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Applicant wisdom

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

LSAT 165 GPA 3.49 2021–22 cycle

Attending Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles

…easier to find 70ish minutes than it is 150+. Wrote an addendum for the schools that explicitly mentioned a 4+ point increase (only USC). 3.46 transcript GPA from a T5 public school (they have a T14 law school atm), 3.49 CAS with a stem degree and a minor. Upward trend that I wrote an addendum about (trend started…

LSAT 160 GPA 4.00 2023–24 cycle

Attending Vanderbilt University

Wrote LSAT Addendum Wrote all why X law school Just applied everywhere Feb LSAT: 150 (What I applied with) April LSAT: 160

LSAT 169 GPA 4.10 2022–23 cycle

Admitted to University of Michigan

…I eventually graduated from. I included all of this in an addendum. I was scared this would have a big negative impact on my app, but it looks like some schools were willing to overlook this!! I’m sure it might’ve been a red flag for some schools, but evidently others were willing to see the improvements I’ve made…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.30 2021–22 cycle

Attending Boston University

…Why Law in my personal statement. I did not submit a GPA addendum but I did have an upward trend in my GPA. Be realistic and apply to a range of schools. Work hard on the components you can control and try not to stress over the components you can’t control. Also, email schools and ask for an application fee…

LSAT 165 GPA 3.39 2020–21 cycle

Attending Yeshiva University (Cardozo)

queer woman closer to 5 years of WE than 9. work was in political campaigns (local to national and everything in between) wrote a gpa and lsat addendum (retook the lsat for waitlists and got a 166 - likely not enough to move any needles) only wrote a LOCI for fordham bc i committed to dozo, signed a lease, and…

LSAT 165 GPA 3.82 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

NDLS class of 2024! 🍀🍀🍀 Wrote optional essays for Columbia, Cornell, Georgetown, UCLA, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Pepperdine, SMU, and Tennessee Wrote LSAT addendum for first LSAT score Received no interview invites Do your best to stay positive throughout the admissions process and try to not obsessively check LSA…