…disappeared on the status checker Thursday, and I wasn’t waitlisted on Friday), so it wasn’t a total shock, but it was still a great way to finish my day of classes. Dean Andy left me a 17 second video message congratulating me by name. I know he does that for everyone he admits, but its a nice touch :) Scholarship…
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Admitted to Duke University…I did. George Washington: Jan. 12, ACCEPTED- Receiving a waitlist offer from GW was rough, especially because it wasn’t a top school on my list. I wonder if it was partially because I rejected their offer for undergrad. UC Berkeley: Jan. 17, ACCEPTED - Getting an A from Berkeley was completely unexpected! My first…
…timeline” Harvard (rejected 1/11/23) - reachin’ away Penn (waitlisted 2/21/23, withdrew 4/24) - Core Strengths Supplement NYU (HTE 1/20/23, waitlist 4/19/23 and withdrew 4/24) - applied to RTK. Sent LOCI/job update on 3/20. UVA (accepted 12/12/22, scholarship notification 3/1/23, withdrew 4/24) - Why UVA and…
…back on a Sunday. Duke loves being unpredictable haha Waitlists UCLA: I was genuinely mad at this decision. I’m from LA and thought I had a great shot. Given that this was my third decision, I was worried that I wouldn’t get into anywhere else. I put my name on the waitlist but I quickly took it out of consideration…
…I had: applied to more schools applied earlier If you’re waitlisted at your target school(s), don’t give up, and make sure to write Letters of Continued Interest! Use resources online to help you with this. One tip I have is don’t be afraid to tell a school straight up that if they admit you off the waitlist, you…
…pursue LEP. My results from last cycle are below: UMich - Waitlisted and withdrawn before final answer- Northwestern - Waitlisted and withdrawn before final answer Georgetown - Rejected WashU - Heard nothing from them before withdrawing Vanderbilt - Accepted with $$$ UMinnesota - Accepted with $$$ UAlabama -…
A few thoughts on waitlists, “your chances,” R&R, the LSAT, and advice in general: Never give up on waitlists, especially ones that are known to have good movement (like in my case with HLS). A strong, school-specific Letter of Continued Interest (LOCI) can go a long way. Do not send the same LOCI to every school,…
Reapplicant from the ’20-21 cycle, waitlisted or rejected at every school I applied to. Reapplying to the same schools, plus added Stanford, Columbia, Chicago, NYU, and Penn to shoot my shot with a new and improved LSAT score. Georgetown date disappeared the same day as waitlist on 12/3 Went Duke UR3 on 12/7 Chicago…
Wrote why X & all optional essays. The whole process is weird. (ex. I get waitlisted at Michigan for yield protect but waitlisted at Chicago for not being qualified enough, even though they are ranked 8 and 4 respectively.) Keep and open mind. Don’t fall in love with a particular school because it’ll make…
…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…
…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)…
Applied with 170 and retook in April (173) for waitlist consideration
…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…
Write the optional essays, eat well, don’t stress. Things will work out. Don’t apply during a pandemic. The waitlists are pain. Also, don’t be stupid like me and wait two years after taking the LSAT to apply. I got burned by the COVID LSAT median jumps with my pre-COVID score.
…choices going in were Chicago, Yale, and Berkeley. I was waitlisted at all 3. My Yale interview was not ideal (asked some tough questions that I felt were really missing the point and focusing on ancient history) but that’s life! On the other hand, my Chicago interview was awesome and I was still WL both placed. I…
…LSAT score met or exceeded the median, and was rejected or waitlisted at those where I fell short. I truly believe the scores get your foot in the door and your essays are what separate you from other applicants. Ultimately, my decision came down to UCLA, Michigan, Duke, and Virginia. I loved all four of their…
…Waitlist movement data: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1YL67vcDLG5qukmeUtwi8zcYGlY174QR4/edit#gid=232111255 Law School Job Outcomes: (Also see ABA) https://www.lawschooltransparency.com/trends/jobs/legal-jobs?scope=schools T14’s and the V10:…
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