Why Did I Score Lower on Test Day? | Thinking LSAT, Ep. 462 

Wow! That success story was so needed! Hope this departing demo offers to give you all an interview.

I’ve gotten all my higher education for free too! I always tell people why pay with money when you can pay with tears?!

Another great episode. However, I could use your advice. When I look at LSD with my stats I’m seeing many applicants with similar stats getting full rides or close to full rides at my target schools. But when I plug these same stats in the Demon estimator for these schools, it’s giving me “less than half” or “more than half.” I know it’s just an estimator, but does this discrepancy suggest these LSD results aren’t legitimate/accurate? For context, my target schools are the main Florida schools: UF, FSU, Miami, FIU with FSU being my dream school (on a full ride of course). That’s Florida State University btw. FSU’s percentiles are 3.67/3.85/3.93 & 158/165/166 and I’m seeing a number of students with GPAs below their 25th and LSAT scores at or above their 75th getting full rides. For this cycle I’m seeing full rides at FSU with 3.12/166, 2.89/168, 3.03/168, 3.05/167. They do happen to be out of state students so they have OOS tuition 1L which is covered and then in-state tuition for 2L+3L which is also covered. I would be a true in-state applicant. Could this be why the estimator doesn’t reflect the scholarships I’m seeing for this stat range? I have a 3.0 with LSAT Pts in the 167-172 range and plan to apply with an LSAT at least at or above the 75th percentile. But I’m not sure what to expect as far as scholarships are concerned and I’m worried I’ve been basing my decisions/targets on LSD when it may not be applicable to me. How can I determine my likelihood of a full ride at a school like FSU as well as the LSAT score that would make it achievable? Apologies for the lengthy comment but you guys have always been super helpful in answering my questions. Thank you!