…with on LinkedIn. This process is 1000x harder alone. -A waitlist is not a death sentence. Continue showing interest and updating the school as your resume updates. -Try to hold out for the option that is best for you. Oftentimes, these decisions come extremely late. It can be financially and emotionally taxing.…
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Admitted to University of North Carolina…invaluable goodwill later. **Date change tea leaves and waitlist/hold notes: ** Emory took the longest to get back to me. The “pay deposit” button in Opus appeared under the usual “admissions” tab.- GSU scholarship info: looks cheap, actually is my best offer so far. $2000 for 1L, but full tuition + $4000/year…
…Fellowship + Programmatic Contribution UNC:- Why UNC **WAITLISTS: ** Cornell interview invite March 12- Michigan feeler call May 6 I played the waitlist game. I sent LOCIs to Duke, Penn, UVA (in the feeler form), Berkeley (in the feeler form), Cornell, and Vandy. Cornell received LOCIs from me after both of their…
Applied with 170 and retook in April (173) for waitlist consideration
waitlist karma is real
…working the way I wanted it to (as my excessive amount of waitlists can testify) so I went back to the drawing board and started an entirely new perspective statement that ended up getting me into Stanford! The waiting is absolutely terrible but if admissions are still open, you still have time to decide where you…
Shoot your shot and ride the waitlists! You never know what can happen!
…dream school could be one you are taking up a spot on the waitlist, when you have no intentions on going there. Help everyone by telling the schools that you are pursing a different option.
Shoot your shot and APPLY EARLY because timing matters (especially for $$)!!! My friends with similar backgrounds, gpa, and higher lsat scores get rejected or waitlisted after applying in January rather than October/November. As long as your score isn’t horrendous, apply with the score you have instead of waiting…
Write those Why X essays… They make a big difference in terms of acceptances vs waitlists and scholarships offers. Apply to more reach schools than I did– you never know what’ll happen! Don’t doom scroll on Reddit. Make the best decision for YOU, even if it’s an unpopular one.
…officers. A week later, they accepted me off of the waitlist with a scholarship.
Reverse Splitter that ended up with a good number of waitlists. All in all, my cycle went well, and I got scholarship money at every single school that accepted me. One thing to note, if you’re LSAT is on the lower end like mine, EVERYTHING matters. Your Personal statement, your recommendations, your why x essay,…
LGBT+ GPA was 3.70 when I applied, updated schools with my new 3.73 in December. Chose not to be on any waitlists I was offered as I did not want to have to wait longer for decisions/change my plans
Welcome to the Waitlist. Although I am unable to offer you admission at this time, I am impressed with your qualifications. Enjoy your stay, you’re going to be a here for a while.
Wrote Why X Essays for every school except: Harvard- Penn (wrote Why X as LOCI upon waitlist) USC (wrote Rothman) Other Essay Topics: PS: Focused on interest in patent law- DS: Discussed experiences as a woman in STEM Softs: STEM degree (EE)- Work experience as a software engineer Accelerated MBA degree
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