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

LSAT 171 GPA 3.00 2023–24 cycle

Attending Cornell University

…on a website called Wyzant. I would suggest only getting a personalized tutor at the end, when you are in need of fine polishing. This option is not as systematic as a formal program, and not as comprehensive as 7Sage. Tutors can also be very expensive. By the time I finished with my tutor, I was consistently in the…

LSAT 155 GPA 3.62 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to University of Hawaii

Do not underestimate the power of an outstanding personal statement and LORs. They won’t completely make up for low stats but it can certainly help! Well into my cycle and I am continuing to send letters of interest to ASU….

LSAT 165 GPA 3.52 2021–22 cycle

Attending American University

…important for your extracurriculars, work experience, and personal statement to all fit into a cohesive “why law?” narrative. this doesn’t mean that you should only do law-related extracurriculars, but it means that you need to find some common thread that runs through your life/experiences, and connect that…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.47 2021–22 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…are…. not good and I hadn’t realized I could start my personal statement before applications opened up. That all being said I am ecstatic with my results. I ended up not going with my top choices because WashU $$$ seemed to make up for the lack of opportunities to network in Seattle. I knew going in that UW doesn’t…

LSAT 165 GPA 2.90 2020–21 cycle

Attending Michigan State University

…improvement. Cited both Perry Mason and Godzilla in my Personal Statement. Seattle U. became a non-option due to living costs in the Seattle area. I negotiated Scholarship money with MSU from 30k/yr up to 32k. It sounds like that is about the typical bump that MSU offers. Wayne State asked for an additional addendum…