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sarchasm

LSAT 166 · GPA 3.50 · 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Iowa

…as a material change in my application when approaching scholarship reconsideration requests. **Scholarship Info: ** Campbell did not reconsider scholarships this cycle. They have 4–5 full rides to submit a separate application for, otherwise I think I hit their ceiling, which still leaves around ~50k+ over 3 yrs…

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MikeRossBoss

LSAT 162 · GPA 3.67 · 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Miami

…Maybe withdrawing was premature. I already had the full scholarship from Miami and the half scholarship from FSU. Applying early and broadly helps! Miami was running out of scholarship money and people with higher stats started getting smaller scholarships in the spring. They also took about two months to send the…

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IllegalVoicelessOyster

LSAT 167 · GPA 2.25 · 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Richmond

…waitlisted at 13/26 schools, and only had conditional scholarships. When your GPA is low the two best things you can do are put time into getting above your goal schools scores on the LSAT (I took it 3 times with a year and a half between my second and third time and went 157>162>167) and taking the time to write…

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CeaselessUnknownCamel

LSAT 157 · GPA 3.21 · 2021–22 cycle

Attending Nova Southeastern University

…came with a monthly stipend and an additional $20,000/year scholarship. This is in addition to my merit scholarship. So reach out to the schools, some may have additional scholarship opportunities for student employment. I will now be receiving essentially a full ride because of this. Best of luck to you all as well.

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DebatablePony

LSAT 168 · GPA 2.90 · 2024–25 cycle

Attending Washington and Lee University

I planned on applying to other schools but received early decision acceptance very early in the cycle (pleasant). I got into my top school with a scholarship, and I never could have dreamed of getting into it after receiving my undergrad GPA. The following insights are ones that I wish I had known earlier in the…

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FlutteringSqueamishPuffin

LSAT 160 · GPA 3.00 · 2023–24 cycle

Attending Michigan State University

Getting 4 points higher on the lsat than someone whos gpa is .5-.6 points higher becuase they majored in Communications and watching them get higher scholarships than me is infuriating. If youre in college, major in art, NUMBER BIGGER is all that matters, no degree of difficulty is weighed.

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MercifulGentleWoodpecker

LSAT 167 · GPA 3.82 · 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Alabama

-Non-URM SA Hispanic -save your money and do not aply to schools you would not go to unless you can use their acceptance to your advantage for scholarship purposes. -Good luck❤ All glory to God

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emobatman

LSAT 166 · GPA 3.96 · 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Florida (Levin)

Write those Why X essays… They make a big difference in terms of acceptances vs waitlists and scholarships offers. Apply to more reach schools than I did– you never know what’ll happen! Don’t doom scroll on Reddit. Make the best decision for YOU, even if it’s an unpopular one.