It’s not over until it’s over. I applied to most all of my schools in November, and by February I was either waitlisted or rejected at all my targets and reaches and I only got into safeties. I applied to ASU on a whim because I was interested despite being below both medians and late in the cycle, fully expecting…
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TLDR: reapplicant (check @mindlesswirygoblin), got off wake’s waitlist by writing the worlds most unhinged letters of continuing interest, ultimately picked tulane because I’d come out debt free and be able to live comfortably hey there! hopefully this year is better than last! i decided to retake the LSAT after…
why’d I kinda flop…. edit: usc waitlist👀 i actually kinda ate
…its true). have a LOCI ready, you will more than likely be waitlisted by a school, have a LOCI on deck so you can send it early, having to write multiple is a real pain in the ass.
…Don’t leave anything to chance either. I got off the waitlist by being persistent. Multiple LOCIS, calling the admissions office frequently to check in, and sending in another LOR. That said, I also got a little lucky and blessed by God;) You odds of luck increase with persistence though. So be persistent!…
…shocked that I got into Michigan so quickly, and I got waitlisted at other schools. I put the most effort into my applications for Michigan, GMU, and UVA, so I’m not necessarily surprised at these outcomes. My stats were too low for UVA, and I wouldn’t go without merit scholarships anyway.
I’ll try to update my thoughts on all school decisions as they come… NYLS: Originally waitlisted but the school emailed back the next day saying it was a mistake. Felt like a lowball scholarship considering my other offers. UMiami: Had to wait until February for scholarship. Heard they don’t negotiate but try to…
…meet PI scholarship deadlines. Writing LOCI’s for select waitlists.
…decent scholarship, so thank god the 2 ED’s ended up being waitlists) it essentially came down to what city I could see myself living in. Fordham would have been fine with the scholarship I got, and would have had an ok chance at BigLaw, but I simply don’t like NYC enough to take a chance on ending up with a…
Career Stats (3 Cycles): 32 Applications 11 WL’s / 21 R’s 10 WL->R’s / 1 WL-> A I have applied to many law schools and been waitlisted or rejected by every single one for 2 years. Here are my words of wisdom for whoever sees this in the future. Rejection is a part of life, roll with the punches that come with it. If…
…are at a disadvantage. Even with my stats last year, I was waitlisted just about everywhere. Schools were inclined to admit people with my stats who had stronger softs than me, and that held categorically true. So, Work hard on your application material. Really shape a strong personal statement that explains why law…
…why I want to go to law school. COHESION. I believe I got waitlisted at UChicago because I did not write a ‘Why X’ for them. I also think that I had a strong PI application, but Chicago has a more big law emphasis. Probably wasn’t a good match and they saw that. Columbia I hear also is strong in big law, but weak in…
…an A obv, will definitely be attending if so Update 3/3 - Waitlist at DePaul, not sure how to feel. Not high ranked on USWNR or my own list, so it stings a little Update 3/5 - A AT OU?????????/?? WHAT. I don’t even care anymore lol
…the LSAT again, take the LSAT again. Get money not waitlists. I suffered from having an international gpa (see lowball $cholly offers from Brooklyn and Cardozo) and a below 170 LSAT (WL @ UT and WashU). I was always planning to consider the schools that gave me the best **$cholar$hip. I applied to NYU on 9/15, I got…
…was coasting on stats, which often leads to people getting waitlisted or denied at UVA and similar schools. I talked about how Charlottesville mirrored my state school undergrad, and how I loved that being an island of blue in a sea of red on the political lap brings with it a perspective you can’t find easily most…
…I got something from either of these two sites was my Yale waitlist, which I had to check manually (no email as of the time of writing this 6 days later). Otherwise, all it did was stress me out unnecessarily. Just live life like normal! I think I performed at, or maybe a little above, my stats. As I see it, the big…
LSAT 171 GPA 3.42 2024–25 cycle
I got waitlisted or rejected everywhere. No wisdom to give.
… and I love Vermont but it’s the season of the waitlists - noah kahan go gamecocks!
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