Cincere El Líder (2013-2014)

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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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
#3 Northeastern University F Accepted W Type: RA $12,500 Sent: 12/01/13 Rec: 12/02/13 Comp: 12/11/13 Inter: -- Dec: 01/07/14 Upd: 10 years
Stetson University F Accepted W Type: RA $5,000 Sent: 11/23/13 Rec: 11/25/13 Comp: 11/25/13 Inter: -- Dec: 12/06/13 Upd: 10 years
University of Florida Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 11/23/13 Rec: 11/25/13 Comp: 11/29/13 Inter: -- Dec: 04/17/14 Upd: 10 years
Florida International University F Accepted Type: RA $5,000 Sent: 11/23/13 Rec: 11/25/13 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/02/13 Upd: 11 years
#1 Cornell University Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 11/23/13 Rec: 11/25/13 Comp: 12/23/13 Inter: -- Dec: 02/06/14 Upd: 11 years
#1 Georgetown University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 11/16/13 Rec: 11/18/13 Comp: 11/18/13 Inter: -- Dec: 02/03/14 Upd: 11 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 151
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.71
  • Degree GPA: 3.65
  • School Type: University of Central Florida
  • Major: Legal Studies

Demographic Information

  • City: Orlando
  • State: Florida
  • Race: Puerto Rican
  • Gender: Man
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: In Undergrad

Extra Curricular Information

Founding President of the Lawtinos, the first undergraduate chapter.

Treasurer of the National Black Law Students Association

UCF moot court team (participated in the 2013 South Atlantic Regional Moot Court Tournament)

intern at a Bankruptcy law firm.

intern for a campaign in the State House race as well

Honor in Major thesis complete

Three strong letters of Recommendation and one strong evaluation.

Additional info & updates

Commuter student, have interest in a career in leadership. I aim to bring pride and prestige to my family as the first to go to college and soon law school.

I am also a community college transfer

9/1/2013: started my law school applications for Miami, UF, Cornell, and a few others. I am awaiting enough money to purchase the CAS.

9/18/2013: paid for the CAS

9/29/2013: started the UF application, of most of it finished and will be sending three LORs and a diversity statement

10/05/2013: Took the LSAT, felt good about it. score TBA

10/28/2013: I got a 151 for my score! Still waiting on two of my LORs though.

11/16/2013: submitted my Georgetown application; paid the fee with birthday money. Waiting for more money in order to pay for the rest.

11/18/2013: email from Georgetown confirming my application was received.

11/23/2013: Cornell, Stetson, FIU and Florida applications fees paid and sent. Florida requires me to pay via money order or check so I will pay later :(

11/29/2013: paid the Florida application fee.

12/1/2013: Northeastern, in!

12/6/2013: Came back home from my last final to receive my acceptance to FIU via snail mail and Stetson via email. Great way to start off Christmas break!

1/6/2014: Northeastern called with their congrats on my unanimous acceptance there. I got a 10k a year scholarship too! As well as a $2,000 coop stipend.

1/29/2014: transcripts from last semester received by LSAC. My GPA is now a 3.69!!! =)

2/3/2014: just rejected at Georgetown =(

2/6/2014: Got an email today from Cornell law that stated that I was on "reserve" status at Cornell. :/

3/6/2014: Got my need based award letter from FIU, I got a 5k grant!

3/21/2014: got 2,500 in grant money from Northeastern, not too impressed.

4/17/2014: got waitlisted at UF, I can't believe this is happening.

5/9/2014: the deadline to submit your form indicating your desire to stay on the waitlist at UF came and went. I don't want to go there.

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n00b
Tuesday, June 11 2013 at 08:11 PM

You put 170 as your LSAT score and you haven't taken it? lol.

omgreally
n00b
Sunday, March 31 2013 at 05:12 PM

the website wouldn't let me put no score so I put something

Cincere El Líder
Friday, July 12 2013 at 05:08 PM

hey there scholarship packages come out in a couple of weeks so i dont know how much money they are giving me yet! Thank you and goodluck to you!

Stubman2014
Thank you so much
Sunday, March 31 2013 at 05:12 PM

Okay, i'm shooting high asyou can see but I have a few safeties. Did Miami give you a fee waiver?

Cincere El Líder
Friday, July 12 2013 at 05:08 PM

yes they did, I just had to call or email them and they gave me one. and i completely understand Im the same way i'm just happy I know im going somewhere

Stubman2014
Sunday, March 31 2013 at 05:12 PM

okay, I asked them and they haven't answered back.

Cincere El Líder
Sunday, June 23 2013 at 11:49 PM

We have almost the exact same numbers

dansanity
Sunday, June 23 2013 at 11:49 PM

Yea. Hopefully we will get in! I think ill get a fair amount of scholarships, I'm hoping for some full rides from my lower tier schools, but i think I have a good chance of getting at least some scholarship money from most of these schools

dansanity
Tuesday, July 10 2012 at 08:00 PM

Good Luck!

britosofndope
Friday, November 22 2013 at 11:19 PM

we have similar numbers too. good luck!

saa127
top choice
Sunday, June 23 2013 at 11:49 PM

Definitely Georgetown, then Cornell. I see you have the same mindset. Hopefully a least one of them lets us both in

dansanity
Sunday, June 23 2013 at 11:49 PM

Hey man, yea they didn't say why, it was just a "competitive applicant pool" type of letter

dansanity
Fiu
Monday, February 17 2014 at 06:09 PM

Did you receive financial aid information prior to decision or is that just if you are accepte?

Ethoslaw
FIU
Sunday, March 31 2013 at 05:12 PM

I wont get any aid awards until later this month Ethoslaw, the scholarships have to be applied separately.

Cincere El Líder
FIU
Monday, February 17 2014 at 06:09 PM

But did you receive an email from financial aid welcoming you to the school before you were accepted?

Ethoslaw
Sunday, June 23 2013 at 11:49 PM

Thanks Man! I think what really helped me was applying early

dansanity
Saturday, September 10 2005 at 08:00 PM

Hey Cincere, no I am waiting to hear about financial aid from both Cornell and NU.

JwEbonyJD
Sunday, June 23 2013 at 11:49 PM

Im thinking Pepperdine at this point, but I won't be sure until I hear back from every school. What about you?

dansanity
Sunday, June 23 2013 at 11:49 PM

Nice man. Go to the one that has the best job prospects and scholarship opportunities

dansanity

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