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MattJNeal '21–'22 app cycle Class of 2025 class year

The dream: Big Law (Intellectual Property)

C&F KJD
LSAT 160
GPA 3.59
Softs T4

About & Wisdom

Background

Major
Double Major Physics and Political Science

Application Profile

Softs
Division 3 Athlete, Undergrad Research Experience, Law Firm Clerking Position, Political Campaign Positions
C&F
2 drinking citations from Sophomore year

MattJNeal's wisdom

  • Attended a large public California school for one year before transferring back home to a smaller liberal arts school in the midwest (regionally well known)
    -Did have C&F issues regarding drinking citations from my school but not within a year of when I was applying (all from my sophomore year)
    -Took LSAT Flex in February of 2021 after 8 weeks of studying 6 hrs/week.
    Probably could’ve taken more time to study to get into better schools/scholarships but I really just wanted to get it out of the way more or less.
    -Applied to 4 reach, 4 targets, and 6 safety schools because of fear around the hyper-competitive cycle of 2020-2021
    -Applied to schools near or around cities/markets that I would want to work in (Boston, Denver, Chicago, Philadelphia, etc)
    -Because of my LSAT and GPA I was no T-14 candidate so tended to be more liberal with where I was applying for safety schools to ensure good scholarships (Still mostly T-100 but tried to apply places with generous scholarships so I could renegotiate at a later date)
Applications
Oct 01
May 01
125d LSD.Law
Boston University logo ED→RD R
Result Rejected
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Complete
Sep 27, 2021
Decision
Jan 12, 2022
Boston College logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Complete
Sep 24, 2021
UR
Jan 11, 2022
Decision
Jan 20, 2022
University of Illinois—Urbana Champaign logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Complete
Sep 27, 2021
UR
Oct 22, 2021
Decision
Jan 06, 2022
University of Connecticut logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Complete
Oct 12, 2021
UR
Nov 11, 2021
University of Maryland logo WL/WD
Result Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Complete
Sep 24, 2021
UR
Sep 24, 2021
Decision
Dec 07, 2021
Northeastern University logo PT WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Sep 24, 2021
Received
Sep 27, 2021
Complete
Sep 27, 2021
Pennsylvania State - Dickinson Law logo WL
Result Waitlisted
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Decision
Oct 15, 2021
Illinois Institute of Technology (Kent) logo PT $120,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 24, 2021
Received
Sep 27, 2021
Complete
Sep 27, 2021
UR
Oct 07, 2021
Decision
Nov 19, 2021
Scholarship
$120,000
University of Pittsburgh logo $90,000 A/AT
Result Accepted, Attending
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Complete
Oct 11, 2021
UR
Nov 15, 2021
Decision
Jan 26, 2022
Scholarship
$90,000
Drexel University logo $135,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Complete
Sep 24, 2021
UR
Nov 16, 2021
Decision
Jan 06, 2022
Scholarship
$135,000
University of New Hampshire logo $126,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
UR
Nov 01, 2021
Decision
Nov 19, 2021
Scholarship
$126,000
University of Denver logo $87,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 23, 2021
Complete
Sep 30, 2021
Decision
Nov 22, 2021
Scholarship
$87,000
University of Oregon logo $105,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 24, 2021
Received
Sep 24, 2021
Complete
Sep 29, 2021
UR
Nov 16, 2021
Decision
Dec 17, 2021
Scholarship
$105,000
Suffolk University logo $120,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 23, 2021
Received
Sep 23, 2021
Complete
Oct 11, 2021
UR
Oct 21, 2021
Decision
Nov 18, 2021
Scholarship
$120,000
A Accepted AT Attending R Rejected WL Waitlisted H Hold D Deferred P Pending WD Withdrawn
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