tendo741 (2014-2015)

***Scholarships listed above are the 3 year totals, except St. Thomas (it is a one year scholarship, with ability to increase amount after first year).

-Received fee waivers (some automatic, some asked for) from all law schools except UF, which I did not ask because they say they only give them to people with 160 LSAT and 3.5 GPA.

-UF, Tulane, FIU, and Stetson are all reach schools, but I received fee waivers so why not give it a shot? St. Thomas is my top choice that isn't a reach school. On that note, I would choose Tulane over any of them.

-Received emails from Charlotte and Arizona Summit that I may qualify for a $12,000 yearly merit scholarship if I apply there, but I would like to see if I can get into more prestigious law schools.

-11/3/14: Working on personal statement and still waiting for one letter of recommendation to be submitted until I send in my applications.

-12/31/14: Applications submitted to all 9 law schools. Now we play the waiting game.

-1/15/15: Accepted to the St. Thomas University of Law, via the online status checker!

-1/16/15: Accepted to the Florida Coastal School of Law via email! I was also offered $12,000 per year.

-1/20/15: Rejected from Stetson via email. After 2 acceptances, it sucked to get a rejection letter.

-1/21/15: FIU has made a decision and it was sent via the mail.

-1/23/15: Status for Nova Southeastern has changed to "With Committee" on the status checker.

-1/26/15: Received the letter from FIU and it says that there is a hold on my application for further review. It says it is not a "waitlist," but they will reevaluate my application as more applications roll in to compare mine against the others. I guess it is better than a full on rejection letter.

-1/26/15: Accepted to the Barry University School of Law via the online status checker!

-1/27/15: Received an email from Barry that they offered me $10,000 per year, a $1,000 book stipend, and a MacBook Air.

-1/30/15: Accepted to the Nova Southeastern Shepard Broad Law Center via online admissions letter!

-2/3/15: Accepted to the Ave Maria University School of Law via the online status checker! They also sent me an email offering me $15,000 per year.

-2/5/15: Rejected from Tulane via the online status checker. I know I didn't have the numbers, but I'm pretty upset still. Tulane was by far my first choice.

-2/6/15: Florida Coastal matched my scholarship offer from Ave Maria for $15,000/year.

-2/9/15: Barry just emailed and offered me a $2,000 Dean's Award grant for the first year.

-2/16/15: My application to UF has been submitted into comparative review.

-2/17/15: I received an email from St. Thomas that they are offering me a $7,500 scholarship for the first year, with the ability to increase that number if I finish the first or second year in the top 20% of my class. (It is reflected in the above chart that the 7,500 is just for one year.)

-3/5/15: I received an email from Ave Maria stating that my scholarship has been increased from $15,000 per year, to $21,000 per year. While that is very enticing, I am leaning towards St. Thomas at the moment. Once I hear back from UF and FIU, I will make my decision, but as of now, it looks like I am heading to St. Thomas!

-3/26/15: I have paid my seat deposit to the St. Thomas University School of Law, in hopes of completing the joint J.D./MBA of Sport Administration degree program! I have notified all the other schools I have been admitted to, and FIU, that I declined their offer, so I hope I freed up some space if anyone was waitlisted at those schools.

-4/13/15: Just received a letter in the mail from St. Thomas saying they have increased my scholarship to $10,000 per year, as long as I keep a 2.6 cumulative GPA at the end of my first year! There is a chance to increase the scholarship if I finish in the top 20% of my class in the first or second year.

-4/24/15: Waitlisted at UF via the online status checker. Surprised it wasn't an all-out rejection, but it seems as though there are a lot of people in front of me on the waitlist. Oh well!

-5/11/15: Withdrew application from UF. It is pretty annoying that they drag out their process so much so I just said screw it. I'm going to a law school where I feel comfortable, and I probably didn't even have a chance at UF anyways. I just do not understand why they take so long for everything.