…employment can’t be made up with likely scholarship $. **Waitlists: ** **Northwestern **I withdrew. The cost would be too much and having to turn down an offer would hurt my soul. Pretty sure the WL was only because I applied ED with borderline R stats. **USC **Withdrew mid-may. They sent an email saying it was…
Applicant wisdom
Advice applicants left on their LSD.Law profiles, searchable by topic, school, and stats.
29 entries matching "waitlist"
Admitted to University of Notre Dame…12/15/2022) **- - Programmatic contribution Georgetown (Waitlisted 12/16/2022) - Top 10 (coffee-related) **USC (Accepted 12/16/2022) **- - LSAT addendum to explain a score increase (request by school) Vanderbilt **(Accepted 12/16/2022) **- - Alumni interview, no supplemental essays **UC Berkeley (Accepted…
Making decisions is the hardest part Money off the waitlist is possible Apply to as broad a range of schools as you can afford/expend effort for
…and through the summer. Planned on waiting out all T14 waitlists until the end, but by early August they did not look promising so I requested deferral offers. Michigan responded back within one business day and extended a deferral offer four days later. I was able to secure a legal job for the year ahead of time…
LSAT 167 GPA 3.84 2021–22 cycle
Attending University of Notre Dame
Big surprise. After applying I prayed to God every night to get me into Notre Dame. Even if I got waitlisted everywhere, let Notre Dame be the school that lets me in. Have faith, God is listening. He tests us, but only to make us stronger. ND was my top choice from the start. I had two very generous offers from…
…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.
First gen white. Huge gpa upward trend. I withdrew from waitlists just after the first deposit deadline. This cycle might not be indicative of a “regular” cycle. Go Irish =)
…optional interview for Northwestern (update: also did the waitlist interview for Northwestern as well on 3/3/22) Update: submitted LOCI for NYU and NW in late march/early april. Good luck to you if you’re reading this :)
…ucla- a little disappointing I was hoping for at least a waitlist. Wrote their extra essay thing Davis- got email at 6:05 PM accepting me. Financial aid email to come shortly BU- got the call around 12 ET. financial aid came with admissions packet. Two days later they sent a revised scholarship offer without any…
…any scholarships or write any LOCIs for the schools I was waitlisted at. Withdrew from WashU in late March - I interviewed in late Oct and was essentially ghosted. I had chosen a school already and elected to withdraw before receiving a decision.
Your study break just got better: follow @lawschooldata on Follow @lawschooldata on TikTok & Instagram