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DD214-DA30 '22–'23 app cycle Class of 2026 class year

The dream: Criminal law/prosecution

Non-Trad Military C&F 1–4yr WE
LSAT 162
GPA 3.85
Softs T3

About & Wisdom

Background

Major
Psychology · Phi Kappa Phi, Pi Mu Epsilon, Phi Eta Sigma, Psi Chi. (Honor societies)
Work Experience
Military, case manager.

Application Profile

Softs
Army veteran (honorable discharge), Case manager at a mental institution for the state.
LSAT Prep
7Sage · 56 weeks · 35 hrs/week · 1960 total hours
Began with princeton review, upgraded to 7sage. Read the powerscore bibles, the LSAT trainer. 7sage was the most helpful by far.
C&F
Various minor shenanigans..

DD214-DA30's wisdom

I guess I was a spicier than normal applicant.

I retook an LSAT that scored significantly lower than my listed score that I cancelled mid application cycle, which may have impacted admissions. - I did all of the optional essays, had them peer reviewed by another friend who was applying, and checked and revised my essays multiple times for any errors.

  • My personal statement may have been a bit overwhelming, as it went into detail about my experience in the military.
  • I applied to mostly reach schools, as I got an acceptance early on in the cycle to my mid range objective school with full+ scholarship.
  • Wrote LOCI tailored towards WUSTL, W&M, BU, and Vanderbilt in May. Probably should have wrote it earlier but they also decided fairly late.

One school above all noticed and appreciated me before any other, and that school is most deserving of my attendance. I attended the admitted student day and had a great experience.

Applications
Oct 01
May 01
222d LSD.Law
Yale University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 23, 2022
Received
Oct 24, 2022
Complete
Oct 27, 2022
Decision
Dec 14, 2022
Harvard University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 06, 2022
Received
Oct 06, 2022
Complete
Oct 12, 2022
Decision
Jan 11, 2023
University of Chicago logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 06, 2022
Received
Oct 06, 2022
Complete
Oct 14, 2022
UR
Oct 14, 2022
UR2 Jan 18, 2023
Decision
Jan 20, 2023
University of Pennsylvania logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 23, 2022
Received
Oct 23, 2022
Complete
Nov 01, 2022
Decision
Jan 12, 2023
University of Virginia logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 02, 2022
Received
Oct 02, 2022
Complete
Oct 14, 2022
UR
Oct 15, 2022
Decision
Jan 09, 2023
University of Michigan logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 08, 2022
Received
Oct 08, 2022
Complete
Oct 13, 2022
Decision
Jan 06, 2023
University of California—Berkeley logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 20, 2022
Received
Oct 20, 2022
Complete
Oct 20, 2022
UR
Nov 08, 2022
Decision
Feb 13, 2023
Northwestern University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 22, 2022
Received
Oct 23, 2022
Decision
Feb 24, 2023
Cornell University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 04, 2022
Received
Oct 04, 2022
Complete
Oct 05, 2022
UR
Oct 06, 2022
UR2 Dec 01, 2022
Interview
Nov 22, 2022
Decision
Jan 11, 2023
Georgetown University logo ED→RD R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 02, 2022
Received
Oct 02, 2022
Complete
Oct 03, 2022
Decision
Feb 24, 2023
Vanderbilt University logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Oct 04, 2022
Received
Oct 04, 2022
Decision
Feb 28, 2023
Washington University in St. Louis logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Oct 02, 2022
Received
Oct 02, 2022
Decision
Mar 01, 2023
Boston University logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Oct 08, 2022
Received
Oct 08, 2022
Complete
Nov 04, 2022
UR
Nov 04, 2022
UR2 Dec 08, 2022
Decision
Mar 23, 2023
Boston College logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 08, 2022
Received
Oct 09, 2022
Complete
Nov 03, 2022
Decision
Jan 19, 2023
George Washington University logo WL/WD
Result Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 08, 2022
Received
Oct 08, 2022
Complete
Nov 02, 2018
UR
Nov 02, 2022
Decision
Dec 08, 2022
Emory University logo WL/WD
Result Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Nov 10, 2022
Received
Nov 10, 2022
Complete
Nov 15, 2022
Decision
Apr 26, 2023
William & Mary Law School logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Oct 23, 2022
Received
Oct 25, 2022
Decision
Mar 14, 2023
Tulane University logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Sep 28, 2022
Received
Sep 29, 2022
Complete
Sep 29, 2022
UR
Sep 29, 2022
UR2 Dec 20, 2022
Decision
Mar 15, 2023
Case Western Reserve University logo WL/WD
Result Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Jan 10, 2023
Received
Jan 10, 2023
Complete
Jan 10, 2023
Decision
May 05, 2023
University of Maryland logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Sep 27, 2022
Received
Sep 27, 2022
UR
Nov 03, 2022
Decision
Dec 15, 2022
Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law logo $173,000 A/AT
Result Accepted, Attending
Sent
Sep 25, 2022
Received
Sep 25, 2022
Decision
Oct 04, 2022
Scholarship
$173,000
American University logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Oct 23, 2022
Received
Oct 24, 2022
Complete
Nov 07, 2022
UR
Nov 07, 2022
Decision
Mar 06, 2023
A Accepted AT Attending R Rejected WL Waitlisted H Hold D Deferred P Pending WD Withdrawn
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