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

LSAT 170 GPA 3.74 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

…are some notes about my application process, ordered by decision date. I sent most of my apps in late September or early October. Arizona State University Accepted - 10/14 (23 days) via video inside email, $32k/yr ($$+) emailed a day later Application sent 9/21 Optional Essays: Short paragraph (in app) about Why ASU…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.60 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of California—Davis

…through it, is so important for your wellbeing! Applying early making a difference depends on the school- , and by that I really just mean apply early to Duke for a chance. Lol. For many schools, there doesn’t seem to be a tangible difference between Sept vs January applicants in terms of results. So, don’t rush…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.45 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California—Davis

…How I made decisions + thoughts and math on CoA (3 year total): Most of my withdraws happened after getting a full ride to UIUC. Schools I was most interested in post-offers: Davis, Iowa, W&L, UIUC. It came to Davis and Iowa, Davis barely won with their late scholarship increase. In the end it didn’t really matter,…

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…