…not submit any supplemental essays. Completed KIRA video interview. Sort of phoned this application and KIRA interview in so I was happy with the waitlist. **GULC (A) **- Wrote both “Why Georgetown” and “Top 10” essays. Did a unique/humorous Top 10 list which I think helped me stand out. Also included brief LSAT…
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Admitted to University of Notre Dame…DOCUMENTS LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION TRANSCRIPTS VISITS & INTERVIEWS CREATING A USEFUL EXCEL SPREADSHEET APPLYING RELAX CONCLUSION SUCCEEDING ON YOUR LSAT PRACTICE I spent a year studying for the LSAT. My first diagnostic score was a 142. After about 4 months of independent study, I was consistently in the high…
…if you’re a veteran/still in the military Be patient Interview advice: Practice live interviews with friends & family Do every optional interview Thank the interviewer for their time Have a few multi-use stories ready to pull Learn to answer in the STAR format Tell stories for as many answers as you can Dress for…
…scholarship, did not get, awarded only 75k total WashU interview (with real person) Accepted Offered 165k (scholar in law) then applied Webster Scholarship (for those with public service background) will try negotiate full ride if don’t receive Webster Northwestern Kira interview UT Austin Kira interview ASU…
…AT ASU, that one hurt UPDATE - 12/20/2023 - WashU wants to interview me UPDATE - 1/2/2024 - Interview went great UPDATE - 1/24/2024 - AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I GOT IN TO U OF M WOOOOOHOOOOO (pls negotiation don’t fail me now) UPDATE 2/1/2024 - Georgetown wants to interview me UPDATE 3/1/2024 - Notre Dame law Acceptance!!!!!…
…Resume/LOCI Sent, Attended Zooms Northwestern Sent 11/21, Interview 12/4, Complete 12/13, Rejection 4/13 Boston University Sent 9/27, Complete 9/28, UR1 11/28, UR2 1/2 (no paragraph), UR3 1/3 (paragraph and substatus), Waitlist 4/14 WL: Resume/LOCI Sent, Tour Vanderbilt Sent 9/22, Complete 9/23, Interview Invite w…
…for the fee waivers, and shoot your shot. during your interviews, smile. After your interviews, send a thank-you email to your interviewer. In a process like this, manners go a long way. The waiting is horrendous, but don’t let it beat you down. It only takes one yes.
…BC, W&L Toured- : UVA, Duke, Michigan, GULC, GW Requested interview:- NW Kira, Vandy alumni + video interview Fee waivers: Unsolicited fee waivers (TURN ON CRS)- : Vandy (given after webinar attendance), NDLS, Penn, Duke, Michigan, Cornell, UCLA, ASU (CAS waiver unsolicited), Waived for everyone:- GW, WashU, W&L…
…W&M. William & Mary - Wrote Why X. WL on 2/21, invited to interview for admission on 2/29. They were straightforward about most admissions off the waitlist not happening until ~the second week of April. Sent LOCI on 3/8 Georgetown - Wrote Top 10 Books I read in 2023. Interviewed on 3/17, went about 10 minutes over…
…62 days after I sent my application. I received my KIRA interview invite in early December, and honestly felt I bombed the first question and then performed quite mediocrely for the next two. Nevertheless, while at track & field practice on a Monday, Dean Le left me a voicemail letting me know I had been admitted.…
…UPenn Core Values; Notre Dame Different Lawyer Interviews: WashU (invited in Nov) NU Kira, both rd and waitlist interviews LOCIs- Sent these before I heard back to UVA and Northwestern 2.) Still apply early- I noticed that splitters with similar stats who got into schools I was waitlisted at, applied earlier. I know…
…a very strong “why vandy” and completed optional alumni interview WASHU: no optional essays; invited to interview almost immediately USC: my dream school! tailored my PS to include “why usc” but did not write optional essay BU: wrote “why bu” UMN: tailored PS to include “why umn” NOTRE DAME: wrote a KILLER “why…
…-Why Notre Dame -Why UPenn -Also: did the optional interview for Northwestern (update: also did the waitlist interview for Northwestern as well on 3/3/22) Update: submitted LOCI for NYU and NW in late march/early april. Good luck to you if you’re reading this :)
Minnesota- did interview and got response a week later. interview important to do ASU- did not write any of their essays and only applied because it was free. I wasn’t gonna go if I got in anyways Temple- got scholarship with acceptance. got what I expected when I applied 1/30 no response from any school in January…
UVA was my top choice pretty much from the beginning. It was hell watching it go UR so many times (SIX) before I got the interview invite, but the interview itself was great and they called me back an hour after we finished with the admit offer. UVA has been an absolutely amazing fit for me and I love it here. Law…
…Essays: -Wrote optional essays whenever given the chance. Interviews: -Actual: UVA, WashU, Vanderbilt. Kira: Cornell, Northwestern, UTexas -Did very little prep, and I think that helped me come off as personable, mature, and authentic, though the Kira interviews were miserable. -Just made sure to have “why law” and…
Applicant Resources: ***Basic Info, Interview Info, Decision Communication Methods Spreadsheet: ***https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1_QMOexDT795FqjPpdV66b5cXipGe_5V9XiYZBHFFJxA/edit#gid=0 Scholarship Tracker: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12jxokmaZ0IkKPfaNPruZNJ–ZvDm4iaOgIjnxBySOdo/edit#gid=1410080316…
…me to the school. Tbh, I thought I did HORRIBLY on the interview, so I didn’t even think I was getting in, let alone getting a full-ride. Just goes to show you that you may have not done as poorly in the KIRA as you think… Anyways, this ultimately came down to UVA and Northwestern. Tbh before my cycle I felt more…
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