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

LSAT 155 GPA 3.95 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Washington

…through high school, graduating two years early). Wrote diversity statement on being second-generation immigrant, first-generation college, POC, and low-income (I believe the diversity statement touched on all of these subjects).

LSAT 170 GPA 3.74 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

…essays more, though maybe not as much as my personal statement (I did nine major revisions to that over the span of a month). Otherwise, I think there was a bit of bad timing involved in applying the same cycle as the huge application increase and elections. Being strung along for 100+ days by 12 of these schools…

LSAT 167 GPA 3.34 2020–21 cycle

Attending Boston College

Wrote diversity statement and GPA addendum; Over 4.0 GPA at degree-granting institution (50% of units completed there); Wrote Why NDLS and Why Irvine; Wrote Programmatic Contribution for UCLA; Explained desire for criminal law through PS, Diversity Statement, and letters of rec Based on projections for this cycle…