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

LSAT 165 GPA 2.43 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Wisconsin

…4 years, I got my first A from UMKC! Per their website scholarship information comes 2-4 weeks after receiving your A. 11/21/2023 - Received an official letter from UMKC with a $9,000 scholarship offer 12/1/2023 - First R of the cycle from Texas A&M 12/5/2023 - Received an acceptance letter from DePaul with a…

LSAT 160 GPA 3.54 2024–25 cycle

Admitted to Marquette University

…(WI resident, LOR from Marquette grad): **Accepted **- scholarship to come University of Houston: Waitlisted University of Denver (Sturm): Accepted. Provost Scholarship awarded - 40k off per year totaling 48k for 3 years Drake University: Accepted. Dean’s Scholarship awarded - 40K off per year totaling 30K total for…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.05 2021–22 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…to apply in the event either or both offered me a bigger scholarship than Saint Louis that could be used for negotiation. Same story for Tennessee, Penn State, Baylor, and Texas A&M (competition for Missouri), although Missouri declined to negotiate with my Penn State full ride. The USC and BU applications were also…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.14 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Wisconsin

…if you can. Aim for money. seventh, don’t be afraid of scholarship negotiation. eighth, get recommendation letters early. Bonus points if they are coherent to your essays. Ninth, Don’t apply to Loyola University Chicago. tenth, It’s going to be okay. Don’t get stuck on the big law hype train.

LSAT 156 GPA 3.41 2025–26 cycle

Attending Washburn University

Wait as close as you can until the seat deposit deadline before attempting to get scholarships reconsidered.

LSAT 157 GPA 3.52 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to University of Kentucky

…but with it and a mediocre GPA, I still got considerable scholarship money If you’re like me and f*cking hate logic games, it could be worth waiting until August 2024 when the logic games section will be entirely removed from the test. That will free you up to focus on just two sections: Reading Comprehension and…

LSAT 163 GPA 3.98 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Wisconsin

Wrote Why X Essays for all applications. Withdrew after ED acceptance to Wisconsin to be fair to other applicants. Received a scholarship from Wisconsin but I’m unable to disclose the amount.