PERSONAL STATEMENT: Did not address Why Law in PS (addressed in Why X essays when I wrote them)
DIVERSITY STATEMENT: Wrote about being biracial (not minority) and only knowing one parent growing up
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION: One academic, one professional. I had the opportunity to read the professional letter after it was submitted and it was very strong.
LSAT: Took the LSAT twice, June 2018 (173) and July 2018 (174)
Feel free to message me on Reddit (u/Hapatater) with any questions.
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10/10: Would genuinely love to attend any of the schools I applied to. Excited to see how this cycle goes!
11/14: Got my first acceptance - I'm in at Berkeley!
11/15: Accepted at NYU!
11/23: Received an acceptance letter from Georgetown!
1/15: In at Penn and Columbia! What a day!
2/4: Harvard interview invite!
2/25: Received $78k from NYU (elected for merit only).
3/19: Sent NYU scholarship information to Berkeley and Penn.
3/25: Waitlisted at Harvard.
3/28: Sent NYU scholarship information to Georgetown (originally sent on 3/19, but sent to the wrong department).
4/1: Received $30k/yr at Berkeley and was designated a scholar for the Berkeley center in my field of choice (comes with a mentorship).
4/11: Committed to Berkeley! Still waiting to hear back from Stanford (lmao) and will be riding out the Harvard waitlist, but very excited to attend Berkeley in the fall.
4/11: DLS at Stanford. Received letter on 4/15; decision was a waitlist.
7/30: In off Stanford waitlist! Hooooollllyyyyyy omg. I am the happiest.
7/31: Told Berkeley about my Stanford acceptance and got my scholarship increased to $50k/yr. Still waiting to hear if I qualify for financial aid at Stanford.
8/1: Qualified for need-based aid at Stanford! I've officially withdrawn from Berkeley and committed to Stanford. I also withdrew from the Harvard waitlist. What a ride!
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### BERKELEY ###
(MyLSN: 100%, 7Sage: 75%)
Wrote Why Berkeley.
9/21: Submitted, complete
9/24: In Review 1
10/1: In Review 2
11/14: Accepted via email!
3/19: Did not receive any aid. Sent reconsideration request with NYU scholarship information.
4/1: Received $90k merit scholarship and was designated a scholar for the Berkeley center in my field of choice (comes with a mentorship).
### COLUMBIA ###
(LSAC: 64-74%, MyLSN: 81%, 7Sage: 70%)
Added Why Columbia to PS; responded to "fun facts" optional short response.
9/21: Submitted, complete
1/15: Accepted via email! Did not receive merit scholarship with acceptance.
### GEORGETOWN ###
(MyLSN: 71%, 7Sage: 90%)
Wrote Why Georgetown (addendum) and Top 10 List optional essay.
7/26: Campus visit/info session
8/24: Unsolicited fee waiver
9/18: Submitted
9/19: Complete
10/26: Group interview invite
11/5: Group interview
11/23: Accepted via physical mail! (Letter dated 11/12, postmarked 11/20)
3/19: Did not receive scholarship feeler email. Sent scholarship request with NYU scholarship information.
### HARVARD ###
(MyLSN: 62%, 7Sage: 50%)
9/17: Submitted
9/26: Complete
2/4: Interview invite
2/14: Interview
3/25: Waitlisted
### NYU ###
(LSAC: 86-96%, MyLSN: 96%, 7Sage: 85%)
9/17: Unsolicited fee waiver; submitted
9/18: Application Being Processed
9/21: Application Under Review 1
11/5: Application Under Review 2
11/15: Decision Letter Sent (!!); accepted via phone call!
2/25: Received $78k scholarship offer ($30k in first two years, $18k in third year, with option to reinstate to $30k if I make below a certain threshold in my 2L summer). I elected to receive merit-based aid only.
### PENN ###
(MyLSN: 25%, 7Sage: 54%)
Wrote Why Penn (core values).
8/13: Campus visit/info session
9/16: Submitted
9/17: Complete
11/16: Under Committee Review 1
12/18: Under Committee Review 2
1/15: Accepted via phone call!
3/19: Did not receive Levy or Dean's Scholarship feeler emails. Sent scholarship request with NYU scholarship information.
### STANFORD ###
(MyLSN: 30%, 7Sage: 24%)
Wrote Teach a Class and Top Books short responses.
9/18: Submitted, complete
4/11: Decision letter sent; waitlisted
7/30: Accepted off the waitlist!!!!!