…I didn’t get into Michigan as a Flint kid. Wild that I was waitlisted at Columbia with a 3.14 GPA. Northwestern is pretty cool, highly recommend.
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Admitted to Northwestern University…YP (if you look at applicants with my stats, 21/23 were waitlisted). Apply to your top schools LAST, your application gets stronger as you continue to submit.
This is my second application cycle. I applied to a handful of schools two cycles ago and was waitlisted at all but one. I approach this cycle with a higher score and one year of work experience in the field I hope to enter. This is a marathon not a sprint gals, stay strong and LET’S GET IT! I applied later in this…
…the 2021-2022 cycle as HungryMaleCoral on this website. 11 waitlists and a few rejects later, I have come back this cycle in what has turned out to be a redemption arc. In what follows, I will give you my biggest pieces of advice for applicants looking to pursue law school, with particular regard for what worked for…
…choices going in were Chicago, Yale, and Berkeley. I was waitlisted at all 3. My Yale interview was not ideal (asked some tough questions that I felt were really missing the point and focusing on ancient history) but that’s life! On the other hand, my Chicago interview was awesome and I was still WL both placed. I…
…LSAT score met or exceeded the median, and was rejected or waitlisted at those where I fell short. I truly believe the scores get your foot in the door and your essays are what separate you from other applicants. Ultimately, my decision came down to UCLA, Michigan, Duke, and Virginia. I loved all four of their…
…I thought was a fantastic interview with WashU and was waitlisted several months later (received two HTEs in the meantime, which I appreciated). —Held at NYU in January. —Radio silence from UMN for 6 months and counting. Assuming this will result in a WL at best. Follow-up email sent 3/22/23. Surprised by this A!…
Shoot your shot and APPLY EARLY because timing matters (especially for $$)!!! My friends with similar backgrounds, gpa, and higher lsat scores get rejected or waitlisted after applying in January rather than October/November. As long as your score isn’t horrendous, apply with the score you have instead of waiting…
…Waitlist movement data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YL67vcDLG5qukmeUtwi8zcYGlY174QR4/edit#gid=232111255 Law School Job Outcomes: (Also see ABA) https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/trends/jobs/legal-jobs?scope=schools T14’s and the V10:…
…and you didn’t write the optional essay, you will get waitlisted. At the highest-ranked schools that I was accepted to (Vandy/Northwestern/Cornell), I went the extra mile, attended webinars, and did the optional interviews/essays. For the schools that I felt like I didn’t put my all into the applications (NYU/UCLA),…
…officers. A week later, they accepted me off of the waitlist with a scholarship.
For some reason I can’t change the info for Columbia, but I was put on reserve (basically waitlisted) at Columbia on 2/15/22
…background), 3-5 years relevant legal experience. Waitlisted in 2020-2021 at all the schools I applied to (except UVA, WashU, BU, UF, UA, UGA, BC, and PSU Dickinson which I didn’t apply to in my first cycle). **Chose not to reapply to **Chicago (WL), UCLA (WL), UT Austin (A), Vanderbilt (A), Fordham (PWL) in…
…and something my interviewer would have the answer to…); Waitlisted 3/21; Accepted 5/3 Chicago: UR3 12/14; UR4 1/18 — thought my interview went exceptionally well. Very conversational and my interviewer engaged with many follow-up questions. Columbia: Interviewed on 3/8/22. Super conversational. My interviewer…
…essay for NYU but that was it. Rejected at Harvard & waitlisted at Columbia/NYU/Fordham. Stats are the same, but this cycle I’ve written either a Why X or an optional essay for every school except UCLA, ASU, Cardozo & Brooklyn. Also added two short addenda to explain very minor things that may not immediately be…
…will start asking what’s happening with X school’s waitlist movement before you’ve even heard their initial decision on your file. Ignore it. Checking this site every day will not make decisions come any faster. Don’t compare your results with your stats twins who applied early in the cycle. They did better. You’ve…
…I am currently riding out the UChicago, Columbia, and NYU waitlists, but I am aware that those are unlikely to have movement.
Wrote “Why X” for Chicago, Penn (core values), Michigan, Berkeley, UVA, NDLS. Included minor “Why X” in Columbia PS. End of cycle! Will stay on all waitlists except WashU but most likely attending either NYU, UVA, or Michigan.
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