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

LSAT 163 GPA 3.39 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Colorado—Boulder

…I had a very strong upward trend as I became a better student. After that, I worked in a foreign country for a few years and learned studied the language. Came back and worked at a law office as a legal assistant while studying for the LSAT. My PS was about this journey: how it was inspired by my family’s background…

LSAT 165 GPA 3.52 2021–22 cycle

Attending American University

I recommend studying at least 6 months for the LSAT, and like, really studying. If I could do it over, I would have studied all winter/spring and taken it early in the summer. That way you can retake it in late summer/early fall if necessary, and still apply relatively early in the cycle. I would also start jotting…

LSAT 167 GPA 2.90 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Washington

…also going through it for support. If you’re working while studying for the LSAT, give yourself at least 5 months to study. Im getting ready to retake it right now. When in comes to personal statements, I think less is more. My strongest essays were the versions where the word limits were shorter, so I cut out a lot…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.79 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Washington

…new eyes and zero stress afterwards. **Do more rigorous LSAT studying for longer. **- Ultimately, everything worked out in the end, but I have been working full time for a top law firm for over two years and throughout my entire LSAT/Application process. This leaves minimal time and energy for studying. When I…

LSAT 161 GPA 3.81 2023–24 cycle

Admitted to University of North Carolina

If you are planning to take a gap year to work fulltime, try to study for the LSAT before you start working because you will not be able to optimally prioritize and dedicate time to the LSAT while working. LSAT resources used: 7sage, PowerScore Bible Trilogy, The Loophole Rather than just prioritizing rankings, take…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.67 2025–26 cycle

Admitted to Boston University

Start studying for the lsat 2 months before you think you should. Reach out to LORs in the spring before apps open and get them in LSAC by September. Utilize your university writing center; it is their job to help you start/fix your essays. You got this!! You will get into school.

LSAT 174 GPA 3.71 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Pennsylvania

Live laugh love But for real advice: for the LSAT, when you study, go through missed answers, note what “type” of question it is, and try to understand the “why” - it helps to identify patterns and get better at the test Understand your “why” for law and build your narrative around that for your application,…

LSAT 174 GPA 3.80 2022–23 cycle

Attending Columbia University

Do everything early. Start studying early, take your LSAT at an earlier administration than you need to, start writing early, submit your applications early. Don’t feel like you have to do law-related work to seem qualified. My work was only tangentially law-related, but was pretty unique and related clearly to a…

LSAT 180 GPA 3.43 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

…of anywhere. -Work for a while before going to law school. LSAT: -Took a lot of practice tests and reviewed wrong answers extensively. -Took LSAT with logic games. -My advice would be to give yourself a good few days off from studying before the actual exam. **GPA: ** -Wrote an addendum addressing a neurological…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.99 2023–24 cycle

Attending George Washington University

My wisdom is yes, it is worth taking the LSAT again. I learned through this process that even a couple of points make a really big difference when it comes to scholarship money. So study a little harder and take it again. (◕︵◕)