…weeks later to find out that I received a full tuition scholarship. Unfortunately, this offer lost its charm after receiving the ones that followed. **UCLA: **Nov. 14, ACCEPTED - UCLA took six days to respond with a decision which is absolutely absurd, especially considering that applicants are still waiting for an…
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Admitted to University of California—Berkeley…call (11:31am ET) UChicago 3/14 - Received initial scholarship award ($30,000). 3/22 - Submitted reconsideration form with Berkeley scholarship ($150,000). 4/11 - Aid increased to $45,000. Columbia 2/23 - Hold 3/14 - Sent LOCI 4/12 - Acceptance 3 days before binding Berkeley deadline so no time to hear back about…
…cycle! I’m so grateful to have received the AnBryce scholarship, and I have a lot of people on this website and Reddit to thank for their help in getting me there. Advice You do not need to pay for law school admissions advice To find more information about the law school admissions process, I used Dean Z’s A to Z…
Read ABA 509 reports to make informed decisions on your application and scholarship process: https://www.abarequireddisclosures.org/Disclosure509.aspx LSATs: 170 > 171 > 179 (studied with the LSAT Demon, wouldn’t recommend anything else). In retrospect I should have explained this score jump with an addendum…
…strategy will 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…
…in PS, felt like interview went well NYU: wrote RTK scholarship essay, submitted GRE (336) UVA: wrote small why UVA paragraph in PS, felt like interview didn’t go well (Zoom link was sent for the wrong time so flustered) Berkeley: wrote Why Berkeley additional essay, did not extend PS to 4 pages Duke: wrote Why Duke…
…school that has the best combo of fit for your goals and scholarship money. As someone with NYC big law goals, Cornell was the no brainer choice. If I had different goals, I would have chosen one of my other options with a 6-figure scholarship instead. I don’t think there’s a case for attending a T14 at sticker or…
…PS. | NYU: Included Why X in PS. Applied for programmatic scholarships (finalist for 2 (withdrew before interview), withdrew before hearing back from 2). | Michigan: Wrote two optional essays but not Why X. | Berkeley: Wrote Why X. 4 page PS. | UW: Wrote Why X. Home state. Applied for Gates, no interview.…
…the reject pile, although that’s ultimately what happened. Scholarships $$$$ Berkeley: I got an email on 2/15 telling me that I didn’t get the Berkeley PI scholarship. 3/19 I got the no aid offer. I was so mad, but I did reconsideration because it’s my first choice and I had good offers to give them. 3/30 submitted…
Received 0 dollars from Berkeley during initial gift aid process, then used Duke scholarship to get them to match. In my reconsideration request, I highlighted what common things drew me to both Berkeley & Duke, truthfully mentioned that I intended to choose Duke absent a Berkeley scholarship, and then indicated…
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…
…I got stuck on UR1); applied to RTK and Furman Academic Scholars at NYU, Academic Scholars at Columbia, PI scholarships at Berkeley and BU, Epstein PILP at UCLA, Olin at WashU Other decision notes: Waitlisted at UCLA in December but taken off WL when I got into Epstein PILP in January (no LOCI). Originally…
…is throughout the application. For every single named scholarship I received, admission staff referenced my writing. Give yourself enough time to write and revise, and write every Why X you can. When you are writing a Why X essay, be creative and show how the school fits into your life/plans. Every essay you’re able…
…I felt that T3 was probably more accurate. All listed scholarship figures are merit aid only. Yale - solid Y250 Stanford - solid 3 Songs Optional, wrote LOCI after a few months of silence Chicago - nothing extra, mediocre interview, no LOCI for WL Harvard - nothing extra Columbia - nothing extra, no LOCI for WL Penn…
…Apply broadly. You will never know what acceptances and scholarships you will receive unless you throw a wide-net. I spent $2000 in applications. It was well worth it. – Interview advice: a lot of interviews are temperature checks (are you a normal person). Come prepared with specifics about each law school…
…I believe this is primarily true for the availability of scholarship money. In such a crazy cycle, I think applying on the later-side didn’t hurt as much as general wisdom states. Not sure if this is a “trend” or the reality that some schools are more “holistic” than others. My primary take away is that essays are,…
…NYU Furman Academic Program and Berkeley Public Interest Scholars Program. Application materials: Duke: 2 page PS, LLM Attachment, 1 short answer essay, Why Duke- Cornell: 2 page PS, LLM Attachment, Why Cornell NYU: 2 page PS, Furman Academic Program Attachement Berkeley: 3 page PS, Why Berkeley (did not do KIRA)…
…and probably clerking. rejected from toll (penn) and PI scholarship (berkeley), didn’t apply for RTK. levy alternate at penn (38k/year), was told it could increase to 43k/year but didn’t ask for said increase. denied reconsideration at chicago and UVA, didn’t ask for recon elsewhere. advice: if you’re PI, look very…
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