dreamerperuano (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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
Cornell University F Waitlisted Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/09/12 Comp: 01/22/12 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 12 years
Boston College F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/27/12 Upd: 12 years
George Washington University F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/09/12 Comp: 01/12/12 Inter: -- Dec: 01/24/12 Upd: 12 years
New England School of Law F Accepted W Type: RA $90,000 Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: -- Comp: 01/11/12 Inter: -- Dec: 01/26/12 Upd: 12 years
Pace University F Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/06/12 Comp: 01/12/12 Inter: -- Dec: 02/27/12 Upd: 12 years
University at Buffalo F Accepted W Type: RA $15,000 Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: -- Comp: 01/12/12 Inter: -- Dec: 02/15/12 Upd: 12 years
Hofstra University F Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/06/12 Comp: 01/09/12 Inter: -- Dec: 01/12/12 Upd: 12 years
Cardozo-Yeshiva University F Accepted A Type: RA $90,000 Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/06/12 Comp: 01/09/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/01/12 Upd: 12 years
Albany Law School of Union University F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/09/12 Comp: 02/02/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/10/12 Upd: 12 years
Harvard University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/06/12 Comp: 01/26/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/23/12 Upd: 13 years
Georgetown University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: -- Comp: 01/13/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/19/12 Upd: 13 years
Columbia University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: -- Comp: 01/17/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/12/12 Upd: 13 years
New York University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/06/12 Comp: 01/17/12 Inter: -- Dec: 03/02/12 Upd: 13 years
Fordham University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/06/12 Comp: 01/10/12 Inter: -- Dec: 02/16/12 Upd: 13 years
Boston University F Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/05/12 Rec: 01/07/12 Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 02/15/12 Upd: 13 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 152
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.7
  • Degree GPA: 3.85
  • School Type: State
  • Major: Political Science

Demographic Information

  • City: Albany
  • State: New York
  • Race: Latino
  • Gender: Man
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: In Undergrad

Extra Curricular Information

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Additional info & updates

*Did not get a high LSAT score which was disappointing, but I decided to go ahead and apply for this cycle anyways and see what happens. I really do not want to take a year off to retake the exam, so hopefully I will get in a good law school. I feel comfortable about my credentials, letters of recommendation, and especially my personal statement. Let's see what happens....

**Any scholarship information is listed for the full 3 years

01-12-12-- I received my first acceptance to law school when I was on a trip to my homeland of Peru after eleven years! This was a great surprise from Hofstra, via email, because it only took them a week from the time I sent my application!

01-24-12-- So I checked my email and there it was on the title... Waitlisted at GW!! I am soo excited that it is not a rejection and that there is a chance that I can attend such a great law school. Hope I have more acceptances my way.

01-26-12-- Just when I thought I had to wait a few weeks I received an acceptance package from New England Law via snail mail. This just confirmed that my personal statement is strong, because the director of admission sign the acceptance letter and mentioned my personal statement in it.

02-06-12--Received a letter from New England Law giving me a Dean's Scholarship award!! This is great!

02-15-12--Rejected at Boston University via email and Accepted at University at Buffalo via email!

02-16-12--Rejected at Fordham via status checker... This was another reach school so I am not surprised... let's see where else I get in.

03-01-12--Received a phone call from Dean Matthew Miller and told me that I was accepted at Cardozo Law School!! This is awesome news and makes it tougher to reach a decision on where to go. Hope to hear from more law schools soon!

03-02-12--Got rejected at NYU. I was not expecting to get in, but I still had some hope. This one sucks, but at least I got a response and I can move on. Hope to hear from the rest by the end of this month.

03-06-12--Received my official acceptance letter from Cardozo today and it had my scholarship letter.... I got the E. Nathaniel ates Scholarship! This just made my day!!

03-10-11--Accepted at Albany Law! Hopefully I will get a better scholarship than what Pace gave me.

03-12-12--Rejected from Columbia... Just like NYU this was a super-reach school and did not expect to get in. Hope to have decisions an scholarship information from all schools by the end of the month. Since I have April 15th deadlines to accept or reject scholarship offers from Cardozo and New England.

03-19-12--I got Rejected form Georgetown... another super-reach school. At this point there are only three law schools left to respond and my April 13th deadline, to respond for the Dean's scholarship at New England is approaching. Will start withdrawing from some schools soon.

03-22-12--Started the process of contacting admission and financial aid offices to see if any scholarships could be increased. Cardozo is deliberating whether or not they can increase it. Just the fact that they are considering it makes me really happy and shows the commitment the school has to help out students. Also, rejected from Harvard... not a surprise.

03-26-12-- Received a financial aid award letter from Albany Law. There are no scholarships or need-based grants. I will not pay full price for this school, especially with the other offers I have so I will def. withdraw soon.

03-27-12--Waitlisted at Boston College. Happy it is not a rejection and will consider remaining on the waitlist. Hope that Cardozo gets back to me with their decision. I spoke to the director of student finance and he said that he will scan my financial aid award by tomorrow. Hope to see good news!

03-28-12--Received an email from the Dean of Admissions at Cardozo telling me that the committee decided to increase my E. Nathaniel Gates Scholarship to $30,000 per year!!! I cannot believe that they did that for me. This has brought Cardozo over the edge, and has more than convinced me that they really want me. My cycle is complete, as I am withdrawing from all schools and will a member of Cardozo Law School's Class of 2015. Good luck to everyone in their cycles!!

04-02-12--So I had withdrawn from every single school except Cornell, because it has been my dream school. The next day I received an email stating that my app. had been placed on reserve. I already sent my deposit to secure a seat in Cardozo, so it doesn't hurt to ride this out and see if I can get admission to my dream school! At this point my "worst case scenario" is to attend Cardozo with $30,000 per year... I am so blessed for that! Let the waiting game continue...

4-26-12--Called Cornell's Admission's office to schedule a visit. The lady was really nice and gave me a lot of information about being on reserve. According to her, on May 14th they will take a look at the list and make decisions by late May. It can either be Accepted (which i would love), rejection (which would suck), or interview (which my gut tells me might happen and I am ok with that). I will visit the law school May 4th. On the other hand, I will go visit Cardozo on May 1st.

5-01-12--Visited Cardozo today. I must say that it was a wonderful experience to meet other students and talk to faculty. The building is really nice and I even got to visit the on-campus housing which was good. I am going to Cornell Friday and it is my dream school. However is this dream falls through, then I will be more than happy at Cardozo and that is really refreshing.

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NESL scholarship
Tuesday, November 29 2011 at 07:00 PM

When your scholarship letter came did you happen to notice if your status checker updated under the mailings section? Ie did it say anything about a letter being sent from the dean?

NESL Scholarship
Saturday, October 01 2011 at 08:00 PM

enjoyyourself: I did not check my status checker since my acceptance. I just did now and it has the title of "Letter from Dean O'Brien" on the same date I received the award. Hopefully you have the same thing and it means the same thing. Congrats on your acceptance and Good luck!

Albany Scholarship
Monday, September 19 2011 at 08:00 PM

Hey. I'm from Albany too and my first choice is Albany Law. I'm surprised they accepted you on a Saturday if that's correct. Is that your first choice? Good luck with the rest of your cycle.

personal statement
Saturday, October 01 2011 at 08:00 PM

anonymous--In my personal statement I mainly spoke about overcoming adversity and how it led to me wanting to become an attorney. I can give you more details if you give me your email address :). I just don't want to post it here for everyone to see.

Albany Scholarship
Saturday, October 01 2011 at 08:00 PM

harmonizea-- I was surprised to get my acceptance letter on a Saturday... My status checker said that a decision had been made and sent to me on a friday, so it took them a little over a week for me to received it. Albany is not my #1 only because they do not have an immigration clinic, which is the area of law I am interested in, but if I receive some scholarship money it will def. make it a contender. Right now I am debating between Cardozo and New England, unless I get off the waitlist at GW. I will start withdrawing from schools soon... Good luck in your cycle!

Albany Law
Monday, September 19 2011 at 08:00 PM

My status changed from "application being reviewed" to "file is before admissions committee". I know I'm being impatient but how long did you know after status changed to file before admissions committee. I hope they let me know this month.

Albany Law
Saturday, October 01 2011 at 08:00 PM

I wouldn't make much of that... I do not really remember when my status changed between those too. I think mine stayed at "Application being reviewed" the whole time and just switched to "decision has been rendered." You should expect a 5-7 week wait from the time your application has been declared "complete." It took them 5 and a half weeks to give me a decision. So if it has been a month already then you should receive something soon. Trust me... this waiting has been killing me too!

Albany Acceptance
Monday, September 19 2011 at 08:00 PM

Hey. I just got accepted to Albany Law. Did they send you an email inviting you to Accepted Students Open house? If so, when did you receive yours after "decision has been rendered"?

Albany Law
Monday, September 19 2011 at 08:00 PM

Hey. I just got my email for Accepted Students Open House. Did they send you any scholarship money yet? I would think that would come in the acceptance packet but maybe later.

Congratulations!!
Monday, September 19 2011 at 08:00 PM

Congratulations on your decision!!! You've really helped me out with all my questions with Albany Law. I received my application the exact time frame you did. Albany is saying that they have to wait to see how many people withdraw or fail to meet the deadline before they let me know about scholarships. I'm a little nervous about putting my deposit down before knowing I will receive a scholarship but I'm happy that they accepted me so I'm praying. But Congratulations are in order...and have a great 3 years at Cardozo!!!

1stborn
Wednesday, January 02 2013 at 07:00 PM

I have similar scores 153 and 3.7 also male Latino. You mention that you had a strong PS, can I ask the major premise?