…to better address the prompt) Wrote Why WashU; interviewed with adcom Did the Vandy video and interviewed with alum BU: applied for ASPIRE, but was rejected NYU: applied for scholarships UT Austin: did kira NU: opted into kira then never did it Columbia: tailored my PS and did fun facts UPenn: wrote team members…
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Admitted to Georgetown University…yourself time to come back to them with fresh eyes! For interview preparation, I kept it simple. I reviewed questions that other applicants reported they had been asked or that the law school provided in advance, wrote out some possible answers to start thinking it through and two or three questions I had about the…
…throughout to understand how and why your hook fits in. Interview Lesson - be risk averse and avoid politics at all costs Yale rejected me after a bizarre interview where Dean Ingber explicitly strayed from the purported interview script and inquired expressly into religion/politics (I was polite and was trying to…
…I wrote optionals for every school I could and took all interviews. I bombed the NU KIRA so if you get nervous during interviews I would practice first. I think I did well for most of my other interviews, with Chicago’s being my favorite! If you do not have the strongest numbers, make sure your essays, rec letters,…
…I utilized my consultant for general advice on interviews, letters of continued interest (LOCI), and email correspondence. For the majority of schools, I submitted my application with a recorded LSAT score of 164, but I managed to improve my score twice during this cycle, reaching 167 in February and eventually 172…
Notes and dates for future applicants to promote transparency in this painstaking process :) Harvard 3/18 - Waitlisted 5/1 - Sent LOCI 5/3 - Interview invite 5/8 - Interviewed 5/14 - Feeler call (5:30pm ET) 5/15 - Acceptance call (11:31am ET) UChicago 3/14 - Received initial scholarship award ($30,000). 3/22 -…
…Core Values, not strong but not mediocre? Not Invited to Interview for Dean’s Scholly or any Named Schollies. UVA - Nothing (Wish I would’ve wrote a why UVA but I guess it didn’t matter). Got accepted at my interview. Berkeley - Extended my PS to more than 3 pages as requested. Wrote a strong Why X imo. but maybe…
…wrote small why Chicago paragraph in PS, felt like interview went well NYU: wrote RTK scholarship essay, submitted GRE (336) UVA: wrote small why UVA paragraph in PS, felt like interview didn’t go well (Zoom link was sent for the wrong time so flustered) Berkeley: wrote Why Berkeley additional essay, did not extend…
…and the to-do list will get shorter. Be authentic in interviews. I was kind of weird in all of my interviews, but being yourself is always better than trying to be “more impressive” or “smarter.” Prepare a little bit ahead of each interview and then just go do your best. They are interviewing you because they like…
…think it would’ve made a difference. Network before your interviews. I waited until after, assuming schools would mostly want to discuss my professional background in the interviews (these questions were few and far between). Instead, the interviews seemed to be a gauge of commitment and fit, and I flopped on a…
…For Northwestern, I opted out of the “optional” video interview. DO THE OPTIONAL VIDEO INTERVIEW IF YOU WANT TO GO TO NORTHWESTERN! I also opted not write any LOCIs for schools I was WLed or put on hold at. Decision times Acceptances: NYU: between 6 and 7:30 am W (and one T)UCLA: between 8:30 am and 4 pm (once…
…(figured they wouldn’t want 20 more pages of me). Chicago interview was not great (did not perform interest in school very well, I think); GULC group interview was fine; NYU IILJ interview went really, really well. Agonized over slow decisions and uncertain results, to the detriment of my own sanity. Realized that…
…for the fee waivers, and shoot your shot. during your interviews, smile. After your interviews, send a thank-you email to your interviewer. In a process like this, manners go a long way. The waiting is horrendous, but don’t let it beat you down. It only takes one yes.
…(how you felt, thought, deliberated, spoke up, etc). Interviews: Kept it personable, friendly, and tried to really connect with the interviewer. I tried to have fun! Applying earlier meant As earlier –> earlier finaid –> more time to negotiate! It feels like crunch time right now (late March) and I can only imagine…
Initial reflections: I think that HYS outcomes are very difficult to predict. Others felt a bit more straightforward. For me, Harvard interview was more direct, more formal, and less friendly than the Chicago interview. For HLS, I would prepare thoroughly and be prepared to give a strong “why law school?” answer…
Didn’t write any “Why X” essays but wrote optional essays for all the schools that had them GULC - group interview in November, “special group” in the priority waitlist in December, admitted off the waitlist in April UChicago - interview with an admissions staff member in December, waitlisted in January L&C -…
…BC, W&L Toured- : UVA, Duke, Michigan, GULC, GW Requested interview:- NW Kira, Vandy alumni + video interview Fee waivers: Unsolicited fee waivers (TURN ON CRS)- : Vandy (given after webinar attendance), NDLS, Penn, Duke, Michigan, Cornell, UCLA, ASU (CAS waiver unsolicited), Waived for everyone:- GW, WashU, W&L…
…of my HLS R, I got that after what I thought was a great interview and having already been accepted to SLS, but it still really hurt and threw me threw a loop. Not shocked about my UCLA WL I knew I should’ve sent in a LOCI or applied for Achievement Fellowship, but out of the options I have available I likely…
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