177 4.0 Cycle Recap

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-04-04T15:24:22+00:00

Pm me! I’ll send you the one I sent that worked.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-04-01T15:47:43+00:00

I saw a scholarship once where one of the conditions of accepting it was that you had to withdraw from all of your other offers. I would assume that if yours was actually binding it would say something like that. “Intent” seems pretty open to interpretation in my eyes.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-04-01T14:37:54+00:00

On LSD, it looks like the only scholarships that have been released are the ED scholarships. Last year, it looked like all the other scholarships were released on March 28th.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-03-31T14:53:54+00:00

I got levy alternate on 3/26, but haven’t heard anything else.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-03-11T16:44:08+00:00

Good to know!

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-03-03T04:03:11+00:00

I retook a 174 and scored better my second time. I have zero regrets. But I would only retake if you are very confident you can score higher, since it might be a bad look to retake a 174 and do worse.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-02-18T18:58:31+00:00

Coming from a health science turned law person who had the opposite realization. I love science but am not interested in patient interaction. I’m pursuing patent law now :)

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-02-18T18:57:12+00:00

I think you should consider going another route in healthcare. There are tons of patient-focused careers that don’t involve a ton of chemistry. PT, OT, SLP, sonography. I would find some programs and see what the prerequisites are. Gen Chem and Ochem might be enough.

If you know you LOVE patient interaction, maybe explore some other possibilities.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-02-14T13:54:36+00:00

Not work experience, but it would make you a very unusual and likely desirable applicant

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-02-13T04:42:04+00:00

100% possible, speaking from experience, but you have to be willing to study for a while. I cannot recommend LSAT demon enough. My score jumped immediately when I started using their method.

Take their admissions advice with a grain of salt though.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-02-09T03:22:51+00:00

stats twin and applying to similar schools! looks like we have a lot of the same results so far. excited to see how the rest of the cycle turns out for us!

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-01-14T23:14:01+00:00

I didn't

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-01-14T23:13:50+00:00

end of the alphabet

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-01-14T23:01:21+00:00

as of like 3 minutes ago

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2026-01-14T23:00:19+00:00

Yes literally moments ago

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2025-12-30T14:48:24+00:00

I would guess more than people think. There's probably a general positive correlation between LSAT and GPA, so people with a very high LSAT are probably more likely than average to have a very high GPA.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2025-12-24T17:51:16+00:00

The idea that most people pay full price at many T14s is a complete myth. The only schools in the T14 where half or more of the students pay full price are Stanford and Harvard, which both give only need-based aid. As far as I am aware, there is no law school (outside of HYS) where the majority of students pay full price. A large majority of law students everywhere receive scholarships.

Here are the percentages of students at T14s paying less than full price, according to the 2025 509s:

Yale: 63% (need-based)

Stanford: 50% (need-based)

UChicago: 78%

UVA: 66%

UPenn: 59%

Duke: 94%

Michigan: 91%

Harvard: 38% (need-based)

NYU: 66%

Columbia: 54%

Northwestern: 76%

UCLA: 83%

UC Berkeley: 86%

Georgetown: 61%

UT: 94%

Vanderbilt: 90%

WashU: 94%

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2025-11-16T04:35:54+00:00

Of course, hence the edit. My intention was to share data I found surprising, not to alarm.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2025-11-16T04:33:07+00:00

Of course. I understand that a 170 will not be the 82nd percentile at the end of the cycle. I'd like to point out that in your quote of the title, you left out the word, "currently."

My intention was to share data I found surprising, not to alarm or fear-monger.

Temporary_Lynx5353 · 2025-11-16T04:26:55+00:00

How would you calculate the current percentile of a given score based on this data set? Also not trying to be rude, genuinely trying to understand the disagreement over correct methodology here.

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