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

LSAT 172 GPA 4.00 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…amount to $40,000/yr. 01/04/2023 University of Alabama - WAITLISTED,* *WITHDRAWN On 01/04/2023, I was waitlisted. I was not surprised as one may think, as I believe this decision was affected by my C&F disclosures, but I was certainly still disappointed. I sent a LOCI about a week later after I received a 167. A…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.40 2021–22 cycle

Attending Emory University

Final thoughts: Overall I took Emory’s binding offer instead of hoping to get off the waitlist. I hope my thoughts below can be of some help to future applicants. I had the hardest time deciding between UF and Emory, although keep in mind I never went back to UF for money. I didn’t have time to tour, and although…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.80 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…Fellowship + Programmatic Contribution UNC:- Why UNC **WAITLISTS: ** Cornell interview invite March 12- Michigan feeler call May 6 I played the waitlist game. I sent LOCIs to Duke, Penn, UVA (in the feeler form), Berkeley (in the feeler form), Cornell, and Vandy. Cornell received LOCIs from me after both of their…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.95 2024–25 cycle

Attending Duke University

…I had: applied to more schools applied earlier If you’re waitlisted at your target school(s), don’t give up, and make sure to write Letters of Continued Interest! Use resources online to help you with this. One tip I have is don’t be afraid to tell a school straight up that if they admit you off the waitlist, you…

LSAT 167 GPA 3.97 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

…spoke to my close family and friends when I got accepted, waitlisted, and rejected. They cheered me on at times and they consoled me at other times. I could not have gone through this process without them. Maybe you do not have close family or even friends to share in your struggle, but you have this website! Find…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.98 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

…show specific interest in the school so that you don’t get waitlisted for yield protection (especially at Michigan, they really emphasize “fit”). Letters of Rec: I think that these are playing an increasingly important part in applications. You need to get a recommendation from someone close to you who you trust to…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.98 2025–26 cycle

Attending Brigham Young University

…a particularly convincing supplemental essay, yet I was waitlisted by Duke, my top choice, despite submitting a flawless application and having written all of the supplemental essays in which I presented what I thought were compelling reasons for wanting to attend. Ultimately, your results will probably be a little…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.83 2023–24 cycle

Attending Georgetown University

…They were straightforward about most admissions off the waitlist not happening until ~the second week of April. Sent LOCI on 3/8 Georgetown - Wrote Top 10 Books I read in 2023. Interviewed on 3/17, went about 10 minutes over time, received the “exceptional group” comment + dean andy’s personal email. sent a ‘thank…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.61 2022–23 cycle

Attending Emory University

I decided to attend Emory because it gave me good BL chances at the best price point in a really good location(pending waitlists, but I don’t expect any bites from my LOCIs). If you want a T14 or even a T20 acceptance at a 3.6, you will need to aim higher than a 170. I would advise future applicants to retake 170s…

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.

LSAT 170 GPA 3.62 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

reapplicant from last cycle. was waitlisted to 12 schools (ranked from penn to american), rejected to two (harvard and fordham), and accepted at lewis & clark with a small scholarship. after talking with current students in public interest they convinced me not to attend. i applied w same gpa but a 164 lsat. retook…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.45 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California—Davis

…employment can’t be made up with likely scholarship $. **Waitlists: ** **Northwestern **I withdrew. The cost would be too much and having to turn down an offer would hurt my soul. Pretty sure the WL was only because I applied ED with borderline R stats. **USC **Withdrew mid-may. They sent an email saying it was…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.98 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

…background), 3-5 years relevant legal experience. Waitlisted in 2020-2021 at all the schools I applied to (except UVA, WashU, BU, UF, UA, UGA, BC, and PSU Dickinson which I didn’t apply to in my first cycle). **Chose not to reapply to **Chicago (WL), UCLA (WL), UT Austin (A), Vanderbilt (A), Fordham (PWL) in…

LSAT 168 GPA 3.48 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Florida (Levin)

…remotely in marketing. Previously applied, so R&R. I was waitlisted at UVA, so I thought my significant LSAT bump would count for something, but the 2020 apps were so competitive I was rejected pretty much everywhere (scored some good WL though!). Attending UF Law with a full scholarship, and honestly what can you…