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

LSAT 171 GPA 3.00 2023–24 cycle

Attending Cornell University

…DOCUMENTS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TRANSCRIPTS VISITS & INTERVIEWS CREATING A USEFUL EXCEL SPREADSHEET APPLYING RELAX CONCLUSION SUCCEEDING ON YOUR LSAT PRACTICE I spent a year studying for the LSAT. My first diagnostic score was a 142. After about 4 months of independent study, I was consistently in the high…

LSAT 171 GPA 3.47 2024–25 cycle

Attending University of Georgia

…X: **Michigan, UF, Richmond, W&M (+ Texas in their video interview) **Other Optionals: **GULC Video Optional Scholarship Applications: Emory Woodruff, Texas G. Rollie White Public Service, Vandy Law Scholars Merit Awards Optional Video Interviews: Texas, Minnesota (Didn’t do Vandy or TAMU). I thought I did well on…

LSAT 167 GPA 3.99 2020–21 cycle

Attending Washington University in St. Louis

…UVA, Why Duke, Why Michigan and Why W&M. Completed Kira interview for Northwestern. Completed Alumni interview for Vanderbilt. Completed admissions interview for WashU. Submitted four letters of recommendation, all academic and one prof who also had me as an intern in his law office. If I had to do it again, I might…

LSAT 168 GPA 3.99 2025–26 cycle

Attending Wake Forest University

…rejected from UVA before I withdrew my app, but I wasn’t interviewed so I was getting rejected. Realized very quickly that I didn’t want to be in Texas (what was I thinking?) or Boston so didn’t try at ALL on those WLs. Only submitted LOCIs to Wake and W&M. Immediately interviewed after WLed at W&M and admitted…

LSAT 170 GPA 4.00 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of Notre Dame

…a very strong “why vandy” and completed optional alumni interview WASHU: no optional essays; invited to interview almost immediately USC: my dream school! tailored my PS to include “why usc” but did not write optional essay BU: wrote “why bu” UMN: tailored PS to include “why umn” NOTRE DAME: wrote a KILLER “why…

LSAT 169 GPA 3.45 2021–22 cycle

Attending University of California—Davis

…I had a decision. They clearly weren’t interested, no interview and months of silence. Redacted GPA. Anyone interested in outcomes— 1L top 20%, took 2L biglaw in SF. No issue getting callbacks in LA/SF the two cities I applied to.

LSAT 167 GPA 3.74 2020–21 cycle

Attending George Mason University

…and George Mason were the best fits for me. Georgetown: Interviewed mid October; Was on the regular waitlist; Applied to both FT/PT; Received a feeler March 26 about my interest in the PT program; Was released from the WL May 14; I think they didn’t have any more space specifically in the evening program George…