…Go Cougars! University of Texas at Austin - Result: Waitlist. January 23, 2026 I was not expecting to hear from Texas this soon, and definitely not at 5:00 pm on a Friday of a fairly slow decision week. Nonetheless, this result was not much of a surprise for me. UT Austin was always my “hail Mary” school, and I knew…
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Admitted to University of WisconsinFinal thoughts: Overall I took Emory’s binding offer instead of hoping to get off the waitlist. I hope my thoughts below can be of some help to future applicants. I had the hardest time deciding between UF and Emory, although keep in mind I never went back to UF for money. I didn’t have time to tour, and although…
…this even for any school you’re interested in. 2/23/2024 - Waitlisted at Loyola, a bit of a bummer but I’m keeping my fingers crossed I can get off the list. 3/6/2024 - Received an interview invite from the University of Wisconsin interview is set for 3/13 3/8/2024 - Waitlisted by Wash U (not very surprising after…
…the school before applying. Bummed I didn’t at least get waitlisted. Also included brief LSAT addendum due to significant (6+ pts) score increase. **UMich (A) **- Wrote “Why Michigan” and answered one optional essay prompt. Attended a virtual info session prior to applying. Also included brief LSAT addendum due to…
…pursue LEP. My results from last cycle are below: UMich - Waitlisted and withdrawn before final answer- Northwestern - Waitlisted and withdrawn before final answer Georgetown - Rejected WashU - Heard nothing from them before withdrawing Vanderbilt - Accepted with $$$ UMinnesota - Accepted with $$$ UAlabama -…
…the places where I feel I “underperformed” my stats was my waitlist at Penn, and it was the only school where I was given space to write an optional (Core Values) and I chose not to do so. Special plug for NYU app: please look through their optional scholarship essays! They don’t give out as much aid generally but…
…to get their letter that way Registered to stay on the waitlist 12/20, not strongly intending to send a LOCI though Essays For most schools, I just submitted my general personal statement focused on my experience in mock trial and how it shaped my leadership skills as well as how important music and fine arts have…
…I could have maybe gotten into some schools where I was waitlisted and rejected. My top choices where I was accepted were Washington and Lee, Kansas, Wisconsin, Idaho, and Florida State. I ended up choosing the University of Wisconsin-Madison as they provided a full-ride scholarship to me, and Madison, WI, is a…
…was not ideal). However, I’m very proud of my waitlists because applying later allows me to live in the dream that I would have been accepted if I’d applied 4-6 months earlier ;)
Reapplying to schools that you were waitlisted at is not a bad thing, It actually looks good to reapply
Although both UMN and GWU were tempting, the Iowa offer was too good to pass up. I didn’t want to sit around on waitlists and I reconciled a slightly lower ranking for $$$$
…key into why I had at least a little more acceptances or waitlists despite the times. Apply earlier when there are more seats available. Optional essays- for your safety schools it might not be necessary. But even with your target (and especially with reaches), take the time to do the research and write your Why…
…I got something from either of these two sites was my Yale waitlist, which I had to check manually (no email as of the time of writing this 6 days later). Otherwise, all it did was stress me out unnecessarily. Just live life like normal! I think I performed at, or maybe a little above, my stats. As I see it, the big…
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