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

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 161 GPA 3.30 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

…status checker and then received scholarship via email - negotiated via their admit email - withdrew based on admin issues- DePaul - email - scholarship info was included - was told they would not negotiate and evening does not give out full scholarships Yale - email directing me to status checker Tennessee - email…

LSAT 167 Int'l GPA Superior 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Tennessee

Apply to peer schools of the school you want to attend to have competing scholarship offers to negotiate with. In hindsight I would have applied to more schools for more negotiation leverage.

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 162 GPA 3.61 2020–21 cycle

Attending Baylor University

…and a WL in a two week period. When I first attempted to negotiate with Baylor, I was told they were out of money and would consider me after the deposit deadline. Between Baylor, Miami, and UTK, each school would have cost me around 150k. I was looking for a job to justify R&Ring. A week after Baylor had told me…

LSAT 160 GPA 3.23 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Tennessee

…to attend so you have comparable opportunities to aid in negotiating for scholarships. It may be extra work but it is also potentially extra money. Tennessee Vandy- LSD Chat said I should apply and I am aiming for TN so I said fuck it, did all the essays and video but expected an R. I was shocked when I got the soft…

LSAT 164 GPA 3.20 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to Baylor University

Unsolicited increase from Baylor. Solicited increased from Pittsburgh. Negotiations rejected on all other attempts (Richmond, PSU Dickinson, Temple).

LSAT 162 GPA 3.97 2023–24 cycle

Attending Indiana University - Bloomington

…Received all fee waivers that I requested. Did not negotiate any scholarships or write any LOCIs for the schools I was waitlisted at. Withdrew from WashU in late March - I interviewed in late Oct and was essentially ghosted. I had chosen a school already and elected to withdraw before receiving a decision.