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

LSAT 168 GPA 3.95 2024–25 cycle

Attending Emory University

…03/07 Result: ACCEPTED!!! (FULL RIDE) Withdrawn: 04/15 Waitlist Alabama: Applied: 11/01 Result: WAITLIST UCLA: Applied: 10/07 Decision: 01/10 Result: Waitlist Texas A&M: Applied 09/06 Decision: 02/06 Result: Waitlist UT Austin: Applied: 10/08 Decision: 02/07 Result: Waitlist WashU: Applied: 12/09 Decision: 03/07…

LSAT 161 GPA 3.44 2024–25 cycle

Attending Northeastern University

…to pay 8/19 update; Temple, UMD, UCSF, and St. Johns sent waitlist release emails after their orientation I did not fill out feeler form for Loyola (sent out 6/9) I did not attend the waitlist webinar for Temple (sent out May 28)

LSAT 164 GPA 3.18 2023–24 cycle

Attending Loyola University—Chicago

While it is possible to get into schools with scholarships applying late in the cycle, it will limit your options and provide a lot of waitlists at schools you’d likely be admitted to when applying in the fall. The LSAT is a huge factor and can drag a low GPA up.

LSAT 161 GPA 3.20 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law

…but nothing is guaranteed. Every year people get accepted, waitlisted, and rejected by schools that “should have” acted differently according to the numbers. Softs are important, and you never know what the admissions team is specifically drawn to in a certain app. Just try and maximize your reach and don’t get hung…