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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

…DOCUMENTS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TRANSCRIPTS VISITS & INTERVIEWS CREATING A USEFUL EXCEL SPREADSHEET APPLYING RELAX CONCLUSION SUCCEEDING ON YOUR LSAT PRACTICE I spent a year studying for the LSAT. My first diagnostic score was a 142. After about 4 months of independent study, I was consistently in the high…

LSAT 163 GPA 3.94 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…02/01- Georgetown: top ten (musical related), Alumni interview invite 1/4, interview 1/17, preferred waitlist BU: public interest scholly app & essay Vandy: Almuni interview denied bc I was studying abroad UT: interview invite 01/03, interview conducted 01/05

LSAT 160 GPA 3.88 2023–24 cycle

Attending Southern Methodist University

…the Baylor WL I thought I was doomed. I got the invite to interview at Baylor and I’m so GLAD I did. I’m a fairly good interviewer and charismatic person and I think this sold my A. I received the A for Baylor some weeks later and got a HUGE scholarship for my stats. I KNOW it is because of my mock trial experience,…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.81 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…LOCI that I sent ~2 weeks before I was waitlisted **Interviews ** GULC group- UT Kira Advice For Future Applicants Don’t take the LSAT until you’re PT’ing at your target score.- Don’t be afraid to retake 16highs-17lows. Every point matters. I’m about 90% sure I wouldn’t have gotten into UT if I had called it quits…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.96 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

Wrote supplementals for all my apps. Did any optional interviews. I know I want to practice in Texas, tailored my school list towards that. 3/23 Update - It was always UT, everywhere I applied was for leverage to negotiate with UT. I have a lot of personal ties to the university and Austin that were hard to give up.…

LSAT 162 GPA 2.70 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Richmond

…throughout November for the most part. 11/24 OU phone interview. Chill/No Pressure 12/1 Richmond acceptance call. Said the admission packet would arrive in the mail with scholarship offer. 12/8 OU acceptance call. No mention of scholarship/mailer 12/8 Hastings rejection email. 12/8 Richmond acceptance packet came…

LSAT 165 GPA 3.82 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…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 Reddit or LSData :)

LSAT 171 GPA 3.80 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…believe those! I thought I fumbled the hell out of my interviews and essays after working on them for months, and it was just typical neuroticism (I got in).

LSAT 172 GPA 4.05 2024–25 cycle

Attending Northwestern University

9/15 - Texas: Submitted Civil Dialogue and Disagreement optional essay 9/16 - ACCEPTED ED 12/19 Northwestern: Submitted Why Northwestern, Career Goals, Interview 9/16 - NYU: No optional essays - wrote Why NYU, but nowhere to submit it 9/16 - NDLS - ACCEPTED 12/06: Why Notre Dame 9/17 - GULC - ACCEPTED 10/24: Best…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.89 2023–24 cycle

Attending Southern Methodist University

…each year. A separate application is required, and the interview process is extensive. The school itself also offered a Dean’s Scholarship, valuated at $150,000. I believe this scholarship is not conditional, but I am not certain. (02/27/2024) I had an updated transcript sent to LSAC a few weeks ago to include a…