ShastaInman (2022-2023)

Heavy club participation freshman and sophomore years; worked part-time at one job sophomore and junior years; worked 35-51 hours at 3 jobs with full-time class schedule senior year.

Memberships: Phi Beta Kappa.

Served on multiple campus committees as a student rep.

Conference Presentations: panel/paper presenter at academic conference 3 yrs. (going on 4)

Multiple awards and honors from department and graduated with highest distinction.

Internships: State Department of Health & Human Services-Child Protection & Safety/Juvenile Services (summer).
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I personalized my PS to each school, in at least so much as changing the name of the school in the heading and conclusion paragraph. For the four I applied dual-degree I did a little more. Then of course each was changed to fit length and content requirements/suggestions. I wrote the optional addendum later in the cycle to kind of explain the interdisciplinary nature of my second major, and how it would add to the intellectual diversity of the schools.

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Visit my blog for more details on my law school decision process: lawschool4shasta.wordpress.com

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Law School Predictor:

7. University of Michigan-Deny, 15%...WAITLISTED
9. University of Virginia-Weak Consider, 37%...WAITLISTED
20. George Washington University-Consider, 57%...WAITLISTED
& Admitted to MA in Women's Studies
27. College of William & Mary-Strong Consider, 70%...ADMITTED
30. Washington & Lee University-Strong Consider, 72%...ADMITTED
35. Ohio State University-Admit, 78%...ADMITTED
40. Arizona State University-Admit, 80%...ADMITTED
42. University of Arizona-Admit, 89%...ADMITTED
& Admitted to MA in Gender & Women's Studies
47. University of Colorado-Strong Consider, 71%...ADMITTED
47. University of Florida-Admit, 76%...ADMITTED
& Admitted to MA in Women's Studies

Safeties:
University of Cincinnati...ADMITTED
& Admitted to MA in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality
Studies
University of Oregon...ADMITTED
Lewis & Clark College...ADMITTED
University of Nebraska...ADMITTED

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November:
11/01: Oregon email: file complete, no status checker.
11/07: W&M status checker "mailings:" Congratulations! Admit Packet Mailed.
11/12: W&M admit packet: Fellowship for the $10k/yr out-of-state tuition, $4k/yr stipend to work 8 hrs/wk; that's about 38% tuition. Debt load over 3 yrs about $66k w/ just tuition.
11/21: UF status checker: Final Decision Reached, Notice Mailed.
11/26: UF admit packet. No $ offered until Dec. or later
11/30: Ohio State: File Complete, Under Review.
*Decided to apply to UNL and W&L.

December:
12/2: UNL status checker: In review, could take up to 15 weekdays.
12/5: W&L email: In review, should have a decision Dec. 16.
Cinci email: complete but no status checker.
12/7: AZ status checker: Under Committee Review.
*Decided to apply to ASU.
-Ohio State voicemail: admitted.
12/8: OSU email: $ & other info in Jan. ASW not up.
12/9: AZ status checker: now has no status at all.
12/12: UNL voicemail from the Dean: admitted with $28,500/yr scholarship (out-of-state, 97% tuition...only $3k debt load in tuition after 3 yrs...hard to turn down!).
12/15: W&L email & status checker: Admitted. Scholarship information mailed tomorrow.
12/16: GW email: waitlisted. Slightly disappointed, but not really.
12/20: W&L letter: $22k/yr! That's more than 1/2 tuition and makes it cheaper for me to attend there than to attend W&M (about $54k tuition debt after 3 yrs).
-L&C date changed again. Had also changed on 12/12, but they don't release decisions online.
12/21: Cinci email: admitted. More info mailed in Jan.
*Left town--won't get my mail until Jan. 3.
12/24: AZ status checker: Decision Rendered and Letter Sent 12-19.
12/29: L&C voicemail from the Dean: Admitted w/ $29k/yr! That's 80% tuition (only $30k debt load in tuition over 3 yrs)!

Scholarships are 3-year totals.

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January:
1/4: Picked up held mail at Post Office.
Arizona snail mail: Adorable little USB-Key admit packet with letters in pdf form. $20k/yr if stay in top 10%. That's about 50% tuition (but still about $60k debt load in tuition over 3 yrs). Postmarked 12-23.
1/6: Colorado status checker: Decision Rendered and letter sent; also due dates for tuition deposits, so I assume it's an admit!
1/7: L&C admit packet: wasn't postmarked until 1/4, even though the Dean called me 12/29.
1/9: Michigan email: nice note thanking me for my patience and letting me know my app has been reviewed at least once.
Colorado snail mail: Admitted! scholarship offers start later this month.
1/10: Cincinnati: snail mail w/ more admit information; also had an unfortunate experience with their incredibly disorganized MA program today.
1/11: Wow--received a Merit Based Fee Waiver via email from University of Virginia today.
1/12: Applied to UV.
1/23: Silly me! I forgot to assign letters to go with my LSAC report to Virginia. NOW the app is complete.
UNL: went to their Law School Preview Day today. Not all too impressed, really.
1/25: OSU email: $16k/ yr Diversity Enrichment Scholarship (a little under 40% tuition). Interesting that I was given a Diversity Scholarship, but it still means OSU is going to be hella expensive (like $75k tuition debt over 3 yrs).
1/27: Sent in application for the OSU Moritz Merit Scholarship.
-Taxes done and FAFSA sent to schools. May have to go back in in a couple weeks and send to others (can only do 10 at a time).
1/29: My fiance was unanimously voted to be admitted to the Oregon Ph.D. program for physics! He hasn't heard from any other schools, but we've booked our hotel in Portland for March visit days for L&C Law and OU Physics!
-Also waiting to book my flight to Virginia to visit W&L in March. Their admitted students website and FB group have been incredibly helpful.
1/30: Booked our flights to Oregon!

FEBRUARY:
2/1: Arizona snail mail & email--admission to WGS MA/JD Dual Degree Program. Wishing the law school gave me more $.
-Maxwell got into Michigan graduate program; I'm not holding my breathe for a law admission.
2/2: UNL snail mail: upped my scholarship to 100% .
2/6: Oregon snail mail: Admitted. $10k/yr Dean's Scholarship and info to apply for a 1L Fellowship in Family Law with only a $4200 stipend. With L&C's offer, I probably won't bother.
Cinci email: Admission to WGSS MA/JD Dual Degree program.
-Maxwell got a $26/k Fellowship to Ohio State's Physics Program over the weekend.
2/24: no news for me in a while, though Max has gotten into 7 of 10 schools and hasn't heard from 3. Sometime during this month I was admitted to the Florida dual-degree program. We have it pretty much narrowed down to five places now...
-Michigan email: waitlisted! This is better than my realistic expectations! I will stay on it for now...

March:
3/1: Virginia/W&L/W&M: I have made the executive decision that I don't want to live in the middle of nowhere (W&L).
3/6: Withdrawn from Oregon, UNL, W&L, GW, W&M, and Cinci. Waiting to hear decisions from Va and ASU; waiting for scholarship info from Fl, Co, and OSU.
3/9: UF snail mail: scholarship @ about 37% tuition--$14k/yr. Still haven't heard from CO or from Fl's MA program regarding financial aid.
3/14: Virginia email: Waitlisted. That means NO rejections this cycle! AMAZING! Looks like only my LSAT score prevented those WLs from being Acceptances. (Advice to all the future applicants: STUDY for the LSAT!) Withdrawn from UVA.
3/17: Happy St. Patrick's Day!
Max visited OSU last week--not disappointing, but not impressive, either. This week he visited Florida and was pleasantly surprised, despite them not having his exact subfield. Next week we visit Oregon (I am visiting L&C), and then we wait to hear more about financial aid...but I've started looking into apartments in Tucson.
3/21: GW snail mail: accepted to MA program, but no funding. Withdrawn.
3/23: Fl email: $8k Fellowship and a tuition waiver for the first year of the MA (dual degree program).
3/26: Arizona State email: accepted. More info in mail.
Colorado email: $18k scholarship the first year, $6k each for 2nd and 3rd yrs.
3/27: All withdrawals in the mail (except for ASU--their paperwork hasn't come in yet). Going tomorrow to get the money order for my Arizona seat deposit! Cycle over!

April
4/2: ASU snail mail: $35k scholarship first year (90%), $20k second year (51%), and $10k third year (25%), so $65k total.
*The lessening scholarship over 3 years, combined with how Tucson is prettier than Tempe/Phoenix and we would have to commute, means I'm still sticking to my decision (and $500 already-submitted seat deposit) to attend UA.