…was honestly a dream come true (I almost replied to the interview invite email within 15 seconds) as it was everything I wanted out of a law school. Because I did not get to finish my last two years of undergrad due to Covid and moving home to help my mom after she got sick, I wanted to go to a school that still had…
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Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis…and lost my voice for over a week after receiving the interview invite. I was planning on completing it once I was able to speak clearly again, but then they rejected me first. I didn’t bother appealing since I had received a scholarship from Michigan and a Columbia A by then. TL;DR didn’t complete the Cornell…
Apply early and broadly and never be afraid to send a scholarship reconsideration email. After strongly considering Berk and Mich, personal life circumstances intervened that made it difficult for me to leave SoCal. Still have no regrets about applying to 20 schools because it gave me a better idea of my worth and a…
…some more information from you.” For Harvard, I thought my interview went well but I think my LOCI was too long and panicky (I put a lot of pressure on myself, I’m sure if you’re reading this you can totally relate to that) and that ultimately caused my R. For Columbia, as I sit and write this (4/9/26) I still…
…statement was one of the best she’d ever read during my interview with them, so I’d say my writing was likely pretty good. Sent periodic LOCIs until June or so to all WL schools except Vandy, UCLA and USC. It didn’t help at all - getting off the waitlist is ridiculously hard. Takeaways: Don’t take too many risks in…
…with my ideal law school experience that my later UVA interviewer was impressed with.
…did the optional essay, chose the best advice one. did not interview. regular waitlist Emory: applied ED and originally didn’t submit my addendum. then a couple months later, i submitted my addendum with an updated resume. still rejected. UGA: was put on hold then got the A months later. they didnt want to release…
…and I received a Dean’s Scholarship within a few days. Interviewed at Harvard off the waitlist and was rejected a couple weeks later. Although my optionals and my personal statement were well written, I am not sure if my application had a cohesive “Why Law” narrative. My application may have also benefitted from a…
…fun fact Vandy: Lived Experience WashU: n/a Reflections on interviews:
Minor inaccuracies both accidentally and on purpose. I applied to most schools Oct-Nov and heard back from most of my As December-January. Interview invites were pretty fast, usually under a month. U.S. top undergrad, graduated before pandemic
Wrote supplementals for all my apps. Did any optional interviews. I know I want to practice in Texas, tailored my school list towards that. 3/23 Update - It was always UT, everywhere I applied was for leverage to negotiate with UT. I have a lot of personal ties to the university and Austin that were hard to give up.…
…of continued interest NU did Kira GULC top 10 1/31: group interview special group within PWL UCLA programmatic contribution 1/30: first LOCI 2/13: boss sent LOR (I initially assigned two academic LORs) 3/1: second LOCI 3/6: in-person tour + sat in on a class 4/17: third LOCI 5/30: fourth LOCI 7/18: rejected
…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.
…did I make sure to bring this up in my application and interview, but I also was able to learn additional info about the school (that you can’t find on their website) and talk with current students which made for amazing Why X statements. This entire process is so damn expensive already, but I promise you that…
…the Law School Transparency “Iamthelaw” podcast where they interview attorneys in different fields, and the book 24 lawyers in 24 hours where 24 lawyers describe a day in their life. Also, linkedin stalk, indeed search, government and PI website searches, read job descriptions, reach out to / cold email attorneys…
…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…
International student with US undergrad (big ten) Wrote why X for all T-14 schools If Cornell’s interview invite “recommend” you to take the Kira within 10 days, it actually means REQUIRE. :/
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