PaulSimon (2020-2021)

on cornell and gw:) also, when did you go complete at penn and chicago, and when did you receive their decisions?

You put an "A" for "Attending" next to those three schools. Did you mean to put a "W" for "Withdrawn?"

oh my god, that was so fast! i literally just made the mistake, realized my mistake, and changed it when i read your comment :) I did mean W.

they're really good. They certainly helped me.

As a representative to fat people everywhere, fast is a term I don't often hear. I guess I'm just good like that. Good luck.

I think its great that you decided to follow your gut and reapply!

for your advice and good wishes, zb, pyth, and HLC. :o)

for your advice and good wishes, zb, pyth, and HLC. :o)

hey, email me for lsat prep advice/recommendations

hi! i'm in a similar situation. did you think about deferring and applying to other schools? did you see the deferral agreements of any of the schools you got into? do you know if they are binding? let me know - i'm trying to decide between deferring and withdrawing.....and need to do so FAST. thanks so much.

i did think about deferring at cornell and reapplying elsewhere, but that just didn't seem very honest to me. and i felt that my financial options might be better with a higher test score, as well. now that it's been a few months since I decided to put off law school, I still feel really good about the decision--I'm actually excited to explore the world a bit before I commit myself to a career in law. i'm even thinking about defering the year I get in, so I go in 2009. Not sure about that yet, though. i'm not sure about the binding nature of other schools' deferral agreements, but I guess the decision whether to defer, attend, or withdraw is totally yours. good luck with everything!

to answer your question, i didn't write the why upenn essay. I'm assuming that they didn't like that!

a different kind of applicant, indeed! we have pretty similar numbers (including grad), so i'll be very interested in how things turn out for you. good luck!

I wish I had gotten myself together enough to score higher than a 170. Good luck on this cycle:)

Good luck this cycle! We have very similar numbers and profiles. What is WGYA at NYU?

How did Berkeley tell you your app was complete?

On Georgetown!

congrats on GULC! just curious, where do you live? j/w about how long it took to arrive at your door. congrats again

Yep, I applied to GULC too. I did Penn ED though, it is my first choice. I'm a bit below the LSAT median so I'm just hoping that ED helps me up a bit...we'll see. They usually get ED decisions out around December 20th. My fingers are perpetually crossed!

Thanks for the encouragement with the Northwestern app on LSD. Good luck with yours, as well! I'm confident that you'll have a *very* impressive cycle.

and good luck - not that you'll be needing any. it looks like you're going to completely rock this cycle!! :)

It was on TLS not LSD. Just basically one guy who was very angry I'd congratulated him and bitched about me in multiple threads. Not really sure what it was about, I didn't really care. You've always seemed like a nice person and I didn't mind you being curious about me. Good luck on all your apps! :)

Don't let the wait get to you. You have many more acceptances coming your way!

Congrats on Gtown and best of luck with the rest of your cycle! =)

*shakes fist* DAMN YOU for not conceding that #19 spot. You just have to have it all, don't you? Congrats on G-Town and GL with your pendings.

i just realized how similar our profiles are. i am rooting for you and can't wait to hear more good news on your end (especially since that'll be a good sign for me too)!

I won't be taking it again. I do not think I would do that much better. I believe that with a February exam the time trade-off is way too important to overlook. I'll try to float with my UGPA; maybe it'll hold me up with the admission committees.

PaulSimon, thank you for being my first comment. I was starting to get lonely.

PaulSimon, thank you for being my first comment. I was starting to get lonely.

I think Georgetown is going to be a bell-weather for my cycle, so I'm hoping my result is as good as yours. Best of luck with your cycle, too.

If you're wondering how your cycle's going to turn out, take a look at my page. We're practically identical, although I retook a 170 instead of a 174. I think that your better soft factors should cancel out my applying earlier. You'll do fine.

Sorry, forgot to do this while logged in. Now you can click on my profile.

Congratulations on GW! Best of luck for the rest of your cycle -- you have good numbers.

on GW!!! =D

Congratulations on GW! Best of luck for the rest of your cycle -- you have good numbers.

on GW and Georgetown! Funny how the decisions were exactly a month apart. I'm sure you'll have to wait a lot less than that for the rest of your acceptances to come rolling in!

Nice job on the second LSAT. I'm sure it'll pay off for you. Here's to hoping we see each other in the halls of Yale, eh? ;]

Congrats on GW! We finally have an acceptance in common! Let's hope for many more.

Yup, I will definitely be at one of the GW ASWs!! I hope to see you there! Ps: I saw your blog link on LSD - good luck with your race preparations! I had planned to sign up but online registration had already closed by the time I went to sign up! =(

Congrats on the GW acceptance! I'm in the same boat with the Northwestern decision -- good luck to us both!

A full ride from GW would definitely pull me away. I heard a rumor that they'll be giving some of those outside of the ED program. Your numbers should definitely put you in the running.

Thank you!

What is going on with NU? They have let in like 10 people.... I went complete there 6 weeks ago, and had a pretty good interview (i thought) and I have work experience.... and nothing yet. Be sure to let me know when you hear something, I think we are around 2 weeks apart.

Booooo so I was sent an update to check my status for Northwestern, and I was told that I have been "placed on hold, and that I can sign this form to say I'm still interested and all the holds will be re-evaluated in May"-- so that sucks... it pisses me off because I didn't even want to apply there, no interest in Chicago, and they contacted me and gave me a fee waver and told me I meet their profile. I interviewed, and the woman loved me, and then I get put on hold?

With your great numbers and with work experience, I hope you're in for an acceptance! Maybe I'll see you at their ASW :)

you're going to do great this cycle, i don't know what you're worried about. the only thing about your cycle that will suck is the wait.

I'll be there in January...

I'm going to sit in on a class and would definitely be up for grabbing lunch on that Thursday if someone is organizing...

I hope you hear from NW soon. I think we both would love to go there! Maybe you'll hear something this week... I won't be hearing for a while still.

I wish my numbers were as good as yours! I do have some really good soft factors (not to brag, but I think they are decent), but I hope they even look past my numbers. Maybe we'll end up together at NW :)

.. is approaching quickly! Look forward to meeting you then.

Good luck at Northwestern!

I was wondering what your thoughts on the two were, since I'm in a similar situation. Plus, GW will probably give both of us a nice bit of money...

for the comment. I'm going to apply to HYSB because even though it's unlikely, I don't want to be asking "what if" like you said. Good luck with the rest of your cycle!

...for the good wishes re: Penn. And right back atcha!

On Penn!

on Penn!!! I swear, I'm feeling more excited for your cycle than my own (though at this point, that makes a lot of sense).

CONGRATULATIONS!! THAT IS SO WONDERFUL THAT YOU GOT INTO PENN!! I AM ELATED FOR YOU!!!! :D :D

I'm thrilled for you about Penn.

hiya lovebutton:) congrats on penn!!!!!!!! don't worry about NU, with your degrees & WE, should be no problem. i had a weird dream too, but mine was about CLS. my friend and i both got in, which was amazing considering she didn't apply.

Many congrats on Penn! That's uber-exciting. And I'm sure it won't be the last of the good news for you. :)

And my prediction has already come true! Yay, Columbia!

On Columbia!

Hey, this is what you get when you sell out your parents' drug addictions in some Hallmark movie-of-the-week personal statement. Just kidding, Kind of. But seriously, if Columbia thought enough of your app to admit you among the first RDs to get in, then you are bound to be admitted to more schools, and pretty soon I predict.

CLS!!! Congratulations. That is fabulous news. I'm guessing you aren't as desperate for news from NU now!

So much for your no news streak! Congrats on your great acceptances this cycle.

What a phenomenal couple of days you've had. Congratulations!

CONGRATS ON CLS & PENN! I've been feeling really down about my cycle, but it warms my heart to see my favorite LSD members get into their dream schools. Congrats again. ; )

CLS rules! As does Penn. I wish I could convince you and the AdComms to give me your spot on the one of the two you won't attend. :) Fantastic cycle!!!

I'm the T in GLBT, so I like to lay low. Congrats on your acceptances!

Although probably not quite as worked up as you. I can't imagine what three acceptance back-to-back might do to me.

Although probably not quite as worked up as you. I can't imagine what three acceptance back-to-back might do to me.

You're on FIRE! :) Enjoy your weekend basking in the Northwestern (and Penn and Columbia) acceptance afterglow.

Congrats on BOTH CLS AND NWU! WOW!!! It was great meeting you -- you have so much choice ahead of you. I'm pretty sure you'll get NYU, and am confident you have an excellent shot at Boalt and Stanford, too. Fantastic stuff. Lastly, I don't know about you, but...erm...I'm confused at the moment. I'm hoping GW comes to save the day with money...because the debt might be too heavy.

yeah, it was such a relief to finally get an acceptance! Made my week. And congrats on Columbia & Northwestern - - two nice acceptances in two days? Daamn.

Yeah, that's why I posted that thread over on LSD. I don't think I did any optional essays or anything, so I think I'm going to crank some out and get them sent out to the rest of my schools. Looks like your dry spell has ended pretty nicely though..

Northwestern! Hell yeah! Nice work, not that there was ever doubt.

but you really should take the CLS offer. that's just my completely unbiased opinion.

oh, and i doubt your view count is a fluke... three big acceptances in three days will do that to ya.

Looks like you're on quite a streak at the moment. Congratulations on Columbia, Penn, and NW!

Thanks for hte congrats. Sorry for not responding in a while. It takes an effort because LSN doesnt save my login info and it's so slow. Who knows, maybe I'll see you at the next ASW;) Let's hope I make it into NYU! I'll be the one wearing the prettiest dress:D! And congrats on your acceptances. I know you were waiting for a while, and seemed upset, but with patience comes rewards of the greatest value:)

And congratulations on your acceptances too!

WOOHOO! right back! you're dominating this cycle, keep it up!

for the encouragement....i wouldn't have applied if I thought it was garbage...but I've heard they tend to not place well outside of the Tampa area, which isn't where I want to practice.

thanks for your kind note on my wall. yeah, it's sad i know, but it's better than being depressed by myself!!!

What Michigan certification are you talking about sending them?

What Michigan certification are you talking about sending them?

I'm surprised by how the Yale rejection stings. Certainly, I expected it, but it's still not as easy to brush off as I thought it would be. How about you? Leaning toward any schools in particular right now?

Hey, Thanks for the encouragement! It was really nice to see after having posted the bad news from UMich. I am definitely reapplying and hope to be as successful my second cycle as you were with yours! :)

Still waiting...I read on their website that the still average multiple scores. That could be it. What's your take on NYU vs. Columbia?

sorry that your hot streak cooled a bit, good luck on your remaining apps and I hope that your cycle ends on a good note. buy hey, you always have three great great schools to fall back on ;)

Hope your GW money works out better than mine does! Best of luck, as always, in making your decision :)

we hope you don't forget about us.

LOL @ your email address. you are a cutie.

no, you didn't discourage me. i appreciate the honesty. anyway, ive had people say a lot worse lol. now my PS is coming into question. some are saying that it is terrible and another reason why i've been rejected so many times. as with gulc, i'm not getting my hopes up. i know that it's not going to happen =) wishing you all the best!

For your kind words. I am keeping an optimistic perspective about this whole thing. Admission committees are arcane. Congrats on all your acceptances, wish you the best. I will keep you abreast on my progress. I wll do a rain dance for you, so we can get you into HARVARD!

congrats on all your great news! I am dying right now to hear back from Columbia, but I suppose it's my own fault for applying so late in the cycle. Where do you think you'll end up going?

Yeaaaah. The BC/BU amounts are both tempting (I like BC over BU, myself), but I don't think I'm going to do either (at least right now...). I hate choosing. You have some amazing choices, though...wish you luck on that!

good luck to you too, with what is remaining, not that you need it! now i only hope that we can be acceptance twins too :)

i think you should come to CLS.

Wondering how the decision making process is going for you? :) I'm pretty set on CLS, I'm thinking (and I don't really expect much money). Hope to see you there!

Man, this is killer. At this point I'm wondering if they lost my application or something.

Haha, yeah, the waitlist was a little rough after having waited so long for a decision, but I'm totally fine with it. I'm 99.999999999 % sure that I'm going to UChicago (never say never). How about you? Northwestern is pretty awesome and it looks like they're throwing a ton of money at you.

Congrats on your decision. Cya at Columbia!