…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…
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Admitted to University of California—Davis…3/30 - decision rendered 4/16 - LOCI sent 5/25 - WL interview invite, replied same day 5/27 - Sent resume update 5/31 - WL interview 6/1 - Accepted!! (Always emailed when I uploaded anything to the application portal, just like hey I uploaded this to the portal and here it is as a PDF just in case—I’m not sure if…
…money, I WILL attend. I received II next day and had the interview the day after. Went very well, was admitted 3 days later, but the scholarship offer wasn’t enough for me to jump ship. Oh well! It was a great try and im happy i did that :) Go trojans lol UT - no extra materials WashU - DS, sent LOCI in February…
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…
…shaped me, and my plans/goals. With that down, no interviews caused me issues. I also came up with answers that I was very proud of to deeper law-related questions that I wasn’t expecting in interviews. Good luck everyone!! See y’all on the other side :)
…I had a decision. They clearly weren’t interested, no interview and months of silence. Redacted GPA. Anyone interested in outcomes— 1L top 20%, took 2L biglaw in SF. No issue getting callbacks in LA/SF the two cities I applied to.
…the Law School Transparency “Iamthelaw” podcast where they interview attorneys in different fields, and the book 24 lawyers in 24 hours where 24 lawyers describe a day in their life. Also, linkedin stalk, indeed search, government and PI website searches, read job descriptions, reach out to / cold email attorneys…
Don’t apply late if you can, but if you do, believe in yourself and blanket the T14. I was interviewed and waitlisted after applying to Harvard in February. You miss every shot you don’t take ✌🏾
Do every optional zoom, every optional essay, every optional interview. go to every admitted student’s day you can. i had no clue each school would actually differ in terms of culture, academic rigor, etc.
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