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Applicant wisdom

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

LSAT 156 GPA 3.86 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of San Francisco

…applicants but exacerbates anxiety for current applicants. splitters: apply as early as u possibly can, and pour ur heart and soul into your essays, even the optional ones first-gens: weigh your options! meaningful upward mobility + minimal debt > prestige (imo) :) love u down, a first-gen splitter

LSAT 161 GPA 3.17 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California (Hastings)

Pay as much money as you can to do well the LSAT, especially if you are a splitter. A few thousand on a course can make up for tens of thousands in scholarships. Originally applied to 5 schools 2020-21 cycle with a 15low and got 4/5 waitlists, no acceptances. Reapplying this cycle with higher LSAT and fingers…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.61 2023–24 cycle

Attending Lewis And Clark College

…year. So, take my cycle with a grain of salt if you’re a splitter in the future reading this. GPA went from 3.53 when I applied initially to 3.61 and graduated summa in March of the cycle.

LSAT 177 GPA 3.18 2022–23 cycle

Attending Boston University

Going to try to keep this updated through my cycle to help out any other super-uper-duper splitters out there. Brief background**:** Changed my major twice with a strong upward trend in GPA (~2.0 in my first year vs ~4.0 in my final year) at a top 30 undergrad, submitting addendum. Took the LSAT four times (157 to…