ArmytoLaw (2013-2014)

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Application Information

F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred
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# Law School Status Type $$$ Sent Received Complete Interview Date Decision Updated
Northwestern University Waitlisted W Type: ED Sent: 11/25/13 Rec: 11/26/13 Comp: 11/29/13 Inter: -- Dec: 05/15/14 Upd: 9 years
Georgetown University F Accepted A Type: RA Sent: 12/08/13 Rec: 12/09/13 Comp: 12/17/13 Inter: -- Dec: 02/18/14 Upd: 10 years
George Washington University Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 12/17/13 Rec: 12/18/13 Comp: 12/20/13 Inter: -- Dec: 01/08/14 Upd: 10 years
University of Minnesota Twin Cities F Accepted W Type: RA $75,000 Sent: 01/11/14 Rec: 01/13/14 Comp: 01/14/14 Inter: -- Dec: 01/23/14 Upd: 10 years
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Accepted W Type: RA $42,000 Sent: 01/07/14 Rec: 01/08/14 Comp: 01/09/14 Inter: -- Dec: 02/07/14 Upd: 10 years
Boston College Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 01/09/14 Rec: 01/10/14 Comp: 01/15/14 Inter: -- Dec: 03/11/14 Upd: 10 years
Boston University F Accepted W Type: RA $60,000 Sent: 01/08/14 Rec: 01/09/14 Comp: 01/14/14 Inter: -- Dec: 03/12/14 Upd: 10 years
University of Iowa F Accepted W Type: RA $71,280 Sent: 12/18/13 Rec: 12/27/13 Comp: 12/30/13 Inter: -- Dec: 01/23/14 Upd: 10 years
Cornell University Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 12/17/13 Rec: 12/20/13 Comp: 01/31/14 Inter: -- Dec: 03/13/14 Upd: 10 years
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Rejected Type: RA Sent: 12/08/13 Rec: 12/09/13 Comp: 12/29/13 Inter: -- Dec: 02/07/14 Upd: 10 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 167
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.64
  • Degree GPA: 3.86
  • School Type: Large Public
  • Major: Political Science & Economics

Demographic Information

  • City: -
  • State: North Carolina
  • Race: White
  • Gender: Man
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 5-9 Years

Extra Curricular Information

Military Officer for five years; stationed in Europe for two years and deployed to Iraq in support of OIF and OND.

Strong LORs from military commanders.

C&F addendum for simple misdemeanor in 2006.

While in college (graduated in 2007):
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Graduated with Distinction (top 10%)
- Fraternity President
- Interfraternity Council

From Law School Predictor:

Consider:
Michigan (38%) -- Rejected
Cornell (44%) -- Reserve/Withdrawn
Georgetown (48%) -- Accepted
Northwestern (50%)-- Waitlisted

Strong Consider:
Minnesota (64%) -- Accepted
Boston University (65%)-- Accepted
George Washington (68%) -- Accepted
Boston College (75%) -- Accepted

Admit:
Iowa (77%) -- Accepted
UNC (83%) -- Accepted

I qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon Program. Without this, I would have likely chosen to apply (and attend) lesser ranked schools in order to mitigate student debt. I strongly recommend negotiating for scholarships and choosing the school that offers the best mix of low student debt and high employment statistics.

Additional info & updates

For anyone curious about admissions probability, I recommend checking last year's admissions statistic on LSN. Controlling for URM or non-traditional student, the previous cycle's GPA/LSAT similar to mine were incredibility accurate in terms of predicting admit/waitlist/reject, and even with scholarship offers. I recommend using this as a guide for choosing your reach, target, and safety schools.

12/19: On-hold at NW following Early Decision consideration. Not too much of a surprise.

1/13: Invitation for a GULC alumni interview; interview held on 2/7.

1/23: Awarded full in-state tuition scholarship at Iowa.

1/23: Awarded $25,000 per year scholarship at Minnesota.

2/5: Awarded $10,000 per year scholarship to GW.

2/20: Awarded $14,000 per year scholarship to UNC.

3/7: On-hold again at NW. So, not waitlisted or rejected, but also not admitted.

3/12: Awarded $20,000 per year scholarship to Boston University.

3/13: Placed on reserve at Cornell. I'm not going to wait two more months just to find out whether I'm admitted or placed on the official waitlist.

5/15: Placed on the summer wait list on Northwestern.

8/1: Withdrew from Northwestern. I'm already moved to DC and looking forward to GULC.

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