agnetha (2022-2023)

Wow, you got a decision after only being complete for a week? Maybe I'm *not* obsessively checking my email in vain!

I'd say somewhat important. A requirement that has nothing (necessarily) to do with the school is a community of gay people. I also figure it would be nice to have a community of somewhat supportive gay people in the law school (although it's not their sexuality that really matter much... I just find that gay people seem to like to go to musicals and other similar things more often than non gay people). Depending on the financial aid or the school's rank, for instance, Duke, I might be willing to hold a torch. If you'd like more info, please email me and I'll let you know what my interviewer said about being gay at NW. :)

on UMN and Northwestern! I'm assuming you would choose Northwestern. am I wrong?

I'm really not sure which I'll choose because NW hasn't sent me any financial info yet. It's hard to turn down $10k tuition/year for a T20 school.. Congrats on your acceptances too!

Congratulations!

Congratulations on your scholarship to NWU. I saw your lsat history. I am in a similar situation. GPA 3.77 top liberal arts. First lsat 157. I'm applying next year. I was wondering what made the difference in your latter lsats and what you wrote to adcomms about your lsats. If you're willing to share I'd really aprreciate any advice. Congrats again!

To a fellow Wigmore! Since mine came only a day after my acceptance, I was in a state of disbelief. I actually did some computer checks to assure it wasn't some cruel prank e-mail! Good luck with the rest of your apps! You think you'll go to NW then?

Congratulations on your acceptances. I'm sure your last LSAT made the difference: sounds like a great decision to have waited a year. Still laughing that you listed your orientation as an "Extracurricular." Did you ever have to quantify your hours/week of gay activity?

I wouldn't even know where to begin counting..... ;)

On your Wigmore scholarship. That is so awesome. I'd be blown away if I were you, too!! :D

in response to oyur question...right now its either going to be michigan, uva, or georgetown (just depends on financial aid)...however, depending on the decisions from the schools i havent heard from...that might change....where are you leaning?

hey, just got the wigmore yesterday!....came completely unexpectedly via email...northwestern is all of a sudden one of my top choices...

something came up at my business and i couldnt make umich...i think im gonna stop in on my way to nu at the end of the month...ill be at penn next week though...prob see you there...

My favorite overall school was Penn, but they didn't offer any $$$. I really liked Northwestern and they offered an insane scholarship, so I'm heavily leaning that way. However, Penn extended my deposit deadline and I'm hoping I can talk them into a scholarship... If so, I'll go there.

I have good extracurriculars: Phi Beta Kappa, volunteering in leadership positions, working with youth, etc. Good work experience (four years in government, with a great letter of rec from my boss, plus jobs throughout college). I think these factors helped them overlook my previous LSAT scores. Being a re-applicant probably didn't hurt, either. I did not write an addendum re: my LSAT history. I tried to focus on my positive aspects, and that strategy seems to have worked at most schools. If you're retaking the LSAT and can handle the midwest, be sure to apply to Northwestern, where they only consider your top score for admissions AND scholarships! Good luck! Let me know if you have more questions.

I didn't meet with an admissions consultant. I read the Ivey Guide and the Estrich book about getting into law school. Both really helped me improve my PS. I think it's better to talk about what makes you unique as a person than your amazing accomplishments, which is what I did the first time around.

I studied quite a bit the last two times. Test #2 I got nervous and scored lower than I had on practice exams. Test #3, all cylinders were running. I studied for two months beforehand, took lots of practice tests in loud places (coffeeshops) so I wouldn't get distracted, and worked my ass off with the logic games so none of them would throw me. Good luck taking it again! I'm sure you can score 3 points higher.

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congrats on your decision! I'll see you at Penn in August!

I also picked Penn over full UMich scholarship, I'm glad to see you did the same! Makes me feel better about my decision!

definitely tough turning down all that $$$$ from nu...i just hated it so much when i visited...plus, loved penn and philly...the hell with it...i might regret the decision later when im writing the checks...for now, i cant wait to get up there... on the w/l thing...nyu took forever for me as well...the tuition deposit deadlines for most places had passed by the time i got their "decision"...how tough can it be to make a w/l decision?...really...its like saying, "ummm...we are just not sure if we are not sure we want you."...silliness...anyway, decided to wd everywhere except columbia...i almost hope they reject me...just so it doesnt make my decision more difficult...

Hello there agnetha/odaiko! I saw some of your old posts on the Law School Discussion board and was hoping you could provide some general advice on personal statements. I would really appreciate it if you could e-mail me. Thank you for your time!