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…
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Admitted to Drexel University…Drexel A and CONDITIONAL $$+ 01/09 W&L unprompted scholarship increase from 112,500 -> 115,000 2/6 Boston College R 2/6 Fordham EA Hold -> R 2/10 Villanova A 2/10 and $$+ 2/19 Sent aid reconsideration email 3/7, followed up via phone 3/21, heard back 3/22. Villanova bound! Final thoughts: W&L seems to really care…
…taken more time to study to get into better schools/scholarships but I really just wanted to get it out of the way more or less. -Applied to 4 reach, 4 targets, and 6 safety schools because of fear around the hyper-competitive cycle of 2020-2021 -Applied to schools near or around cities/markets that I would want to…
You gotta jump in to swim! When choosing which schools to apply to, I focused on location (mainly the northeast) and maximizing scholarship opportunities/minimizing debt burden. I relied on 509 reports to see which schools are the most generous with scholarships and from there, applied to mostly to schools where I…
…like on reddit is just a week difference) northeastern scholarship package to come mid-late march 3/13 update nusl gave enough to max out gov’t loans to pay 8/19 update; Temple, UMD, UCSF, and St. Johns sent waitlist release emails after their orientation I did not fill out feeler form for Loyola (sent out 6/9) I…
…for most schools, usually “Why X.” Applied to scholarships I was qualified for. WE GOT THIS
Pay as much money as you can to do well the LSAT, especially if you are a splitter. A few thousand on a course can make up for tens of thousands in scholarships. Originally applied to 5 schools 2020-21 cycle with a 15low and got 4/5 waitlists, no acceptances. Reapplying this cycle with higher LSAT and fingers…
…that Prometric has it figured out and for waitlist or scholarship reconsideration. A professional career spanning 19 years and additional softs in profile.
Have safeties Apply to reaches Keep an open mind DO NOT go to a school that offers conditional scholarships and that has very bad retention rates Stay on op of schools and write your butt off if you need to
…explicitly. I’m not sure if this would have helped with my scholarships or if my GPA just really needed to be better but it wouldn’t have hurt.
Apply early. Negotiate scholarships.
…for NYU, American, WashU, and Michigan to meet PI scholarship deadlines. Writing LOCI’s for select waitlists.
Scholarships »> Prestige for me (but write a why x letter don’t be like me)
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