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

LSAT 172 GPA 3.79 2022–23 cycle

Attending Duke University

…I did. George Washington: Jan. 12, ACCEPTED- Receiving a waitlist offer from GW was rough, especially because it wasn’t a top school on my list. I wonder if it was partially because I rejected their offer for undergrad. UC Berkeley: Jan. 17, ACCEPTED - Getting an A from Berkeley was completely unexpected! My first…

LSAT 164 GPA 4.04 2020–21 cycle

Admitted to Georgetown University

Applied with a 155. Got waitlisted at great schools even with a 155 because my statements carried. Did a diversity statement and every optional essay schools had. My advice for splitters is to rely on your statements. Humans are inherently selfish. You will not be admitted because of how great you are but how…

LSAT 159 GPA 3.84 2024–25 cycle

Admitted to University of San Diego

Optional Essays: (REJECTED) UCLA: Challenges Addendum, Optional Addendum USC: Diversity of Background Statement, Rothman Scholarship, Other Addendum (WAITLIST) UCI: Optional Statement, Interest in UCI (WAITLIST) Pepperdine**: Optional Statement, Addendum** (ACCEPTED)** Loyola****: Background/Identity Statement,…

LSAT 161 GPA 3.17 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California (Hastings)

…to 5 schools 2020-21 cycle with a 15low and got 4/5 waitlists, no acceptances. Reapplying this cycle with higher LSAT and fingers crossed. Aug 2021 - 157, Oct 2021 - 161 Wrote LSAT Addendum for 9 point jump and GPA Addendum

LSAT 162 GPA 3.97 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…activities that aren’t academic! Write LOCIs when waitlisted if you are serious about attending a school. Wishing you the best of luck! Everything will fall into place. You got this.

LSAT 158 GPA 3.96 2023–24 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…Yes, you may not get all As but chances are amidst the waitlists you will get something! Apply to lots of places and you can do this!!!!!!!! my best advice is to free write your PS a lot before you write it! actually reflect as to why you are trying to go to law school! talk to people in your life about why you want…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.62 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Minnesota

reapplicant from last cycle. was waitlisted to 12 schools (ranked from penn to american), rejected to two (harvard and fordham), and accepted at lewis & clark with a small scholarship. after talking with current students in public interest they convinced me not to attend. i applied w same gpa but a 164 lsat. retook…

LSAT 165 GPA 3.49 2021–22 cycle

Attending Loyola Marymount University—Los Angeles

…a campus designed by Frank Gehry…). Sent LOCI for every waitlist within a few days, that touched on new positions/promotions and also pseudo-mini-WhyX and how I can contribute to their student body. No 10k LSAT tutor, just the extended practice tests and Khan academy (for the first test: good starting place but gets…

LSAT 156 GPA 3.78 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Nevada—Las Vegas

…of them to tell me that the timeline to get off the waitlists is anywhere from April to August. Sending out a LOCI to UC Hastings. I currently have a sick ass gradient. Negotiated with PSU and UNLV. PSU raised scholarship to $30k per year. Thought it was a done deal, that is until UNLV swooped in with a truly…