goodolgil (2022-2023)

10/26/09 - Most of my apps in, should have the rest in by the end of the month. Hoping for T14, or significant $$ elsewhere. I feel this cycle is going to be very unpredictable. Got status checker emails today from Chicago (seems like a long shot), UVA (complete already), GULC (below their LSAT median but still hopeful), Northwestern (pretty unsure here, I have WE though) and Duke (I'm on priority track)

11/04/09 - In at Duke. Great feeling to have an acceptance so early, especially from such a great school.

11/08/09 - Updated all the sent/received/complete info. Wondering when my next decision will come; probably not for awhile.

11/24/09 - Interview requested at Georgetown with alum. Wondering why they want to interview with me.

12/01/09 - Interviewed with GULC. I think it went OK, though I'm not sure I expressed myself as well as I could have.

12/02/09 - Interviewed with Northwestern alum today. Second interview in as many days; I think it went well! I liked my interviewer a lot.

12/03/09 - In at Fordham via the status checker!

12/08/09 - Held for regular decision at Texas. Darn.

12/08/09 - Went complete at Northwestern yesterday. GULC's status checker still has not processed my interview though.

12/09/09 - In at Washington University in St. Louis via e-mail.

12/10/09 - Just got the acceptance call from Boston University. The admissions lady was really sweet.

12/17/09 - In at Cornell via call to the admissions office! My status checker still has not changed from complete, but I saw other people getting decisions without a change so I caved and called. Glad I did!

12/18/09 - Received BU acceptance package with $20,000 per year scholarship offer.

12/19/09 - In at BC!

12/19/09 - Nice mailing from Duke encouraging me to attend along with a journal article about Richard Posner.

12/20/09 - Received Cornell acceptance package. I'm really liking the idea of Cornell right now.

12/20/09 - Received Fordham scholarship offer. I actually can't tell if they mean 25k per year or over three years. I'm gonna be optimistic for now but will call them on Monday.

12/23/09 - "Preferred" WL Georgetown. Was kind of expecting this since my somewhat awkward interview.

01/05/10 - In at Cardozo with a full ride. I think it's GPA-contingent though.

01/07/10 - Went to decision at Michigan. Admitted students site gives me a big error message when attempting to log in (not the usual red text). Apparently the site works for other people, so I'm thinking rejection.

01/08/10 - In at UMich! Wasn't expecting that at all after yesterday!

01/12/10 - Waitlisted at Penn. Disappointing, but hardly shocking.

02/04/10 - Held at Northwestern today.

02/10/10 - Waitlisted at UVA and Chicago today. Wonder what took the former so long to make a decision; I'm thinking maybe since my GPA was 3.85 and they seem very concerned with keeping up their 3.85 median. Chicago was a reach, and I'm gonna send in some stuff to try to get off the waitlist. Just have to hear from the New York powerhouses (likely WLs I'm sure) and my cycle is done. The fact that no school has rejected me yet makes me think that my application was just about as good as it could have been considering my lack of softs and mediocre undergrad.

02/11/10 - Placed on "reserve" at Columbia. Definitely better than a rejection at least.

02/18/10 - Rejected at Berkeley. Very much expected at this point.

02/25/10 - Big shoclarship (and flash drive) from WUSTL. Initially tempting, but I don't think I can take it over Michigan.

03/01/10 - Additional rec letter sent in to Chicago and Columbia. It can't hurt.

3/15/10 - In at Texas after previously being held. Nice surprise there. They said a merit offer will come within a week or so. If it's significant they'll definitely jump into the mix.

03/22/10 - 48K scholarship offer from Duke. I inexplicably did not send in the scholarship form until March 1st (I was admitted in early November). I'm lucky I got anything at all. Michigan is the leader right now (going to ASW this week), but I'm gonna have to really consider Duke.

04/13/10 - Withdrew from a bunch of schools. Just leaving open a couple of waitlists and schools I haven't heard from yet regarding admission or money. 95% UMich right now though.

04/17/10 - Deposited at Michigan! I am going to be a Wolverine in all likelihood.

04/26/10 - Waitlisted at Northwestern. Happened 4 days ago and I had no idea and wouldn't have known if it weren't for a random status check.

04/26/10 - Waitlisted at NYU. Well I guess the cycle is over now.

05/06/10 - Cornell matched my offer from Michigan, but they were gonna need to do more than that. I do appreciate how helpful the admissions office was about contacting me after the deposit deadline had passed (I took no action since I never heard anything about money. They emailed me, I told them why I didn't, and they promptly conducted an aid review.