RainbowChip (2022-2023)

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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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
Northwestern University F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 01/11/10 Rec: 01/12/10 Comp: 01/27/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/12/10 Upd: 14 years
Yale University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 12/08/09 Rec: 12/10/09 Comp: 01/08/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/20/10 Upd: 14 years
Stanford University Accepted A Type: RA Sent: 12/03/09 Rec: 12/07/09 Comp: 01/19/10 Inter: -- Dec: 01/22/10 Upd: 14 years
Harvard University Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 12/03/09 Rec: 12/07/09 Comp: 12/22/09 Inter: -- Dec: 04/17/10 Upd: 14 years
University of Michigan Ann Arbor F Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 12/10/09 Rec: 12/16/09 Comp: 01/20/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/22/10 Upd: 14 years
University of Chicago F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 12/08/09 Rec: 12/09/09 Comp: 12/30/09 Inter: -- Dec: 04/02/10 Upd: 14 years
University of Virginia F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 12/03/09 Rec: 12/04/09 Comp: 12/04/09 Inter: -- Dec: 03/09/10 Upd: 14 years
Duke University F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 12/03/09 Rec: 12/04/09 Comp: 12/04/09 Inter: -- Dec: 03/01/10 Upd: 14 years
University of California Berkeley F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 12/22/09 Rec: 12/22/09 Comp: 12/22/09 Inter: -- Dec: 03/09/10 Upd: 14 years
University of Texas Austin Accepted W Type: RA $69,000 Sent: 12/16/09 Rec: 12/18/09 Comp: 01/09/10 Inter: -- Dec: 02/17/10 Upd: 14 years
Georgetown University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 12/04/09 Rec: 12/04/09 Comp: 12/09/09 Inter: -- Dec: 01/14/10 Upd: 14 years
Cornell University F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 12/10/09 Rec: 12/15/09 Comp: 02/03/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/15/10 Upd: 14 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 168
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 4.0
  • Degree GPA: -
  • School Type: Large Public
  • Major: Political Science

Demographic Information

  • City: -
  • State: Oklahoma
  • Race: White
  • Gender: Man
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 3-4 Years

Extra Curricular Information

I feel I have some explaining to do for people wondering how I've gotten into these schools (even though I'm as shocked as anyone):

-High school teacher in Baltimore as part of Teach For America
-Rhodes scholarship finalist
-Outstanding senior award and graduation speaker
-Very strong letters of recommendation
-Work throughout college
-Significant community involvement

Ultimately, the choice of Stanford over Yale came down to three factors:

1. There were not any graduate school options for my wife within a reasonable distance of New Haven.

2. Relative to my goals, I believe I will receive a better education at Stanford. The abstract/philosophical bent of Yale is unappealing to me.

3. The quality of life in Palo Alto vs. New Haven (this one needs no explanation).

As a side note, Stanford's ASW blew Yale's away. Yale seemed to rely heavily on the fact that they are ranked number one and spent a lot of time playing defense regarding the downsides of the school and its location. On the other hand, Stanford made a compelling, positive case for the quality of education they provide. This is, of course, merely one point of view.

Goodbye, LSN. It's been fun. Good luck to all future applicants!

Additional info & updates

12-16: Under review at Georgetown.

12-22: Under review at Harvard.

1-11: Under review at Berkeley.

1-11: Status says "Decision rendered" at Georgetown.

1-14: Small envelope in the mail from Georgetown. I'm in!

1-22: E-mail from Dean Deal. In at Stanford! She tried to call but my phone is dead at work. I really can't believe it.

1-26: Under review at Duke.

2-17: Call from Texas with an acceptance. Said a scholarship offer would be in the mail.

2-18: E-mail from Berkeley - to committee review.

2-25: The Townes Scholarship plus nonresident tuition waiver from Texas.

3-1: "Priority Reserve" at Duke via e-mail.

3-4: Under review at Chicago.

3-9: Waitlisted at Virginia via e-mail. Not surprising...

3-9: Just after posting the waitlist at Virginia I get a call from Dean Tom at Berkeley. Admitted there.

3-12: In at Northwestern via e-mail.

3-15: In at Cornell via e-mail.

3-15: Harvard's "under review" status updated to today.

3-20: Call (on a Saturday) from Craig Janecek at Yale. Stunner. Absolute stunner.

3-22: Acceptance packet in the mail from Michigan.

3-25: Withdrawfest: Berkeley, Michigan, Northwestern, Cornell, UVA, Duke, Texas, Georgetown.

4-1: Return from spring break to find financial aid letters from Stanford and Yale. Both very generous, but Stanford's grant aid beat Yale's by a good chunk.

4-2: Waitlisted at Chicago. Withdrew.

4-5: Dean's Scholarship at Michigan for $10k/year. It's too bad I won't be going there. They seem very nice.

4-17: Waitlisted at Harvard. First acknowledgment of my application since I went complete almost four months ago. Withdrew.

4-26: Mailed two letters -- a withdrawal to Yale and a deposit to Stanford, with complete confidence that I made the right decision.

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Northwester Complete Date
Friday, May 08 2009 at 08:00 PM

Did you really go complete at Northwestern after 1 day? I've been waiting for over 2 weeks =/ Congrats on Georgetown!

luckyjd
Stanford!
Wednesday, December 09 2009 at 07:00 PM

Wow! Congrats on Stanford! That is awesome!

yoyoma
YALE
Sunday, December 06 2009 at 07:00 PM

wanted to be the first to congratulate you here! that's absolutely insanely amazing. i'm sure you deserve it!

braceypie
Amazing
Saturday, September 05 2009 at 08:00 PM

Wow, sincere congratulations on Yale! That's an incredible accomplishment, and I agree with braceypie, I'm sure you deserve it! :)

conman
Number AND involvement twin!
Sunday, October 25 2009 at 08:00 PM

This is an amazing cylce, congrats! I withdrew from applying for law school this year because of my acceptance to TFA in KC. However, your Yale/Stanford give me hope for the future :)

Jayhawk2010
matching need-based $
Wednesday, January 13 2010 at 07:00 PM

i emailed H and S with Y's finaid letter attached. i didn't outright ask them to match, just if they could explain why their offers were lower than Y's. both replied that they would review my file and get back to me. bottom line: i don't think it's taboo at all, and i'd definitely consider doing something similar in your situation (tho of course i have yet to learn if my efforts will actually pay off). good luck!!

clydebarrow

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