QuickestPunyAlligator '22–'23 app cycle Class of 2026 class year
The dream: EC/VC BigLaw
About & Wisdom
Background
- Major
- Double Major - Business and Music
Application Profile
- Softs
- Niche legal work experience
Wisdom
Going to try to keep this updated through my cycle to help out any other super-uper-duper splitters out there.
Brief background**:**
Changed my major twice with a strong upward trend in GPA (~2.0 in my first year vs ~4.0 in my final year) at a top 30 undergrad, submitting addendum. Took the LSAT four times (157 to 177), submitting addendum. 1/4 Egyptian and grew up in middle class white suburbia, not writing any diversity statements.
Two years of work experience at a couple law firms, currently in tech finance BigLaw. Personal statement about my academic/career transition and my goals for the future, with many drafts and a lot of attention paid to developing a seamless and compelling story. Wrote basically every optional essay and writing Why X’s for most schools. Recs from my favorite pre-law professor and my supervising attorney at my first firm.
Waited until November to start submitting because I retook the LSAT in October 2022. Ended up with a good score so I added more higher-ranking schools, hence why those applications went in later. Submit earlier if you can, but only if all of your other materials are the best they can be and if they’ve been vetted objectively by at least one other person.
Fee Waivers:
Unsolicited/Waived for all: Penn, Cornell, Northwestern, Cal, WashU, UCLA, USC, GW, ASU, UCI, UCD, Hastings, USD, LMU, SCU, USF
Solicited (Received): UVA, BC
Solicited (Denied): Michigan, BU, Georgetown, Fordham
Solicited (Pending):
Hope this provides context and solace to others expecting an unpredictable cycle. Best of luck!!
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School
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Result
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Scholarship
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Sent
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Received
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Complete
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UR
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Interview
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Decision
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2022–2023 cycle
Oct 01
161d
tracked on LSD.Law
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WL, Rejected | - | Nov 30, 2022 | Nov 30, 2022 | Jan 10, 2023 |
Jan 12, 2023
UR2
Jan 24, 2023
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- | Feb 15, 2023 | |
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Rejected | - | Nov 21, 2022 | Nov 22, 2022 | Dec 01, 2022 |
Dec 01, 2022
UR2
Dec 12, 2022
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- | Apr 12, 2023 | |
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Rejected | - | Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 |
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- | Feb 10, 2023 | |
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Waitlisted | - | Nov 12, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | Nov 23, 2022 |
Nov 23, 2022
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Nov 19, 2022 | - | |
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Waitlisted | - | Nov 07, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 | Nov 11, 2022 |
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- | Jan 25, 2023 | |
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Rejected | - | Nov 21, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | Nov 23, 2022 |
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Nov 30, 2022 | Feb 03, 2023 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$126,000
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Nov 07, 2022 | Nov 08, 2022 | Nov 08, 2022 |
Nov 08, 2022
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Nov 11, 2022 | Feb 17, 2023 | |
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Rejected | - | Nov 06, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 |
Jan 16, 2023
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- | Apr 06, 2023 | |
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Accepted, Attending |
$57,000
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Nov 12, 2022 | Nov 13, 2022 | Nov 15, 2022 |
-
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- | Feb 28, 2023 | |
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Hold, Rejected | - | Nov 09, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 |
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- | Feb 13, 2023 | |
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Withdrawn | - | Nov 21, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | Nov 22, 2022 |
Dec 06, 2022
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Nov 28, 2022 | - | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$75,000
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Nov 07, 2022 | Nov 08, 2022 | Nov 08, 2022 |
Dec 06, 2022
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- | Jan 24, 2023 | |
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Waitlisted | - | Nov 06, 2022 | Nov 07, 2022 | Nov 07, 2022 |
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- | Feb 02, 2023 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$126,000
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Nov 09, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 |
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- | Nov 17, 2022 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$109,500
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Nov 03, 2022 | Nov 04, 2022 | Nov 07, 2022 |
Dec 09, 2022
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- | - | |
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Hold, Accepted |
$90,000
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Nov 07, 2022 | Nov 08, 2022 | Nov 08, 2022 |
Nov 30, 2022
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- | Dec 01, 2022 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$60,000
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Nov 03, 2022 | Nov 07, 2022 | Nov 07, 2022 |
Nov 10, 2022
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- | Dec 09, 2022 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$132,000
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Nov 03, 2022 | Nov 03, 2022 | Nov 03, 2022 |
Dec 12, 2022
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- | Dec 20, 2022 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$90,000
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Nov 03, 2022 | Nov 03, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 |
Nov 09, 2022
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- | - | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$177,908
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Nov 07, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 |
Jan 24, 2023
UR2
Feb 03, 2023
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- | Feb 09, 2023 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$135,000
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Nov 02, 2022 | Nov 03, 2022 | Nov 09, 2022 |
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- | Nov 16, 2022 | |
| Total Applications: 21 | |||||||||