DA U Chicago - included “why x” in my PS, no DA Columbia - included “why x” in my PS, no DA Harvard - no “why x” or DA UPenn - DA, no “why x”, invited to…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.79 2022–23 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…allowed it (one from a former congressman) Wrote a GPA addendum (had a specific circumstance that affected grades) Took the LSAT four times, upward trend, did not write an addendum Wrote a “Why X” essay and other optional essays (where prompted) for nearly every school

LSAT 165 GPA 3.53 2020–21 cycle

Attending Duke University

Apply broadly and shoot your shot because none of this makes sense. Have a cohesive narrative - this definitely helped me to outperform my numbers. Wrote GPA addendum related to addiction, LSAT addendum related to poor standardized test taking history and anxiety, wrote optional essays for all schools. 4 LSAT takes:…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.71 2021–22 cycle

Attending New York University

…then you can cancel without having to worry about the addendum when you get the score you want the next time. *I think this may have changed since I was in law admissions. I still think if you can do it you should. Write the optionals I know, I know. It’s a lot. But write them. It’s an easy way to show you’re…

LSAT 176 GPA 3.78 2022–23 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…school about a specific disability, as well as a brief GPA addendum (grades are lower specifically in a particular semester due to an acute health issue; all other semesters are 3.9 - 4.0). 5 years WE; nothing particularly unique, but definitely related to my narrative– I think cohesion b/w my background & my…

LSAT 172 GPA 4.11 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…Georgetown: wrote Top 10 list, wrote Why Georgetown addendum, invited to apply for Blume USC: wrote Public Interest scholarship essay Boston: wrote Public Interest scholarship essay, submitted GRE (336) ASU: wrote small why ASU paragraph in PS, submitted with only 1 LOR George Washington: wrote small why GW…

LSAT 170 GPA 4.08 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Berkeley

…10 (coffee-related) **USC (Accepted 12/16/2022) **- - LSAT addendum to explain a score increase (request by school) Vanderbilt **(Accepted 12/16/2022) **- - Alumni interview, no supplemental essays **UC Berkeley (Accepted 01/03/2022) **- - Why Berkeley Essay

LSAT 178 GPA 3.45 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

…past. Softs: HYPSM undergrad (with tough course load + GPA addendum), prestigious post-grad fellowship, legal work experience, salient diversity statement I wrote Why Xs for UVA, Michigan, Duke, Northwestern, Cornell, and Berkeley. Resources I swear by: 7Sage (both the LSAT materials and the $10 admissions course),…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.56 2020–21 cycle

Attending Duke University

Wrote addendum on significant medical events and changes in medical care during my sophomore year that impacted my attendance and thus my grades during that time.

LSAT 173 GPA 3.56 2021–22 cycle

Attending Duke University

WE in litigation support; Political Science major at state flagship university; run-of-the-mill softs during undergrad; wrote GPA addendum about medical condition. I wrote optional essays for: Duke Michigan UCLA Georgetown Good luck to any lurking future applicants!

LSAT 161 GPA 3.88 2020–21 cycle

Attending New York University

…to. Wrote all optional essays. Also included a LSAT addendum with my SAT scores to show a history of outperforming standardized test scores. NYU - got HTE, sent in a LOCI, was waitlisted. I submitted a LOCI each month and completed the interview. I received a feeler email on 7/28, I responded to it and then received…

LSAT 179 GPA 3.71 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…law took LSAT 2x, 165 on first test -> wrote LSAT addendum Penn: wrote Core Values Duke: wrote why law/why Duke, UR 3 2/4 Michigan: wrote why Michigan + setback essay Northwestern: completed KIRA GULC: wrote optional essay + additional why GULC, group interview

LSAT 177 GPA 3.86 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Have a mediocre GRE score on file, which I had to send to Harvard, NYU, Penn, and NU. Did not write an addendum. T3 = master’s degree. Wrote a “Why X” for Penn and Michigan and one of the supplements for Georgetown.

LSAT 172 GPA 3.89 2022–23 cycle

Attending Yale University

…It was the lowest point in my life, and writing that addendum was tough. I believe it is absolutely essential to show contrition and put enough time between the incident and your application to show how you have changed. Fortunately for me, I had nearly a decade of working, promotions, and volunteering since my…