Olivia616 (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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
#6 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign F Accepted Type: RA $40,000 Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/06/17 Inter: -- Dec: 03/13/17 Upd: 8 years
#4 Boston College F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/01/17 Inter: -- Dec: 02/02/17 Upd: 8 years
#1 Northwestern University F Waitlisted Type: ED Sent: 12/01/16 Rec: 12/01/16 Comp: 12/01/16 Inter: -- Dec: 02/07/17 Upd: 8 years
#7 Vanderbilt University F Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/02/17 Inter: -- Dec: 05/11/17 Upd: 8 years
#8 Chicago-Kent College of Law (IIT) F Accepted W Type: RA $60,000 Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/06/17 Inter: -- Dec: 03/03/17 Upd: 8 years
#9 Loyola University Chicago F Accepted W Type: RA $75,200 Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/02/17 Inter: -- Dec: 02/04/17 Upd: 8 years
#2 Georgetown University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/06/17 Inter: -- Dec: 03/17/17 Upd: 9 years
#3 Boston University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/06/17 Inter: -- Dec: 03/15/17 Upd: 9 years
#5 George Washington University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/06/17 Inter: -- Dec: 02/23/17 Upd: 9 years
#10 DePaul University F Accepted W Type: RA $45,000 Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/02/17 Inter: -- Dec: 02/06/17 Upd: 9 years
#11 John Marshall Law School - Chicago F Accepted W Type: RA $108,000 Sent: 02/01/17 Rec: 02/01/17 Comp: 02/06/17 Inter: -- Dec: 02/09/17 Upd: 9 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 154
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.68
  • Degree GPA: 3.72
  • School Type: Small, Private
  • Major: Political Science

Demographic Information

  • City: Chicago
  • State: Illinois
  • Race: White
  • Gender: Woman
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 1-2 Years

Extra Curricular Information

-National award-winning Mock Trial competitor
-Leadership position in Student Government
-Strong LORs (3)
-Pi Sigma Alpha
-Study abroad
-Volunteer work

Additional info & updates

Work experience includes:
-Clerkship for a federal judge
-2+ years as a corporate paralegal for large, Chicago firm (2 promotions and raises)
-1 year clerkship at a firm in Italy
-internship at a personal injury firm
-internship at Illinois DHS/HFS
-Photographer for Chicago charities (subject of personal statement)

Submitted strong LSAT Addendum.

3/15/17 I withdrew from both John Marshall and DePaul, freeing up $108,000 and $45,000 scholarships, respectively. Hope this helps someone!

3/21/17 Flew out to Boston College to interview/visit.

3/27/17 Kent increased my merit scholarship 15K after I wrote them an email leveraging my Illinois offer.

3/28/17 Loyola awarded me a $3,200 specialized first generation scholarship.

3/29/17 Loyola awarded me a $9,000/year Mock Trial Scholarship.

3/31/17 Visit to Illinois Law.

3/31/17 I withdrew from the waitlist at Boston College (I don't have time to wait around for a school that probably won't give me any money).

4/10/17 Kent increased my scholarship to $60,000 after negotiation.

4/13/17 Leaning toward committing to Illinois, if they increase my scholarship

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Thursday, January 12 2017 at 04:41 PM

Did you interview with Northwestern?

squishthepanda
Tuesday, March 14 2017 at 10:09 AM

Yes, you're required to.

Olivia616

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