heyitspaulagon (2020-2021)

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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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
#2 Stanford University WL, Rejected Type: RA Sent: 10/13/20 Rec: 10/14/20 Comp: 10/20/20 Inter: -- Dec: 05/06/21 Upd: 2 years
#6 New York University Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/26/20 Rec: 10/26/20 Comp: 10/26/20 Inter: -- Dec: 04/28/21 Upd: 3 years
#9 University of California Berkeley Accepted A Type: RA $60,000 Sent: 10/26/20 Rec: 10/26/20 Comp: 11/02/20 Inter: -- Dec: 01/12/21 Upd: 3 years
#4 University of Chicago Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/13/20 Rec: 10/13/20 Comp: 11/05/20 Inter: -- Dec: 01/22/21 Upd: 3 years
#20 Boston University F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/26/20 Rec: 10/27/20 Comp: 10/28/20 Inter: -- Dec: 03/30/21 Upd: 3 years
#17 Washington University in St Louis F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/07/20 Rec: 10/09/20 Comp: 10/20/20 Inter: -- Dec: 02/11/21 Upd: 3 years
#9 Northwestern University F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/13/20 Rec: 10/15/20 Comp: 11/02/20 Inter: -- Dec: 01/28/21 Upd: 3 years
#14 Georgetown University Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/13/20 Rec: 10/14/20 Comp: 10/20/20 Inter: -- Dec: 12/07/20 Upd: 3 years
#4 Columbia University Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/13/20 Rec: 10/13/20 Comp: 10/14/20 Inter: -- Dec: 02/15/21 Upd: 3 years
#9 University of Michigan Ann Arbor F Accepted Type: RA $60,000 Sent: 10/26/20 Rec: 10/27/20 Comp: 11/02/20 Inter: -- Dec: 12/16/20 Upd: 3 years
#53 Cardozo-Yeshiva University F Accepted Type: RA $191,700 Sent: 10/06/20 Rec: 10/07/20 Comp: 10/14/20 Inter: -- Dec: 01/07/21 Upd: 3 years
#27 Fordham University Accepted Type: RA $90,000 Sent: 10/07/20 Rec: 10/08/20 Comp: 10/14/20 Inter: -- Dec: 12/11/20 Upd: 3 years
#15 University of California Los Angeles F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 10/26/20 Rec: 10/28/20 Comp: 10/29/20 Inter: -- Dec: 01/11/21 Upd: 3 years
#7 University of Pennsylvania F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 10/16/20 Rec: 10/17/20 Comp: 10/30/20 Inter: -- Dec: 01/15/21 Upd: 3 years
#3 Harvard University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 10/13/20 Rec: 10/14/20 Comp: 10/16/20 Inter: -- Dec: 01/14/21 Upd: 3 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 165
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.27
  • Degree GPA: -
  • School Type: MIT
  • Major: STEM

Demographic Information

  • City: Detroit
  • State: Michigan
  • Race: -
  • Gender: Woman
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 5-9 Years

Extra Curricular Information

Engineering grad from MIT with coursework in policy, planning, and law.

By the time I start classes, I will have worked for ~7 years in startups, philanthropy, and city government.

Most likely interested in public interest law but am looking to explore in law school.

Took LSAT-Flex in August 2020 (due to COVID-19 restrictions).

Additional info & updates

9/21 [Michigan] - Fee waiver received by email.
9/22 [Penn] - Fee waiver received by email.
10/1 [Northwestern] - Fee waiver received by email.
10/2 [BU] - Fee waiver approved via email.
10/5 [UCLA] - Fee waiver received by email.

10/14 [Northwestern] - Kira interview invitation.
10/26 [Northwestern] - Kira interview submitted.

12/7 [GULC] - Placed on the "Preferred Waiting List"

12/11 [Fordham] - ACCEPTED! Initial scholarship offer received by email on 12/15.

12/16 [Michigan] - ACCEPTED! Welcome packet arrived via mail a few days later.

1/7 [Cardozo] - ACCEPTED as a Gates Scholar! Full, non-conditional scholarship.

1/11 [UCLA] - Rejected via email.

1/12 [UC Berkeley] - ACCEPTED! Initial scholarship offered via email on 1/22.

1/14 [Harvard] - Rejected via status checker.

1/15 [Penn] - Rejected via email.

1/22 [U Chicago] - Placed on waitlist.

1/28 [Northwestern] - Placed on waitlist.
[NYU] - Received the "hold tight" email from NYU, letting me know that I'm still under review.

2/11 [WUSTL] - Placed on waitlist, alerted via email.

2/15 [Columbia] - Placed on "Reserve List" with final decision coming in May.

2/19 [GULC] - Received a "hold tight" video via email, apparently sent to all applicants on the waitlist.

3/24 [Michigan] - Negotiated gift aid with Financial Aid Office, matching Berkeley's initial offer of $60K over three years.

3/31 [BU] - Placed on waitlist via email.

3/31 [Berkeley] - Filed scholarship reconsideration form and requested increase, using Michigan's matched offer as the direct comparison. Reconsideration request was denied on 4/8.

4/15 - ATTENDING BERKELEY LAW! Withdrew all existing waitlist decisions, still waiting to hear back from NYU and Stanford.

4/28 [NYU] - Waitlisted at NYU and withdrew application.

5/6 [Stanford] - Waitlisted at Stanford! Will be staying on the wait list for the time being, especially since Berkeley and Stanford are in the same general direction (and this feels like a miracle).

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