vanrae (2016-2017)

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Application Information

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# Law School Status Type $$$ Sent Received Complete Interview Date Decision Updated
Georgetown University Accepted Type: RA $90,000 Sent: 10/23/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/28/16 Upd: 6 years
Columbia University Accepted Type: RA $120,000 Sent: 10/22/16 Rec: -- Comp: 11/04/16 Inter: -- Dec: 01/23/17 Upd: 6 years
University of California Berkeley Accepted Type: RA $165,000 Sent: 10/25/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/12/16 Upd: 6 years
University of Pennsylvania Accepted Type: RA $105,147 Sent: 10/23/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/20/16 Upd: 6 years
Duke University Accepted Type: RA $105,000 Sent: 11/20/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/05/17 Upd: 6 years
University of Virginia Accepted Type: RA $60,000 Sent: 11/03/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/22/16 Upd: 6 years
University of Michigan Ann Arbor Accepted Type: RA Sent: 11/05/16 Rec: -- Comp: 11/30/16 Inter: -- Dec: 12/21/16 Upd: 6 years
New York University Accepted Type: RA $180,000 Sent: 10/22/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/16/16 Upd: 6 years
Stanford University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/18/17 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 04/19/17 Upd: 7 years
University of California Los Angeles Accepted W Type: RA $146,150 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: 10/17/16 Inter: -- Dec: 11/02/16 Upd: 7 years
Harvard University Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: 10/17/16 Comp: 10/17/16 Inter: -- Dec: 03/30/17 Upd: 7 years
George Washington University Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 11/06/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/29/16 Upd: 7 years
Fordham University Accepted W Type: RA $90,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: 10/17/16 Inter: -- Dec: 12/07/16 Upd: 7 years
Brooklyn Law School Accepted W Type: RA $142,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: 10/17/16 Inter: -- Dec: 12/08/16 Upd: 7 years
Northwestern University Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/24/16 Rec: -- Comp: 11/10/16 Inter: -- Dec: 02/08/17 Upd: 7 years
University of Chicago Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: 10/17/16 Inter: -- Dec: 01/20/17 Upd: 7 years
Cornell University Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 11/05/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/02/16 Upd: 7 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 160
  • LSAT 2: 160
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.4
  • Degree GPA: -
  • School Type: -
  • Major: -

Demographic Information

  • City: -
  • State: -
  • Race: black
  • Gender: Woman
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 5-9 Years

Extra Curricular Information

Apply broadly and early! For those with low stats, the best advice I got on here was that if your stats aren't 1% make sure everything else is 1%. Essays,resume, recs. Write every "why X" essay. Although there is no consensus on if that works, I think low stat applicants cant take that risk. Triple check your essays for mistakes. Make sure that you really take your time to write them. I started writing mine 10+ months in advance, because I knew with my schedule that's what I needed to get to a point where I thought it was perfect. Starting early also allowed me to take a break from it for a couple of months and then come and edit it with fresh eyes. Also, WE was a major soft for me that gets discounted way too much on law school blogs. Every single interviewer and some deans (NYU, Columbia, Duke, Berkeley, UChi, Mich) mentioned how impressed they were with the quality and length of WE. I think WE helps you distance yourself from your scores and I think everyone should take some time off regardless of scores. It gives you experience and something else to discuss during your app and interviews. Applying to law school isn't just about stats, really think about what narrative you want to put forth.Think about the story you want the adcoms to take away from your app and make sure all parts of your app match that--resume, recs, PS/DS. I won't be on here much, but I hope this advice is helpful going forward. Good luck!

Additional info & updates

Happy to answer any questions/ provide advice over PMs. FWIW, wrote Why X from Columbia on down (except UC, Fordham, UCLA, Brooklyn)

$$ is over 3 years; Penn/ Duke $ is a combo of need and merit

11/22: Interview Invite at Columbia
11/28: Interview Invite at Chicago
12/2: Put on reserve at Cornell
12/8: Full tuition at Brooklyn Law
12/19: Interview invite at UVA
3/14: UCLA Graduate Opportunity Fellowship (Full tuition for first year)
3/22: BLOS recipient (full tuition for 3 years)
3/27: UCLA Achievement Fellowship (full tuition all 3 years)
4/2: NYU RTK (full tuition)
4/5: Columbia Richman Fellowship (Half-tuition)

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Congrats
Tuesday, November 08 2016 at 09:01 AM

Congratulations on NYU, any clues as to what gave you an edge?

Congrats!
Tuesday, July 07 2015 at 01:51 AM

I second the above comment! Also, did you write an addendum for LSAT? Not that it was needed, but I am curious if you did. Thanks and congrats!

Congrats!!!
Sunday, August 09 2015 at 01:00 AM

I'm a black female with very similar numbers and I'm anxiously awaiting my emails/letters/status checker updates.

Tuesday, November 29 2016 at 06:12 PM

NYU? Congrats!

Softs
Wednesday, June 22 2016 at 04:49 PM

Hi VanRae, It looks like you have a very exciting cycle, so congratulations! I am a native American female with similar stats, and I'm applying to a lot of the same schools. Do you have any general advice on how you were so successful with the T14 schools? I'm coming from a lesser known undergrad, so I'm wondering if you went to a public/private/top undergrad institution and what soft factors do you think gave you that extra edge? Thanks, and good luck on the rest of your cycle!

Monday, July 11 2016 at 01:26 PM

You're definitely outperforming your numbers. That's super awesome! Gives me hope. I'm assuming whatever you've been up to since graduating + the length of WE itself is what gave you the edge.

I love
Tuesday, July 07 2015 at 01:51 AM

how you are crushin it.... Columbia! Congrats Vanrae - representin' the non-traditionals well!

Jrasmusson--thank you!
Sunday, February 07 2016 at 09:43 AM

You are too kind! Wishing you the best on your cycle as well. Am I considered a non traditional as well? Is it because I've been out for so long?

congratulations
Thursday, May 18 2017 at 03:10 AM

Congrats on the NYU acceptance. I see you were awarded the "UCLA Achievement Fellowship Scholarship". UCLA is my dream school and I plan on applying once I finish undergrad.Is there anything in particular you focused on when writing the scholarship proposal? Also, do you know if the scholarship covered housing(if you decided to live on campus)?

LSAT
Friday, May 19 2017 at 10:20 PM

Hi VanRae, Congradulations! Just wondering, what is WE? And also, how did you study for your LSAT?

What WE is
Friday, December 15 2017 at 04:14 PM

I spent forever trying to figure out what WE is so for everyone wondering it means work experience :)