It seems kind of random looking in from the outside. Sometimes folks with above median stats get nothing, while a splitter gets half tuition.
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It seems kind of random looking in from the outside. Sometimes folks with above median stats get nothing, while a splitter gets half tuition.
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It depends on the school, but I think what you'll find in most cases is that schools build scholarship models roughly based on stats. Everyone whose stats fall into a certain area get a certain award. For example, you can take a quick look at this page on our website (https://7sage.com/admissions/schools/uva/applications?sort_order=desc&sort_by=scholarship&cycle_year=2025) and suss out that UVA was giving LSAT splitters about $30k/yr. We don't have a lot of data points, but enough to say that we're sensing something.
So why do you see some odd ducks on occasion?
1) Not every school builds a scholarship model and/or may not use it consistently.
2) Schools may have some funds that are restricted to admitted students with certain backgrounds (ex: an alum established a scholarship fund to support students from Chicago and/or those studying tax law because she's a tax lawyer from Chicago).
3) Maybe some people were able to negotiate their scholarship up a smidge.
These can all cause some fluctuations!