Lawyerinthemaking4 (2016-2017)

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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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
Emory University Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 11/29/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/14/17 Upd: 7 years
Texas A&M University School of Law Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 10/31/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/27/17 Upd: 7 years
St. John's University Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 11/03/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/23/17 Upd: 7 years
Washington University in St Louis F Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 10/28/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/14/17 Upd: 7 years
Columbia University Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 11/29/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/24/17 Upd: 7 years
University of Texas Austin F Rejected Type: ED Sent: 10/24/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/22/17 Upd: 7 years
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign F Accepted Type: RA $15,000 Sent: 11/03/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/09/17 Upd: 7 years
Northwestern University F Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 10/30/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/08/17 Upd: 7 years
University of Florida Accepted Type: RA Sent: 12/03/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/27/17 Upd: 7 years
Vanderbilt University F Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 10/28/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/24/17 Upd: 7 years
University of Chicago F Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: 10/25/16 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/20/17 Upd: 7 years
University of Houston Accepted Type: Sent: 10/20/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/20/17 Upd: 7 years
University of Colorado Boulder F Accepted Type: RA $10,000 Sent: 11/23/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/15/16 Upd: 7 years
Southern Methodist University Accepted Type: RA $10,000 Sent: 10/20/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/16/16 Upd: 7 years
University of Pennsylvania F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 10/26/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/20/16 Upd: 7 years
University of Denver F Accepted Type: RA $48,690 Sent: 11/11/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/13/16 Upd: 7 years
Penn State University (Dickinson) Accepted Type: RA $45,000 Sent: 10/20/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 10/31/16 Upd: 7 years
University of Miami F Accepted Type: RA $20,000 Sent: 11/23/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/28/16 Upd: 7 years
Florida State University F Accepted Type: RA $40,000 Sent: 11/23/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/01/16 Upd: 7 years
American University Accepted Type: RA Sent: 10/25/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/09/16 Upd: 7 years
Baylor University Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 10/27/16 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/30/16 Upd: 7 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 154
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.3
  • Degree GPA: -
  • School Type: Public
  • Major: Political Science

Demographic Information

  • City: Dallas
  • State: Texas
  • Race: African American
  • Gender: Man
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 1-2 Years

Extra Curricular Information

President Of My Fraternity
President Of Greek Council
Honors Society Secretary
Pre-Law Society
Black Student Alliance

Additional info & updates

1-2 years Law Firm Experience
Strong Recommendation Letters

Had an Interview with Northwestern & Vanderbilt. Hopefully that will help

10/31/2016: Penn State Acceptance Via Email. Full Ride Scholarship!
11/28/2016: Accepted to University Of Miami Via Email. $60,000 Scholarship/3 years
11/30/2016: Baylor Fall Waitlist via Letter in the mail
12/1/2016: Accepted to Florida State Law School Via Phone Call. Full Ride Scholarship!
12/2/2016: UT Austin Application held for further review. Did not make the early decision cut
12/5/2016: Accepted to Baylor Summer Start Program. Still Waitlisted For the Fall. I Think I'm gonna take my name off the waitlist for the Fall.
12/9/2016: Accepted to American Via Email.
12/13/2016: Accepted to University Of Denver Via email. Full Ride Scholarship!
12/15/2016 - Accepted to the University Of Colorado Boulder via email. I did not see that coming!
12/16/2016 - Accepted to SMU! I'm really starting to think these laws schools are emailing the wrong person lol My Sister also did her Graduate Education at SMU. maybe that played a factor.
1/20/2017 - Accepted to University Of Houston Via Email.
1/20/2017 - Rejected from the University of Chicago. Not surprising at all.

The Rest of the admissions decisions are all posted above. I will continue to update my profile if anything changes on the waitlist. This really has been an unpredictable cycle. I've been waitlisted from Texas A&M University all the way to Columbia Law School. I think I am leaning towards the University Of Houston Law Center.

Final Thoughts:

Apply Early!! Do not underestimate the importance of applying early! This is a rolling admissions process. Apply Before November ends. If you are applying after November I think that's late in the game. Lastly, make sure you make yourself stand out. Checking a box for your race isnt enough. Write a diversity statement explaining how you plan to bring diversity to the classroom. I really focused on my advocacy for the Inner city communities and mentorship. Really capitalize on whatever it is that makes you different from the next person with the same numbers as you. Remember Law School admissions in very unpredictable, so don't count yourself out for any school. Well that wraps up my cycle. Good luck Future Attorneys.

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Sunday, August 28 2016 at 12:20 AM

Accepted to Penn State Law school! So far so good!

Good Luck!!!
Sunday, August 09 2015 at 01:00 AM

Good luck with your cycle. I applied to Columbia as well and I was considering applying to St. John's but I got into Boston College first I think I'd prefer to go there over St. John's if I don't get into one of my other top choices.

Sunday, December 18 2016 at 08:33 PM

Congrats on all of your acceptances! I was wondering how you found out your scholarship package for SMU.

Tx18
Sunday, August 28 2016 at 12:20 AM

Thanks! Glad to have these options. So SMU let me know I was accepted Via Email & then When I got my acceptance package in the mail it had my scholarship letter in it.

PENN
Sunday, December 04 2016 at 05:13 PM

any stips from penn state? did you apply for dickinson?

PENN
Sunday, August 28 2016 at 12:20 AM

Yea I applied specifically to Penn State Dickinson Law School. For the full ride scholarship, I would have to remain in good academic standing to keep it all 3 years.

UF
Monday, November 21 2016 at 10:59 PM

Congrats on UF!!! Did you hear back via email? Also, was your status ever "File review conplete-no decision made?" My status hasn't changed in over 2 months :(