…call (11:31am ET) UChicago 3/14 - Received initial scholarship award ($30,000). 3/22 - Submitted reconsideration form with Berkeley scholarship ($150,000). 4/11 - Aid increased to $45,000. Columbia 2/23 - Hold 3/14 - Sent LOCI 4/12 - Acceptance 3 days before binding Berkeley deadline so no time to hear back about…
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Admitted to Columbia UniversityFor 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…
…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…
…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…
…X for Penn Needs-based fee waiver everywhere Did not get scholarship info with additional Columbia grant until 4/22 which was after NYU’s 4/16 scholarship deposit deadline, Cornell’s 4/15 deposit deadline, and the day before Duke’s 4/23 deadline so all negotiations using Columbia just used Butler. Did not send CLS…
…optional essays for SLS, GULC, NYU (Furman public policy scholarship app), and BU (PI scholarship app). Extremely minor C+F (speeding ticket) disclosed on applications that required disclosure of civil violations. Had an alumni interview for GULC. I have a master’s degree in a related field and a peer-reviewed…
…applied to more places, and ESPECIALLY t14s that are more scholarship generous than my schools (duke, uva, michigan, penn, etc) Spent more time on PS (especially for hls i basically submitted first drafts bc i was lazy) What I’m glad I did: really researched schools and tailored my statements to each school…
making my profile public to help anyone who has the same stats at me! i stopped recording scholarship amounts after i got my award to the school i will be committing to. i didn’t remain on any waitlists. best advice is to NOT apply to as many safety schools as me; it was a waste of time and money and provided no…
A cohesive narrative and clear idea of what you want to do as a lawyer goes a long way! Also apply as early as possible so you have max time for scholarship negotiations (and peace of mind).
…save you tens of thousands of dollars in the form of a scholarship. Give the LSAT your all! No matter what your stats are, take your essays very seriously. I wrote every single optional essay and tailored my personal statement to every school. I also worked with an admissions consultant (1 Source Prep) who helped me…
…essays Application timing LSAT I took it once. Scholarship negotiations Decision making
Honestly, I have to say one thing if there wasn’t a max at $400,000 on the scholarships amount that I am able to input, they would be higher.
…aid at Stanford. I chose NYU for the half-tuition scholarship, because I was interested in public interest (the PI community at Stanford is smaller than NYU), NYU’s LRAP is marginally better, my support network is in NYC, and I ultimately want to practice in NYC. I think I made the right choice, but trust that I did…
…but there’s some wisdom to applying to T20s here too for scholarship negotiation purposes. I took a big risk and wrote about a very controversial topic in my PS, which I think led to a lot of the waitlists and the SLS admit. All in all, I wouldn’t change things, but in the middle of February I was definitely…
Shoot your shot, put good essays together, and sell yourself to the max (and always, ALWAYS negotiate scholarships)!
…than LSAT applicants and 2) you may not receive as much scholarship money as you would have with a high LSAT score. If you feel like the GRE is a better fit for you and you’re willing to accept some uncertainty, go for it! I’m glad I did. Best of luck! :)
…wrote Why Cornell, Berkeley, and a little bit why NYU in a scholarship essay). Know what’s best for you, do all the essays you can, and don’t rush your first take- . Attend ASDs if possible. Explore the immediate- area around the school where you’ll spend most of your time 1L. Talk to current and admitted students -…
…so make sure to plan ahead)! Despite applying late, the scholarship opportunities at my top schools were beyond anything I could’ve dreamed. The effort really does payoff.
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