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

…please don’t let any one else ever tell you otherwise! Scholarship- application opened 1/15/24 and I submitted the general scholarship application and the full-tuition scholarship application that morning. Unfortunately, Texas denied my reconsideration for scholarship, so I will be paying sticker to attend. But…

LSAT 168 GPA 2.89 2023–24 cycle

Attending George Mason University

…great schools that I was able to negotiate up from a half scholarship to a full ride at my top school (seriously, look at my GMU notes. I asked them four times for an increase). Which brings me to my next point on this topic: so long as you have competitive offers, never stop asking all your schools for increases in…

LSAT 177 GPA 2.11 2024–25 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…fought to get me over the highest level of initial scholarship possible. He’s a G and I love him so much <3 Seriously, if you have schools that you are not a lock for but really want, just create the relationship. Ask real questions. Show interest in the school. Talk to current students. Just learn as much as…

LSAT 168 GPA 3.47 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…6 semesters worth of GI-Bill remaining ask about adjusting scholarship disbursement dates. ND was willing to give my 30K/yr scholarship as 30K for the first three semesters. I’ll use my GI-Bill for the last three semesters. Effectively making my debt load ~20K over three years. A $35K phone call!

LSAT 173 GPA 3.84 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…save you tens of thousands of dollars in the form of a scholarship. Give the LSAT your all! No matter what your stats are, take your essays very seriously. I wrote every single optional essay and tailored my personal statement to every school. I also worked with an admissions consultant (1 Source Prep) who helped me…

LSAT 166 GPA 3.36 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Wisconsin

…of Wisconsin-Madison as they provided a full-ride scholarship to me, and Madison, WI, is a great place to live. I eventually want to move back west as I will be leaving the region but am okay being in Wisconsin for school and working here after for a bit.

LSAT 167 GPA 3.99 2020–21 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

Shoot your shot! Ultimately, I did not break into the T14 but I am proud of the acceptances I got, with some nice scholarship money to boot. Ultimately, I was choosing between WashU and Vanderbilt, and the money at WashU really swayed me as did it’s proximity to where I want to end up working. Pretty run of the mill…