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

LSAT 168 GPA 2.89 2023–24 cycle

Attending George Mason University

…great offers from several great schools that I was able to negotiate up from a half scholarship to a full ride at my top school (seriously, look at my GMU notes. I asked them four times for an increase). Which brings me to my next point on this topic: so long as you have competitive offers, never stop asking all…

LSAT 166 GPA 3.89 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…few minutes after admission. Not as much as I wanted. Will negotiate loyola- got admissions email and waiting until 2/26 for financial aid. Will try to negotiate for full tuition Notre dame- got email around 3-4 PM ET. Got scholarship email a few minutes later. Will negotiate with them for higher scholarship USC-…

LSAT 162 GPA 4.19 2025–26 cycle

Attending Texas A&M University

…email. Scholarship came afterwards. I attempted to negotiate to hopefully match the offer with Texas A&M, however I only got a few thousand dollars more. I am happy that I got another acceptance at a school like Wisconsin, but ultimately had to turn them down over cost. Texas A&M University - Result: Attending. July…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.05 2021–22 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…bigger scholarship than Saint Louis that could be used for negotiation. Same story for Tennessee, Penn State, Baylor, and Texas A&M (competition for Missouri), although Missouri declined to negotiate with my Penn State full ride. The USC and BU applications were also primarily to compete with WashU, though WashU…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.83 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

I applied so broadly because I wanted to try and negotiate scholarships. Unfortunately the only scholarship I was able to negotiate at all was at GULC. Looking back, I would have just blanketed the T20 + ND and ignored the rest, but I am nonetheless thankful for a successful cycle. GO BLUE!

LSAT 167 GPA 3.70 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign

…kinda weird to not get the full-tuition here. Plan to negotiate. 1/29-2/2 - UNC hold, which feels like a soft WL based on last year’s data. – TAMU WL… – BC WL… – IU negotiation did not work :/ 2/5-2/9 - no decisions, applied for UCI PSS. 2/19-2/23 - OSU A, scholly coming later. 2/26-3/1 - Emory A w/ $$$. 3/4-3/8 -…

LSAT 168 GPA 3.52 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Wisconsin

…so I will likely end up there this fall. I attempted to negotiate with Illinois using the other three offers, but unfortunately they did not offer me any more money. They of course have the best Chicago placement out of any of those options, but the scholarship offers I had from the other schools ultimately made…

LSAT 166 GPA 3.50 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Iowa

…are really good for waitlist info and scholarship negotiation. https://7sage.com/podcast-episode-71-scholarship-negotiations-and-reconsideration-part-2/- —– this is such a great podcast/transcript and I highly recommend it before drafting reconsideration attempts. I used LSAT Lab and would recommend them. I also…

LSAT 166 GPA 4.01 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to University of Michigan

…AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I GOT IN TO U OF M WOOOOOHOOOOO (pls negotiation don’t fail me now) UPDATE 2/1/2024 - Georgetown wants to interview me UPDATE 3/1/2024 - Notre Dame law Acceptance!!!!! Woohoo!! UPDATE 3/7/2024 - wow cal does not like me UPDATE 3/8/2024 - WashU and Gtown WL. Been a rough week. UPDATE 3/19/2024 -…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.96 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Get your best possible GPA and LSAT. Write about what makes you who you are, discuss your identity. Apply early. Apply to lots of T14s. Negotiate your aid, communicate your needs.

LSAT 165 GPA 3.65 2022–23 cycle

Attending Northeastern University

…grew. Unfortunately, Northeastern does not do scholarship negotiations. They awarded me an extremely generous scholarship, but it felt weird to consider their schollie over the numerous full tuition offers I had received. I ended up choosing Northeastern in the end though. In the end, I decided I cared a lot more…

LSAT 165 GPA 3.72 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Denver

Apply early and broadly Ask for fee waivers (many schools will gladly help offset costs if you ask for it, especially if it’s a financial hardship) Negotiate (don’t give up after the first try) - one of my offers went from 70% initial » asked for more and was told there wasn’t money »> then showed 2 other full…

LSAT 163 GPA 3.95 2022–23 cycle

Attending Georgia State University

…Sent LOCI in early February. **- Villanova, I successfully negotiated up $4k/year and they were quick to respond. Iowa scholly interview notes: interviewed by a 3L (super chill). Asked why law, why Iowa, describe your communication style, describe your leadership style, give three words that your friends/family say…

LSAT 177 GPA 3.95 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

…than I needed even if you account for wanting to negotiate. Most importantly, because you won’t listen, do not check your status checkers neurotically. Seriously be good to yourself.

LSAT 163 GPA 3.68 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Iowa

…Apply to more than 6 schools if you can. You’ll need negotiating schools plus you don’t want to have to stress apply late. FAFSA - if you add your parents income only those schools who require it use it. If you’re under 26 more than likely you’ll need it. If you apply to more than 10 schools, you start the process…

GPA 4.02 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of North Carolina

…app pool out – once you get in, scholarships can always be negotiated! Remember, you are already on the path that you’re meant to be on. If I had skipped those years of LSAT anxiety and gone straight to law school, I wouldn’t have met my spouse.

LSAT 170 GPA 3.60 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Davis

…(it sucks having to scramble last minute to do visits and negotiate scholarships and look for housing), so still apply early if you can. **Why X’s are an art. **- Schools already know about their clinics, classes, and professors. They do not want to see regurgitated information from their website. They want to know…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.80 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…was about 50k after interest and they refused to negotiate. Twice. Many people are cavalier about the debt and may call me crazy for picking GULC, but an extra 50k that could pay the entirety of a family member’s in-state education. As someone who is the first person in their family to attend college, that meant a…