- Very strong extracurriculars (Pres. of largest student organization)
- Weak work experience.... spent three summers working at a summer camp and one summer working at a consulting firm.
- Modest research experience.
- Strong LORs
- Gap year spent LSAT tutoring, living in a van, and hiking the Pacific Crest Trail.

Want to study environmental law.

*No longer applying to Berkeley or Northwestern after receiving Dillard.... already applied to Cornell and Duke but will more than likely not attend*

UPDATES:

UVA:
-Wrote Why UVA
- 10/3 received email from Dean Faulk asking to schedule a skype interview for the next day.
- 10/4 Skype interview with Dean Faulk. At the end he offered me admission and a Dillard Scholarship.

Michigan:
- Wrote Why Michigan
- Cryptic email on 1/18 apologizing for taking more than 10 weeks to decide on my app
-Wait Listed on 2/16 via email and status checker

Columbia:
- Skype interview 11/27
- Accepted via email 1/18

Cornell:
- Interview requested on 10/31
- Denied for not submitting interview

Chicago:
- Interview requested 11/6
- Skype interview 11/7
- Wait listed via email 1/18

Duke:
- Wrote Why Duke
- Admitted via email 11/13

NYU:
- Admitted via phone call (and then follow up email) 11/14
- Received initial scholarship offer ($65k) on 3/16. Sent negotiation email 3/17.

Penn:
- Admitted via phone call 12/15