…write any supplemental essays. They love high LSATs. Got scholarship info with acceptance. Vandy (A) - Wrote “First interest in VLS” statement and required diversity statement. Also completed the optional short video statement in their portal. Applied too late to do alumni interview. Scholarship was received the day…
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Admitted to University of Utah…made it easier for schools to admit me and give higher scholarships. I’d also apply to the Hyundai-Kia scholarship for Berkeley and proof my optional essays more, though maybe not as much as my personal statement (I did nine major revisions to that over the span of a month). Otherwise, I think there was a bit of bad…
…few weeks later off the waitlist at Oregon with 25k/yr in scholarship. The full ride was so tempting but I was just not excited about the school. Again I felt defeated. I Really wanted to get as much money as possible to a school I was excited about. Was super pumped about Oregon, but not so pumped about the…
…to schools that I was confident I could get substantial scholarship money from. My softs are incredibly uninteresting and largely irrelevant. I have worked as a legal assistant at an insurance defense firm for a little while, but I am still a “KJD” by most standards. I didn’t have involvement in any clubs or…
…and University of Utah. As you can see from the scholarships I received, cost was a large factor. I didn’t need a school that could get me into big law, I only needed a school that would give me a good legal education packed with public interest experience. I saw Gonzaga for this, its low cost of living,…
…luck and remember that your stats, acceptances, and your scholarships do not define you as an individual. Don’t spend so much time on this site and/or on Reddit that you forget what is really important.
…than I did when I applied for 2020. I’m looking at better scholarship offers, have more work experience, and more dedication to this path–good luck!!
…with them. Spread your app pool out – once you get in, scholarships can always be negotiated! Remember, you are already on the path that you’re meant to be on. If I had skipped those years of LSAT anxiety and gone straight to law school, I wouldn’t have met my spouse.
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