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Shrek4EverAfter '23–'24

Welcome to the Krusty Krab

The dream: Public defense

International 1–4yr WE
LSAT 161
GPA 3.98
Softs T3

About & Wisdom

Background

Major
Double major and minor in humanities; M.A. · 4.00 in my M.A.
Work Experience
Graduate degree; Legal internship

Application Profile

Softs
Queer, grad student, published in undergrad, various leadership positions
LSAT Prep
Princeton Review · 22 weeks · 14 hrs/week · 308 total hours

Shrek4EverAfter's wisdom

Take a deep breath, get yourself a cinnamon roll, and watch the office <3

“”You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take” -Wayne Gretzky”

                                                                        -Michael Scott

I panic applied to so many schools because I was unsure how my cycle would turn out as a reverse splitter.

My cycle is proof that the LSAT isn’t everything! My practice tests were in the 167-173 range. My first test in June 2023 was a 159, and my second was Sept. 2023 161. Don’t know why the real ones were so different, but it ended up not mattering all that much!

Cycle Notes:
Wrote all additional essays (except Why UMich)- Reused diversity statement for most

  • Sent an updated resume to most schools on February 15
  • Toured GULC and BU post waitlist and emailed about it
  • GULC preferred waitlist; feeler email May 30
  • Sent LOCI immediately for all waitlisted schools excepted UVA, Richmond, and Temple
  • NYU hold February 6; WL April 29
  • Feeler email from Northwestern on July 31; accepted August 1

Public Interest Programs:
Turned down offer to interview for Wilf Public Interest program at NYLS- Accepted to UCLA’s David J. Epstein Public Interest Program

  • Only 25 students are selected…ALWAYS shoot your shot!
  • Selected as UMN Law Robina Public Interest Scholar (March 29)

Waitlisted Schools
UPenn- –LOCI #1 Jan; resume update Feb; LOCI #2 April; email update May; LOCI #3 June
Columbia- –LOCI #1 Feb; LOCI #2 April; LOCI #3 June; LOCI #4 July; rejected August 15
UVA- –LOCI in April after instruction email
Georgetown- –LOCI #1 Jan; resume update Feb; LOCI #2 April; email update May; feeler email May; email update June
BU- –LOCI #1 Jan; resume update Feb; LOCI #2 April; Accepted April 25
BC- –LOCI Jan; withdrew April 29
Temple- –no LOCI; withdrew April 10
Richmond- –no LOCI; WL Jan. 19 –> A Feb. 19
Northwestern- –LOCI #1 March & WL Kira interview; LOCI #2 April; extra docs; feeler email July 31; Accepted August 1
Vanderbilt- –no LOCI; immediately withdrew from waitlist
NYU- –hold Feb 6; WL April 29; LOCI #1 April; email update May; email update June; LOCI #3 July

Applications
Yale University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 26, 2023
Decision
Dec 12, 2023
Harvard University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 19, 2023
Decision
Jan 10, 2024
Stanford University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 24, 2023
Decision
Feb 21, 2024
University of Chicago logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 23, 2023
UR
Oct 23, 2023
Decision
Jan 25, 2024
University of Pennsylvania logo WL/R
Result WL, Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Nov 24, 2023
UR2 Dec 07, 2023
Decision
Aug 22, 2024
Columbia University logo WL/R
Result WL, Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 19, 2023
Decision
Aug 21, 2024
University of Virginia logo WL/R
Result WL, Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 19, 2023
UR2 Jan 23, 2024
Decision
Aug 15, 2024
New York University logo WL/R
Result WL, Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 26, 2023
Decision
Aug 22, 2024
University of Michigan logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 26, 2023
Decision
Jan 05, 2024
University of California—Berkeley logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 23, 2023
Received
Oct 23, 2023
Complete
Oct 23, 2023
UR
Oct 30, 2023
Interview
Oct 23, 2023
Decision
Jan 29, 2024
Duke University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 18, 2023
Decision
Feb 15, 2024
Northwestern University logo WL/A/WD
Result WL, Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 26, 2023
Interview
Oct 18, 2023
Decision
Aug 01, 2024
Scholarship
-
University of California—Los Angeles logo A/AT
Result Accepted, Attending
Sent
Oct 15, 2023
Received
Oct 15, 2023
Complete
Oct 15, 2023
UR
Oct 18, 2023
Decision
Mar 14, 2024
Scholarship
-
Cornell University logo R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 23, 2023
Received
Oct 23, 2023
Complete
Oct 23, 2023
UR
Dec 11, 2023
UR2 Jan 11, 2024
Interview
Jan 11, 2024
Decision
Mar 06, 2024
Georgetown University logo WL/R
Result WL, Rejected
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 18, 2023
Interview
Oct 25, 2023
Decision
Aug 27, 2024
Vanderbilt University logo WL/WD
Result Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 20, 2023
Decision
Mar 19, 2024
Boston University logo $45,000 WL/A/WD
Result WL, Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 26, 2023
Decision
Apr 25, 2024
Scholarship
$45,000
Fordham University logo PT R
Result Rejected
Sent
Oct 14, 2023
Received
Oct 14, 2023
Complete
Oct 14, 2023
UR
Oct 16, 2023
UR2 Nov 13, 2023
Decision
Dec 04, 2023
University of Minnesota logo $45,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 15, 2023
Received
Oct 15, 2023
Complete
Oct 15, 2023
UR
Nov 26, 2023
UR2 Nov 29, 2023
Interview
Oct 18, 2023
Decision
Dec 30, 2023
Scholarship
$45,000
Boston College logo WL/WD
Result Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 26, 2023
Decision
Feb 01, 2024
George Washington University logo $45,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 24, 2023
Decision
Nov 30, 2023
Scholarship
$45,000
Villanova University logo $114,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 24, 2023
UR2 Feb 24, 2024
Decision
Mar 01, 2024
Scholarship
$114,000
Temple University logo WL/WD
Result Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 29, 2023
Received
Oct 29, 2023
Complete
Oct 30, 2023
UR
Oct 30, 2023
Decision
Jan 31, 2024
Howard University logo $86,895 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Nov 01, 2023
Received
Nov 01, 2023
Complete
Nov 09, 2023
UR
Jan 29, 2024
UR2 Feb 05, 2024
Decision
Feb 08, 2024
Scholarship
$86,895
University of Connecticut logo $68,298 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 18, 2023
UR2 Nov 28, 2023
Interview
Oct 18, 2023
Decision
Dec 13, 2023
Scholarship
$68,298
Northeastern University logo PT $49,200 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 15, 2023
Received
Oct 15, 2023
Complete
Oct 15, 2023
UR
Oct 26, 2023
Decision
Nov 21, 2023
Scholarship
$49,200
Case Western Reserve University logo $150,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 29, 2023
Received
Oct 29, 2023
Complete
Oct 30, 2023
UR
Nov 29, 2023
UR2 Feb 14, 2024
Decision
Feb 14, 2024
Scholarship
$150,000
University of Richmond logo $60,000 WL/A/WD
Result WL, Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 23, 2023
UR
Oct 23, 2023
Decision
Feb 19, 2024
Scholarship
$60,000
University of California (Hastings) logo $75,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 24, 2023
UR2 Oct 29, 2023
Decision
Nov 17, 2023
Scholarship
$75,000
Yeshiva University (Cardozo) logo $105,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 23, 2023
UR2 Jan 04, 2024
Decision
Jan 12, 2024
Scholarship
$105,000
CUNY logo A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Nov 14, 2023
UR
Nov 14, 2023
UR2 Dec 07, 2023
Decision
Dec 21, 2023
Scholarship
-
Brooklyn Law School logo $150,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 31, 2023
Decision
Jan 03, 2024
Scholarship
$150,000
Syracuse University logo $162,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 29, 2023
Received
Oct 30, 2023
Complete
Nov 03, 2023
UR
Nov 22, 2023
UR2 Jan 12, 2024
Decision
Jan 16, 2024
Scholarship
$162,000
American University logo A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 14, 2023
Received
Oct 14, 2023
Complete
Oct 14, 2023
UR
Oct 26, 2023
UR2 Nov 29, 2023
Decision
Feb 28, 2024
Scholarship
-
New York Law School logo $187,932 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 17, 2023
Complete
Nov 08, 2023
UR
Nov 08, 2023
Decision
Dec 20, 2023
Scholarship
$187,932
New England Law | Boston logo $171,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Oct 18, 2023
UR2 Oct 20, 2023
Decision
Jan 23, 2024
Scholarship
$171,000
Quinnipiac University logo $135,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 29, 2023
Received
Oct 30, 2023
Complete
Nov 29, 2023
UR
Dec 06, 2023
Decision
Dec 06, 2023
Scholarship
$135,000
University of Toronto logo A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 15, 2023
Received
Oct 15, 2023
Complete
Oct 15, 2023
UR
Oct 23, 2023
Decision
Dec 12, 2023
Scholarship
-
Vermont Law School logo $150,000 A/WD
Result Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Oct 17, 2023
Received
Oct 18, 2023
Complete
Oct 18, 2023
UR
Nov 20, 2023
UR2 Dec 11, 2023
Decision
Dec 19, 2023
Scholarship
$150,000
A Accepted AT Attending R Rejected WL Waitlisted H Hold D Deferred P Pending WD Withdrawn
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