…commitment and an obvious why law, but my essays and interview had to more specifically address the “why now?” I encourage everyone to get AT LEAST 2 years of work experience. All of the attorneys I work with, including the few that went straight through, encourage this. You will be so much more professional, have…
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Admitted to University of Michigan…UVA In early February, which turned over quickly into an interview and acceptance.
…I carried through in all my written materials and interviews. My PS was at times risky, but I tried to be as honest and authentic as possible about my experiences - even against the advice of some advisors - and based on my results, I think it paid off) Did not write a DS Sent 4 LORs everywhere that allowed it (one…
R&R’d from 2021-2022 Cycle (ForTheShoe) 163–>174 I am **awful **at Kira interviews.
…your apps, stay off LSD and Reddit until you get interview invites. You won’t get this time back.
…if you can Boston College: no optional essay GULC: alumni interview that I thought went really well, set up meetings with faculty in my area of interest and wrote a LOCI on it. Put on hold in december then waitlisted february, honestly I have not been super impressed with the way that GULC addresses applicants (put…
…you apply if you need help w/r/t a particular school’s interview and/or scholarship negotiation process. Once you apply, try to put everything out of sight and out of mind for a while. Using Reddit and checking status checkers are unproductive and bad for your mental health. Be kind, give to charity, check in on…
…by school) Vanderbilt **(Accepted 12/16/2022) **- - Alumni interview, no supplemental essays **UC Berkeley (Accepted 01/03/2022) **- - Why Berkeley Essay
…has their life together” things. ⛧ I am really garbage at interviewing, so I’m pretty sure those hurt me across the board. ⛧ ☠ ⛧ Go blue! ⛧ ☠ ⛧
…had I stayed on and did the typical waitlist things (Kira interview, LOCIs, etc) - but Mich was my top choice anyway so I didn’t bother. Apply early if possible - I had the worst writer’s block while writing my essays though. do not apply to only a few schools, especially as a splitter. Apply to schools that you…
…attention to detail is key. *If offered any opportunity to interview, whether via Kira (sigh) or otherwise, do so. Play your favorite song before it begins to hype yourself up, and get it done. The school will be lucky to have you! Remember to show them that, and no matter what, don’t forget to smile even if you’re…
…Three Songs Prompt NYU: RTK Essay, rejected from RTK w/o interview; Received $0 in aid on first round merit, so negotiated with the UMich scholly. 30k isn’t much, but hey it’s not 0. Northwestern: Kira Why X: Berkeley, Michigan, Penn (Core Values), Duke, Chicago
…believe those! I thought I fumbled the hell out of my interviews and essays after working on them for months, and it was just typical neuroticism (I got in).
…It also really helps you formulate a “Why X” essay/interview answer Don’t sacrifice your application quality in the name of applying early. I waited until December for several of my apps to be perfect, and I am grateful I waited in the end. Negotiatie, negotiate, negotiate! I used different offers/asks and…
…3 LORs: 2 academic and 1 work. If the school offered me interview opportunities I always accepted them. I also did the following supplemental essays: Yale: Yale 250- Stanford: Short Essay about Music UChicago: Why UChicago UPenn: Penn Core Values UVA: Why UVA UC Berkeley: Why Berkeley UMichigan: Why Michigan Duke:…
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