Notes as of 12/30/2021: Submitted all apps in December (mostly the end of December).- WashU Interview invite 12/27/2021. Notes as of 2/2/2022: Accepted to WashU- January 18th! Still waiting to hear back on financial aid. Notes as of 2/28/2022: UC Hastings Acceptance- February 3rd with $75K scholarship. Michigan…
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Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis…felt I needed to raise some eyebrows to get my name on the interview list. I made fairly formulaic LOCIs for the other places I was waitlisted (how their programs connect with my interest, what I like about their location, what I want to do there, etc), but not Harvard’s. It’s been my top choice since day 1, and I…
…was very stressed.) I had no diversity statement and a bad interview at Cornell. I also had a bad why X for Michigan. All apps were the same after NYU, except for why X for Duke, perfect day for Georgetown (and a bad interview), and public interest essay for Boston U.
…you can put it down on paper! for my georgetown alumni interview my interviewer told me to never underestimate the small service jobs on ur apps too. Ultimately as a lawyer you are a glorified and better paid service worker, you have to maintain your client relationships as much as you have to practice! You can use…
…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 wrote a LOCI for Chicago really…
…minor C&F (traffic violations). NYU Received the AnBryce interview invite on 02/13/2023Interviewed with the Sullivan & Cromwell panel on 03/30/2023Awarded the scholarship on 04/13/2023 Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions about the AnBryce or applying in general, especially if you’re a FGLI…
LSAT 177 Int'l GPA Above Average 2022–23 cycle
Attending Washington University in St. Louis
…Michigan’s fun prompts) Berkeley - didn’t write 4 page PS Interviews: Cornell, Georgetown (Alumni), WashU, UT, didn’t do NW Waitlist interview (I forgor 💀💀) LOCI: none yet
…this to help much, but it kept getting referenced in my interviews and was always a good response for the “leadership” question Wrote all the optionals/supplementals Framed “Why” essays by doing one paragraph about why the school is a good personal fit, another about why academically. Also helped me figure out why I…
…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…
…interest HLS - KJ1 off the WL. Decided to withdraw after I interviewed off the WL, I’m set on UVA! UPenn - Core Values NYU - Applied to be considered for RTK without additional essay, received hold tight email on 1/21 UVA - Why UVA Duke - Why Duke, UR3 on 12/6 UMich - Why Michigan, date change on 1/6 Northwestern -…
…for Penn; wrote about thesis topic for Yale 250. Kira interview for Northwestern; group interview for GULC. Chicago UR3 on 2/15.
…optional Did NW Kira UCLA Pragmatic Contribution Why USC Interviews: https://7sage.com/admissions/lesson/law-school-interviews/ - this website was a godsend!!! wasn’t always accurate but really helped get a good idea of what to expect I made sure to have Why Law & Why (x school) down, as well as focused on…
…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…
UVA was my top choice pretty much from the beginning. It was hell watching it go UR so many times (SIX) before I got the interview invite, but the interview itself was great and they called me back an hour after we finished with the admit offer. UVA has been an absolutely amazing fit for me and I love it here. Law…
…and build your narrative around that for your application, interviews, etc. Shoot your shot! Additional timeline info: TAMU went under final review 1/30/25 (did not do optional interview) - also received out-of-state fee waiver for tuition- UVA went UR III 3/21 Additional application info: Did a GPA addendum for all…
…Essays: -Wrote optional essays whenever given the chance. Interviews: -Actual: UVA, WashU, Vanderbilt. Kira: Cornell, Northwestern, UTexas -Did very little prep, and I think that helped me come off as personable, mature, and authentic, though the Kira interviews were miserable. -Just made sure to have “why law” and…
…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 :)
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