…RD, I knew I wouldn’t get anywhere close to 120k in scholarships. This made the decision to apply ED to NU very easy for me. You should do this to see what your chances are at getting in and what kind of money you should expect from that school with your stats. If you are a reverse-splitter with a 165+ LSAT, UPenn…
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Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis…PI Program, for the Achievement Fellowship, and the Graton Scholarship (interested in Native PI). Was admitted to EPILP, heard nothing about the AF, and interviewed for Graton (pending). Very happy with this app, its outcome and seriously considering attending. WashU Notes | I panic applied at the last minute but…
…really went for a high LSAT median this year, hence my low scholarship. Sent them my generic PS USC–I’m telling myself this was YP. I have no ties to the area and didn’t write a Why X or anything. Honestly just liked the idea of California weather WashU–My first big acceptance, and was pretty sure I was going here…
…schools that you wouldn’t even think of attending, and use scholarship offers from those schools to progressively leverage your safeties, then your targets, and then (if you’ve gotten in) your reach schools to offer you more money. An app might cost $100 or so, but that’s chump change compared to the thousands, and…
…X for Penn Needs-based fee waiver everywhere Did not get scholarship info with additional Columbia grant until 4/22 which was after NYU’s 4/16 scholarship deposit deadline, Cornell’s 4/15 deposit deadline, and the day before Duke’s 4/23 deadline so all negotiations using Columbia just used Butler. Did not send CLS…
…to apply in the event either or both offered me a bigger scholarship than Saint Louis that could be used for negotiation. Same story for Tennessee, Penn State, Baylor, and Texas A&M (competition for Missouri), although Missouri declined to negotiate with my Penn State full ride. The USC and BU applications were also…
…2/28/2022: UC Hastings Acceptance- February 3rd with $75K scholarship. Michigan Waitlist- February 4th (No Why Mich statement). WashU Financial Aid Package- February 7th of $150K Harvard Rejection- February 17th. **Berkeley Waitlist **- February 18th (Wrote Why Berkeley and had a longer personal statement). NYU…
…Nothing extra for application. Applied for Hormel Scholarship and was denied. NYU - Applied to RTK, but used my personal statement as my RTK essay. UPenn - Wrote Core Values Essay. Applied for Toll PI Scholarship and was denied. UVA - Nothing extra. Really considered writing a Why Virginia, but ultimately didn’t.…
…M.A. at my undergraduate institution using my last year of scholarship funds there. UVA allowed me to keep my scholarship despite the deferral.
…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…
making my profile public to help anyone who has the same stats at me! i stopped recording scholarship amounts after i got my award to the school i will be committing to. i didn’t remain on any waitlists. best advice is to NOT apply to as many safety schools as me; it was a waste of time and money and provided no…
…off the waitlist after classes start, but they don’t give scholarships.
Apply early and broadly and never be afraid to send a scholarship reconsideration email. After strongly considering Berk and Mich, personal life circumstances intervened that made it difficult for me to leave SoCal. Still have no regrets about applying to 20 schools because it gave me a better idea of my worth and a…
A cohesive narrative and clear idea of what you want to do as a lawyer goes a long way! Also apply as early as possible so you have max time for scholarship negotiations (and peace of mind).
…University in my state (90+% acceptance rate) on a full scholarship cause I am poor. No work experience at all my Freshman year, one unpaid legal internship during my second year and full time blue-collar job over the summer. I definitely expect the lack of WE to be a major issue with my application. I also…
…be the only person on this site to fail to get my GULC scholarship raised, let alone twice. Hoya Saxa. 2L Update: I struck out on BigLaw despite finishing at/slightly above median during 1L. (GULC is not forthcoming with what the median is). Apply early, and for god’s sake, choose Cornell over Georgetown!!…
…interested in public interest and always try to negotiate scholarships. You can do this!
When going into this cycle my top 3 schools were Northwestern, UVA, and Penn. Out of those three only NU had a charitable ED scholarship - plus I liked Chicago as location more than the other two. Targeting non - nyc markets also made it an easier decision. However, after applying and attending for a month now, I…
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