…schools I expected to get into and received full-tuition scholarship offers from a couple of reach, even super reach, schools. Considering how discouraging this application cycle was for many people, I feel incredibly lucky (that’s an understatement). My advice for URM applicants, especially those interested in PI,…
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LSAT 166 GPA 3.80 2020–21 cycle
Attending University of North Carolina
…over 3 years at UNC with what amounts to nearly a full scholarship (thanks to their amazing in-state tuition) was just too good to turn down. -Not especially interested in debt or biglaw and have SO in state. Ultimately a no-brainer, I think, given my preferences. Would have taken $$/$$$ from Duke to get me to…
Didn’t write any optional essays. President/member of multiple orgs Founder of campus org Lots of community service Sorority 4-year merit scholarship recipient 2 years WE (legal assistant at Big Law firm)
…in print and via external grants. I received a full scholarship for my undergrad education at a top-40 national university. I’m also 31, which might come off as “mature.” In my case, I think my GPA and LSAT got me in the door, but my softs were what closed the deal. I wrote why X essays only when it made sense. That…
…cost of living and tuition. They will be giving me a 20k scholarship my first year - this is intended to offset the out of state difference. I will then have to become a MS resident to keep my costs at this rate. With residency established, I estimate my total cost of attendance (COA) to be $91.6k (at graduation)…
Wrote Why X Essays for all applications. Withdrew after ED acceptance to Wisconsin to be fair to other applicants. Received a scholarship from Wisconsin but I’m unable to disclose the amount.
If a school has an optional essay, WRITE IT. Negotiate scholarship offers, but do it wisely-prioritize leveraging other offers, being polite and realistic, and emphasize why you want to go to the school and why the school wants you.
…my PS * Wrote Why Berk, Moon/Class Stanford Essays + named scholarship NYU essay * Wrote re-applicant addendum Wrote LOCI for all WL
…Yale I withdrew from everywhere else and didn’t wait for scholarship offers.
…no optionals NYU: No optionals, applied for no named scholarships UVA: no optionals Vanderbilt: completed alumni interview, applied for Law School Merit Awards. No Why Vanderbilt
Shoot your shot! Ultimately, I did not break into the T14 but I am proud of the acceptances I got, with some nice scholarship money to boot. Ultimately, I was choosing between WashU and Vanderbilt, and the money at WashU really swayed me as did it’s proximity to where I want to end up working. Pretty run of the mill…
…with thesis on legal issues + fairly competitive research scholarship supporting it, various leadership positions/volunteer projects, former varsity athlete. My softs don’t really have a coherent narrative, because I contain multitudes, but my PS tied as much together as it could. LBGTQ+, but no diversity statement.…
…N/A UChicago: N/A NYU: Applied to RTK, wrote optional scholarship essay. Rejected from RTK. UCBerkeley: Wrote why X. UPenn: N/A Northwestern: Did Kira. UMichigan: Wrote why X. Duke: Wrote why X. Georgetown: Wrote optional essay. Invited to apply for Blume, interviewed for Blume. Rejected from Blume. WashU: N/A.
…I’ve received a research award and competitive academic scholarship and am LGBTQ+, but I had initially put myself as T4 because I didn’t feel the need to write a diversity statement (still mostly in the closet) and most of my softs are just general “you’re a person in college who has their life together” things. ⛧ I…
…come from the resources you are able to get at the school (scholarships, limited firm slots for each school, face time with professors etc.) and only in edge cases do prestige and connections make a difference. comparing it to your law application, think of school resources like your hards and prestige like your…
A lot of scholarship, location, and support system factors made Nebraska an easy decision for me and I love my interactions with Dean Moberly.
…I Went with Mercer because they were cheapest after scholarship, solid LST report, and I’m fine with staying in my home state.
T2 soft: Fulbright ETA Wrote why X at all schools. Applied to PI scholarships at UCLA, UT, BU…denied from all.
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