…I’ve received a research award and competitive academic scholarship and am LGBTQ+, but I had initially put myself as T4 because I didn’t feel the need to write a diversity statement (still mostly in the closet) and most of my softs are just general “you’re a person in college who has their life together” things. ⛧ I…
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Admitted to University of MichiganApply early, apply widely, craft a coherent narrative, and negotiate your scholarships aggressively. Numbers get your foot in the door, the rest of your application gets you the acceptance. I think that is really shown in my results – my numbers were not competive at the very top, but I did well at schools where I…
…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…
KJD but graduated from undergrad with BA & MA in 4 years. Withdrew from Stanford, Columbia, Penn, and Duke before receiving official scholarship offers. Did not negotiate for more aid from schools.
…are drawbacks to waiting. There are obvious things like scholarship deadlines to consider, but there are other factors that you likely aren’t yet considering like housing applications that you will want to submit early to ensure you have the best possible living situation for your 1L year. In my case, I wanted to…
…they won’t, but they totally did. Also apply to outside scholarships! Another benefit to applying to early is I was just twiddling my thumbs from Nov-April, nothing to do but wait. Some hobbies I suggest: pick a random NFL team to follow, kiss some strangers, learn Spanish, make ravioli, write shitty poetry, etc.…
…were too low for UVA, and I wouldn’t go without merit scholarships anyway.
…stronger– and I probably could’ve gotten some better scholarships. Okay, to be honest, I actually had no idea that most people take a gap year or go into the workforce before applying to law school, so I basically just powered ahead on the KJD route, which I now realize was a huge risk. While I did good on my LSAT,…
…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.
…it was a better fit for me, I enjoyed their ASW and the scholarship made it enough for me to attend 😇
…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.…
…Scholarship Tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12jxokmaZ0IkKPfaNPruZNJ–ZvDm4iaOgIjnxBySOdo/edit#gid=1410080316 Personal Experience: I am an LSAC fee waiver recipient. Some schools had CAS fees covered through that. The schools that independently covered my CAS fee are: **Texas A&M, ASU LSAT Studied for…
…only schools that I would consider attending with a full scholarship.
…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 interview due to sickness and got rejected.
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