…of purpose/why law (connected to legal internship) scholarships: all aid was merit + first offers (did not negotiate)
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Admitted to Washington University in St. Louis…or better qualified applicants. It also limits your merit scholarship opportunities as a lot of the money available is gone by then. Additionally make sure your essays focus around, where possible, how you will enrich the campus of your Law School and what you bring that is unique and positive. The 2025-2026 cycle…
…then got the A months later. they didnt want to release scholarship decisions until after seat deposit day unless i fully committed. i thought that was shady, so i ultimately withdrew. WashU: did not redact any of my scores. got an ii right after i applied. with $$$$+, my mind was made up! good luck yall, you got…
…to ED because ED applicants are guaranteed the “max scholarship for their stats”. I could probably have applied RD and recieved the same scholly though, and would apply to a range of schools if I could do it all over again. That being said, WashU is cleary invested in becoming one of the select few top law US law…
…important. Get it where you can. The schools with named scholarships (that I know of) are Duke, Columbia, NYU, Penn, UChicago, UVA, Mich. HYS do NOT give merit aid.
…the Sullivan & Cromwell panel on 03/30/2023Awarded the scholarship on 04/13/2023 Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions about the AnBryce or applying in general, especially if you’re a FGLI professional student. Thanks to everyone who helped me through this process, and don’t be afraid to shoot your…
…short why x, KIRA invitation Duke - Required why x, scholarship interview UNC - Required why x WashU - NA, interview invitation Northwestern - KIRA interview GULC - One Optional
…your materials. Don’t be afraid to ask for more $ during scholarship reconsideration, even if you don’t have a competing offer! Saying ‘I will commit on the spot if you offer X’ can be very powerful. Find some friends who are also going through this process. It makes the journey so much easier.
…12 weeks regardless of holiday breaks. Negotiate as many scholarships as you can. Thank your recommenders!
…those extra applications got me tens of thousands more in scholarships at schools I was stoked about just by asking nicely and pointing to better offers at other schools. here’s a bit of how I did that: 150k at Cornell increased to 174k on 3/22 using offers from Mich (150k) and UVA (150k)- 150k at GULC increased to…
…NYU Penn, Core Value UVA, Why UVA Berkeley, Why Berkeley, Scholarship essay Michigan, Why Michigan Duke, Why Duke, Pending for ED2 Northwestern, Nothing special Cornell, Why Cornell G-Town, Pending UCLA, Nothing special
…Nothing extra. NYU - Applied to Furman Public Policy Scholars (was rejected for Furman and RTK, despite not applying for RTK…oof). UPenn - Wrote Core Values. Phoned this one in, honestly. UVA - Very detailed WhyUVA about a friend at UVA. Berkeley - Extended my PS as they requested and wrote what I thought was a…
…your GPA. I wish I’d applied to more schools, if only for scholarship chances. Admissions is really unpredictable, but even more so for super splitters. Apply broadly if you’re able to swing the fees. I submitted apps on the later end, but I started a job in Oct that’s relevant to my law career goals and wanted the…
…**Apply as early as possible. This is done to maximize scholarship money. I had a few applications put on hold since I had registered for a future LSAT date and they wouldn’t review my app w/o **ALL **of my scores. Email departments directly as soon as the cycle starts for fee waivers. Proofread, proofread,…
…to Michigan before they were willing to make an offer. Scholarship ($45k total merit) offer arrived by email at the end of January in the following cycle
…I also got into UVA and feel like I outperformed with that scholarship offer. I also really think that my personal statement, diversity statement, and Why UVA statements made a huge difference for me. All of my statements read like a personal narrative and I’m more than a decent writer. Really work on those…
Don’t go for NYU named scholarships. If you don’t get it, you’re almost guaranteed to get no money at all.
…in Seattle. I knew going in that UW doesn’t offer much for scholarships, but the reality of too much debt with uncertain employment opportunities was too scary, and the Seattle U conditions and employment stats made me a little nervous.
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