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ccs224 (2009 – 2010)

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  School Status Type Program $$$$ Index Sent Received Complete Decision Updated
George Washington University graph Accepted A $105,40011-04-0911-06-0912-03-0901-23-104 months
University of Southern California graph FAccepted W $60,00011-04-0911-06-0911-20-0901-04-104 months
Washington University in St Louis graph Accepted W $78,00011-04-0911-06-0911-27-0901-06-104 months
University of Texas Austin graph Accepted W 11-04-0911-07-0911-24-0903-04-104 months
Boston University graph Accepted W $90,00011-04-0911-06-0912-17-094 months
Boston College graph Accepted W $84,00011-04-0911-06-0911-11-0901-08-104 months
Vanderbilt University graph FAccepted W $54,00011-04-0911-05-0911-11-0901-08-104 months
University of Washington graph Accepted W 11-04-0911-06-0911-30-0901-13-104 months
Lewis and Clark College graph FAccepted W $90,00011-04-0911-09-0911-23-0901-13-104 months
University of Pennsylvania graph Rejected 11-04-0911-05-0911-10-0901-12-104 months
New York University graph Rejected 11-04-0911-12-0911-25-0903-17-104 months
Stanford University graph Rejected 11-04-0911-06-0911-30-0904-08-104 months
Georgetown University graph Rejected 11-04-0911-05-0911-10-096 months
University of California Berkeley graph Rejected 11-04-0911-05-0911-09-0902-18-104 months
University of Michigan Ann Arbor graph Waitlisted W 11-04-0911-12-0912-02-0902-26-103 months
University of California Los Angeles graph Waitlisted W 11-04-0911-04-0911-13-0901-07-103 months
Cornell University graph Waitlisted W 11-04-0911-06-0901-14-1002-01-106 months

Demographic Information

City/City Type:NYC
State:New York
Race:White
Sex:Male
Years out of Undergrad:5-9 Years
Self-Selected Non-Traditional Applicant

Application Information

LSAT:167
LSDAS GPA:3.78 (3.8)
School Type:NYU
Major:English
Class Rank:

Extracurricular Information

President of student environmental organization, member of various political, generally activist, student groups.

Additional Information

4/23/10 - And it's done. Sent in my seat deposit to GW today!

4/13/10 - After a lot of visiting and a lot of talking, I've sent out a lot of withdrawals today and narrowed it down to GW and (if they cave in and give me a scholarship) UW.

3/26/10 - Received my rejection letter from NYU today, along with a $20k/year scholarship to USC, with no added stipulations.

3/9/10 - Just learned that I didn't get BC's Public Service Scholarship. While they've already offered a good deal overall, the lack of this scholarship kind of takes them out of the running.

3/4/10 - In at Texas via phone call. Admissions packet should come in a few days.

3/2/10 - Dean's Scholarship from Vanderbilt for $18,000 a year and a phone call from BU letting me know that I've received the Public Interest Scholarship. Full details on the scholarship should arrive in a few days!

2/26/10 - Found a dead cat in the snow this morning, got waitlisted at Michigan and rejected from Georgetown.

2/25/10 - Received the "Scholar in Law Award" from WUSTL just now. A generous $26,000 a year. It's definitely a great deal, but I'm not sure if it's enough to compete with GW or BC at this point. I still have a lot to think about before making any decisions.

2/18/10 - Rejected from Berkeley. Sad, but not too surprised. They were the only undergrad college that rejected me in many years ago. Unfortunately, they have more company this time around.

2/12/10 - Finalized my application for BC's Public Service scholarship today, only to get an email letting me know I'm getting a scholarship of 28k a year! This certainly complicates things...

2/4/10 - Withdrew from Cornell. With a lot of great offers, I'm not willing to wait until May to see what happens with their reserve list.

2/1/10 - On "Reserve" at Cornell. A bit bummed about that.

1/27/10 - Financial aid forms are the worst things on earth; much worse than applications. I can construct a good narrative about myself, but I can not do numbers.

1/23/10 - Got into GW today! 30k a year, plus free housing for the first year!

1/19/10 - Acceptance letter from UW came today! Very exciting.

1/14/10 - Confirmed with L&C - in, with a very generous $30k a year in merit awards. UW status checker indicated "Decision Letter Sent" 1/13 as well. Come on PNW! [Edit: And on 1/15 we learn that the UW 1/13 update was a systems error.]

1/13/10 - Just got an email from the student government at L&C welcoming me and discussing student-government-type things - a bit surprising, as I never received an acceptance notices! I'm assuming this means admit, but I'm worried about the competence of my local mail service and what else may have been lost on its way here...

1/12/10 - Denied at Penn via status checker. Not very classy, Penn.

1/10/10 - Sent in my response to UCLA's waitlistin' along with a fairly detailed letter describing why I'm still interested. UCLA actually has a great environmental law program and, were I not accepted to any better schools, would be a nice match for me. This is something I don't think I made clear enough in my original application, as I pretty much used a generic PS and DS for most schools, so I'm hoping this will help.

1/8/10 - In at Vanderbilt via email. And in this evening at BC, via a pretty package in the mail. Take that UCLA!

1/7/10 - Waitlisted at UCLA! Nooooo!

1/6/10 - In at WUSTL via email!

1/4/10 - Made it in at USC!

12/23/09 - Received admissions packet from BU. Offered 15k/year merit scholarship. Not bad!

12/17/09 - Just got a call from BU letting me know that I was accepted. Very exciting - let's hope that more come soon!

12/4/09 - Email from Georgetown - decision postponed until January. Not terrible news, as I'm certainly not an auto-admit for them (one point below median LSAT, slightly higher than median GPA), but not the good news I was hoping for when I clicked on the email. We'll see what happens in January.

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Former teacher, with Masters in Ed, and one year experience in non-prof ed work. NYC Teaching Fellow and teacher of English in a high-poverty, high-needs school in the Bronx for four years directly after undergrad. Interested in environmental law.

LSAT score from Sept 09.

Would love to work in a law-focused, environmental non-profit following law school. Any comments, suggestions, odds?

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Environmental Law Thursday, August 13th, 2009 at 6:50 am
If you are interested in environmental law, you might want to check out the rankings system I developed- Environmental Law Preference Rankings. You can download the file here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?oi0ettiomyo

Let me know if you have any questions and good luck! gatorlion
Good luck Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Just wanted to wish you good luck as someone with similar numbers and interests.

I'll be watching your cycle. Shaggier1
UW... Thursday, January 14th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
I'm waiting for the UW decision letter to make it to the East coast as well, mailed 1/13. Hoping for good news for both of us!! aimhigh09
Friday, January 15th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
Wow, between the L&C packet getting lost in the mail and then the UW systems error, you're having a heck of a week! I just hope that the whole UW decision mix-up isn't a bad sign. aimhigh09
UW Tuesday, January 19th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Thanks! congrats to you as well! =) aimhigh09
Great cycle so far Thursday, February 4th, 2010 at 1:18 am
Good luck on the rest, luckily you have some solid options already! adyu
Thanks! Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
And my first comment, too, woo! Good luck on the remainder of your cycle, hope you get into NYU, too :) BenJ
Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
Awesome. Well, you've got some great offers anyway, so even if NYU doesn't work out, you'll be going to law school for free at a solid school somewhere. FREE! I wish I could say that. Good luck with environmental law; that'll probably be my focus, too. BenJ
Elaw Friday, February 26th, 2010 at 9:05 pm
Wow- very impressive- congrats on the acceptances! Full ride @ GW is amazing, they have a great overall program and DC is wonderful You have some tough decisions ahead, but it is good to be in your position. I see you are going to Lewis and Clark ASD from TLS, see you there!

– vegansistah
Congrats on the Vanderbilt offer. Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Between that, BC, GW, and some other schools, you have a lot of great offers. Good luck on the rest of your cycle. HerseyChris
NYC Teacher Sunday, April 4th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
Hey just curious why BC or GW over WUSTL? vintage
Teacher Sunday, April 11th, 2010 at 9:29 am
Prefer not to name, but it's in the Bronx. vintage
Teacher Sunday, April 11th, 2010 at 9:33 am
Hoping to get into Vanderbilt. vintage
Teach Wednesday, April 14th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Thanks and good luck with everything. vintage
Staying in School Friday, April 16th, 2010 at 1:33 am
Hey! I decided to stay in my PhD program and finish before contemplating law school, possibly in 2012. You have some excellent choices, and I totally envy your GW acceptance. I wish you the best of luck no matter where you go. We need more good environmental lawyers! gatorlion