…school more likely to increase my scholarship offer in negotiations.” (I regret applying to the schools that gave me CAS waivers where I knew I wouldn’t attend It was a waste of time and may have went to another student who could have used it more.) Apply for a fee waiver through LSAC if you think it remotely could…
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Admitted to Georgetown University…full ride to UGA on my last application, and used that to negotiate a full ride to the University of Florida. I was only able to do this because the Thinking LSAT podcast turned me onto the possibility of getting an LSAC fee waiver, which was gold. My total cost of applying was about $750. I used the 7Sage law…
…apps to be perfect, and I am grateful I waited in the end. Negotiatie, negotiate, negotiate! I used different offers/asks and negotiated with Georgetown 4 times over 2 months before getting to a final offer. June 2020 LSAT Flex 179 (was PT’ing in the 170-175 range primarily) 2 years full-time work experience in…
…this is the highest they offer outside of Rothman. Won’t negotiate. Duke: Scholarship interview 3/4. Received email 3/8! They told me it would be three weeks, but I got the offer only a few days later. Looks like a good first offer. Sent reconsideration 4/14 heard back 4/18. It’s a lot of money, and one of their…
…weeks later. My one complaint is that Duke’s scholarship negotiation committee was not very open to negotiations, and my financial aid award did not change after requesting reconsideration. **Yale: **March 07, REJECTED - Well, we all saw this coming. I never expected to get into Yale, being below both medians, but…
…Why UVA and Resilience Essay. Attempted scholarship negotiation using Mich offer but was told they would only negotiate if I was ready to commit to UVA (which I was not!) Cal (waitlisted 3/14/23, first one to break my heart, withdrew 4/24) - Why Berkeley Essay and longer PS UMich (accepted 11/10/22, scholarship…
…$40k/year, which should be about 55% tuition. Received a negotiated increase to $50k/year using Texas and Vanderbilt offers, or about 65% tuition. Renegotiated another increase to $55k/year using the Northwestern offer, or about 70% tuition. 1/20/2023 Chicago - WAITLISTED Sixth admissions decision, 78 days- after I…
…help you with controlling day-of nerves. **Scholarship negotiation: **You won’t get what you don’t ask for- ask for more time, more money. But be strategic- know you may only have one shot to make your case. Be honest, be sincere, and do your research. If you have the money or the fee waiver, apply to 2-3 schools in…
…($135,000 + $24,000 for JD/LLM program), no time to negotiate. Georgetown 3/12 - Received form to be considered for possible scholarship funding. 3/25 - Received merit scholarship award ($135,000, 4/3 deadline to accept, unable to grant deadline extensions). Didn’t negotiate.
Negotiate your scholarships!!!! The worst they can say is no. With the exception of Northwestern (because they said they weren’t going to negotiate with anyone this year), I got more money everywhere I asked.
I applied so broadly because I wanted to try and negotiate scholarships. Unfortunately the only scholarship I was able to negotiate at all was at GULC. Looking back, I would have just blanketed the T20 + ND and ignored the rest, but I am nonetheless thankful for a successful cycle. GO BLUE!
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).
…best/most scholarships and which schools appear to be more negotiable with scholarships than others. Look at the chart of applicants and see if people with your stats are more likely to receive money than not. It is worth the (admittedly, expensive) application fee if you can use it to get a few thousand more…
…that consistency was key. I treated my studying like a non-negotiable commitment but also made sure I wasn’t burning myself out and took one day off per week. I took it twice and went from a 171–>172 (lol). After the second try, I decided to turn my focus to my other application components, as a 172 was at the…
…scholarships: all aid was merit + first offers (did not negotiate)
…essays Application timing LSAT I took it once. Scholarship negotiations Decision making
…for all application fees and all but 10 CAS fees. Did not negotiate with any school since most got back to me after I was happy with other offers.
…acceptance. From what I’ve heard they generally don’t negotiate scholarships. WashU (WL) - Did not submit any supplemental essays. Invited to interview in March after applying in December. Interview felt fast but went for the allotted time. Seems like a 50/50 conversion rate interviews. BYU (A) - Applied late in…
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