OliviaBenson (2015-2016)

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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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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 WL, Accepted Type: RA Sent: 01/07/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 07/16/16 Upd: 7 years
Georgetown University WL, Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/07/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/03/16 Upd: 7 years
Baylor University Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
Washington and Lee University Accepted W Type: RA $33,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/13/16 Upd: 8 years
University of Oklahoma Accepted W Type: RA $10,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/29/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
Southern Methodist University Accepted W Type: RA $18,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/03/16 Upd: 8 years
University of Houston Accepted W Type: RA $16,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/22/16 Upd: 8 years
Loyola University New Orleans Accepted W Type: RA $40,000 Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: 11/27/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
Wake Forest University Accepted W Type: RA $32,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/13/16 Upd: 8 years
College of William and Mary Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 12/03/15 Comp: 01/08/16 Inter: -- Dec: 03/30/16 Upd: 8 years
University of Colorado Boulder Accepted W Type: RA $20,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/29/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/21/16 Upd: 8 years
University of Alabama Accepted A Type: RA $35,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/12/16 Upd: 8 years
University of Miami Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Accepted W Type: RA $40,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/16/16 Upd: 8 years
Tulane University Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 12/03/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/11/16 Upd: 8 years
Texas A&M University School of Law Accepted W Type: RA $20,000 Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/09/16 Upd: 8 years
University of Mississippi Accepted W Type: RA $7,600 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/14/16 Upd: 8 years
University of Kentucky Accepted W Type: RA $25,000 Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of Georgia Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of Kansas Accepted W Type: RA $20,000 Sent: 12/26/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of Denver Accepted W Type: RA $4,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of Chicago Rejected Type: RA Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/02/16 Upd: 8 years
Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: 11/27/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/22/16 Upd: 8 years
University of San Diego Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/20/16 Upd: 8 years
Belmont University College of Law Accepted W Type: RA $12,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/01/15 Upd: 8 years
University of Arkansas Fayetteville Accepted W Type: RA $16,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
St. Mary's University Accepted W Type: RA $10,000 Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
Louisiana State - Baton Rouge Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of San Francisco Accepted W Type: RA $34,000 Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of South Carolina Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
Texas Southern University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: 11/27/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
South Texas College of Law Accepted W Type: RA $22,500 Sent: 11/26/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
Loyola University Chicago Accepted W Type: RA $26,000 Sent: 11/25/15 Rec: 11/25/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of Washington Rejected Type: RA Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: 11/30/15 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years
University of Texas Austin Rejected Type: RA Sent: 11/28/15 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 8 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 169
  • LSAT 2: 169
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 2.9
  • Degree GPA: -
  • School Type: University of Texas
  • Major: Psychology

Demographic Information

  • City: -
  • State: Florida
  • Race: -
  • Gender: Woman
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 3-4 Years

Extra Curricular Information

I will have had three years experience as a litigation paralegal in a law firm.

Softs / personal statement are average to a bit above average I would say as although I am not a URM I did have a very unique upbringing that is highlighted in my resume and PS.

Additional info & updates

Most applications were not complete until after results from the December 2015 LSAT were released.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
- submitted application late November but was rejected mid December without receiving my December LSAT scores back. I emailed them asking for a reconsideration mid January after receiving my December LSAT scores but never received a response.

NORTHWESTERN
- submitted video interview with my application
-3/15 - w/l at Northwestern via online decision letter system
- I completed an additional waitlist form letting them know for how long I was willing to wait on the list and they emailed me an additional invite for a video interview for their waitlist candidates.

GEORGETOWN
Mid Feb Georgetown interview request. Met with local alumni about a week later. Decision came via email two weeks after that. I was placed on the regular waitlist with mention that they did have a special preferred waitlist ahead of my waitlist already. Not holding out hope for getting admitted.

U of WASHINGTON
- rejected via email late January / early February.

ALABAMA
1/13 - received a call from Alabama yesterday! I'm in with a pretty great scholarship! Also offered to reimburse all expenses for visit.

WASHINGTON AND LEE
1/13 - email

WAKE FOREST
1/13 - email. Scholarships for Wake Forest will be released on Feb 5. Nothing in the email mentioned a scholarship for Washington and Lee. (Scholarship for W&L came with admissions packet in the mail)
3/23 - email from Wake upping my scholarship 3K without my asking.

MISSISSIPPI
1/14 - email. Did not include scholarship amounts

SAN DIEGO
1/20 - email. Did not include scholarship amounts.

UC BOULDER
1/21 - email. Scholarship amounts not included. Scholarship info came with the admissions packet a week or two later. 20K first year and 10K for second and third years

UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON
1/22 - email
1/25 - email with scholarship amounts. They also waived my out of state tuition.

SMU
2/3 - in at SMU via call from current student and status checker. Scholarship amount was uploaded to status checker less than 24 hours later - 18K per year.
NOTE: I did email SMU Mid Feb to negotiate a higher scholarship but I never received a response other than confirmation of receipt. Disappointing as SMU was my original first choice.
3/23 - received email denying my request for higher scholarship funds. Included a line along the lines of "we hope the value of an SMU degree will be worth the cost" Nope.

TULANE
1/11 - In via email that did include scholarship amounts.
Note: I did email Tulane in Mid Feb to negotiate a higher scholarship but I never received a response.

GEORGIA
-Waitlisted via snail mail. small white envelope. I withdrew a few weeks later.

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Which one?
Tuesday, February 23 2016 at 11:37 AM

So which one are you going with? Def looks like you have your options. Congrats!

Which one?
Thursday, January 07 2016 at 03:15 PM

Hi! Thanks! I attended an ASW at Alabama in February and loved the school. In addition, they have willingly upped my scholarship amounts without my having to negotiate. Without a last minute offer from Georgetown or Northwestern (which I'm not optimistic about) or a major scholarship boost from SMU (again not optimistic about) I will be attending Alabama!

SC
Sunday, October 11 2015 at 08:46 PM

How did you find out from SC, just mail or email or what?

SC
Thursday, January 07 2016 at 03:15 PM

I believe it was via regular mail. I just checked through my old email messages from them and didn't see anything other than email confirmation of my application and an invite to admitted students day.

SC
Sunday, October 11 2015 at 08:46 PM

Thank you!

Tuesday, March 08 2016 at 06:39 PM

What message did they give you when your file was under review for TxA&M?

TxA&M
Thursday, January 07 2016 at 03:15 PM

Awhite914, I just looked through my emails and they didn't send anything other than the initial message with my un and pw for their applicant status online website. My acceptance came in the form of a packet via regular mail. They were also one of the longest turnarounds for acceptance so if you haven't heard yet don't lose hope!

Tuesday, March 08 2016 at 06:39 PM

OK thanks!

Tuesday, April 26 2016 at 11:26 AM

I'm also looking at Tulane and Loyola next cycle with a similar LSAT and a slightly lower GPA. Hoping for your successes! Can I PM you to ask you some questions about your applications?

@HennessyVSOP
Thursday, January 07 2016 at 03:15 PM

absolutely PM me with any questions!!