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Application Information

F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred
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# Law School Status Type $$$ Sent Received Complete Interview Date Decision Updated
Wake Forest University F WL, Accepted Type: RA $20,000 Sent: 02/15/12 Rec: 02/20/12 Comp: 02/20/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/08/12 Upd: 12 years
University of Alabama Accepted A Type: RA $20,000 Sent: 02/15/12 Rec: 02/15/12 Comp: 02/21/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/07/12 Upd: 12 years
Emory University F Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 02/15/12 Rec: 02/17/12 Comp: 02/17/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/20/12 Upd: 12 years
Georgia State University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 02/15/12 Rec: 02/15/12 Comp: 02/20/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/09/12 Upd: 12 years
University of South Carolina F Accepted Type: RA Sent: 02/15/12 Rec: 02/15/12 Comp: 02/22/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/05/12 Upd: 12 years
Charlotte School of Law F Accepted Type: RA $31,000 Sent: 02/15/12 Rec: 02/15/12 Comp: 02/15/12 Inter: -- Dec: 02/20/12 Upd: 12 years
University of Georgia F Accepted Type: RA Sent: 02/01/12 Rec: 02/07/12 Comp: 02/10/12 Inter: -- Dec: 02/16/12 Upd: 12 years
Mercer University Accepted Type: RA Sent: 02/15/12 Rec: 02/15/12 Comp: 02/15/12 Inter: -- Dec: 02/20/12 Upd: 12 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 166
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 2.8
  • Degree GPA: -
  • School Type: Large Public
  • Major: Psychology

Demographic Information

  • City: Columbia
  • State: South Carolina
  • Race: White
  • Gender: Man
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 5-9 Years

Extra Curricular Information

- 3 year career as a police officer
- Eagle Scout

- Strong resume that will hopefully outweigh the low GPA

Additional info & updates

**Scholarship amounts are per year**

2/7 - E-mail from UGA requesting submission of letters of recommendation. (I accidentally failed to submit them on 2/1 with the rest of the application) Submitted letters.

2/16 - Admitted to UGA via e-mail

2/20 - Admitted to Charlotte via e-mail with $31,000 merit scholarship per year (renewable annually upon maintaining a 3.0)

2/20 - Admitted to Mercer via status checker

2/21 - UGA acceptance letter arrived via snail mail

2/21 - Mercer acceptance notification via e-mail

2/27 - Mercer acceptance letter arrived via snail mail

2/27 - GSU status checker changed from "Ready for Review" to "Under Review"

2/28 - Wake Forest status checker changed from "Ready for Review" to "Under Review"

2/29 - Alabama status checker changed from "Ready for Review" to "Under Review"

3/5 - USC status checker changed to "Decision Letter Mailed"

3/7 - Admitted to Alabama via telephone (and then via status checker) with $20,000 per year. Scholarship details and acceptance letter to follow via snail mail.

3/8 - USC acceptance notification via e-mail

3/8 - Waitlisted at Wake Forest via e-mail

3/9 - Rejected from Georgia State via e-mail. (Very surprised about this rejection after getting admitted to both
UGA and Alabama. Georgia State was one of my top choices.)

3/12 - UPS box rec'd from Alabama containing acceptance letter, scholarship info, and tons of pamphlets about Tuscaloosa and UA. Scholarship details: $20,000 a year merit, renewable each year upon staying in the top 40%. If I get in-state, the scholarship drops to $15,000 a year. Dropping below the top 40% drops scholarship to $8,000 after the first year. The package also included an invitation to attend Alabama's 1L summer program, which begins in May.

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