…offer March 19. March 6: UVA Karsh-Dillard!!! Opened up my scholarship decision on the train because I couldn’t stand waiting any longer to see my decision when the notification came out. In hindsight, I regret not filming my reaction to opening it, but I was in such a rush to get to the airport. I was confused at…
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Admitted to Yale University…PS. | NYU: Included Why X in PS. Applied for programmatic scholarships (finalist for 2 (withdrew before interview), withdrew before hearing back from 2). | Michigan: Wrote two optional essays but not Why X. | Berkeley: Wrote Why X. 4 page PS. | UW: Wrote Why X. Home state. Applied for Gates, no interview.…
…is throughout the application. For every single named scholarship I received, admission staff referenced my writing. Give yourself enough time to write and revise, and write every Why X you can. When you are writing a Why X essay, be creative and show how the school fits into your life/plans. Every essay you’re able…
…and probably clerking. rejected from toll (penn) and PI scholarship (berkeley), didn’t apply for RTK. levy alternate at penn (38k/year), was told it could increase to 43k/year but didn’t ask for said increase. denied reconsideration at chicago and UVA, didn’t ask for recon elsewhere. advice: if you’re PI, look very…
…ways to guarantee this, to include: Get a merit-based scholarship based on your grades & your awesome LSAT score that you relentlessly studied for Or Join the military and use your post-9/11 GI Bill I know number 2 seems drastic (especially given the current political & military situation), but don’t overlook the…
Honestly, I have to say one thing if there wasn’t a max at $400,000 on the scholarships amount that I am able to input, they would be higher.
…UR4 on 28 Mar. *NYU – Applied after deadline for most scholarships *UVA – Why UVA *Michigan – One optional essay (#7 on diversity)
…Yale I withdrew from everywhere else and didn’t wait for scholarship offers.
I will fill this out later. If you aren’t going for scholarships, which my top schools didn’t offer, wait to submit until you’re ready. I applied to three schools and tried to make my applications (especially my top two choices H and Y) as strong as possible. My SLS was a bit rushed to apply to KHS and I had a much…
…stronger– and I probably could’ve gotten some better scholarships. Okay, to be honest, I actually had no idea that most people take a gap year or go into the workforce before applying to law school, so I basically just powered ahead on the KJD route, which I now realize was a huge risk. While I did good on my LSAT,…
…only schools that I would consider attending with a full scholarship.
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