GW ED Presidential Scholarship —> changed to RD by emailing (had gotten offer from WashU that was more appealing than full ride to GW would have been, I’m betting this will get me a GW WL for sure) applied BU ASPIRE scholarship, did not get, awarded only 75k total WashU interview (with real person) Accepted Offered…
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Admitted to Indiana University - Bloomington…Chicago placement out of any of those options, but the scholarship offers I had from the other schools ultimately made that decision for me. I don’t have much advice to future applicants beyond do as well as you can on the LSAT, especially if you have a “low” GPA like I do (I did not write a GPA addendum - the COVID…
…year (oops). This absolutely hurt my cycle, maybe more for scholarship amounts than for acceptances. Essays and resume differentiate applicants at t-14s, but only once you’re at or above at least one median. Being at or above an LSAT median is more advantageous than being above a GPA median because there are fewer…
…weeks, ymmv). GWU - Hold on 2/27, Accepted on 3/19 with scholarship offer same day. NDLS - Appealed scholarship offer using UMN and GW, denied.
Ask your recommenders months ahead of September. I didn’t get my second letter submitted until after the new year despite asking in August, and it hurt my scholarship and admissions chances. If you’re a splitter, target splitter friendly schools and write optional essays. In the end, I went with the school that gave…
…when calculating my aid, and I was offered a $150K dean’s scholarship! this was a huge deal for me, especially considering that I wasn’t eligible for any aid at all when I first received my deferral due to my lsat score. truly could not have asked for a better outcome.
Applied with 163, got a 167 post acceptance. IU said no to scholarship negotiation.
Study with LSAT Demon, apply to a lot of schools, consider the total cost you’re paying not just the scholarship amount.
Scholarships are weird and take a long time for some schools. Be patient and do good research to see which schools are historically generous with aid. Did not have much luck negotiating but I only tried for the University of Maryland.
…school that gives you the best value both education and scholarship wise.
…and I was content to go there, especially with the scholarship. The only thing that could have changed my mind was Harvard, as I knew I’d get aid, or a better offer from Duke. Didn’t apply for aid at NW, GULC, or CLS. Wasn’t interested in those schools since NW and CLS acceptances came after Harvard. I chose Harvard…
apply early and apply often. you never know what school will accept you/offer a decent scholarship. also, apply to a wide range of schools, both ranking and location-wise
…I got into my top choice - in December and with an awesome scholarship offer, no less! I am so proud of this accomplishment, and I do not believe it would have been possible if I chose to torture myself over increasing my LSAT score by 2 points rather than pouring my heart and passion into my application essays. I…
…: Florida Georgia Indiana Arizona State Minnesota Iowa (scholarship pending)
…Nothing extra. NYU - Applied to RTK + Furman Public Policy Scholars (sent this app in pretty late to make sure the scholarship essays were as good as possible). Put on Hold 1/21. UPenn - Wrote Core Values, not strong but not mediocre? Not Invited to Interview for Dean’s Scholly or any Named Schollies. UVA - Nothing…
Apply early. Negotiate scholarships.
…dame made the most sense for me for a lot of reasons – the scholarship + low COL made it my cheapest option, my family is from northern indiana, and the career opportunities were pretty much exactly what i wanted. i wouldn’t change a thing about my application cycle and am so grateful for all of the amazing offers i…
Apply early, apply widely, craft a coherent narrative, and negotiate your scholarships aggressively. Numbers get your foot in the door, the rest of your application gets you the acceptance. I think that is really shown in my results – my numbers were not competive at the very top, but I did well at schools where I…
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