…waitlisted at 13/26 schools, and only had conditional scholarships. When your GPA is low the two best things you can do are put time into getting above your goal schools scores on the LSAT (I took it 3 times with a year and a half between my second and third time and went 157>162>167) and taking the time to write…
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…school that has the best combo of fit for your goals and scholarship money. As someone with NYC big law goals, Cornell was the no brainer choice. If I had different goals, I would have chosen one of my other options with a 6-figure scholarship instead. I don’t think there’s a case for attending a T14 at sticker or…
Cycle Recap: Strange cycle with all kinds of ups and downs. Incredibly excited for Duke,- thankful for my scholarship, and looking forward to what’s next. The location, size, cost, proximity to DC market, reasonable integration into the university, culture, name recognition, and tight PI community were all critical…
…Hall Law School Accepted me with an okay amount of scholarship. May 12. I ASKED THEM TO EXTEND THE DEPOSIT DEADLINE TO LATER JUNE AND INCREASE THE SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT TO 40K, the maximum amount. WAITING FOR RESULTS. Brooklyn Law School WL me. OK. How can I consider you? Unless you give me a Full Ride or a great…
…I not only got in, but I also got a 1/3 tuition scholarship. **Look at your cycle with gratefulness and appreciation and you’ll end up where you belong <3 **The only thing that could’ve made this cycle better was getting distinguished scholars at UCLA :D **Details for each app (in order of submission): ** ASU -…
Initially offered $123k by Lewis and Clark; negotiated up to $132k. Likely would have gotten further with negotiations had I more leverage in the form of scholarships from other schools, but didn’t care to bother applying elsewhere besides the 2 moonshot Ivies. Lewis and Clark RD timeline: 11/14/21 - RD app sent …
…schools except NYU and Maryland. NYU: Applied to a named scholarship; wrote a specific essay for it, but one of my existing LORs fulfilled the scholarship application requirement. Rejected from scholarship early March. Michigan: Wrote two optional essays (diversity and learning environments) Penn: Wrote Core Values…
…PS. | NYU: Included Why X in PS. Applied for programmatic scholarships (finalist for 2 (withdrew before interview), withdrew before hearing back from 2). | Michigan: Wrote two optional essays but not Why X. | Berkeley: Wrote Why X. 4 page PS. | UW: Wrote Why X. Home state. Applied for Gates, no interview.…
…the next day saying it was a mistake. Felt like a lowball scholarship considering my other offers. UMiami: Had to wait until February for scholarship. Heard they don’t negotiate but try to give best offer first. Was surprised by how much it was but I wrote a strong essay for why I was interested in the program. Penn…
…enough time or have enough people review my supplemental scholarship/ programmatic essays and even though I got a ton of As, no one bit for the generic public service essays I dropped which I guess only really restated my resume. However, for the two higher ranked schools I got into, I wrote really good…
…the reject pile, although that’s ultimately what happened. Scholarships $$$$ Berkeley: I got an email on 2/15 telling me that I didn’t get the Berkeley PI scholarship. 3/19 I got the no aid offer. I was so mad, but I did reconsideration because it’s my first choice and I had good offers to give them. 3/30 submitted…
…(WI resident, LOR from Marquette grad): **Accepted **- scholarship to come University of Houston: Waitlisted University of Denver (Sturm): Accepted. Provost Scholarship awarded - 40k off per year totaling 48k for 3 years Drake University: Accepted. Dean’s Scholarship awarded - 40K off per year totaling 30K total for…
So grateful for my acceptance! This was such a tough and humbling cycle so to receive an offer from such a great law school with a huge scholarship feels like a dream come true. My advice to future applicants is as follows: Do not underestimate the importance of the LSAT. I was scoring in the low 170s on PTs but…
…with NW and UT, and then I arranged a 1:1 w Duke) for scholarships, i did not submit scholarship interest forms and the only merit scholarships (because at the point I was accepted to schools that required them, I had already decided to go elsewhere) i received were automatically considered. so, if you have similar…
…away in September. Federal loan caps are now $50k/year. Scholarships matter. Pay close attention to accreditation, employment outcomes, bar passage rate, cost of attendance, and conditional scholarships. While you do not need to attend a T14 to be a great lawyer with solid job prospects, do not agree to attend a…
…regular decision are significantly higher let alone the scholarship. Schools realllllyyyy want you to apply ED, basically because it protects their yield rate (the amount of admissions offered vs admissions accepted) which is a factor in their ranking. For this reason they offer significant scholarships. For…
…aid process. Update on those using GI-Bill- if your school scholarship is worded something along the lines of “tuition, fees, and other associated costs,” the GI-Bill will pay the school and the school will pay you whatever is left over. For example, my GI-Bill just so happens to cover each semester’s tuition…
Applied mostly by the end of December and by the end of January Accepted into ASU, withdrew after poor scholarship Accepted into UIUC off the WL (sent 1 LOCI on 04/19/25), withdrew after being denied further scholarship consideration Accepted into WashU off the WL (sent 1 LOCI on 04/18/25), put down 2 seat deposits…
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