LawSchoolBound2011 (2022-2023)

Double minors in European history and religious studies

Graduating summa cum laude

Worked with Habitat for Humanity International

Worked part time first three years of college

Broad international experience through living in five different countries

I am making the old adage, "there is safety in numbers" my official mantra and casting a wide net by applying to a broad swath of law schools. Hope they will be able to look past my less then ideal LSAT and instead at my excellent GPA and solid letters of recommendation. Hopefully the lawschool gods will smile upon me.

3/14/10-The first semblance of a response has come in the form of a "decision rendered" from U of A via online status checker. I now eagerly sit by the mailbox every day to no avail. I anticipate the deluge of responses will come swiftly in mid April. Waiting blows.

So I did a quick fact-finding mission about U of A. Apparently if you get accepted, they say so on the online status check. If your met with "Decision Rendered" it's the kiss of death, and your best bet is a waitlist. My question is why they don't just tell you "not accepted," or "waitlisted" instead of the cryptic "decision rendered" that still ultimately points to one of the two options? Ok, Enough ranting. It was a way reach school anyways, but the first is always the worst. Many more to come

3/15/11-Waitlisted at Miami via status checker. Total bummer. Maybe there's still a chance I can go if enough people drop, it's in a hot location but remains a pricey option

3/18/11- I have been religiously checking status checkers. Santa Clara says decision mailed so should know soon!

3/19/11- rejected at Utah via snail mail... But waitlisted at U of A! Happy to see they looked past my LSAT to give me a shot.

3/21/11- rejected at Santa Clara via snail mail. They did however have a very tasteful rejection letter, it somewhat lessens the blow.

3/23/11- Decision rendered for University of New Mexico via status checker! Looks like a few days wait on that one.

3/28/11- In at Nebraska via status checker!!! Although not my first choice, really happy to finally have an acceptance under my belt. I am officially going to law school! On a more somber note, rejected from New Mexico

3/31/11- Rejected at Hawaii via a very gracious email. Not to bummed, it fell significantly in the rankings, and spam and eggs aren't really my thing. Also got waitlisted via snail mail to Marquette. It's shaping up to be a waitlist summer

4/1/11- accepted at Indianapolis via email!! Going to have to cross off Nebraska now.

4/7/11- By some awesome twist of fate, I have been granted admission at Bloomington!!!! Unreal. For all the reverse splitters out there, there is hope for good schools. LSAT isn't the end all be all.

5/31/11- So all of my schools are in save one. Its been a fantastic (but expensive) cycle for me. I had to shell out close to 1500 dollars in application fees (How the hell did everyone else get great fee wavers?) but it still garnered some surprising responses. I have decided to matriculate to Bloomington in the fall, I wont be receiving a six figure scholarship to attend like some of my future classmates, but the prestige of the school and its vast alumni network silence the frugal side of me. It will be a new adventure, and I am looking forward to starting a brand new chapter in my life.