fulkersonr1 (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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
Washington University in St Louis F Accepted W Type: RA $30,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 14 years
Indiana University Bloomington F Accepted W Type: RA $45,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 14 years
University of Georgia F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Notre Dame Accepted A Type: Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
Tulane University Accepted W Type: RA $60,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Minnesota Twin Cities F Pending W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
College of William and Mary F Pending W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign F Pending D W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
Boston University F Pending W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Alabama F Pending W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
Washington and Lee University F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Oregon Pending W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Cincinnati F Accepted W Type: RA $19,500 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
George Mason University F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
Cardozo-Yeshiva University F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
Loyola University Chicago F Accepted W Type: RA $4,000 Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Miami F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Iowa F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Colorado Boulder F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
University of Virginia F Rejected Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
Northeastern University Pending D W Type: Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years
Michigan State College of Law F Pending W Type: RA Sent: -- Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: -- Upd: 15 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 167
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 2.98
  • Degree GPA: 3.03
  • School Type: Public
  • Major: History

Demographic Information

  • City: -
  • State: Kentucky
  • Race: white
  • Gender: Man
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: 5-9 Years

Extra Curricular Information

Not extracurricular information but the other side was too full for this. So I have decided to attend Notre Dame and my cycle is over. It was a fairly tough decision and I also thought a lot about WUSTL, Tulane and would have really considered Minnesota and Illinois if I would have been admitted. In the end I felt ND was a great place for me and worth the extra cost. I felt I had a really good cycle with several great options. Biggest surprises were acceptance to ND and deferral at Northeastern. I probably applied to a few too many schools but if I had not been accepted to ND I would have given all, with maybe a couple exceptions, serious consideration. I have a few pieces of advice for future applicants. Apply early. I was able to get my applications in fairly early which was good, but I did not ask for my LORs early enough which delayed my complete dates. Make sure to get everything lined up early. Make your application as cohesive as possible. Whatever is your greatest strength try to find several different ways in your application to point to this same strength. Ask schools that you are interested in for fee waivers. Going into this process I had no idea that my LSAT score would allow me to gain application fee waivers from so many schools just by asking. You can save a lot of money and have nothing to lose. If you are really interested in a school complete any optional essay you can. For those applicants interested in Notre Dame i would say this is especially important. Writing a Why ND essay may be listed as optional but if you wish to gain admission I would say it is a requirement unless your numbers are simply outstanding. Showcase why you are interested in Notre Dame and what you would contribute to the community. If you are interested in specific programs be sure to mention those. If anyone has any questions I would be glad to try and answer. Well good luck everyone, hope the rest of your cycles go great!

Additional info & updates

MA in International Relations 3.9 GPA
Internship at United Nations

Changed scholarships to total amount because Loyola was 1 year scholly and seems to be norm on LSN anyway.

12/01/09 : Accepted to Tulane today via e-mail with admissions info. and scholarship info. to be mailed. Excited to start the cycle off with an acceptance, especially since Tulane is high on my list of schools!

12/07/09 : Accepted to Notre Dame! Im pretty shocked, now will have a tough decision to make by January.

12/11/09 : Received e-mail from MSU requesting essay for scholarship consideration. Decided to withdraw as I am no longer considering MSU.

12/14/09 : Accepted at Miami.

12/21/09 : Received fee waiver from Fordham.

01/05/10 : Notified my file was being held for a second review at Iowa. Not an official wait list but according to the admissions office is basically the same thing. For LSN purposes their is no hold so I listed it as a WL.

01/07/10 : Accepted to Loyola Chicago. $4,000 service scholarship with merit offers to come in March. Do not see myself going to Loyola at this time barring huge scholly but still nice to be accepted.

01/08/10: Received acceptance e-mail from Cincy today. Also decision has been mailed from Northeastern and Washington & Lee.

01/11/10: Received acceptance letter to W&L today! Not sure whether I like their new third year program but I do like the small class sizes and honor code. Deferred at Northeastern. Pretty surprised by that one. My GPA sucks but still thought Northeastern was a safety. Decided to withdraw.

01/12/10: Received expected rejection to UVA. UVA is a great school but knew would be a miracle for me to get in. Would not have even applied if not for their generous fee waiver policy.

01/13/10: Waitlisted at Colorado. Probably going to withdraw.

01/14/10: Received acceptance voicemail from George Mason.

01/14/10: Was just accepted to WUSTL! Really happy for this acceptance. Visiting Notre Dame tomorrow and will also hear from UIUC tomorrow. It seems to be boiling down to these three plus Tulane and hopefully Minnesota if I hear from them and am accepted. Couple others may be on the table if they make an amazing offer but Im now going to begin to withdraw from some more schools.

01/15/10: Application held for further review at UIUC. This is most disappointing decision so far. Was really hoping for an acceptance to Illinois, glad got the WUSTL acceptance last night to take the sting out some.

01/19/10: Application held for further review at Cardozo. I have been kind of arbitrary about listing holds as deferrals or waitlists. Cardozo mentioned LOCI, updated resume, etc. and sounded like WL so I listed it as such. Not too bothered about it. Asked to be withdrawn. Also withdrew from George Mason today.

01/22/10: Received scholarship info. from Cincy today. Total of $19,500 which coupled with the GMR makes it pretty affordable but in the end prob. not enough to make me attend. My request for scholarship consideration at ND was denied today. Going to be doing a lot of thinking this weekend as to whether it is worth around $50,000 more to attend ND or if I should consider cheaper options.

01/25/10: Sent in seat deposit to Notre Dame. Withdrew remaining applications. Excited to be attending NDLS! Go Irish!

01/28/10: Received UGA acceptance after I had asked to be withdrawn. Guess it was already in the mail. UGA is a good school and bargain but even if I had been accepted earlier I really do not want to practice in the South.

02/16/10: Acceptance packet from IU came in the mail today well after I requested my application be withdrawn. Going to contact admissions again to make sure they withdraw my application. Was a really nice acceptance packet and offer. I really liked IU but still would not have attended IU over ND had I been accepted earlier.

02/25/10: $30,000 WUSTL scholly. Getting money and acceptances is much less exciting after you've asked to be withdrawn. This would have made my decision to go to ND more difficult had it come earlier but when deciding to go to ND I knew there was a possibility of $ from WUSTL and perhaps possible acceptances and/or $ to UMN or UIUC. That was what made it such a tough decision but I am still happy and excited to be going to ND and think it was the right choice.

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Monday, September 14 2009 at 08:00 PM

It's such a relief to have that first acceptance, even if it's from a safety. That's great that you had a positive experience at IU. I'm thinking of taking a trip down there to visit soon.

Thursday, September 17 2009 at 08:00 PM

Congratulations on Tulane!

Congrats and Thanks
Monday, September 14 2009 at 08:00 PM

Hey, congrats on the Tulane acceptance! That's a great way to start the cycle. I'm excited about Illinois since it's one of my top 3 choices. Hopefully you'll hear some positive news from them soon!

congrats
Monday, October 19 2009 at 08:00 PM

Good Job on ND! Hope to see you there.

Yeah...
Tuesday, October 06 2009 at 08:00 PM

the scholly was in the letter. I know that's a downer, but I hope to see you in South Bend. (Congrats, btw!!)

Congrats!
Monday, September 14 2009 at 08:00 PM

Dude you got into Notre Dame?? That's frickin awesome!! Congrats! What are your top choices? I know I'll have a tough decision to make...this past week has been very good to me.

Thursday, September 17 2009 at 08:00 PM

I see another acceptance! Yay! I am actually not Colombian, although that would be pretty neat. I'm Puerto Rican.

Tulane & OU
Saturday, April 04 2009 at 08:00 PM

Thanks, and same to you on Tulane.

hey man!
Friday, October 24 2008 at 08:00 PM

Thanks! I'm so stoked! :D I do still have ND in my list, I'm just keeping the apps "hidden" until decisions are made. I applied to too many schools, lol. How are things going for you?

Thursday, September 11 2008 at 08:00 PM

Nice job on Notre Dame. I cannot believe that a school like Iowa would dare reject you when you have acceptances to schools like ND!

Thursday, March 19 2009 at 08:00 PM

Congrats on ND! I saw that you were held at UIUC on TLS but no worries! It's better than a WL or reject :) Just curious btwn ND, UIUC, and WUSTL which would be your top choice?

Thursday, September 11 2008 at 08:00 PM

Unless you are a big public interest guy, northeastern isn't wonderful anyway. Have you seen Notre Dame yet? I really love the school and culture/community. Hope you see a aid offer soon. Also, what is holding up Indiana? You should have your full-ride package by now!

Thursday, March 19 2009 at 08:00 PM

Oh nice, yea I saw some of your posts on TLS about your visit to ND. Right now my top choice is Texas but with my numbers its a long shot. So Illinois is one of my top choices but so would BU and ND if I get in. Anyway keep me posted on any great acceptances and good luck with the rest of your cycle!

Monday, September 14 2009 at 08:00 PM

Congrats on WUSTL bro! Have you decided on ND yet?

Monday, September 14 2009 at 08:00 PM

How'd you like the ND campus? I'm leaning heavily towards U of I, but I'm curious to see if WUSTL offers any scholarship $$. I traveled to Angkor Wat this past summer...it was amazing. Have you been?

Thursday, September 11 2008 at 08:00 PM

Sorry to hear ND didn't offer you anything in the way of aid. Makes cost of attendance rather high (150-200kish). You should wait awhile for William+Mary, Alabama, Indiana to come back- all three schools seem to give lots of money.

ND!
Friday, October 24 2008 at 08:00 PM

Congrats on a great decision, man!

Final decision
Saturday, October 24 2009 at 08:00 PM

congrats on ND and on making your final decision. I'm going through a similar process right now weighing the cost of some schools - what ultimately led you to decide to attend ND, even with the $50k difference? Just looking for some insight into this tough decision making process.

Re: Cardozo
Thursday, September 17 2009 at 08:00 PM

Thank you! I was *extremely* excited about it and that definitely moved Cardozo up to first place, at the moment. It must be very exciting to have your final decision made! Congrautlations!

Congrats and good luck!
Monday, September 14 2009 at 08:00 PM

Good luck at Notre Dame this fall bro! I was hoping I'd see you at UIUC but I guess it's not meant to be. You've got a great opportunity at an outstanding school though.