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adidas989 (2008 – 2009)

1,881 views - user verified. Account created on 10-06-08.
  School Status Type Program $$$$ Index Sent Received Complete Decision Updated
University of Arizona graph FAccepted $8,000223.212-22-0811 days
University of California Berkeley graph Accepted 236.210-31-0812-04-08 1 month
University of Notre Dame graph Accepted ED$10,00080.210-20-0811-17-08 1 month
University of Texas Austin graph Rejected EA10-29-0812-05-08 1 month
Georgetown University graph Rejected 10-30-0812-11-0826 days
University of Southern California graph Pending 3 1 month
University of California Los Angeles graph Pending 3.1 1 month
Northwestern University graph FPending 10.9 1 month

Demographic Information

City/City Type:
State:Arizona
Race:Hispanic
Sex:Male
Years out of Undergrad:
Self-Selected Under Represented Minority (URM)

Application Information

LSAT:156
LSDAS GPA:3.91
School Type:
Major:Economics
Class Rank:

Extracurricular Information

Fulbright Scholar (Spain)
Legislative Internship
Various community service and academic awards
Worked 30 hours/week in college/ graduated in 3.5 years
First generation immigrant/college graduate
Fluent in Spanish

Strong letters of rec (1 professor, 1 state representative, 1 student group advisor)
So-so personal statement

Additional Information

Well this is the beginning of my cycle.... as you can see, my general mindset is go big, or go home!

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11-17-08
Accepted by Notre Dame by mail dated November 12, 2008
My application to Notre Dame had a slight modification to the personal Statement, and also included an optional essay.
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12-4-08
Accepted to Berkeley, got news by e-mail stating theyll pay $300 for me to fly out there in april. I guess that covers about 20% of my flight from madrid- berkeley...
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12-5-08
Denied by Texas by mail dated December 2, 2008. I kind of shrugged it off though, seeing as how I got into BERKELEY the day before!
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12-22-08
Accepted to Arizona, by mail dated December 18, 2008, along with a $8,000 renewable scholarship. So glad to know my local school wants me and that I can come home if I want to :)

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Best of Luck Saturday, November 8th, 2008 at 10:06 am
You have chosen a lot of prestigious T1's indeed. Although I think your numbers are out of the range of many of these schools, I think the fact that you have some strong soft factors and are a URM will work in your favor. godevils
Congrats... Monday, November 17th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
on the ND ED acceptance! veritas85
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 at 8:16 pm
how did ND notify you? email, postal mail? – anonymous
Congrats Tuesday, November 18th, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Hey man, congrats. I got waitlisted and we have the same background. WTF? Did yo write a PS or ND specific statement? araiza99
Thursday, November 20th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
Congrats on Notre Dame I would kill to go there. LoveLaughLive
Congrats Friday, November 21st, 2008 at 8:39 am
on Notre Dame mandingoe
Congrats Saturday, December 6th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Congrats on Berkeley- that is really fantastic. nuttah
Congrats! Saturday, December 6th, 2008 at 1:18 am
On Berkeley!! SoyLatte
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 3:15 am
are you regreting that you applied ED to notre dame now that you got into berk? DaBrooklynKid
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
oh ya your right, i thought nd was binding but its not...congrats on berk. good luck everywhere else DaBrooklynKid
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 at 2:12 pm
congrats on ucb levistubbs
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 at 4:54 pm
congrats on Berkley and Notre Dame! that are some great acceptances. mrobe000