anewaphorist (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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
University of Michigan Ann Arbor F Accepted W Type: RA $54,000 Sent: 10/26/11 Rec: 11/01/11 Comp: 11/10/11 Inter: -- Dec: 12/19/11 Upd: 13 years
Georgetown University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 10/30/11 Rec: 10/31/11 Comp: 11/02/11 Inter: -- Dec: 12/01/11 Upd: 13 years
University of Pennsylvania Pending W Type: RA Sent: 10/25/11 Rec: 10/25/11 Comp: 10/28/11 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 13 years
Stanford University Pending W Type: RA Sent: 10/28/11 Rec: 10/31/11 Comp: 11/02/11 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 13 years
Columbia University F Pending W Type: RA Sent: 10/27/11 Rec: 10/28/11 Comp: 11/02/11 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 13 years
Duke University Pending W Type: RA Sent: 10/25/11 Rec: 10/26/11 Comp: 10/26/11 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 13 years
Harvard University Pending W Type: RA Sent: 11/29/11 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 13 years
Washington University in St Louis F Pending W Type: RA Sent: 11/05/11 Rec: 11/07/11 Comp: 11/09/11 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 13 years
University of California Berkeley Pending W Type: RA Sent: 10/27/11 Rec: 10/27/11 Comp: 10/27/11 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 13 years
Vanderbilt University F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 10/24/11 Rec: 10/24/11 Comp: 10/31/11 Inter: -- Dec: 12/06/11 Upd: 13 years
New York University F Pending W Type: RA Sent: 10/26/11 Rec: 11/01/11 Comp: 11/04/11 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 13 years
#1 University of Chicago F Accepted A Type: ED Sent: 10/28/11 Rec: 10/30/11 Comp: 11/02/11 Inter: -- Dec: 12/20/11 Upd: 13 years
University of Virginia Accepted Type: RA $75,000 Sent: 10/24/11 Rec: 10/25/11 Comp: 10/26/11 Inter: -- Dec: 12/13/11 Upd: 13 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 170
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.98
  • Degree GPA: 4.0
  • School Type: Medium-sized public university
  • Major: B.A., History; B.A., Philosoph

Demographic Information

  • City: Medium-sized, Southeastern US
  • State: -
  • Race: Caucasian
  • Gender: Man
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 1-2 Years

Extra Curricular Information

-Numbers are marginally different from those listed

Here are my "chances" according to LawSchoolPredictor. It'll be interesting to see how reality measures up:

Harvard: Weak Consider (33%)
Stanford: Consider (60%)
Columbia: Consider (49%)
Chicago ED: Admit (69%)
NYU: Strong Consider (55%)
Penn: Strong Consider (71%)
Michigan: Strong Consider (69%)
Berkeley: Admit (82%)
UVA: Strong Consider (69%)
Duke: Strong Consider (67%)
Georgetown: Strong Consider (69%)
Vanderbilt: Admit (82%)
WashU: Admit (88%)

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Additional info & updates

LSAT on October 1. 2011-12 cycle. 170. I'm fine with it, keeps me from re-taking.

Fee waivers have started rolling in:
10/26: Michigan, NYU, W&L, William and Mary, UT-Austin, Northeastern, U of Richmond, Santa Clara (lol). Only applying to 2 of these schools, but it's sort of an ego boost knowing that lots of decent law schools would like to have me.

10/26 (cont.): Columbia fee waiver just arrived in my Inbox. Mildly surprised, because my LSAT is slightly below their median. Hmm... :)

10/27: New batch of fee waivers: Northwestern, UCLA, WashU in St. Louis, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Case Western, Temple.

10/27 (cont.): Sent in my application to UC Berkeley today. Went to "Under Review" within several hours. Bad sign?

10/28: Some more fee waivers: UChicago, Vanderbilt, UMinnesota, Boston University, Emory, Cincinnati, Tulane, St. John's.
Complete at UPenn!

10/30: Georgetown app is sent. I felt that this was one of my strongest apps in terms of giving the adcom a comprehensive portrait of myself. Now if I can just get the motivation to finish my Harvard application...

10/31: I've had at least one confirmation email from every school I've applied to, except for UMich and NYU. I wonder why they haven't even confirmed receipt of my materials yet...

11/2: Received emails today from both UMich and NYU. One less worry on my mind. Also received fee waivers from GW, USC-Gould, Creighton, Wisconsin, Toledo, Syracuse, and Vermont.

11/3: Not much movement today, been "Under Review" at UC Berkeley--as well as complete at Duke and UVA--for a week now. Got a fee waiver from BYU today also and snail mail packets from Cornell and NYU.

11/4: Snail mail viewbooks from Vanderbilt and USC.

11/7: Now, "Application Completed" at Georgetown. "Under Review" at NYU. Snail mail packet from Michigan with a hand-authored fee waiver and note about my "flawless undergraduate record." Nice touch, UMich! Also, Notre Dame fee waiver.

11/9: Complete at WashU. Just a few more fee waivers to report: Miami, DePaul, Ohio State, South Carolina, Indiana, Quinnipiac. Went complete 2 weeks ago at: Duke, UVA, UC Berkeley.

11/10: Got the status checker email from UMich and am finally complete.

11/14: Just a viewbook from Columbia today and some spam from a few TTs. Man, waiting has already become a burden...

11/15: Received a friendly email today from UMich, asking about my work experience since graduation. Also a fee waiver from Mizzou.

11/17: Under Review at UChicago!

11/29: Last update at Georgetown was 11/21, so hopefully I'll have an acceptance via snail mail this week! They didn't send this batch of letters out until after Thanksgiving.

12/1: ACCEPTED via snail mail to Georgetown! Handwritten note from Dean Cornblatt. First one feels really nice :)

12/6: Vanderbilt status checker says "Decision Mailed, 12/5." I live 2 hours from Nashville, so I'm expecting that FedEx ACCEPTANCE pacakage from Vandy today :)

12/13: Phone call from UVA today! Anne Richard let me know they are mailing an ACCEPTANCE package to me. And she threw a lil $ at me...

12/14: Status updated at WashU for the first time.

12/19: In at UMich via ACCEPTED Students' Website! What I really wanted today was a UChicago acceptance, though.

12/20: ACCEPTANCE phone call from Ann Perry at the University of Chicago. Looks like my cycle is over!

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Tuesday, May 24 2011 at 08:00 PM

Application to Vanderbilt: Sent! 1 down, 11 to go.

Tuesday, May 24 2011 at 08:00 PM

Application to UVA: Sent! I did not submit a "Why UVA?" but instead went with an addendum (they only have a spot for 1 attachment other than PS and Conduct). 2 down, 10 to go!

Tuesday, May 24 2011 at 08:00 PM

Application to Penn: Sent! Did not submit a "Why Penn?" but instead opted to write one of the optional, additional essays (the one about literature and law). 3 down, 9 left!

Tuesday, May 24 2011 at 08:00 PM

Got the Duke application out as well. I submitted it with a DS for optional essay II.

Tuesday, May 24 2011 at 08:00 PM

UMich: Sent! Submitted with a "Why Michigan" and an addendum as my 2 optional essays.

Tuesday, May 24 2011 at 08:00 PM

NYU: Sent! Unsolicited fee waivers from both NYU and UMich today. What a pleasant surprise!

Tuesday, May 24 2011 at 08:00 PM

Today was Columbia and Berkeley. Glad to have them out of the way. FWIW, their applications were virtually identical. 3 page PS, 1 spot for additional info/addendum, no optional essays for either.

Tuesday, May 24 2011 at 08:00 PM

Got my Stanford and UChicago apps out today. Went ED for Chicago after a long conversation with the fiancee, and it seems like Chicago is a perfect fit for her. It goes without saying, of course, that I love the school as well!

Monday, June 13 2011 at 08:00 PM

You got it. Good luck this cycle. I'm jealous of your Chicago and Columbia fee waivers (I think I sent my transcripts in too late).

I wish
Monday, June 13 2011 at 08:00 PM

UVA would throw some love my way.

Huh
Monday, June 13 2011 at 08:00 PM

I did a why UVa, and I am quite proud of my PS. I'm not too concerned, just miffed. I am really excited re: Chicago, though. They seem to give people with our numbers a lot of money, and the employment prospects are incredible (especially in this economy).

chicago
Thursday, October 06 2011 at 08:00 PM

Hopefully this is the week we get some money!