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

LSAT 172 GPA 4.00 2022–23 cycle

Attending Duke University

…Nothing will beat the relief of a first admit. Cherish it. Scholarship info came in 3 days later- - $52.5k/year, which should be about 75% tuition. 1/9/2023 UT-Austin - ADMITTED (Total COA, principal + 3-years interest, = ~$120k) Second admissions decision, 62 days after I sent my application. I received my KIRA…

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 169 GPA 3.98 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

…Did Kira. **Invited to apply for Netsch (public interest) scholarship on 3/25, did not apply. ** Cornell - Why Cornell GULC - Why Georgetown, Top 10 List. **Invited to group interview on 9/22 but ineligible to participate (did group in previous cycle). GULC status date disappeared on 11/19. **Was not invited to…

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 180 GPA 3.83 2023–24 cycle

Attending Duke University

Cycle Recap: Strange cycle with all kinds of ups and downs. Incredibly excited for Duke,- thankful for my scholarship, and looking forward to what’s next. The location, size, cost, proximity to DC market, reasonable integration into the university, culture, name recognition, and tight PI community were all critical…

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 176 GPA 4.00 2025–26 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…Apply broadly. You will never know what acceptances and scholarships you will receive unless you throw a wide-net. I spent $2000 in applications. It was well worth it. – Interview advice: a lot of interviews are temperature checks (are you a normal person). Come prepared with specifics about each law school…

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 166 GPA 4.00 2022–23 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…RD, I knew I wouldn’t get anywhere close to 120k in scholarships. This made the decision to apply ED to NU very easy for me. You should do this to see what your chances are at getting in and what kind of money you should expect from that school with your stats. If you are a reverse-splitter with a 165+ LSAT, UPenn…

LSAT 180 GPA 3.93 2023–24 cycle

Attending Yale University

…and probably clerking. rejected from toll (penn) and PI scholarship (berkeley), didn’t apply for RTK. levy alternate at penn (38k/year), was told it could increase to 43k/year but didn’t ask for said increase. denied reconsideration at chicago and UVA, didn’t ask for recon elsewhere. advice: if you’re PI, look very…

LSAT 178 GPA 3.64 2022–23 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…three major considerations were: Employment opportunities Scholarship provided Location (big city preferably) Overall, this cycle did not go how I thought it would. I believe what hurt my chances the most were my GPA and not applying earlier, but I’m very happy with the end result and I feel like all three of my…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.91 2021–22 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…essay; applied for Toll and rejected. Dean’s Fellow scholarship. UVA: Interview was super chill. Enjoyed it. Wrote a why UVA about civil rights Duke: UR3 1/20 — wrote a why Duke on civil rights Mich: Couldn’t get excited enough about it to write a Why Mich (would’ve felt forced). Wrote one optional which I thought…

LSAT 178 GPA 3.45 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

I left notes for some schools: Hover your cursor over the “Result” and “Scholarship” cells. Main takeway: Focus on what you can change. You can’t change what happened in the past. Softs: HYPSM undergrad (with tough course load + GPA addendum), prestigious post-grad fellowship, legal work experience, salient…