Drackoe (2022-2023)

yeah, the michigan rejection was really just a formality, but i figured i had to apply to at least 1 top 10 and michigan is the most subjective of all of them. alabama wrote me a letter waiving my fee randomly, and i had an extra report on lsdas so i figured why not. i wish i could go to miami but i think IU is calling my name, they sweetened the deal with $$ so it's hard to turn down...unless i get into ND. where are you going?

I too was shockingly waitlisted at the U. Fuck em.

Hope to see you at Tulane!

I think its obvious rollingthedice wasn't an AA admission because she got a 174, admissions officers forgive a poor GPA pretty quickly for a great LSAT. I can't respond to you, but look the point is this: You're making just as many assumptions as anyone else is. You're right I have idea what his socioeconomic status or what he may or may not have endured in his life. But neither do you. He may have grown up dirt poor and subject to brutal prejudice or for all I know he could be rich off his ass and never really felt an ounce more racism than I have in my life. The point is, and its an undeniable one, is that its considerably easier for minorities to gain acceptances into colleges than whites or ORMs, purely because there are typically fewer qualified minority law applicants (I mean anyone with over a 160 could do just fine at Harvard, its the same material as what they teach at Elon), for whatever reason. Because there is some hazy conception of diversity that colleges are clamoring to create, they do battle over this smaller applicant pool. If you're trying to refute that fact, that there is a separate set of qualifications for URM and ORMs, its you who are the blind one. For all your talk about great stories gaining admission, I hope you would you realize that perhaps this stupid insistence on racial numbering(which we really have no idea if really amounts to diversity in thought or idea) distracts from all these great stories you're talking about. Personally, I'd love to think a story could sway an entire application into acceptance, I've got a damn good one, but just like everything in law school its entirely about numbers, LSAT, GPA and percentages of minorities.

You couldn't have said that any better...I wholeheartedly concur

I visited this weekend and loved it. The campus and the main parts of the city are in great shape. The faculty and administration were nice. The other accepted students i met were chill and friendly. Just overall got a really good vibe from both the city and the people. I will be sending my deposit this week and will be attending barring any unforeseen acceptances at the top schools. Hope to see you there.

Loyola's my top choice!

Loyola's my top choice!

I chose Kent because I really liked the faculty and their building. Loyola was fine, but just didn't appeal to me. I think you will love Chicago no matter which school you choose. Good luck!

Thanks for the advice. To me it's basically a coin flip.

So why did you like Loyola so much better than Kent? I mean, after all, you withdrew from Loyola also, so why do you think it's so much better than Kent? When I went to visit Loyola, the people were nothing but rude there. I guess it depends on the type of law you are planning to study. But I certainly was less than impressed with Loyola's law school. The people and professors at Kent made me feel like I was really wanted over there. Granted, I applied to Loyola and am still on the waitlist, but unless they gave me a decent chunk of change, I wouldn't go there over Kent.

Well, you definitely made the right decision to go to Bloomington instead of Loyola. Bloomington is an excellent school. I met the assistant dean personally and I visited the school and it was just great. I probably should have tried to re-apply this year, but I was just too devestated to try after being turned down last year. Sorry about what happened at Loyola, but that doesn't surprise me. They are always rude when anyone calls and when I scheduled my tour and class visit, none of it worked out at all. Bloomington is very reasonably priced and so is the housing. The housing in Chicago, of course, is not nearly as reasonable. So enjoy your time at Bloomington. You made the right decision.

Thanks for the good thoughts. I liked IU when I was there. Everyone was very warm and friendly. I haven't decided between Wisco and Wash yet. I'm hoping Wisconsin will still give me a scholarship. I liked both schools a lot, but right now Wash is a fair amount cheaper because I can get instate tuition 2nd and 3rd year. So are you happy with your IU choice? How are the job prospects?

Yeah, I thought it was pretty funny how many times at Spring Law Day they mentioned the $25M grant and the recent (meaningless) Vault #14 ranking. They say that all the money is going into faculty development, so it should be fun to see who they can land. I decided to come to IU because I'm planning on working in Indy, the school is a good fit for me, and moving back to Bloomington will be easier for my wife than many other places. I know that searching for employment will be an undertaking, but I wouldn't have made the decision to attend if I didn't think I could make it near the top of the class. But yeah, a bump in our ranking would be nice :)

Thanks for the comment, its good to know others who were in the same boat I'm in now. Keeping my fingers crossed!

if IU gives me scholarship money to bring tuition under $20k, it'd be hard to pass up. you at Indiana? i visited over the summer, and absolutely loved it! any words of advice as far as dealing with admissions for scholarship money, if i do get in??

I'm not saying it doesn't help, but I know that my current work experience is tied directly to my success. That's all I'm saying. Folks get so caught up in the numbers but there are other non-URMs who have been accepted to great schools with less than stellar numbers. They obviously have something going for them outside of their numbers. That's all I'm saying. Congrats on your cycle so far and good luck in the future.