Accepted to Georgetown four weeks after submitting application, two weeks after the group interview.
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Shoot your shot. Research your schools. Nail your interviews.
…eastern). My cycle is officially over : D Duke scholarship interview: 17/01 Got scholarship info: 21/02
Aug 22’ LSAT; one and done KIRA at UT (OOS) Dean Interview @ GT wrote group contrib for umich, why X georgetown, 2 essays for Penn, Stanford IF YOU ARE SEEING THIS AND IT IS EARLY IN THE CYCLE: APPLY EARLY! IT AIN’T WORTH IT!
if you’re trying to get into a school, make your presence known there. Email your interest, interview, follow up. Your personality and passion could be what get you in.
…staff. Always send a thank you email after every interview.
Minor inaccuracies both accidentally and on purpose. I applied to most schools Oct-Nov and heard back from most of my As December-January. Interview invites were pretty fast, usually under a month. U.S. top undergrad, graduated before pandemic
Didn’t write any optional essays Applied RD to all schools in December No major C&F issues Softs are academic awards and honor societies, including PBK. Interviewed at GULC, Cornell, and WashU Scholarships from Vandy and Emory
…personality not reflected in my application, in the group interview I made a point to directly interact with everyone (not just Dean Andy)- CLS - Fun facts USC - Why USC Essay Pepperdine - Separate application for the Faculty Scholarship (full ride + stipend)
…PS serving as public service essay, rejected for RTK w/o interview UVA - “why x” addendum, resiliency essay, did not send LOCI Duke - “why x” addendum, DA, applied for JD/LLM Northwestern - included “why x” in PS, DA, did not KIRA Georgetown - included “why x” in PS, DA
Wrote supplementals for all my apps. Did any optional interviews. I know I want to practice in Texas, tailored my school list towards that. 3/23 Update - It was always UT, everywhere I applied was for leverage to negotiate with UT. I have a lot of personal ties to the university and Austin that were hard to give up.…
…commitment and an obvious why law, but my essays and interview had to more specifically address the “why now?” I encourage everyone to get AT LEAST 2 years of work experience. All of the attorneys I work with, including the few that went straight through, encourage this. You will be so much more professional, have…
…UVA In early February, which turned over quickly into an interview and acceptance.
…the status check portals. Wait for any potential interview requests, update your application if need be. You’ll either get in or you won’t. Just relax and enjoy the process–if spamming message boards is your thing and keeps you excited then good for you. If that only stresses you out then ignore it. Remember that…
Wrote Stanford Music, UPenn Core Strengths, NYU Root-Tilden-Kern scholarship essay, Why Berkeley, Why Michigan, Why Duke, Northwestern Kira interview, Why Georgetown, Georgetown Top 10 list, UCLA Epstein Program essay.
…This should go without saying, but if they have optional interviews or essays, you need to do them, full stop. It can be a pain in the ass, especially when applying to a lot of schools, but I do not doubt that if a school is on the fence about your application, and you didn’t write the optional essay, you will get…
R&R’d from 2021-2022 Cycle (ForTheShoe) 163–>174 I am **awful **at Kira interviews.
…I received the KD. I connected incredibly well with my interviewer, and I kept in contact with her throughout the admissions cycle. Without that relationship, I do not believe I would have gotten it. Adcomms are human––be kind always, be yourself, and maintain the connections you make. My Decision: My decision came…
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