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

LSAT 173 GPA 3.42 2020–21 cycle

Attending George Washington University

Hello future splitter law applicants (if you ever see this). I’m a first-generation college student, and aside from that, am not in any way a URM. I only wrote a “why X” for Duke and wrote the “unpopular opinion” optional essay for Georgetown. In retrospect, I wish I had applied ED to GULC, and wrote more “why X”…

LSAT 154 GPA 4.01 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Connecticut

…to humanize yourself and your application. To my fellow Splitters/Reverse Splitters, you absolutely have hope. Schools who read applications holistically typically don’t let just 1 suboptimal factor outweigh an otherwise really stellar application. When studying for the LSAT, don’t just take PT’s until you hit your…

LSAT 161 GPA 3.98 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…I was unsure how my cycle would turn out as a reverse splitter. My cycle is proof that the LSAT isn’t everything! My practice tests were in the 167-173 range. My first test in June 2023 was a 159, and my second was Sept. 2023 161. Don’t know why the real ones were so different, but it ended up not mattering all that…