…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.
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Admitted to University of Michigan…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…
…lots of people talk about yield protection and getting waitlisted at “worse” schools than they think they deserve (although I think this mindset is ugly). Honestly, best way to prevent this is to show interest in the schools, so write all the optional essays you can. I found it helpful to have a template essay I…
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