…you. I applied on 10/20, went complete 10/20, received the interview invite on 10/21 (which I completed on 11/11 — very conversational interview mostly on why WashU, my work experience, and journey to law school), and received word of the waitlist decision on 3/13. I sent a pre-decision LOCI on 2/24. Only one…
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Admitted to Boston University…Scholarship the following week. Michigan Invited to interview for the Darrow- 12/16. Interviewed on 1/16 and got the award one week later on 1/23. NYU Invited to interview for RTK- on 2/7. Withdrew from RTK before the interview because I knew I would take the Darrow/Mordecai/AnBryce over the RTK with its five-year…
…go there. I prepared extensively (probably too much) for interviews, so no possible question could catch me off-guard. UofC managed to still do it, though, lol. **Authenticity: **I wrote my essays more colloquially than most people, with a personal narrative style, which I believe helped me stand out in a crowd of…
…X: **Michigan, UF, Richmond, W&M (+ Texas in their video interview) **Other Optionals: **GULC Video Optional Scholarship Applications: Emory Woodruff, Texas G. Rollie White Public Service, Vandy Law Scholars Merit Awards Optional Video Interviews: Texas, Minnesota (Didn’t do Vandy or TAMU). I thought I did well on…
…at Michigan on 11/11/2020 and got the invite for a Darrow interview in early December (interview date and date awarded the Darrow are listed in scholarship details). There aren’t a ton of details about the Darrow interview, so I’ll say it was a very standard interview by law school admissions standards—the person I…
…college grad and first-gen professional. NYU Received an interview invite for AnBryce on February 13, 2023. Roughly 30 finalists interviewing for 10 spots. Interviewed in the Clifford Chance panel in NYC on March 30, 2023. There were 3 other panels at other NYC firms going on simultaneously, as well. And there was…
…to better address the prompt) Wrote Why WashU; interviewed with adcom Did the Vandy video and interviewed with alum BU: applied for ASPIRE, but was rejected NYU: applied for scholarships UT Austin: did kira NU: opted into kira then never did it Columbia: tailored my PS and did fun facts UPenn: wrote team members…
…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…
…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,…
…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…
…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…
…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…
…beg Dean Andy to let me in. - I got invited to do a Group Interview around 2 days after I submitted my app and interviewed on Nov 6. I got the “exceptional group” speech during the group interview and in the email after. WL email was the “special group within our priority waitlist”. Idk what that means because they…
…For Northwestern, I opted out of the “optional” video interview. DO THE OPTIONAL VIDEO INTERVIEW IF YOU WANT TO GO TO NORTHWESTERN! I also opted not write any LOCIs for schools I was WLed or put on hold at. Decision times Acceptances: NYU: between 6 and 7:30 am W (and one T)UCLA: between 8:30 am and 4 pm (once…
Didn’t write any “Why X” essays but wrote optional essays for all the schools that had them GULC - group interview in November, “special group” in the priority waitlist in December, admitted off the waitlist in April UChicago - interview with an admissions staff member in December, waitlisted in January L&C -…
…BC, W&L Toured- : UVA, Duke, Michigan, GULC, GW Requested interview:- NW Kira, Vandy alumni + video interview Fee waivers: Unsolicited fee waivers (TURN ON CRS)- : Vandy (given after webinar attendance), NDLS, Penn, Duke, Michigan, Cornell, UCLA, ASU (CAS waiver unsolicited), Waived for everyone:- GW, WashU, W&L…
…I submitted a LOCI each month and completed the interview. I received a feeler email on 7/28, I responded to it and then received a feeler call that same day. Received offer of admission on 7/29. UVA - I went UR2 end of Sept, read that you could send in a LOCI if you hadn’t heard back from them in months so I sent…
…reviewing it as a digital document. 4. Don’t stress the interview. Pick only a few things to focus on in a “Why X” essay or interview question, and roll with that. Don’t compromise depth for the sake of quantity. Explain how you can benefit from that school specifically and maybe how the school can benefit from you…
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