About r/lawschooladmissions
The Reddit Law School Admissions Forum. The best place on Reddit for admissions advice. Check out the sidebar for intro guides. Post any questions you have, there are lots of redditors with admissions knowledge waiting to help.
The community at a glance
r/lawschooladmissions is a Subreddit for Students and Lawyers with roughly 272K members. It has been around since 2013. It uses a forum format for communication. On the Hive Index it ranks #5 in the Law communities list.
Roughly 31K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Admissions, Looking For A, and Law School. Product recommendations often mention letter of recs, law school, and personal statement editor.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2014: 801 members
- 2015: 1K members
- 2016: 2K members
- 2017: 6K members
- 2018: 13K members
- 2019: 17K members
- 2020: 45K members
- 2021: 56K members
- 2023: 59K members
- 2024: 23K members
- 2025: 25K members
- 2026: 22K members
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 1K members
- Oct: 1K members
- Nov: 3K members
- Dec: 3K members
- Jan: 3K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 4K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 2K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 103 members
Topics
- Admissions110 posts in the past month#1110Admissions
- Looking For A33 posts in the past month#233Looking For A
- Law School27 posts in the past month#327Law School
- Ed26 posts in the past month#426Ed
- Application24 posts in the past month#524Application
Flair
- Application Process60 posts in the past month
- Personal statement/supplemental essays review (affordable!)
- Northwestern humiliation ritual continues: 3 LOCIs, 2 video interviews, 1 written response section, 1 WhyX Essay, and now 1 situation judgement test, all for 0 response and 0 dollars in merit aid.
- Importance of "Elite WE" for the T14
#160Application ProcessPersonal statement/supplemental essays review (affordable!) · Northwestern humiliation ritual continues: 3 LOCIs, 2 video interviews, 1 written response section, 1 WhyX Essay, and now 1 situation judgement test, all for 0 response and 0 dollars in merit aid. · Importance of "Elite WE" for the T14 - Waitlist Discussion42 posts in the past month
- Pain
- DO I GET MY HOPES UP
- Anyone else get this?
#242Waitlist DiscussionPain · DO I GET MY HOPES UP · Anyone else get this? - General32 posts in the past month
- Schools with the highest and lowest yield rates in the T50
- Do you think 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 app cycle would be less brutal than 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 cycle?
- why are patents a T2 soft
#332GeneralSchools with the highest and lowest yield rates in the T50 · Do you think 2026-2027, and 2027-2028 app cycle would be less brutal than 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 cycle? · why are patents a T2 soft - Help Me Decide16 posts in the past month
- 177 LSAT 2.74 GPA
- Cornell vs Vanderbilt
- Should I retake the LSAT? 148
#416Help Me Decide177 LSAT 2.74 GPA · Cornell vs Vanderbilt · Should I retake the LSAT? 148 - School/Region Discussion12 posts in the past month
- Chose Georgetown over Indiana Maurer
- BL in WA State
- Notre Dame Law Orientation
#512School/Region DiscussionChose Georgetown over Indiana Maurer · BL in WA State · Notre Dame Law Orientation
Product recommendations
- letter of recs30 posts in the past month
- Prof. vs. Attorney Recs?
- 170, 2.6 UGPA, MA, nontrad looking for recs
- How can I get good Recs post-college?
#130letter of recsProf. vs. Attorney Recs? · 170, 2.6 UGPA, MA, nontrad looking for recs · How can I get good Recs post-college? - law school9 posts in the past month
- Recommend schools for me please
- Any good law schools you guys would recommend with an LSAT in the mid 150's?
- Online law school recs?
#29law schoolRecommend schools for me please · Any good law schools you guys would recommend with an LSAT in the mid 150's? · Online law school recs? - personal statement editor5 posts in the past month
- Who do you recommend for edits to your personal statement?
- Need help brainstorming personal statement ideas. Can anyone recommend a personal statement editor?
- Personal Statement Consultant Recs?!
#35personal statement editorWho do you recommend for edits to your personal statement? · Need help brainstorming personal statement ideas. Can anyone recommend a personal statement editor? · Personal Statement Consultant Recs?!
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/lawschooladmissions for?
- Best for Students and Lawyers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/lawschooladmissions free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/lawschooladmissions have?
- Roughly 272K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/lawschooladmissions on?
- r/lawschooladmissions runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/lawschooladmissions cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/lawschooladmissions is organized under Students, Lawyers.
- How do I join r/lawschooladmissions?
- You can join r/lawschooladmissions by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Students communities like?
- Communities for students at high school, university, and graduate level, covering study skills, campus life, career prep, and mental health. Discord hosts massive study communities with focus rooms and accountability systems, while Reddit has subreddits for specific schools, programs, and academic disciplines.
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- Visitors /mo (-17%)
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