Maybe write both a WhyX and an LOCI now. If ... the school ideas in your WhyX. The LOCI could include half ... about the school and the WhyX the other half.
This happened to me as well. I recently got rejected from a school where my numbers were median. But I was able to get into a school where my lsat was at the 25 percentile. My best guess is that my WhyX essay was particularly compelling.
A meaningful "WhyX" statement. Something more than writing about interesting stuff that's on the website. A compelling reason for being accepted and attending.
Should you visit the school before applying so you can write a solid whyX essay? Do this for each school? Just for your top choice? Just for reach schools?
What does this mean: "However, in each of the other 2 school LSAC applications, there are specific questions that lead to a "WhyX" essay (and an additional "What ties do you have to the area" essay)."?
Instead of focusing on a school's faculty/clubs/clinics, could you focus on the market a school serves as a "whyX" reason? I'm really focused on 2 schools, each for very different reasons and have 1 "meh" school.