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Applicant wisdom

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

LSAT 164 GPA 3.77 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Iowa

…plan at best. Be careful (and strategic) if you decide to retake and reapply. I was pretty accurate with my predictions, the only real surprises were the Pepperdine A, Baylor WL, and W&M R. Turns out I was wrong about a waitlist there (lol). Unless you’re biglaw or bust, follow the money. Most schools are not worth…

LSAT 163 GPA 2.94 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Oklahoma

…you’re going to blow it (I certainly did). Sign up for a retake and learn from your first test. I took the test four times before I hit my goal score.

LSAT 171 GPA 3.40 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

…your essays early. If you’re waiting on a recommender or retaking the test late, fine! But have everything else 100% ready to send.  Don’t be afraid to apply to law schools as an older, non-traditional student with gaps in education history and/or mediocre work history! My GPA was low thanks to dropped classes and…