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

LSAT 177 GPA 3.67 2021–22 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

GW ED Presidential Scholarship —> changed to RD by emailing (had gotten offer from WashU that was more appealing than full ride to GW would have been, I’m betting this will get me a GW WL for sure) applied BU ASPIRE scholarship, did not get, awarded only 75k total WashU interview (with real person) Accepted Offered…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.94 2021–22 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…a seat deposit deadline of June 1. I submitted my merit scholarship request on May 25th and received my scholarship amount of 20k on May 31st. I extended my seat deposit deadline to June 3rd and requested a merit aid reconsideration on June 2nd in light of their second seat deposit passing. I was increased to 25k.…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.85 2024–25 cycle

Attending Duquesne University

You gotta jump in to swim! When choosing which schools to apply to, I focused on location (mainly the northeast) and maximizing scholarship opportunities/minimizing debt burden. I relied on 509 reports to see which schools are the most generous with scholarships and from there, applied to mostly to schools where I…

LSAT 161 GPA 3.79 2021–22 cycle

Attending Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law

…down to Iowa, UConn, and PSU - Dickinson depending on scholarship offers. Committed and deposited at Dickinson on 3/24 Some general notes: Received an unsolicited CAS fee waiver from ASU so I decided to shoot my shot (at least there wasn’t a long wait for the R)- Applied to WUSTL via their website instead of LSAC…

LSAT 170 GPA 4.21 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

…Department. But seriously, don’t be afraid to prioritize scholarships over everything else, especially for public interest folks. Being debt free (or as debt free as possible for people who need to borrow for living expenses) gives you the freedom to serve the public without financially destroying yourself. And with…