Took LSAT 3 times: 169 -> 170 -> 180 Undergraduate and Masters degree in economics KJD Attended T50 undergrad on full-tuition scholarship
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Admitted to University of Virginia…DC or NYC. I applied to so many schools hoping to leverage scholarships from wherever possible. Ultimately, I chose Columbia over slightly more money at NYU based on my preference for a quieter neighborhood (Morningside Heights vs. Greenwich Village) and honestly the lay-prestige. My goal is elite biglaw. I think I…
…one in January, one in February. First LOCI early March. Scholarship stuff Sent GW UVA ($45k), WashU ($150k) and BU ($120k) on 03.04 via form on admitted students website. Received update on 03.31.- Sent NDLS Penn ($105k) and WashU ($150k) on 03.18 via form on admitted students website. Received update on 03.30.…
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…table. It can amount to tens of thousands of dollars in scholarship money or admission to a dream school. Use the free advice from professionals in the admissions game. Military people should use Service To School, however, be mindful of who is helping you and the limits of their knowledge. Use websites like Law…
…and get decisions earlier to have more time to negotiate scholarships/aid, but I think it’s more important to send in the best application possible. Even as a first gen college grad with a good LSAT and an interesting story/career path, it still took a lot of fine tuning to create an application that had a…
…BU: applied for ASPIRE, but was rejected NYU: applied for scholarships UT Austin: did kira NU: opted into kira then never did it Columbia: tailored my PS and did fun facts UPenn: wrote team members essay Cornell: wrote a why Cornell, did Kira UMich: wrote the diversity prompt and the failure prompt Georgetown: wrote…
…CAS fee gets you an extra acceptance or even $50 extra in scholarship money it’s worth it. All fee waivers unsolicited except Berkeley and UW. Wrote all optional essays. Also unsolicited Why X for CLS, UVA, NU, GULC, and GW. No extra essays for: Chicago, HLS, NYU, Wash U, BU, Vandy, Alabama, ASU, Davis, or Hastings.…
…between As vs Rs at top law schools and thousands in scholarships. Life is not a race, and some of the most successful lawyers out there had years of work experience before clerking for the supreme court and working at the most prestigious firms.
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