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

LSAT 170 GPA 3.82 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to New York University

…except Michigan, NYU, Northwestern, and Penn. Submitted a diversity statement for all schools except NYU and Maryland. NYU: Applied to a named scholarship; wrote a specific essay for it, but one of my existing LORs fulfilled the scholarship application requirement. Rejected from scholarship early March. Michigan:…

LSAT 163 GPA 3.10 2021–22 cycle

Attending Temple University

WE in corporate compliance at two fortune companies LORs from a senior lawyers at each company Strong PS and diversity statement

LSAT 163 GPA 3.10 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Texas A&M University

Wrote “Why X”’s for my top choice schools, diversity statements when they were accepted (not a URM but Southeast Asian), and a GPA addendum. Initially applied with 15high LSAT. Retook in January with current score.

LSAT 169 GPA 3.07 2020–21 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

T2 softs and Ivy undergrad. Didn’t write Why X essays, but wrote other optional essays. Included a non-traditional diversity statement (meaning I didn’t talk about race) and a pretty wild academic addendum. I know for a fact that my essays and interviews were what got me very far in the admissions process- spend a…

LSAT 158 GPA 3.63 2024–25 cycle

Attending Seton Hall University

remote/hybrid/weekend applicant. submitted optional diversity statements for every school. @loyola chicago i am so mad at u for being so gd slow i couldn’t get more money from SHU