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Applicant wisdom

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

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 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 172 GPA 2.95 2020–21 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

Wrote Why X for my top choices, optional essays, and did requested, relevant addenda. Splitter but had some decent softs, there is hope for you!

LSAT 176 GPA 3.55 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of Texas at Austin

…their way. Apply broadly**!!! **Especially if you’re a splitter/reverse splitter like I am. If there are schools you’d consider that are “out of your range” and you can afford to apply, do it. Don’t leave any “what ifs” on the table. Rejection/WL is part of the process. LORs: I submitted two letters to every school.…