slightlystoopid (2022-2023)

Average softs according to TLS, but people always seem to be impressed with my resume.

Strong upward grade trend - 3.8 over the last two years of UG.

All scholarship amounts listed are the total over 3 years.

10/28/09 - Under review at GULC.

11/5/09 - Admitted to William & Mary via status checker. Nice way to start the cycle.

11/5/09 - Under review at Iowa.

11/7/09 - Acceptance letter and scholarship info received from W&M today. Pretty underwhelmed with the $ offered, but with my GPA what can you expect.

11/9/09 - Under review at Duke.

11/10/09 - Complete and under review @ NYU. I expect the WL letter promptly in April. Also, it seems via TLS that those who went complete at UCLA on 10/30, like I did, got acceptance calls last night. I did not :( A lot of people who went under review at GULC on 10/28 went to decision yesterday and today. Again, I did not :( I really hope this cycle doesn't go as poorly for me as last one did.

11/11/09 - Admitted via phone call to UVA this morning!! My first T14 acceptance and complete validation that retaking and reapplying is better than settling for a school that you're not happy with! So excited! Also, I'm "under committee review" at Penn.

11/12/09 - Withdrew from Iowa today. Could not see myself attending under any circumstance.

11/17/09 - Interview request at GULC. Phone interview w/ an adcomm on Thursday.

11/20/09 - Had phone interview with GULC adcomm yesterday. Lasted 30 minutes and was completely centered around my low GPA and previous conduct issues. Went well I think. He said I should have a decision by next Friday. Also decided to shoot an app to Harvard today. Hey, why not?

11/25/09 - Under review at Chicago.

12/9/09 - Under review at HLS.

12/11/09 - It's been a long month w/o a single decision being communicated to me. I was left out of the recent batches of NYU, WUSTL, and BU admits. Oh well, such is the life of a splitter.

12/18/09 - Rejected @ Illinois via email early in the day... very strange. Chicago started making calls today (didn't get one) and will continue doing so into early next week. Accepted via email @ WashU.

12/22/09 - Decision Rendered @ GULC. It says DR for yesterday but I'm positive it didn't update until today. I'm feeling positive about this one.

12/26/09 - Xmas card acceptance from GULC. Rejection letter received from Cornell. It's the life of a splitter.

12/28/09 - Waitlisted/deferred at Chicago. I'm excited because I thought I was sure to be rejected. I'm flying out to interview w/ Dean Perry in two weeks and sending in an updated transcript. Also mulling over a February retake.

1/10/10 - Looks like I got rejected from Michigan. "Decision" notification on status checker and no access to the admitted students site. This one really stings. Looks like I have to NAIL the Chicago interview on Wednesday.

1/11/10 - Out at UCLA via snail mail. The bloodbath has begun.

1/12/10 - Out @ Penn via status checker. Decision mailed @ Vanderbilt.

1/13/10 - Chicago interview today. Went very well.

1/16/10 - Out @ Vanderbilt. A little annoyed because I interviewed and didn't get a fee waiver to apply. Other than that, don't really care. Also, withdrew from all schools that have yet to render a decision that I wouldn't consider even with a full-ride.

1/26/10 - Fall grade request email from NYU.

2/4/10 - Sent updated transcript to LSAC. LOCIs sent to NYU and HLS.

2/5/10 - Rejection email from HLS. Wonder if they even read my LOCI.

2/15/10 - In @ Notre Dame via email. FINALLY. Email also mentioned $20k/yr scholarship and admissions letter/binder en route via USPS. Hoping to get that scholly up-ed to full tuition.

2/23/10 - Updated transcript processed and sent out by LSAC. Let's see how Duke and Chicago react to the 4.0 for the semester and corresponding .02 LSAC GPA increase.

2/25/10 - Full Scholar in Law award from WUSTL. GULC scholarship phone interview with alumna tomorrow.

2/28/10 - Good conversation with GULC interviewer on Friday. Although I'm doubtful I'll get $$, I'll find out either way this coming week.Out @ Duke this afternoon via email. Annoyed it took them four months to ding me. Ah well...

3/3/10 - Email from Dean Cornblatt at GULC offering me a $20k/yr (no GPA requirement) scholarship. I'm beyond excited; I was shut out of the T14 last cycle and now I have a half-tuition scholly from a school that rejected me less than 12 months ago. Awesome.

3/10/10 - Still waiting to hear definitively from Chicago.

3/30/10 - Withdrew from William & Mary today. After requesting my scholarship from Notre Dame be made more competitive with WashU's they gave me an addition $8k/yr.

4/9/10 - Attending UVA barring Chicago waitlist movement. Cycle over!

4/20/10 - Oh hey, look at that. NYU decided to only wait 23 weeks, instead of a full six months, to render a decision on my application. Those guys are always so thoughtful!