SGVBruin (2014-2015)

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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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
University of California Berkeley F Accepted A Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/26/15 Upd: 9 years
University of Virginia F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/18/15 Upd: 9 years
University of California Los Angeles F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/03/15 Upd: 9 years
Cornell University Accepted W Type: RA $75,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 04/13/15 Upd: 9 years
University of Southern California F Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 04/28/15 Upd: 9 years
Vanderbilt University F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 04/21/15 Upd: 9 years
Georgetown University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/25/15 Upd: 9 years
University of California Irvine F Accepted W Type: RA $60,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/19/15 Upd: 9 years
University of California Davis F Accepted W Type: RA $102,500 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/16/15 Upd: 9 years
Boston University F Accepted W Type: RA $90,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/17/15 Upd: 9 years
Emory University F Accepted W Type: RA $69,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/12/15 Upd: 9 years
University of Notre Dame F Accepted W Type: RA $15,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/18/15 Upd: 9 years
University of Washington F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/09/15 Upd: 9 years
Northwestern University Pending W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 9 years
George Washington University F Accepted W Type: RA $48,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/30/15 Upd: 9 years
Stanford University Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/30/15 Upd: 9 years
University of Pennsylvania F Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/25/15 Upd: 9 years
Duke University Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/25/15 Upd: 9 years
Washington University in St Louis F Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/23/15 Upd: 9 years
College of William and Mary F Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/03/15 Upd: 9 years
University of Chicago F Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/17/15 Upd: 9 years
Boston College F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/03/15 Upd: 9 years
University of Texas Austin Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/12/15 Upd: 9 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 155
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.84
  • Degree GPA: 4.08
  • School Type: UCLA
  • Major: Political Science

Demographic Information

  • City: Los Angeles
  • State: California
  • Race: Latino
  • Gender: Man
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 1-2 Years

Extra Curricular Information

AmeriCorps and various club and student body leadership positions.

Law School Predictor:
Deny:
Stanford - DENIED
Chicago - DENIED
Duke - DENIED
Cornell - ACCEPTED
Georgetown - ACCEPTED
UCLA - WAITLISTED
USC - DENIED
Boston U - ACCEPTED

Weak Consider:
Virginia - 5% - WAITLISTED
Texas - 5% - DENIED
Penn - 6% - DENIED
Vanderbilt - 10% - WAITLISTED
Cal - 11% - ACCEPTED

Considers:
Northwestern - 17% - HELD
Emory - 17% - ACCEPTED
Notre Dame - 20% - ACCEPTED
U of Wash - 21% - ACCEPTED
George Wash - 22% - ACCEPTED
UC Davis - 22% - ACCEPTED
William & Mary - 24% - ACCEPTED
UC Irvine - 26% - ACCEPTED
Boston C - 28% - WAITLISTED
Wash U - 32% - ACCEPTED

For URM/Latinos who are "reverse-splitters" the Law School Predictor Calculator is a bit off:
Strong Consider = Admit
Consider = Strong Consider
Weak Consider/Deny = Consider

Additional info & updates

Other info: bilingual, openly gay, graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Fee waivers were mainly due to AmeriCorps participation.
All scholarships listed are the lump sum to be divided over the three years of law school. I did not negotiate any scholarships besides applying for Berkeley to match Cornell's offer.
Note: I did not apply for scholarship consideration at U of Wash.

Wrote Why X for: Penn, Duke, Notre Dame, UC Irvine (mandatory)
Wrote Optional Statement for: Georgetown (video), George Washington, U of Wash.
Mentioned School in Personal Statement: Berkeley, UCLA, USC.
Wrote LSAT addendum to all schools with a copy of my past SAT score to show a history of underperformance on standardized tests.
Wrote a diversity essay to all schools except U Texas, George Washington, U of Wash (GWU and UW optional statements included diversity however)
Interviewed with: Vanderbilt and Wash U.

Other Notes:
Boston C requested more information on my current activities before receiving a the waitlist decision 2 weeks later.
Boston U requested more information on my current activities, later called to offer me admission the following week.
Berkeley notified me that my application was under faculty review, admitted the following month.
3/14: Held at Northwestern, withdrew.
4/15: UC Davis - Received the Dean's Merit Scholarship of $97,500 and the Cruz and Jeannene Reynoso Scholarship for Legal Access of $5,000. Originally was offered only $60,000.
4/28 Rejected for matching scholarship at Berkeley using Cornell's offer.

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