dpostm07 (2020-2021)

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Application Information

F - Fee Waiver, A - Attending, W - Withdrawn, D - Deferred

Law School

Updated

Cornell University

Rejected D

10/18/07

04/19/08

12 years

Boston College

Accepted A

10/18/07

12/17/07

13 years

University of Minnesota Twin Cities

Accepted W

$15,000

10/31/07

11/28/07

13 years

Temple University F

Accepted W

$36,000

10/18/07

12/15/07

13 years

Indiana University Bloomington F

Accepted W

$42,000

11/04/07

03/13/08

13 years

Washington University in St Louis

Waitlisted W

10/18/07

04/05/08

13 years

University of Wisconsin Madison

Accepted W

11/26/07

02/04/08

13 years

Emory University

Accepted W

11/24/07

01/02/08

13 years

Fordham University

Waitlisted W

10/18/07

02/29/08

13 years

University of Pennsylvania

Rejected D

10/18/07

03/05/08

13 years

Boston University

Waitlisted

10/18/07

03/03/08

13 years

George Washington University

Rejected

10/29/07

02/04/08

13 years

Vanderbilt University

Waitlisted

10/18/07

01/22/08

13 years

University of Virginia

Rejected

10/18/07

12/14/07

13 years

Georgetown University

Rejected

10/22/07

12/10/07

13 years

Applicant Information

LSAT:

165

LSDAS GPA:

3.4

Degree GPA:

3.4

College Name or Type :

Ivy

Major :

Political Science

Class Rank :

N/A

Demographic Information

City :

N/A

State :

New Jersey

Race :

White

Gender :

Male

Years out of Undergrad :

N/A

Extra Curricular Information

Newspaper writer/columnist
School Band
Dean's Advisory Board
Residential Adviser
Tour Guide
Two summers with Philly DA

ADDITIONAL INFO & UPDATES

Work as paralegal in NY corporate law firm

All money is for the total amount over three years

**11/13: 8 complete apps, waiting on BU, GW, Fordham, IU, and Gtown

**11/26:  I got nervous waiting for decisions so added UW and Emory

**11/28: Phone call from U. Minnesota.  I'm in!  I can remember how to breathe again.

**12/4: complete everywhere but BU, GW, IU, Gtown, Emory, and Wisconsin

**12/13: Status checker at Fordham says "2nd Evaluation".  The admissions office said I am in a holding pattern, having made the first cut but will be reviewed again.  Finally complete at GW; they operate on an odd schedule.

**12/14: Dinged at UVA, no surprise there

**12/15: Admitted to Temple.  A very nice admissions package including a scholarship on the basis that I stay in the top half of the class.

**12/17: Admitted to BC via snail mail.  Their package is well prepared and very informative. Deferred at Cornell which is as positive as I could hope for.

**12/19: Official deferral letter from Fordham arrives in the mail.  Honestly, the deferral letters are sometimes nicer than acceptance letters.  "You are great, but..."

**12/21: Deferred at Penn, which is better than the rejection I expected.

**1/2: Acceptance phone call from Emory.  I missed it because my New Jersey Transit train was 45 minutes late.  I now have real geographic diversity to choose from.

**1/3: Attended IU recruitment event with alumni and professors in Manhattan.  I assume that means I will be accepted.

**1/8: Received Emory acceptance package.  More colorful than stately.  I will have some reading to do.

**1/22: Finally received notice of completion at Wash U.  Seems sort of ridiculous given that I submitted my application three months ago.
    Vanderbilt's waitlist letter that was mailed on the 15th finally arrived.  I'm not surprised but still disappointed.  This was a small stretch school.

**2/4: Mixed day.  I was accepted to Wisconsin (thin envelope) and was dinged at GW.  I thought I would be waitlisted, but oh well.

**2/20:  I apparently went to "2nd evaluation" on this date at Fordham.  Whatever that means.  It is now the 26th but have not received a letter or anything else yet from them.

**2/29: Waitlisted at Fordham according to the status checker.  Waitlisted at BU via USPS.

**3/4:  My application is complete at IU via email.  WTF?  I was told I would have a decision six weeks ago.  They do not have their act together.

**3/5: Rejected at Penn.  I can't say I didn't expect it.  But given that I graduated from there as an undergrad I had a secret hope it would work out.  Oh well.

**3/13: Accepted at Indiana via email.  Official letter coming via USPS.

**3/20: I've decided not to stay on the Fordham waitlist and therefore am effectively withdrawing my application.

**4/5: Waitlisted at WashU, that took so long for that?

**4/19: Finally rejected at Cornell.  Encouraged to apply to transfer next year, wtf?

Decision: I will attend BOSTON COLLEGE in the fall.

Work as paralegal in NY corporate law firm

All money is for the total amount over three years

**11/13: 8 complete apps, waiting on BU, GW, Fordham, IU, and Gtown

**11/26: I got nervous waiting for decisions so added UW and Emory

**11/28: Phone call from U. Minnesota. I'm in! I can remember how to breathe again.

**12/4: complete everywhere but BU, GW, IU, Gtown, Emory, and Wisconsin

**12/13: Status checker at Fordham says "2nd Evaluation". The admissions office said I am in a holding pattern, having made the first cut but will be reviewed again. Finally complete at GW; they operate on an odd schedule.

**12/14: Dinged at UVA, no surprise there

**12/15: Admitted to Temple. A very nice admissions package including a scholarship on the basis that I stay in the top half of the class.

**12/17: Admitted to BC via snail mail. Their package is well prepared and very informative. Deferred at Cornell which is as positive as I could hope for.

**12/19: Official deferral letter from Fordham arrives in the mail. Honestly, the deferral letters are sometimes nicer than acceptance letters. "You are great, but..."

**12/21: Deferred at Penn, which is better than the rejection I expected.

**1/2: Acceptance phone call from Emory. I missed it because my New Jersey Transit train was 45 minutes late. I now have real geographic diversity to choose from.

**1/3: Attended IU recruitment event with alumni and professors in Manhattan. I assume that means I will be accepted.

**1/8: Received Emory acceptance package. More colorful than stately. I will have some reading to do.

**1/22: Finally received notice of completion at Wash U. Seems sort of ridiculous given that I submitted my application three months ago.
Vanderbilt's waitlist letter that was mailed on the 15th finally arrived. I'm not surprised but still disappointed. This was a small stretch school.

**2/4: Mixed day. I was accepted to Wisconsin (thin envelope) and was dinged at GW. I thought I would be waitlisted, but oh well.

**2/20: I apparently went to "2nd evaluation" on this date at Fordham. Whatever that means. It is now the 26th but have not received a letter or anything else yet from them.

**2/29: Waitlisted at Fordham according to the status checker. Waitlisted at BU via USPS.

**3/4: My application is complete at IU via email. WTF? I was told I would have a decision six weeks ago. They do not have their act together.

**3/5: Rejected at Penn. I can't say I didn't expect it. But given that I graduated from there as an undergrad I had a secret hope it would work out. Oh well.

**3/13: Accepted at Indiana via email. Official letter coming via USPS.

**3/20: I've decided not to stay on the Fordham waitlist and therefore am effectively withdrawing my application.

**4/5: Waitlisted at WashU, that took so long for that?

**4/19: Finally rejected at Cornell. Encouraged to apply to transfer next year, wtf?

Decision: I will attend BOSTON COLLEGE in the fall.

Visitor Comments

Good luck
Friday, November 02 2007 at 06:39 AM

Hello, numbers twin! Your list looks great -- I'm excited to see how things go for you this cycle. I'm tied down to the Philly area for personal reasons, so I will be living vicariously through your LSN profile :-) Best of luck!

- teeks

Thanks!
Monday, November 05 2007 at 10:18 AM

Good luck to you as well. Here's to a great cycle.

- beltzies64

Thanks
Friday, November 09 2007 at 11:27 AM

I hope we don't get dinged! Have you gone complete at any schools yet? I'm still waiting.

- cellardoor

Minnesota
Tuesday, November 13 2007 at 01:25 PM

Very unexpected phone call on 11/9/07, application in on 10/15/07. Good luck!

- dinei

Reaches
Tuesday, November 27 2007 at 09:39 PM

If you don't reach, you will never achieve baby!

- ashenaq

Good Luck to All
Thursday, December 06 2007 at 08:30 AM

Ha, thanks! Yeah I was a high school latin nerd myself. Congrats on Uof Minn and good luck with your cycle. Looks like you'll be just fine. Keep you fingers crossed for me.

- bonafortunaomnibus

Temple
Saturday, December 15 2007 at 07:03 PM

Thanks. I'm 95% certain I'll be at Temple next fall. Congratulations to you on your acceptances! It's still early, but do you have any idea where you want to end up?

- teeks

opposites
Friday, December 21 2007 at 06:37 PM

interesting you and I did the opposite with regards to BC and Fordham EA

- emanon

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Wednesday, December 26 2007 at 05:31 AM

hey, our numbers are really similar. Thanks for your encouragement and congrats on U of M.

- mandymop

Georgetown
Thursday, January 03 2008 at 12:23 PM

Did you apply to both PT and FT for Gtown, or just FT?

- ashenaq

Honesty
Tuesday, January 15 2008 at 05:09 AM

you seem to have casually left out that you were named in the mitchell report..

- 101011

Vandy
Tuesday, January 29 2008 at 10:49 AM

It is rough. Thankfully I have a ps3 to get me through the months ahead. Defeating and humbling those annoying teenagers in online games is strangely cathartic. I highly recommend it.

- bronxcheer

The way people know...
Friday, February 01 2008 at 05:56 AM

their future decisions is through the status checker. The status checker turns to "decision" but at most schools does not tell you WHAT decision only that they have come to a decision.

- drew82abndiv

Acceptances
Friday, February 01 2008 at 11:20 AM

Wow, BC and Emory -- congrats! Hopefully some more acceptances are coming your way!

- teeks

Decisions
Friday, February 01 2008 at 11:32 AM

The decisions on pending schools are just estimates of when I will receive a decision based on past cycles. I used to have that listed in my Extracurriculum Info but somehow my info got cleared.

- thelawnoob

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Thursday, February 14 2008 at 04:50 PM

Nice to see someone with similar numbers and a similar school having a good cycle. Good luck, and any top choices?

- Gunit11

penn
Thursday, March 06 2008 at 06:01 PM

hi, sorry to see about your penn rejection. at least you've got some great options to choose from and who knows what can still happen! I am wondering if your Penn rejection came via email or snail mail. Thanks and best of luck to you on the rest of your cycle

- BLAHHHH

congrats on BC!
Tuesday, April 22 2008 at 09:09 PM

Hey congrats on BC! I have decided to attend there as well. Random question about Cornell - were you originally put on hold?

- capriccio

BC
Monday, May 05 2008 at 07:04 AM

Congratulations on choosing BC! Awesome choice. Best of luck to you :)

- teeks

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