4RE (2022-2023)

I will post my resume here when I am done with my cycle. I do not fear any adcomms looking at this, however. In fact, I welcome them; please do not hesitate to contact me with any further questions. I would love to go to your school!

Numbers on the left are not rankings but rather, are ChiaShu's percentage of me getting in. Wow.
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10-22-07
Sending in applications for some schools that I received fee waivers from. So far: W&L, St. Thomas, U of Akron
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10-23-07
Applied to AU, BC, Fordham, Rutgers Camden, UMICH, UNC
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10-24-07
Applied to Cornell and UCLA. I think I may apply to Emory tonight and be done with the entire application process. These applications are also starting to add up as I've spent almost $800 so far.
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10-30-07
Applied to U of IL. I thought I was done applying but their fee waiver was too enticing not to apply.
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11-03-07
Applied to GMU due to a fee waiver.
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11-05-07
Northwestern fee waiver. What? Clerical error, I am sure. Applied with great enthusiasm. I have already requested an interview and I hope they get back to me soon.
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11-17-07
Something keeps telling me to apply to Emory so I have. I'm not sure what it is about Emory specifically, but I know I will regret not applying here. I would love to attend there and I may have a shot. I didn't think I did at first, which is why I abstained, but if I got in, Emory would be a top choice.
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11-19-07
Finally complete at Fordham. Spent about a week and a span of three emails speaking to someone from admissions. They were just backed up in processing. Almost a month to get complete. I hope that doesn't hurt my chances.
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11-25-07
IN AT AMERICAN!!!! Yes! I know it pales in comparison to where some people are currently being accepted but I would love to go to American. It's good to know that I have a place where I will be happy.

Package came in a USPS Priority Mail flat rate envelope. Nothing about money included.

I can't believe I just changed the status from Pending to Acceptance. This blows my mind.
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11-26-07
Spoke to the person in charge of the Dean's Certification for my school and he still hasn't sent it out. This is why I am still incomplete at W&L and Cornell. It hasn't been sent out because of a person being on vacation for two weeks. It should be out by tomorrow. I'm glad I asked; could have gotten me into trouble by believing it would be taken care of. Always keep on top of your business regardless of who you have delegated a bit of responsibility to. I'm not saying he's irresponsible. I'm just glad I'm aware of the situation.
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12-04-07
Complete at W&L. That means the Dean's Certification finally went out. Thus, I should be going complete at Cornell as well.
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12-05-07
Accepted to U of Akron! Got a phone call while on the train. Information is in the mail.
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12-10-07
Received a status checker email (or three emails, actually) from Emory. Went complete there less than a week ago. I cannot wait to hear back from them as they are a top choice of mine. The fact that scholarships are rather prevalent there, according to LSN, is icing.

Also received Akron packet in the mail. This is my second acceptance packet but wow, it's amazing and full of stuff. My only other experience is with the American packet which is rather bare and spartan compared to this. I mean, this thing is huge. DVD, pseudo-degree certificate of acceptance, city guide. Impressive. Scholarship information will arrive in "mid to late February 2008." I can't wait to hear from them.
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12-11-07
Decision at U of IL via their status checker. WHOA. I was having so much fun changing "Pending" to "Accepted" but it looks like this will put a stop to my fun. This is unprecedented because this is the first of the schools where I am unsure as to what their disposition towards me is. Seems like a coin flip. I have also heard that scholarship offers are included with this (Okay, I know. I am worried about even being admitted and now I'm going on talking about scholarships.) This is serious stuff.
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12-12-07
I keep saying I'm done applying but there are several more schools I wanted to apply to, but didn't based on application fees. UWisc sent me some application materials and I asked about a fee waiver; it was granted so I applied. I have heard Madison is an excellent town. Not sure how it will bode for a city dude like me but we'll see. Its academics are very respectable so I am excited to hear from them.
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12-13-07
Decision at St. Thomas. I called them to find out if I was complete as I've heard nothing from them (not one email) since applying. The woman over the phone told me that not only was I complete but I also reached decision. The letter will go out today. Decisions! This cycle is just starting to get rolling. BC and Cornell EAs are coming soon as well, though I highly suspect waitlist/rejection.

Great. Rejected at Fordham via status checker. This one stings... a lot.

Busy day. Cornell status checker says complete, finally. This should not preclude me from the EA pool as I've been complete without the Dean's Certification much earlier than their EA deadline. It was stated that the DC was not needed to be able to reach a decision so I am hoping it has no effect on their ability to consider me as EA.
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12-14-07
Deferred from UMich ED pool. No surprise.

Received holiday card from St. Thomas. I thought it was a little too early for the decision letter to arrive from yesterday.

Received scholarship application from U of Akron.

No UIUC today. I really thought today was going to be the day the letter got here.
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12-16-07
Came back to find a letter from St. Thomas with a $15k/year scholarship. Nice! My first scholarship.
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12-17-07
In at UIUC! YES! No scholarship info, though. That's not good. Only one other with my index on LSN has a scholarship. I am so happy with this acceptance and am thankful enough to be accepted rather than upset that I have no money from them. Maybe they will reevaluate it upon my asking.

Out at BC. Meh, not surprised. It hurts less when you expect it.

12-18-07
In at Rutgers Camden with a scholarship! Received an email from them after hearing nothing since I sent in my application. Personalized email that was about my personal statement. The email states that my academic record and the personal statement were factors in issuing my scholarship. Eh, who knows. I'm just glad to hear this sort of recognition from Rutgers. It's a beautiful thing. And a t-shirt is on its way, too. I can't wait to get their acceptance packet, which should arrive in a week.
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12-24-07
Cornell application checker changed to decision. I am not delighted because I know it's a rejection/eternal waitlist. I'm not at my current address, where I suspect they sent the mailing, so I won't see it until January 2nd, the earliest.
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01-02-08
Vanderbilt fee waiver. Applied ASAP.
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01-04-07
IN AT EMORY LAW!!!!! YES!!!! This is huge! I am so very excited. Got a phone call from the Dean at 3:50 EST. First thing I did was call my mom and now it's 3:55 and I am updating LSN with the good news. AMAZING!!!!
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01-07-08
Called Cornell about my decision date and no letter. Denied. Must be weird for the woman. I could tell it was a rejection by her not telling me immediately and asking if I wanted to know. Not surprised; doesn't hurt.

Rejection letter from George Mason. Wow, not a good day. But I don't really care as I am happy with my other acceptances right now.
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01-15-08
Complete at Vandy via status checker. Received UPenn fee waiver in the mail. You know how I know when law schools try to lower their acceptance rate? I hope I get a UMich one so I can get my app fee back.
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01-22-08
Rejected at UCLA via snail mail. Sucks but not unexpected. I really would have loved to be in LA for once in my life. Not happening now, I suppose. I would be mad because I really would have gone to UCLA but it's not a surprise at all, so there's nothing to be upset about.
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01-25-08
Out at Northwestern via status checker update through an email reminder. Weak! Why would they send me a fee waiver when they know my stats are what they are. I knew I had zero chance coming into it but man, way to tease some hope out of me.

Now that I have my definite rejections out of the way (Except UMich), I feel the other schools I have a good shot at. Save for maybe UNC and most likely Vandy.
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02-04-07
I can't believe I'm only waiting on six more schools. This cycle is almost over. That's crazy. Remember waiting for undergrad until April? How did we deal?

Got another t-shirt and a hat from Rutgers. Thanks! And more things from American about their school. They really do a good job of making you feel welcome. I'm a little sad to hear about their stinginess with money, though, as it's a huge factor in my decision.
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02-08-08
Went to decision at UMich via status checker. It's going to be a rejection. This sucks.
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02-11-08
Got the letter of rejection at UMich. No T14 for me.
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02-29-08
Full tuition from Akron. Great to know I can go somewhere for free. Finally some good news in almost two months of bad. Came via email; requirements to keep it are STEEP. Top 65% of your class during Fall 1L and then top 10% afterwards. That's rough.

Akron has been so nice during this entire process. No other school here has made the recruiting effort they have. I know they get a lot of crap on the law school forums about spamming more qualified candidates but they truly offer the most welcoming hand to their applicants.

Still delighted about my acceptance to Emory and hope to hear something about money from them soon, being that they said "the end of February."

Just received an email from them not too long after I posted that previous paragraph. Information about chat sessions from Emory and a statement about scholarship offers being sent out this week.

Waitlisted at Fordham! NO!!! I wonder if I would have gotten in the first time around had I applied for PT the first time around. This is weak. Better than a rejection but I wonder what my chance is of getting admitted off of it. There goes my theory of not having any WLs this cycle.

This was a pretty busy day.
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03-17-08
Rejection from UWisc. I didn't expect that. Not happy about this.

Still nothing about money from Emory. Everyone is getting loads of money and I'm not receiving anything :(
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03-24-08
Decision at Vanderbilt. Oh crap. I hope I can choose between Emory, Fordham, and Vanderbilt. That would be amazing and a problem I'd love to have.
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03-31-08
Rejection at Vanderbilt. I'd just like to thank them for giving me the fee waiver which ultimately provided me the opportunity to lower their acceptance rate to better their US News ranking. I really dislike when schools do this.
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04-01-08
Deposit date for Akron goes by. Withdrawn. I want a degree I can bring to NY and even though they've been amazing through this whole process, I will have to let the auto-withdrawal proceed.
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04-02-08
In at UNC via email! Finally some good news after a string of rejections! Scholarship information should be coming by the end of the week through email, according to the acceptance email.
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04-03-08
$5k/year from UNC via email I was excited about UNC but this is way too late. However, they're obviously the best "value" for me right now. Hmm.
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04-08-08
And with a final snail mail ding from W&L, my cycle is over! Well, except for the Fordham WL but decisions everywhere! It's been real, LSN class of 08.
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04-14-08
Withdrawal letter from St. Thomas
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