dukebludvl (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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
#11 University of Minnesota Twin Cities F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 03/30/10 Comp: 01/13/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/30/10 Upd: 14 years
#13 Seton Hall University Accepted W Type: RA $105,000 Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/05/10 Comp: 02/02/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/30/10 Upd: 14 years
#2 Boston University WL, Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/06/10 Comp: 01/22/10 Inter: -- Dec: 08/06/10 Upd: 14 years
#14 Wake Forest University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/07/10 Comp: 01/22/10 Inter: -- Dec: 01/29/10 Upd: 14 years
#10 Villanova University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/06/10 Comp: 01/12/10 Inter: -- Dec: 04/01/10 Upd: 14 years
#3 Fordham University Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: -- Comp: 01/12/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/17/10 Upd: 14 years
#5 Cardozo-Yeshiva University PT Pending W Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/07/10 Comp: 01/15/10 Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 14 years
#1 Boston College Accepted A Type: RA $45,000 Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/04/10 Comp: 02/04/10 Inter: -- Dec: 04/01/10 Upd: 14 years
#6 Duke University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/05/10 Comp: 01/12/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/31/10 Upd: 14 years
#8 University of Southern California Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/05/10 Comp: 01/29/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/19/10 Upd: 14 years
#4 Brooklyn Law School Accepted Type: RA $119,100 Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/07/10 Comp: 02/02/10 Inter: -- Dec: 02/02/10 Upd: 15 years
#9 Rutgers State University Newark Accepted Type: RA $36,000 Sent: 01/19/10 Rec: 01/20/10 Comp: 02/02/10 Inter: -- Dec: 03/02/10 Upd: 15 years
#7 George Washington University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: -- Comp: 01/20/10 Inter: -- Dec: 02/10/10 Upd: 15 years
#12 Temple University F Accepted Type: RA $36,000 Sent: 01/04/10 Rec: 01/05/10 Comp: 01/22/10 Inter: -- Dec: 02/09/10 Upd: 15 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 166
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.39
  • Degree GPA: 3.397
  • School Type: Private, Top-10 university
  • Major: Biology

Demographic Information

  • City: Gainesville/small city
  • State: Florida
  • Race: White, Asian
  • Gender: Man
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 1-2 Years

Extra Curricular Information

Board member of a campus political group (subject of my personal statement)

Volunteered with Duke Circle K junior and senior year

Five months working as a microbiology lab tech at the University of Florida

Patient advocate for one semester

Physician shadow for one semester and one summer

Volunteered as a research lab tech at a hospital for one summer

Solid recs from writing and anthropology professors

Additional info & updates

***Scholarship amounts above are for all three years***

8/6/10: Not that it matters, but I was dinged by BU after being on their waitlist for some time. I think I chose the right end of Commonwealth Ave., anyway.

4/20/10: Withdrawn from Cardozo.

4/13/10: I got a $15,000/year need grant from BC. It's not a merit scholarship, but that doesn't matter, money is money.

4/10/10: I put in my deposit at Boston College. I assumed for a long time I was heading to Brooklyn...I got the letter only a few days before BC required a deposit. Still waiting to hear about money.

4/5/10: DUKE BLUE DEVILS WIN THE NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!!

4/1/10: I'm flying like an Eagle because I'm in at Boston College!

4/1/10: In at Villanova.

3/31/10: Dinged at Duke, my only real reach school. If any of you end up there, have fun, go to the basketball games, be loud. I have a friend who's there as a 1L and he loves it.

3/30/10: In at Seton Hall with 35K/yr scholly!

3/30/10: Waitlisted at Minnesota.

3/22/10: Dinged at USC.

3/18/10: As expected, waitlisted at BU.

3/17/10: The luck of the Irish was with me today! FORDHAM!!!

3/6/2010: $39,700/yr scholly to Brooklyn! Decision was made on 3/1. Awesome!

3/2/2010: In at Rutgers-Newark with $12,000/yr.

2/10/2010: Dinged at GW. They didn't postmark the letter until the 19th for whatever reason...

2/9/2010: Into Temple with a $12,000/yr scholarship. (Today is actually the 18th, but they sent the admission letter to my parents' house...and, after I checked online, I found out the decision was actually made on the 9th.)

2/2/2010: Second e-mail acceptance came in today...Brooklyn! I'm thrilled, Brooklyn was quite high on my list of schools.

1/29/2010: Got my first acceptance today via e-mail...it's Wake Forest!

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I'm a North Carolinian and Duke alum (class of 2009), and I was pre-med the entire time. After moving to Florida, going through some big life changes, and doing some soul-searching, I decided to apply to law school. This decision actually came the last day that I could register for the December LSAT...perhaps it's fate?

Good luck to all of you.

By the way - if any of you end up at Cardozo, don't live in the student housing. It sucks and it smells funny.

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re: Florida
Friday, November 20 2009 at 07:00 PM

Thanks for the UF shoutout. I'm a Floridian born and raised and would love to go back, but sadly, I think living out of state for a couple of years will kill any chance of in-state tuition. Good luck in your cycle -- looks to be a tough year for us well-educated 166ers.

Twins
Saturday, January 02 2010 at 07:00 PM

Hey there. Looks like we are twins. Identical numbers and we both decided last minute to apply to law school. Only one major difference, I'm a Floridian stuck in New Jersey. I'm applying to a lot of the same schools so I'll look out for your acceptances. Good Luck!

Wednesday, December 17 2008 at 07:00 PM

hey, it looks like we have really similar numbers and are applying to a few of the same places. Have you been to visit many campuses? Good luck with everything!

Congrat!
Saturday, January 02 2010 at 07:00 PM

Congrats on your acceptances! Who knows, we maybe classmates at Brooklyn! Have they notified you about any financial aid yet?

Brooklyn 1 more time
Saturday, January 02 2010 at 07:00 PM

35K to a full-ride would be unbelievable.....hard to turn down I'd say! I applied a couple weeks after you, but I hope to hear from them soon.

Wednesday, December 17 2008 at 07:00 PM

I haven't done any visits to schools I really want to go to yet (I was coerced into touring Texas Tech by my father, who is an alum), and I'll probably wait until I start seeing some acceptances before buying plane tickets. I'm hoping for an admit to BC or BU so I can have an excuse to head up to Boston again. :)

Congratulations!
Saturday, January 02 2010 at 07:00 PM

Congratulations on Rutgers! I'm heavily considering attending given the scholarship offer. What are your thoughts?

Scholarship
Saturday, January 02 2010 at 07:00 PM

Got the same notice from Brooklyn :) Hoping to get the amount in the mail either today or tomorrow.

WoW!
Saturday, January 02 2010 at 07:00 PM

39.7 a year.....they do want us badly!!! Wonder if I can talk them up a few thousand ;) Still waiting on Fordham and Cardozo here.....hope they get back to us soon.

YA!
Saturday, January 02 2010 at 07:00 PM

HEY HEY HEY CONGRATS ON FORDHAM MY MAN!!!!!!

Go Gators
Tuesday, March 23 2010 at 08:00 PM

looks like you're repping the 352 pretty well. Congrats on Fordham

YA!
Saturday, January 02 2010 at 07:00 PM

HEY MAN CONGRATS ON BOSTON!!!! Does that mean you won't be coming to NYC?