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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

…I performed. CREATING YOUR “CORE” DOCUMENTS The personal statement (PS), diversity statement (DS), resume (CV), and addenda. I was given these three pieces of advice by a mentor, and they proved the most valuable I received in the process of creating core documents: a) Don’t overlap the content in your core…

GPA 4.01 2023–24 cycle

Attending Stanford University

…send your recommenders a packet with your personal statement, diversity statement, and resume so they can help add to your application’s narrative apply to a range of schools so you can negotiate shot your shoot!

LSAT 162 GPA 3.71 2024–25 cycle

Attending Tulane University

…make sure you brainstorm ideas for your personal statement and maybe talk about instances in your life where you overcame an obstacle and how that translates to either your inspiration to become a lawyer or your capability to succeed in law school. Personally, I found writing my personal statement, as well as other…

LSAT 163 GPA 3.94 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to George Mason University

…GPA -Wrote why x for some but not all schools -Included diversity statement in all possible applications -Applied to schools in every tier because this cycle left me uncertain about pretty much everything -GULC, UT, Vandy, and GW were my “lol why not” applications -Very scared =-=-=-=-=-=-= 4/9/22–Proud GMU 2L on…