You got this. Don’t let others define your goals or your success for you. UofO bound! Here are my thoughts at the end of my cycle: If you can renegotiate scholarships DO SO.- Using some of my other scholarship offers as leverage I was able to increase other offers at other schools. Take your peers advice with a…
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…roles as to why I was able to get into most schools with scholarship. I decided to attend NYU because of the scholarship offer, proximity to family, and that they are top ranked for the area of law I see myself practicing (ultimately why I chose them over Mich). However, if you are completely unsure what type of law…
…the appeal grew. Unfortunately, Northeastern does not do scholarship negotiations. They awarded me an extremely generous scholarship, but it felt weird to consider their schollie over the numerous full tuition offers I had received. I ended up choosing Northeastern in the end though. In the end, I decided I cared a…
…three major considerations were: Employment opportunities Scholarship provided Location (big city preferably) Overall, this cycle did not go how I thought it would. I believe what hurt my chances the most were my GPA and not applying earlier, but I’m very happy with the end result and I feel like all three of my…
…your chance to be wooed by admissions officers with great scholarship offers. You can tell them later that they are your first choice, using that info as a negotiation tactic to up your scholarship offer. Write a great personal essay and submit “Why X?” essays for ALL schools, even if they don’t request them. Lastly…
…and probably clerking. rejected from toll (penn) and PI scholarship (berkeley), didn’t apply for RTK. levy alternate at penn (38k/year), was told it could increase to 43k/year but didn’t ask for said increase. denied reconsideration at chicago and UVA, didn’t ask for recon elsewhere. advice: if you’re PI, look very…
…in Opus appeared under the usual “admissions” tab.- GSU scholarship info: looks cheap, actually is my best offer so far. $2000 for 1L, but full tuition + $4000/year stipend for 2L and 3L as well as GA position. Received a few months post-A. Fordham application went complete 10/12 with a date change and address going…
…to everyone. End of Cycle: Attending Ole Miss with partial scholarship. Admitted from the waitlist after approx. 5 months. Excited to get moving and settle into a new town. I think this is about as good as I could have done considering the wants/needs I had during the process. Staying in the mid-south, very…
…RD, I knew I wouldn’t get anywhere close to 120k in scholarships. This made the decision to apply ED to NU very easy for me. You should do this to see what your chances are at getting in and what kind of money you should expect from that school with your stats. If you are a reverse-splitter with a 165+ LSAT, UPenn…
…LRAP is abyssmal for nyc salaries, and even with their top scholarship (which I was offered both cycles) it’s really $$. 23-24 Apps: NYU - ED - Deferred to RD - Hold 2/6 - Waitlist 4/30 Columbia - RD - Accepted! Got the WL from CLS last year so shocked and pleasantly surprised ATTENDING with 70k grant. Fordham - RD…
…applying to schools solely for the purpose of using their scholarship award for negotiation can save you tens of thousands. When it came time for me to negotiate scholarships with GW, I realized I didn’t have many solid options to use as leverage. If I’d applied to more schools I would have.
…PI Program, for the Achievement Fellowship, and the Graton Scholarship (interested in Native PI). Was admitted to EPILP, heard nothing about the AF, and interviewed for Graton (pending). Very happy with this app, its outcome and seriously considering attending. WashU Notes | I panic applied at the last minute but…
Reverse Splitter that ended up with a good number of waitlists. All in all, my cycle went well, and I got scholarship money at every single school that accepted me. One thing to note, if you’re LSAT is on the lower end like mine, EVERYTHING matters. Your Personal statement, your recommendations, your why x essay,…
…was advised to apply early if I didn’t care too much about scholarships) -I have kids therefore I only applied to two schools that are local to me. Ole miss was my top choice as it is where I received my Bachelors -Bachelors in Criminal Justice with a emphasis on Homeland Security. Minor in English -Ole Miss…
…a seat deposit deadline of June 1. I submitted my merit scholarship request on May 25th and received my scholarship amount of 20k on May 31st. I extended my seat deposit deadline to June 3rd and requested a merit aid reconsideration on June 2nd in light of their second seat deposit passing. I was increased to 25k.…
I left notes for some schools: Hover your cursor over the “Result” and “Scholarship” cells. Main takeway: Focus on what you can change. You can’t change what happened in the past. Softs: HYPSM undergrad (with tough course load + GPA addendum), prestigious post-grad fellowship, legal work experience, salient…
…Finding any examples of personal statements, addenda or scholarship applications were like gold to me during this process so I’ll try and pay it forward. Anyone who knows me will be able to fully tell so…uh, hi. Personal Statement: Two examples, the standard one and Berkeley’s four page one.- Résumé:…
…essay; applied for Toll and rejected. Dean’s Fellow scholarship. UVA: Interview was super chill. Enjoyed it. Wrote a why UVA about civil rights Duke: UR3 1/20 — wrote a why Duke on civil rights Mich: Couldn’t get excited enough about it to write a Why Mich (would’ve felt forced). Wrote one optional which I thought…
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