Creep a rando
About & Wisdom
aptusername's wisdom
My Goal: NYC Biglaw with exit opportunities down the road
Notes:
- I went to a non-prestigious flagship state school
- I had several legal and business internships, but nothing all that impressive
- I was involved in essentially no clubs in college, but I did work roughly 25 hours/week
- I wrote “why x” statements for every school that I thought would want them for someone with my numbers (Penn, UVA, NW, Berkeley, Michigan, Duke, Cornell) All statements followed the same formula except Penn.
- I am fairly unremarkable, so I spent my energy on creating a compelling narrative and maximizing GPA and LSAT (though I only took it once because I felt retaking a 173 would send a negative signal to all schools except HYS)
Advice/Factors that didn’t hurt:
- Apply as early as possible
- Write the “why x” statements
- Tell a story in your personal statement that just so happens to reveal a coherent narrative about yourself and why law school makes sense
Applications
2020–2021 cycle
Oct 01
May 01
161d
tracked on LSD.Law
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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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2020–2021 cycle
Oct 01
161d
tracked on LSD.Law
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Rejected | - | Sep 15, 2020 | - | - |
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- | Feb 09, 2021 | |
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Waitlisted | - | Sep 21, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | - | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$30,000
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Sep 21, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Jan 22, 2021 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$132,000
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Sep 14, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Jan 15, 2021 | |
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Accepted, Attending |
$75,000
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Sep 14, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Jan 28, 2021 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$150,000
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Sep 14, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Nov 02, 2020 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$105,000
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Sep 14, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Nov 23, 2020 | |
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Waitlisted, Withdrawn | - | Sep 14, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Feb 05, 2021 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
-
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Sep 15, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Feb 10, 2021 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
$126,000
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Sep 02, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Sep 13, 2020 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
-
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Sep 15, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Dec 21, 2020 | |
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Accepted, Withdrawn |
-
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Sep 14, 2020 | - | - |
-
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- | Nov 24, 2020 | |
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Waitlisted, Withdrawn | - | Sep 21, 2020 | - | - |
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- | Dec 07, 2020 | |
| Total Applications: 13 | |||||||||
R
Result
Rejected
Sent
Sep 15, 2020
Decision
Feb 09, 2021
WL
Result
Waitlisted
Sent
Sep 21, 2020
$30,000
A/WD
Result
Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 21, 2020
Decision
Jan 22, 2021
Scholarship
$30,000
$132,000
A/WD
Result
Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 14, 2020
Decision
Jan 15, 2021
Scholarship
$132,000
$75,000
A/AT
Result
Accepted, Attending
Sent
Sep 14, 2020
Decision
Jan 28, 2021
Scholarship
$75,000
$150,000
A/WD
Result
Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 14, 2020
Decision
Nov 02, 2020
Scholarship
$150,000
$105,000
A/WD
Result
Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 14, 2020
Decision
Nov 23, 2020
Scholarship
$105,000
WL/WD
Result
Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 14, 2020
Decision
Feb 05, 2021
A/WD
Result
Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 15, 2020
Decision
Feb 10, 2021
Scholarship
-
$126,000
A/WD
Result
Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 02, 2020
Decision
Sep 13, 2020
Scholarship
$126,000
A/WD
Result
Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 15, 2020
Decision
Dec 21, 2020
Scholarship
-
A/WD
Result
Accepted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 14, 2020
Decision
Nov 24, 2020
Scholarship
-
WL/WD
Result
Waitlisted, Withdrawn
Sent
Sep 21, 2020
Decision
Dec 07, 2020
A Accepted
AT Attending
R Rejected
WL Waitlisted
H Hold
D Deferred
P Pending
WD Withdrawn
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