sinfiery (2022-2023)

W/E: 4 months at Walmart and 4 months at a gas station
Weak Extracurricular's
T175-200 ranked undergrad
Decent LORs
Immigrant
Retake: 167-->176
4 Ws on transcript
Didn't tailor my application for any school
Didn't write any optional essays

Harvard: my softs are weak and a less than great interview sinked me. She was not thrilled when I mentioned how amazing TLS is and she actively disputed the point. Just a heads up.

UChi: At the time, I thought my GPA put me out of the running for a full ride so I didn't prepare as I should have as I would take NYU over UChi. In retrospect, full rides have been given to people with my GPA so damn. That was stupid. Also, I literally was in a McDonald's parking lot for the interview. But with good reason and she understood.

All the waitlist: Combination of not writing Why X? essays and not wanting to give scholarship money to someone with my softs is my thinking.

Goal: Work for Google eventually.

Duke:
11/28/12: Email informing me I am on the priority reserve list
Applied via Priority track.
01/08/13: Email offering me a chance to interview with Associate Dean Hoye at the Duke campus.
02/06/13: Withdrew my application

NYU:
12/10/12: In at NYU via status checker "Decision Letter Sent", able to login to ASW the following day.
First acceptance...I know I'm going to law school now!
02/14/13: Offered 90k (75k) in aid. Submitted FAFSA(EFC=0)/NEEDAccess Feb 6th
Attempted to negotiate with my UVA offer, no change in award.
04/19/13: Sent in my deposit, excited for the fall!
UVA:
12/11/12: Brief phone interview regarding Why UVA and my plans between now and the beginning of the semester.

12/14/12: In at UVA via email with a 40k/year merit scholarship!
Very sad I missed her call earlier in the day, but excited overall nonetheless.

UPenn:
12/17/12: UCR1
01/08/13: UCR2
01/18/13: WL via email
02/06/13: Withdrew my application

Harvard:
01/07/13: JS1 email
01/15/13: JS1
02/07/13: Rejected via email

UT:
01/08/13: In via phone call! Informed to expect scholarship info within 2 weeks.
01/28/13: Offered Chancellors scholarship (Full in-state tuition) via snail mail.

UCB:
11/28/12: UR
01/14/13: Accepted via email!
Scholarship: Received 21k in need aid (FAFSA EFC=0) for the first year. No guarantee of the same package in subsequent years.
Matching scholarship: They declined to match even $1 of UVAs 120k offer. Notified around April 2nd, submitted early February.
NU:
01/22/13: waitlisted via status checker
Did not request an interview
02/06/13: Withdrew my application

UChi:
Application Complete2: 1/31/13
Under Review 2/11/13
Invitation to Interview: 2/22/13
Had interview outside McDonald's parking lot.
Waitlisted

Cornell:
02/18/13: Email requesting an interview either on Skype or at Cornell. After receiving my NYU scholarship offer, I don't believe I would attend Cornell at any price. Withdrew my application.