PaintedBunting (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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
Georgetown University WL, Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/29/14 Upd: 10 years
#1 University of Virginia F WL, Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/01/13 Upd: 10 years
#3 Boston College Accepted A Type: RA $75,000 Sent: 11/04/13 Rec: 11/05/13 Comp: 11/06/13 Inter: -- Dec: 12/18/13 Upd: 10 years
#10 New York University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 11/05/13 Rec: 11/06/13 Comp: 11/06/13 Inter: -- Dec: 04/07/14 Upd: 10 years
#7 Boston University Accepted W Type: RA $57,000 Sent: 10/29/13 Rec: 10/30/13 Comp: 10/30/13 Inter: -- Dec: 01/28/14 Upd: 10 years
#9 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill F Accepted W Type: RA $42,000 Sent: 10/30/13 Rec: 10/30/13 Comp: 10/31/13 Inter: -- Dec: 12/10/13 Upd: 10 years
#6 Washington University in St Louis F Accepted W Type: RA $75,000 Sent: 12/19/13 Rec: 12/19/13 Comp: 01/03/14 Inter: -- Dec: 01/24/14 Upd: 10 years
#11 George Washington University Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 11/04/13 Rec: 11/05/13 Comp: 11/05/13 Inter: -- Dec: 12/03/13 Upd: 10 years
#1 Harvard University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 11/04/13 Rec: 11/05/13 Comp: 11/12/13 Inter: -- Dec: 03/31/14 Upd: 10 years
#12 Columbia University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 11/04/13 Rec: 11/07/13 Comp: 11/18/13 Inter: -- Dec: 02/11/14 Upd: 10 years
#8 University of Pennsylvania Rejected Type: RA Sent: 11/04/13 Rec: 11/05/13 Comp: 11/05/13 Inter: -- Dec: 01/24/14 Upd: 10 years
#4 Duke University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 10/30/13 Rec: 10/31/13 Comp: 10/31/13 Inter: -- Dec: 02/18/14 Upd: 10 years
#13 American University F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/18/13 Rec: 10/21/13 Comp: 10/21/13 Inter: -- Dec: 02/21/14 Upd: 10 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 165
  • LSAT 2: 161
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.53
  • Degree GPA: 3.525
  • School Type: Davidson College
  • Major: Political Science

Demographic Information

  • City: North Bethesda
  • State: Maryland
  • Race: White
  • Gender: Woman
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 1-2 Years

Extra Curricular Information

My info, as promised (numbers corrected, too):

Interned at the White House and also spent two summers interning with the U.S. Dept of State at the American Embassy in Rome. Also worked as Deputy Director of Trips on 2012 Obama campaign in NC, and as an intern at the U.S. House of Representatives.

I am proficient in Italian and have also studied at least two years of each Spanish, German, and French.

Both recommendations came from Davidson professors who know me well and who I am still close to. I read one of them and it was beautiful.

One minor undergrad/underage alcohol-related C&F issue that I was required to disclose only at Duke and UVA.

Visited all of my schools at least once, most of them two or three times, and made an effort to network with admissions staff.

Family ties at Harvard and Columbia-ish (sister at Barnard).

Softs may help on the margins, but...don't count on them. They're no substitute for a high LSAT/GPA combo. Hope this is useful for future applicants.

Additional info & updates

Boston College:
Accepted by email in the afternoon after status checker changed to "Decision Rendered" mid-morning.

GW Law:
Accepted by email 24 hours after status checker read "Decision Made."

UNC Law:
Accepted via status checker update, then email.

Wash U Law:
Phone interview on 1/16
Accepted 01/24 via email.

Penn Law:
Denied via email on a Friday night around 8 PM.

Boston University:
Accepted via phone, early afternoon.

Columbia:
Denied via snail mail.

Duke:
Rejected via email around 1 AM.

American:
Wait-listed via email around 4 PM.

Harvard:
No JS 1; rejected via email around 3:30 PM.

Virginia:
Released from wait-list on 4/29 around 3 PM.

Georgetown:
Released from wait-list on 7/7 around 3:30 PM.

Successfully negotiated scholarship at two schools (12K and 15K more), leveraging a third offer.

Updated: Top 20% at BC Law as 1L, successfully comped onto law review; transferred to NYU Law and successfully comped onto law review.

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