showmelove (2022-2023)

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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred
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# Law School Status Type $$$ Sent Received Complete Interview Date Decision Updated
#1 Columbia University F Accepted D W Type: RA Sent: 11/12/06 Rec: 11/13/06 Comp: 12/12/06 Inter: -- Dec: 02/20/07 Upd: 18 years
#1 Harvard University Accepted D A Type: RA Sent: 11/17/06 Rec: 11/20/06 Comp: 12/13/06 Inter: -- Dec: 02/27/07 Upd: 18 years
#1 New York University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 11/12/06 Rec: 11/13/06 Comp: 12/08/06 Inter: -- Dec: 12/18/06 Upd: 18 years
Boston University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 12/03/06 Rec: 12/04/06 Comp: 01/17/07 Inter: -- Dec: 03/01/07 Upd: 18 years
Fordham University Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 11/12/06 Rec: 11/12/06 Comp: 11/30/06 Inter: -- Dec: 02/14/07 Upd: 18 years
University of Pennsylvania F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 11/25/06 Rec: 11/28/06 Comp: 12/08/06 Inter: -- Dec: 03/08/07 Upd: 18 years
University of Michigan Ann Arbor F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 12/10/06 Rec: 12/14/06 Comp: 12/14/06 Inter: -- Dec: 12/19/06 Upd: 18 years
Boston College Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 12/03/06 Rec: 12/04/06 Comp: 12/13/06 Inter: -- Dec: 02/18/07 Upd: 18 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: -
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: -
  • Degree GPA: -
  • School Type: Top 10
  • Major: -

Demographic Information

  • City: -
  • State: -
  • Race: Black
  • Gender: Woman
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: -

Extra Curricular Information

- Good story to tell.
- Strong PS -- considered "extraordinary" by 7 reviewers
- Worked 15-20 hours per week throughout UG
- masters degree (including 100-page thesis)
- Several years of work experience in varied industries
- English is my second language
- Good extra-curricular activities (received school-wide award for public service).

**taking numbers down for now. Will put them back up at the end of the cycle.

Additional info & updates

fee waivers
- CLS, UPenn, UMich, Duke, Northeastern, Northwestern, Vanderbilt, UConn, UHouston, W&L, GWU, UIUC, WUSTL, Emory, several others

All schools received the same PS (which was really a PS/DS). Some received supplemental essays as noted below. All schools received 3 LORS (1 academic, 2 professional).
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Michigan:
Status checker went to decision on 12/20
Acceptance package received 12/26, dated 12/19
I also wrote a "Why Law/Why Michigan" essay
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NYU:
Received complete notice by email
Received acceptance package on 12/22, dated 12/18. VERY EXCITED!
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Harvard:
01/18: Harvard hold email! Keeping my fingers crossed.
02/27: HARVARD?!?
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Penn:
Complete notice by email.
Wrote Why Penn essay
3/8: Phone call from someone from the admissions office (I didn't catch the name): IN!
______________
CLS:
complete notice by email.
02/22: "hold" letter from CLS

4/4 -- Sent withdrawals to Penn and Mich.

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Thanks!
Monday, August 07 2006 at 08:00 PM

I was a bit shocked by the outcome. I was nominated for the Richman Fellowship and will interview in early March. Also completely unexpected, but hopefully I can put my best foot forward. I wish you continued success and will be checking back in. Are you leaning in any particular direction?

tac84gw
congrats
Friday, September 01 2006 at 08:00 PM

Congrats on all of your acceptances!

kiki123
you will
Thursday, February 15 2007 at 07:00 PM

hear back from your other schools soon! are you going to MIch's ASW? If so, when? I'm going to the first one.

kiki123
HLS
Monday, August 07 2006 at 08:00 PM

Congrats on Harvard!! I'm sure you are highly pleased with the outcome. Good luck with CLS and UPenn, also!!

tac84gw
hls
Sunday, November 26 2006 at 07:00 PM

congrats on hls! mind if I ask when you had the phone interview with Dean Stock? =)

brett2007
congrats on all your schools actually!!
Sunday, November 26 2006 at 07:00 PM

=)

brett2007
thanks!
Sunday, November 26 2006 at 07:00 PM

thanks for the message! I can't help starting to get scared though...it's been several weeks already since the call and other ppl who interviewed after me have been getting acceptances. argh so have been quite anty lately. must learn how to meditate or something! =(

brett2007
anty--> antsy
Sunday, November 26 2006 at 07:00 PM

i can't even type now. -.- thanks for the encouragement though! It is very uplifting to hear that it took you a while to get the second call =)

brett2007
congrats
Tuesday, January 09 2007 at 07:00 PM

on Harvard! That's awesome!

impactplayer

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