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Applicant wisdom

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

LSAT 172 GPA 4.00 2022–23 cycle

Attending Duke University

…have been engaged in several activities that amount to T3 softs in undergrad. All I had to do was score well on the LSAT. Ultimately, I did, but let me just say; little compares to the sustained anxiety of studying for a test as difficult to “perfect” as the LSAT for roughly 6 months. Godspeed to all those who come…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.90 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Chicago

I’m a late-cycle applicant, and I applied to UChicago last (besides WashU). Shoot for the stars and focus on your softs! I almost didn’t apply to Chicago because I didn’t think that I would get in without insane stats (read: 175 or higher). Clearly my softs made a hell of a difference and ended up getting me into my…

LSAT 170 GPA 4.00 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…a full semester of pass/no pass grades thanks to COVID-19. SOFTS: one great internship, a couple meh internships, some retail/food service part-time work, and no full-time work experience. campus involvement throughout undergrad including some leadership. captain of university speech team and a few cool awards for…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.73 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…of majors, so it may have helped there. ⛧ I listed my softs as tier 3 because I’ve received a research award and competitive academic scholarship and am LGBTQ+, but I had initially put myself as T4 because I didn’t feel the need to write a diversity statement (still mostly in the closet) and most of my softs are…

LSAT 176 GPA 4.00 2025–26 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…your answers concise as well since you are in a group. – Softs: 6’1, 405 deadlift, midwest charm. – Other notes: Stanford: These thoughts come attending from their admitted students day. They love students who have a prestigious undergrad background + are from a unique state. I met people from Kansas, Missouri,…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.66 2025–26 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

To all my splitters out there and honestly all applicants, cycles are becoming uber competitive. Softs, especially your essays and LORS, are more important than ever. Anyone can have good stats nowadays, not everyone has a good story.

LSAT 176 GPA 3.91 2023–24 cycle

Attending Harvard University

Ivy+ undergraduate degree, one year Master’s degree (’23-’24 year) from prestigious school in legal-adjacent field. On the strong side of T4 in terms of softs. Reapplicant to 7/14 schools. Took LSAT 4 times, scoring well below PT numbers until the 4th attempt. Applied with public interest as the goal and many of my…

LSAT 172 GPA 3.79 2022–23 cycle

Attending Duke University

…many times as it takes to get a 170+, and lean into your softs. I don’t have any family members or friends in law, and had no idea what I was doing when I applied. I was just very candid and transparent in my application, and studied for the LSAT for over a year. Do some community service and show law schools that…

LSAT 176 GPA 3.70 2023–24 cycle

Attending Stanford University

…to be a very strong application. I have multiple ~T2 softs and sharpened my essays for nearly a year. Strategy Lesson - write all optionals I wrote all the “optional” essays. This seems to be common sense to me but apparently some people don’t understand this. If you can neatly slip a variant of Why X into essays…

LSAT 172 GPA 4.00 2022–23 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…of 0% admission chance (16mid LSAT and out-of-state, T4 softs) to applying last-minute and getting accepted very quickly!! I submitted my deposit in mid-April This cycle, I had been leaning UF almost the entire way, especially once I raised my LSAT to a 167, and then again to a 172. Money/scholarship is a very big…

LSAT 170 GPA 3.35 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Texas at Austin

Student from Texas and plan on practicing in Texas. 3.35 GPA (Very strong grade trend), 170 LSAT and T2 softs. Accepted @UT 2/15, once accepted to UT withdrew my apps to Wash U, USC, ND, GW, & BC. Letting my apps at Vandy, GULC, UVA, & Duke ride it out. Pretty sure I will end up @ UT bc their in-state tuition is…

LSAT 173 GPA 3.79 2022–23 cycle

Attending Columbia University

…foreign language double major- What I would guess are T2.5 softs (3 years in top consulting firm; relevant/competitive internships every summer and semester of college; AmeriCorps service; US Senate work; federal agency work; selective fellowship; exceptional amount of in-depth campus leadership experience;…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.93 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Texas at Austin

First generation college and professional student Decent softs: leadership positions, volunteer work with voter registration, congressional internship. Goal is graduating with minimal debt.

LSAT 176 GPA 3.56 2021–22 cycle

Admitted to University of Chicago

(∩`- ´ )⊃━━☆゚.*・。゚ background: master’s student, minor c&f issue (grades only), no special softs supplementals for: yale, stanford, chicago, penn, michigan, berkeley, cornell, georgetown bonus tea leaves: chicago: went UR2 through UR5 after interviewing, decision two days after UR5 michigan: date changed two thursdays…

LSAT 171 GPA 4.08 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Virginia

My wisdom is this: I have no wisdom. I am a Mexican-American URM with a unique soft. I’m writing this before I receive any decision, but a horrible cycle would probably be due to me applying at 19 years old. If I had a normal/good cycle, then I guess age doesn’t matter!

LSAT 169 GPA 3.96 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

…but I also had one really good school specific LOR. Softs Prestigious internship, Research Assistant, Worked throughout undergrad, Board member for an academic club, Volunteered: election, pro bono tax prep, food bank & vaccine distribution