…and speak to my interest/why law. When it comes to scholarships, know your worth and do not be afraid to ask a school for more money. It is in their best interest to have great candidates attend, graduate, and be successful attorneys. If you want it, be respectful, have back-ups and support for your asks and go for…
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Admitted to University of VirginiaI applied so broadly because I wanted to try and negotiate scholarships. Unfortunately the only scholarship I was able to negotiate at all was at GULC. Looking back, I would have just blanketed the T20 + ND and ignored the rest, but I am nonetheless thankful for a successful cycle. GO BLUE!
…of purpose/why law (connected to legal internship) scholarships: all aid was merit + first offers (did not negotiate)
…save you tens of thousands of dollars in the form of a scholarship. Give the LSAT your all! No matter what your stats are, take your essays very seriously. I wrote every single optional essay and tailored my personal statement to every school. I also worked with an admissions consultant (1 Source Prep) who helped me…
…essays Application timing LSAT I took it once. Scholarship negotiations Decision making
…aid at Stanford. I chose NYU for the half-tuition scholarship, because I was interested in public interest (the PI community at Stanford is smaller than NYU), NYU’s LRAP is marginally better, my support network is in NYC, and I ultimately want to practice in NYC. I think I made the right choice, but trust that I did…
…environmental programs. Virginia came in with the lowest scholarship offer of any of my acceptances, and UCLA was just a little too far away from home, so it became a battle between Duke and Michigan. My parents earned graduate degrees at Duke, so I was certainly leaning in that direction, but Michigan just felt…
…Harvard, and UChicago. I didn’t apply for a merit scholarship at Duke after it became clear to me that it wasn’t as good a fit as some of the other schools I applied to.
…those extra applications got me tens of thousands more in scholarships at schools I was stoked about just by asking nicely and pointing to better offers at other schools. here’s a bit of how I did that: 150k at Cornell increased to 174k on 3/22 using offers from Mich (150k) and UVA (150k)- 150k at GULC increased to…
…meant to be. Not only did it feel like home, but the KD scholarship was an incredible honor. The choice ended up being easy. Wahoowa!
Always do the optional essays!! Especially the “Why X” for the schools that really like to see them (UMich, UVA, Duke, Berkeley (mandatory if applying for PI scholarship), UCLA (programmatic contribution), Georgetown, any school that has a dedicated spot in the application to demonstrate interest). I didn’t write a…
…Nothing extra. NYU - Applied to RTK + Furman Public Policy Scholars (sent this app in pretty late to make sure the scholarship essays were as good as possible). Put on Hold 1/21. UPenn - Wrote Core Values, not strong but not mediocre? Not Invited to Interview for Dean’s Scholly or any Named Schollies. UVA - Nothing…
…the school. I was very humbled to receive the full tuition scholarship from Northwestern, and I was very appreciative of the initiative they took in reaching out to me personally to attract me to the school. Tbh, I thought I did HORRIBLY on the interview, so I didn’t even think I was getting in, let alone getting a…
…fact that a higher LSAT score invariably results in higher scholarship offers, you’re basically being paid to study for a test that has an inordinately high impact on admissions. It’s the most important but most controllable part of your application. Write why statements, and “optional statements.” You know if…
…and met with a bunch of alumni and they increased their scholarship offer to basically a full ride.
…Nothing extra. NYU - Applied to Furman Public Policy Scholars (was rejected for Furman and RTK, despite not applying for RTK…oof). UPenn - Wrote Core Values. Phoned this one in, honestly. UVA - Very detailed WhyUVA about a friend at UVA. Berkeley - Extended my PS as they requested and wrote what I thought was a…
…and my goals, and I am so excited to attend in the fall! Scholarship negotiation was a total bust. I didn’t have much leverage with such gaps in either cost or ranking. Still, if you told me at the beginning of the cycle that I would pay less than half tuition at UVA, I would have been over the moon. It’s easy to…
…I also got into UVA and feel like I outperformed with that scholarship offer. I also really think that my personal statement, diversity statement, and Why UVA statements made a huge difference for me. All of my statements read like a personal narrative and I’m more than a decent writer. Really work on those…
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