…celebration event (undergrad) - ABA Legal Opportunity Scholarship NCCCMA Scholarship Public Service Scholarship I also had a media appearance where I was interviewed by a major news outlet in 2021 for something new and cool I had done regarding racial justice. I added this to my resume under a “media appearances”…
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…made. You’ll receive an email within 24 hours.” Got my scholarship info via email 24-ish hours after decision UT Knoxville: Morning of 1/22 my status changed to “pending decision” and I received an email later in the day with “Exciting news from UT College of Law” in the subject line. Scholarship came on 2/6 via…
…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, including a top placement at a Baylor Mock Trial event. The conditionality of the scholarship, + the intensity of 3L, +employment outcomes, + the cut throat culture eventually turned…
…can see myself happy at and one that gave me a convincing scholarship. WashU did both of those things. The area in St. Louis was much better than I had anticipated and it felt like a home away from home. Choosing to enroll at WashU Law was a strategic decision rooted in my commitment to pursuing a career in public…
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Received 0 dollars from Berkeley during initial gift aid process, then used Duke scholarship to get them to match. In my reconsideration request, I highlighted what common things drew me to both Berkeley & Duke, truthfully mentioned that I intended to choose Duke absent a Berkeley scholarship, and then indicated…
…higher the score the more doors that are open and the more scholarship money you can receive. Admissions Consultants/Putting Together Your Application Materials On reddit, I’ve seen a ton of people ask about admissions consultants. As someone that used a consultant for all the reasons people tell you to get one…
…Davis **A- came in via email at 6:00 pm PST (on a Friday); scholarship offer came on 12/15 around 1 pm PST. BU date change 11/21, but no status change -> BU date change again on 11/28, with an “Application Complete” sub-status added -> blurb change 12/6 -> status date change to 12/15 -> blurb disappearance &…
…as possible throughout the process. I think that I got my scholarship increase at NU because of the essay I attached to my reconsideration request. Made it very clear that I wanted to attend the school, but that it was hard to justify when considering the other offers. Initially turned down, then they increased the…
GW ED Presidential Scholarship —> changed to RD by emailing (had gotten offer from WashU that was more appealing than full ride to GW would have been, I’m betting this will get me a GW WL for sure) applied BU ASPIRE scholarship, did not get, awarded only 75k total WashU interview (with real person) Accepted Offered…
…came with a monthly stipend and an additional $20,000/year scholarship. This is in addition to my merit scholarship. So reach out to the schools, some may have additional scholarship opportunities for student employment. I will now be receiving essentially a full ride because of this. Best of luck to you all as well.
…applying to ALL these schools: Look at the history of scholarships. Don’t under-estimate your stats. I really didn’t need to apply to so many schools between 50-100. Public schools in the 20s-50s can be generous. No need to apply lower if you are my stats twin. Look at **509s and employment stats before applying. I…
…few weeks later off the waitlist at Oregon with 25k/yr in scholarship. The full ride was so tempting but I was just not excited about the school. Again I felt defeated. I Really wanted to get as much money as possible to a school I was excited about. Was super pumped about Oregon, but not so pumped about the…
Applied w/ a 3.76. Went up to a 3.84 mid cycle. Cardozo twice (completely unprompted) increased scholarship 2X. Was initially offered 35,000 a year in my acceptance. In mid March, I was informed it had been increased to 40,000 a year, and then finally 2 weeks later I recieved another email telling me I was being…
…is CRUEL NYU) Accepted at Northeastern with a full tuition scholarship (withdrawn), USD with a deans honors scholarship (withdrawn), Loyola with a Public Interest Scholarship (withdawn)
For future lurkers, I withdrew from Harvard, UPenn, and UVA before getting an admission result. As listed I received scholarship awards from Columbia, Michigan, and BU—I withdrew from everywhere else I was admitted before hearing about financial aid. The Hamilton at Columbia and Dean’s Scholarship at BU came with…
…I got stuck on UR1); applied to RTK and Furman Academic Scholars at NYU, Academic Scholars at Columbia, PI scholarships at Berkeley and BU, Epstein PILP at UCLA, Olin at WashU Other decision notes: Waitlisted at UCLA in December but taken off WL when I got into Epstein PILP in January (no LOCI). Originally…
…is throughout the application. For every single named scholarship I received, admission staff referenced my writing. Give yourself enough time to write and revise, and write every Why X you can. When you are writing a Why X essay, be creative and show how the school fits into your life/plans. Every essay you’re able…
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