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

LSAT 161 GPA 3.98 2023–24 cycle

Attending University of California—Los Angeles

…to most schools on February 15 Toured GULC and BU post waitlist and emailed about it GULC preferred waitlist; feeler email May 30 Sent LOCI immediately for all waitlisted schools excepted UVA, Richmond, and Temple NYU hold February 6; WL April 29 Feeler email from Northwestern on July 31; accepted August 1 Public…

LSAT 163 GPA 3.95 2022–23 cycle

Attending Georgia State University

…invaluable goodwill later. **Date change tea leaves and waitlist/hold notes: ** Emory took the longest to get back to me. The “pay deposit” button in Opus appeared under the usual “admissions” tab.- GSU scholarship info: looks cheap, actually is my best offer so far. $2000 for 1L, but full tuition + $4000/year…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.28 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Michigan

Thoughts on particular schools UNC “hold” is a soft waitlist, and unless you demonstrate visit-level interest after receiving it, it will turn into a real waitlist- Address went long at Michigan the Thursday/Friday before the week I got the A Gray bar at WashU within a week of decision GW date did disappear but I do…

LSAT 176 GPA 3.64 2023–24 cycle

Attending Harvard University

…were a big part that got my foot in the door on the waitlist. LOCI: I knew my GPA was among the lowest on Harvard’s waitlist, so I felt I needed to raise some eyebrows to get my name on the interview list. I made fairly formulaic LOCIs for the other places I was waitlisted (how their programs connect with my…

LSAT 167 GPA 3.83 2020–21 cycle

Attending George Washington University

…In regards to Emory, I removed myself from the Waitlist (on the phone with an admissions counselor) yet a week later got a call from the head of admissions who offered me admission as well as a $120,000 scholarship. He had no knowledge of the conversation where I removed myself from the waitlist.

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 162 GPA 3.62 2020–21 cycle

Attending Villanova University

Submitted LSAT addendum to most schools Applied to all schools with a 159 LSAT; retook in April 2021 to try and get off waitlists WL by Villanova on 2/24/21, accepted off WL on 5/3/21

LSAT 161 GPA 3.97 2020–21 cycle

Attending Villanova University

WF has a “non-binding” early decision program, and that’s what I was accepted to with a 45k scholarship. deferred myself to regular decision and was waitlisted

LSAT 166 GPA 3.89 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…ucla- a little disappointing I was hoping for at least a waitlist. Wrote their extra essay thing Davis- got email at 6:05 PM accepting me. Financial aid email to come shortly BU- got the call around 12 ET. financial aid came with admissions packet. Two days later they sent a revised scholarship offer without any…

LSAT 168 GPA 3.89 2023–24 cycle

Attending Villanova University

…decent scholarship, so thank god the 2 ED’s ended up being waitlists) it essentially came down to what city I could see myself living in. Fordham would have been fine with the scholarship I got, and would have had an ok chance at BigLaw, but I simply don’t like NYC enough to take a chance on ending up with a…

LSAT 162 GPA 3.97 2023–24 cycle

Attending Indiana University - Bloomington

…any scholarships or write any LOCIs for the schools I was waitlisted at. Withdrew from WashU in late March - I interviewed in late Oct and was essentially ghosted. I had chosen a school already and elected to withdraw before receiving a decision.