…11/6 University of Virginia (9/1) Why X- Academic Addendum Interview invitation (9/5) Interview completed (9/9) ACCEPTED 9/10 Northwestern University (9/3) Optional on public service- Optional on academic history Interview invitation (9/6) Interview completed (9/12) ACCEPTED 1/23 Cornell University (9/3) Why X…
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Admitted to University of Chicago…with as official scores!!!!! ««< Good luck! **Harvard Interview: ** I am one of the few people who got rejected from Harvard after getting an interview lol. Harvard published stats from the 20-21 cycle and reported that 74% of interviewees were accepted, making me part of the bottom 26% (assuming the percentages are…
…11/22) and then UR4 on 12/4 (the day before I got the II). Interviewer was the sweetest person in the world and was just incredibly kind to me. Got the acceptence call around 7:00 am MST, and had a voicemail left (I was sleeping). Called back when I woke up :) ASU was my second A, I found out via email right as I…
…but not selected as finalist (such a tease) Harvard interview: The most one-sided of all my interviews. I immediately felt good about it (told some friends I probably had a 9/10 performance), but then I fell into a downward spiral of overthinking every response. In particular, I said my “greatest weakness” in terms…
Thoughts on the Bottom Acceptances Georgetown: Interview12/10. Did Top 10 and Why Georgetown UChicago: Interview 12/20. Super excited. I didn’t think that I would get in, but I gave them specific reasons as to why I would like to go to Chicago (the city and the school). I can tell my interviewer was impressed when I…
…yourself time to come back to them with fresh eyes! For interview preparation, I kept it simple. I reviewed questions that other applicants reported they had been asked or that the law school provided in advance, wrote out some possible answers to start thinking it through and two or three questions I had about the…
…throughout to understand how and why your hook fits in. Interview Lesson - be risk averse and avoid politics at all costs Yale rejected me after a bizarre interview where Dean Ingber explicitly strayed from the purported interview script and inquired expressly into religion/politics (I was polite and was trying to…
…I wrote optionals for every school I could and took all interviews. I bombed the NU KIRA so if you get nervous during interviews I would practice first. I think I did well for most of my other interviews, with Chicago’s being my favorite! If you do not have the strongest numbers, make sure your essays, rec letters,…
Notes and dates for future applicants to promote transparency in this painstaking process :) Harvard 3/18 - Waitlisted 5/1 - Sent LOCI 5/3 - Interview invite 5/8 - Interviewed 5/14 - Feeler call (5:30pm ET) 5/15 - Acceptance call (11:31am ET) UChicago 3/14 - Received initial scholarship award ($30,000). 3/22 -…
…was mission critical, I think. Definitely do a Why UVA), I interviewed and was accepted at the end. They initially offered me $0 but I emailed Dean Blazer and was able to negotiate up to $15k per year. UMich: One optional essay, Sent an extra rec letter Northwestern: Kira interview UT: nothing, never received a Kira…
…Core Values, not strong but not mediocre? Not Invited to Interview for Dean’s Scholly or any Named Schollies. UVA - Nothing (Wish I would’ve wrote a why UVA but I guess it didn’t matter). Got accepted at my interview. Berkeley - Extended my PS to more than 3 pages as requested. Wrote a strong Why X imo. but maybe…
…No Why X. Did not have good answers to “Why Harvard?” at interview. | UChicago: No Why X. Interview was conversational and nice. | CLS: Included Why X in PS. | NYU: Included Why X in PS. Applied for programmatic scholarships (finalist for 2 (withdrew before interview), withdrew before hearing back from 2). |…
…and the to-do list will get shorter. Be authentic in interviews. I was kind of weird in all of my interviews, but being yourself is always better than trying to be “more impressive” or “smarter.” Prepare a little bit ahead of each interview and then just go do your best. They are interviewing you because they like…
…(how you felt, thought, deliberated, spoke up, etc). Interviews: Kept it personable, friendly, and tried to really connect with the interviewer. I tried to have fun! Applying earlier meant As earlier –> earlier finaid –> more time to negotiate! It feels like crunch time right now (late March) and I can only imagine…
…why x, KIRA invitation Duke - Required why x, scholarship interview UNC - Required why x WashU - NA, interview invitation Northwestern - KIRA interview GULC - One Optional
Initial reflections: I think that HYS outcomes are very difficult to predict. Others felt a bit more straightforward. For me, Harvard interview was more direct, more formal, and less friendly than the Chicago interview. For HLS, I would prepare thoroughly and be prepared to give a strong “why law school?” answer…
…arrived 12/16 Northwestern–WL last year. Michigan–Darrow interview invite arrived 12/17. Received full Darrow $$$$+ on 2/24. Berkeley–reapplicant, WL last year. **NYU– **Accepted last year, no $. Reapplied with a few sentences in my Furman scholars application about being a reapplicant (and being a Furman finalist…
…of my HLS R, I got that after what I thought was a great interview and having already been accepted to SLS, but it still really hurt and threw me threw a loop. Not shocked about my UCLA WL I knew I should’ve sent in a LOCI or applied for Achievement Fellowship, but out of the options I have available I likely…
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