If you underperformed your stats, play the waitlist game!!! You can differentiate yourself from other applicants by doing as much as possible during the pre-1L summer. Get an internship in an unrelated field, get a job, volunteer, just do something. As you can see, I received zero T20 acceptances and was waitlisted…
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Admitted to Cornell University…with on LinkedIn. This process is 1000x harder alone. -A waitlist is not a death sentence. Continue showing interest and updating the school as your resume updates. -Try to hold out for the option that is best for you. Oftentimes, these decisions come extremely late. It can be financially and emotionally taxing.…
…UCLA, and Mich A and R waves completely 1/23/24: NU waitlist 🔥 1/24/24 Chicago waitlist 🔥 1/27/24: GULC Waitlist?????????????????? UCLA Waitlist 1/28/24: Columbia Hold 1/29/24: Harvard R 🔥 1/30/24: UPENN WL 😢 2/1/24: sent binding Columbia Hold LOCI 2/6/24: DUKE WL 🔥 2/12/24: UMid WL 🔥 2/13/24: USC WL 🔥 2/14/24: NYU…
…have justified coughing up the money for a fancier school. Waitlist Stuff Withdrew from Michigan, UCLA, Texas, Fordham and BC the day of decision.Chicago- : sent LOCI on 03.28 talking about the Dr. Alexander invite because Hail Mary/YOLO. GULC- : sent full LOCI day of WL decision (Friday, 12.03). Sent a less formal…
…supplemental essays. I was lucky enough to get off the waitlist at Michigan soon after the deposit deadline, but I can’t help but think I could’ve saved myself a lot of anxiety and stress by just waiting a few more weeks and applying when my application was stronger. Graduated summa from a T20 undergrad (humanities…
Be humble. Be consistent. Keep advocating for yourself while remaining grateful for every opportunity. The waitlist process tested my patience, but persistence ultimately paid off. To all my fellow Waitlist Warriors: don’t give up—you can do it!
…one. Happy to walk away with only two R’s, but getting waitlist after waitlist was a little mentally taxing.
…reaches!!! I did not expect to get into Chi at all or even waitlisted at Yale and Harvard. I also regret not applying to Stanford and UVA because I thought my scores were too low, but you never know, so go for it! UPDATE Now attending HLS off the waitlist :) like I said before shoot your shot because I never would…
…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 waitlisted for PI scholarships at BU (did not pursue) and UC Berkeley (pursued heavily: LOCI, 2 meetings - 1 in person - with person overseeing…
…on academic potential Public Interest Scholar essay Waitlisted 1/24 University of Pennsylvania (9/7) Core strengths essay- Academic addendum Waitlisted 1/22 University of Chicago (9/11) Why UChicago- Academic addendum Interview invitation (10/31) Interview completed (11/11) ACCEPTED 1/24 Harvard Law School (9/20)…
…I wrote every optional essay that I could, and I got waitlisted from every school for which I did not write a “Why [school]” essay (that was offered). If your reason for applying isn’t abundantly clear, write that essay if it is an option. Applying early matters at some schools and not at all at others. My results…
…I got into most of the schools I did this for, got waitlisted at a few, but rejected from zero.
…packet (LSAT and/or GPA-wise) can still get immediately waitlisted or rejected. Hard Metrics LSAT: 173, three attempts GPA: 2.72 LSAC (3.mid degree, not relevant to ABA reporting/admissions criteria, but important for other sections in this post) Soft Metrics Applicant: Non-traditional, more than 5 years out of…
…show specific interest in the school so that you don’t get waitlisted for yield protection (especially at Michigan, they really emphasize “fit”). Letters of Rec: I think that these are playing an increasingly important part in applications. You need to get a recommendation from someone close to you who you trust to…
…working the way I wanted it to (as my excessive amount of waitlists can testify) so I went back to the drawing board and started an entirely new perspective statement that ended up getting me into Stanford! The waiting is absolutely terrible but if admissions are still open, you still have time to decide where you…
…the places where I feel I “underperformed” my stats was my waitlist at Penn, and it was the only school where I was given space to write an optional (Core Values) and I chose not to do so. Special plug for NYU app: please look through their optional scholarship essays! They don’t give out as much aid generally but…
LSAT 159 GPA 3.89 2024–25 cycle
Attending University of California—Los Angeles
…write every optional essay you can don’t give up on waitlists!!
…write locis!! i wrote locis for most of the schools i was waitlisted at and i’m confident it helped me get off the cornell reserve list
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