…yourself time to come back to them with fresh eyes! For interview preparation, I kept it simple. I reviewed questions that other applicants reported they had been asked or that the law school provided in advance, wrote out some possible answers to start thinking it through and two or three questions I had about the…
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…if you’re a veteran/still in the military Be patient Interview advice: Practice live interviews with friends & family Do every optional interview Thank the interviewer for their time Have a few multi-use stories ready to pull Learn to answer in the STAR format Tell stories for as many answers as you can Dress for…
…(inside app, short paragraph) Participated in Kira Interview (sent to everyone) UCLA WL - 12/10 (72 days) via email Application sent 9/29 LOCI: Short one sent 12/13 Optional Essays: Challenges addendum, short paragraph about programmatic contribution (inside app) Addenda: Explanation of Grades/Scores (LSAT…
…email and form for WL 5/1. GMU - A w/ $$ offer 2/21. Interviewed in late January. Withdrew 4/10 NYU - “Active Consideration List” email 2/28, WL 4/22, Kira invite 5/1, Kira complete 5/2 Texas - R 2/28 ASU - A w/ 28k/yr offer 3/4 // Withdrew Minnesota - WL 3/4 Penn - WL 3/7 Fordham - Priority WL 3/7 Michigan - R 3/7…
…Jan/early Feb. Also every student who applies to Elon is interviewed over the phone as part of the application process. Iowa requires you to register for a scholarship interview after being admitted. The earlier you can apply and hopefully be admitted, the better IMO so you can schedule and complete that interview.…
…the Baylor WL I thought I was doomed. I got the invite to interview at Baylor and I’m so GLAD I did. I’m a fairly good interviewer and charismatic person and I think this sold my A. I received the A for Baylor some weeks later and got a HUGE scholarship for my stats. I KNOW it is because of my mock trial experience,…
…throughout to understand how and why your hook fits in. Interview Lesson - be risk averse and avoid politics at all costs Yale rejected me after a bizarre interview where Dean Ingber explicitly strayed from the purported interview script and inquired expressly into religion/politics (I was polite and was trying to…
…Random additional context for the dates in my trackers: Interview w/ GULC on 11/4; Dean Cornblatt said to expect a decision within 2 weeks after Thanksgiving (possibly before) GULC date change 11/4 (after interview that day - likely Dean Cornblatt inputting interview notes) *Another *GULC date change 11/7 for no…
…I wrote optionals for every school I could and took all interviews. I bombed the NU KIRA so if you get nervous during interviews I would practice first. I think I did well for most of my other interviews, with Chicago’s being my favorite! If you do not have the strongest numbers, make sure your essays, rec letters,…
…I utilized my consultant for general advice on interviews, letters of continued interest (LOCI), and email correspondence. For the majority of schools, I submitted my application with a recorded LSAT score of 164, but I managed to improve my score twice during this cycle, reaching 167 in February and eventually 172…
Notes and dates for future applicants to promote transparency in this painstaking process :) Harvard 3/18 - Waitlisted 5/1 - Sent LOCI 5/3 - Interview invite 5/8 - Interviewed 5/14 - Feeler call (5:30pm ET) 5/15 - Acceptance call (11:31am ET) UChicago 3/14 - Received initial scholarship award ($30,000). 3/22 -…
…Core Values, not strong but not mediocre? Not Invited to Interview for Dean’s Scholly or any Named Schollies. UVA - Nothing (Wish I would’ve wrote a why UVA but I guess it didn’t matter). Got accepted at my interview. Berkeley - Extended my PS to more than 3 pages as requested. Wrote a strong Why X imo. but maybe…
…was mission critical, I think. Definitely do a Why UVA), I interviewed and was accepted at the end. They initially offered me $0 but I emailed Dean Blazer and was able to negotiate up to $15k per year. UMich: One optional essay, Sent an extra rec letter Northwestern: Kira interview UT: nothing, never received a Kira…
…wrote small why Chicago paragraph in PS, felt like interview went well NYU: wrote RTK scholarship essay, submitted GRE (336) UVA: wrote small why UVA paragraph in PS, felt like interview didn’t go well (Zoom link was sent for the wrong time so flustered) Berkeley: wrote Why Berkeley additional essay, did not extend…
…written why essays for all T20s, minus NU and opted out of interview at NU which I am kicking my self for. Interview WUSTL 11/9, UR immediately after. Highly recommend giving your self enough time to have applications mostly prewritten, and I wish I retook the LSAT at least once. Mentioned very briefly why NYU in…
…scholarship, did not get, awarded only 75k total WashU interview (with real person) Accepted Offered 165k (scholar in law) then applied Webster Scholarship (for those with public service background) will try negotiate full ride if don’t receive Webster Northwestern Kira interview UT Austin Kira interview ASU…
…I’m from the area (although didn’t mention this until the interview, which is stupid. Write Why Xs people), so that may have helped make me seem like a fit Vandy–Did the alumni interview, waited for six months and then got WL. Interview was meh, and past data suggested I’d either get $$$ or WL, so with my bad softs…
…No Why X. Did not have good answers to “Why Harvard?” at interview. | UChicago: No Why X. Interview was conversational and nice. | CLS: Included Why X in PS. | NYU: Included Why X in PS. Applied for programmatic scholarships (finalist for 2 (withdrew before interview), withdrew before hearing back from 2). |…
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