…W&M. William & Mary - Wrote Why X. WL on 2/21, invited to interview for admission on 2/29. They were straightforward about most admissions off the waitlist not happening until ~the second week of April. Sent LOCI on 3/8 Georgetown - Wrote Top 10 Books I read in 2023. Interviewed on 3/17, went about 10 minutes over…
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Admitted to University of MinnesotaUMN UR3: 01/12 UR4: 01/25 UVA UR3: 01/17, Interview on 01/23; UR4 01/23 UR5 01/24 Georgetown Interview: 01/22 Committed to Berkeley originally but got a feeler call from Michigan which was my first choice going into the cycle. I decided to visit the school and set up a campus visit. 3 days later, I got the call!…
…I should have wrote them regardless. Especially for Duke. Interviewed at WashU (adcomm), Vandy (alumni), GULC (group), Cornell (KIRA), Northwestern (KIRA). Advice: I think I re-wrote my PS and DS statements over 20 times lol. Create a really strong and cohesive narrative. My PS and DS were on different topics, yet…
…a very strong “why vandy” and completed optional alumni interview WASHU: no optional essays; invited to interview almost immediately USC: my dream school! tailored my PS to include “why usc” but did not write optional essay BU: wrote “why bu” UMN: tailored PS to include “why umn” NOTRE DAME: wrote a KILLER “why…
…don’t take it personally. It’s far easier to answer an interview question or write an essay if you actually believe what you’re saying. If you can’t muster any sincerity, take that as a sign to carefully consider your course of action. Be consistently polite and friendly when communicating with adcoms. This goes…
…Texas and WashU (ineligible to complete GULC group interview as I participated last cycle) alumni interview with Vanderbilt upon my request
…one letter until October which delayed applications Interviews: Virtual submissions for UMN and NU; Zoom interview for WashUAdvice: Apply early so you can have some decisions in before the EOY.- Take some time after undergrad to work in the legal field to determine if it’s right for you. Reach out to the admissions…
…Did Kira for UT, did not do it for UMinn or TAMU. Zoom interviewed with WUSTL, Alumni Interview with GULC. I scheduled short zoom calls with admissions personnel at UChicago, WashU, and UMich, I would highly recommend doing so for schools that offer it. I tried to schedule one with Cornell but was not able to get in…
Minnesota- did interview and got response a week later. interview important to do ASU- did not write any of their essays and only applied because it was free. I wasn’t gonna go if I got in anyways Temple- got scholarship with acceptance. got what I expected when I applied 1/30 no response from any school in January…
…shaped me, and my plans/goals. With that down, no interviews caused me issues. I also came up with answers that I was very proud of to deeper law-related questions that I wasn’t expecting in interviews. Good luck everyone!! See y’all on the other side :)
…to decide between Minnesota and Georgetown until I got the interview invite from UVA, and had such a lovely conversation with my interviewer that I was in the midst of typing out a “I will drop everything and commit to UVA” email when I got the call the next day. All my other schools offered me much more money, but…
…August 1 Public Interest Programs: Turned down offer to interview for Wilf Public Interest program at NYLS- Accepted to UCLA’s David J. Epstein Public Interest Program Only 25 students are selected…ALWAYS shoot your shot! Selected as UMN Law Robina Public Interest Scholar (March 29) Waitlisted Schools UPenn- –LOCI…
…lol), Stanford playlist) Tennessee requires a short video interview to complete your application - I recommend doing it as soon as the prompting pops up for you to do so, because I did not receive a link or login in later and you don’t want to lose that Minnesota has an optional video interview, but you can complete…
…Also, I accidentally missed my first Georgetown interview (they sent an email the day before saying they had to move it up an hour earlier, and I completely missed it). Figured I was done for there, but they let me reschedule and I ended up getting in with a strong scholarship. That’s definitely where I would’ve…
…and their surrounding areas in preparation for any interviews. Find a clinic you’re curious about and email the professor as an interested prospective student; without fail, every professor I did this with got back to me within the next day. Nevertheless, understand that this process might have something much cooler…
…with my ideal law school experience that my later UVA interviewer was impressed with.
…I had a decision. They clearly weren’t interested, no interview and months of silence. Redacted GPA. Anyone interested in outcomes— 1L top 20%, took 2L biglaw in SF. No issue getting callbacks in LA/SF the two cities I applied to.
…Wrote “top ten” optional statement. Participated in group interview. BU: Applied to PI Scholarship
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