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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 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 3.80 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

HappySunshineBee left this wisdom for posterity… (◕-◕) Notes on my apps I did ALL supplemental essays- I submitted a GPA addendum (noted health issue & upward trajectory) had a very clear why law & narrative (significant WE directly tied to childhood experience that led me to law) LSAT: 165 > 170 > 174 Submitted…

LSAT 179 GPA 3.95 2024–25 cycle

Attending Yale University

Trying to be as detailed as I possibly can for posterity. **Stats Background: ** LSAT 172 (September) –> 179 October. -Didn’t write an LSAT addendum even though I increased 7 points in a month. Underperformed slightly on my first test likely due to lack of sleep the night before (I live in a loud area of campus and…

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 179 GPA 3.84 2021–22 cycle

Attending Columbia University

Reapplicant–same LSAT + GPA. Wrote an LSAT addendum for all schools, reapplicant addendum for Penn. WashU–$$$$ unconditional arrived 12/16 Northwestern–WL last year. Michigan–Darrow interview invite arrived 12/17. Received full Darrow $$$$+ on 2/24. Berkeley–reapplicant, WL last year. **NYU– **Accepted last year, no…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.65 2020–21 cycle

Attending New York University

GPA: STEM major, STEM minors; did not write an addendum. I think I would have if I did this again, but I doubt it was make or break LSAT: pre-flex, first take Softs: T3ish idk * Campus leadership position or two * Lots of scientific research experience; 1 publication and an undergrad thesis for which I was awarded a…

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 179 GPA 3.92 2024–25 cycle

Attending New York University

…this out to any admissions committees as some kind of addendum document. The reason I feel so strongly about this is that all other things equal, all that matters is your GPA in the scheme of the stats and you will appear to have a lower GPA unfairly to those on a 4.3 scale. Also when it comes to improving a schools…

LSAT 176 GPA 3.83 2023–24 cycle

Attending New York University

…you likely wouldn’t attend. If you need to write an addendum, do a free consult with a consultant to make sure it’s not a stupid idea.

LSAT 179 GPA 3.85 2023–24 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

…retrospect I should have explained this score jump with an addendum (especially at Michigan), but figured the proctoring issues would give me cover. If you have a jump, explain it. I think admissions this cycle was more focused on GPA than ever before, which probably hurt my scholarship offers. I think my personal…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.90 2022–23 cycle

Admitted to New York University

…to submit!). Wrote YLS 250 on haiku. Included a health addendum to explain impact on grades/courseload early on in undergrad (which also didn’t calculate my GPA on a 4.3 scale). Applied pretty late– Thanksgiving for most places, New Year’s Eve for YLS– because I wanted to submit a writing sample, and ended up not…

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 177 GPA 4.27 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Wrote LSAT FLEX 3x (170 -> 166 ->177), no addendum. Wrote 3 Books Essay for Stanford, Core Values Essay for Penn, Why Xs for Michigan and Berkeley, Programmatic contributions for UCLA, applied for Furman Academic for NYU. For most schools (all but Harvard and UCLA because of space restrictions) tailored the final…

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