hopesndreams (2022-2023)

Hey! Thanks so much for the advice. I hope you did very well on the LSAT, keep me posted. Just so you know, if you did awesome on your LSAT, your GPA is secondary in many schools! Anyway, a 2.74 is not bad. Best of Luck.

thanks for the post. All I can say is I hope that REALLY do look at everything. I have a lot of work experience, Internships, volunteer work...the whole thing. Sidenote: If you plan on applying to Temple with a GPA lower than 2.35, you need to first submit a letter explaining your situation and requesting a waiver, or else they'll reject you outright. I just found this out. Good luck!

Getting a 2nd degree WON'T help you as far as LSDAS goes... They only list your first degree, which drives me crazy. Like I said, I REALLY hope these schools look at everything!

Fortunately, my UGPA didn't hit THAT low, but it's nothing to brag on :( Thanks for the advice about 2nd degree - not going to spend the time and effort if it doesn't help the goal. Good luck with your apps :)

Thanks for the inquiry. If by soft factors you mean my safeties. I have applied before with obviously the same GPA, but solely my 147 LSAT score. And now I have a 155. I was actually admitted to Cincinnati without submitting my personal Statement. So I am actually using that as my barometer. I have been given a verbal acceptance by the Dean at TSU. So I know I will get in somewhere. I guess the thing for me was that I figure I can get in to 5 of my schools, especially if I apply early. those being TSU, Univ of Houston, SMU, Pepperdine and DePaul. I know I am dreaming and could be reaching, but it is better to have tried and know than not tried at all and live with that doubt. So yea I have faith and we will see what happens. I will prolly apply to some other schools after I get my initial schools out of the way. I wound up trimming my schools though due to where I wanted to study and/or get a degree from, and would I be happy living there. I am originally from Texas and so most of my safety schools are in Texas. I plan on transferring if at all possible to UT or Chicago after my 1st year, if I do not get in this time around. I know I am long winded, but I do hope it answers your question and gives you insight into my line of thinking. Thanks again and I hope none of it sounding like bragging.

I wish you luck with this application season. My only advice is to get your apps out as early as you can...most schools can overlook lower numbers if you apply early enough.

Thanks for the note. I was pretty confident in my chances, but financially it just wasn't working for me this year -- getting married, saving for a honeymoon and law school apps just don't mix! Next year, though...

Just wanted to tell you to reach for the stars this cycle because you never know what can happen. My LSAT is almost exactly the same as yours and I got into a school that I was sure would reject me immediately. But please apply as EARLY as you can. It makes A LOT of difference. Good Luck!

thanks, best wishes to you too! we might end up in the same school!

good luck with all of your apps! i'm rooting for you!

I want to wish you a merry christmas and great luck on your cycle! I love Valpo. As of right now the main things that I know are: It has a very good rep in Indy, Wisc., Ill., etc. It is less than an hour away from Chicago and Southbend, and it looks like a great/safe are for family life. I plan on visiting in Feb., I can take some pics and post them for all to check out if you are interested!

I went to UG in DC... so I would strongly prefer to return to the DC/VA area. I wish you the best of luck this cycle... its only a matter of time before those letters start rolling in!!

Thanks for the info about the gpas. I wish you the best of luck with all your applications!

Thanks for the info about the gpas. I wish you the best of luck with all your applications!

Hey wassup! Yea I am not sure how all that spam got posted on my wall, nor how to remove it all. I have officially been rejected by University of Texas and Waitlisted by University of Houston. I have been accepted to the Thomas Cooley and Univ of Ark-Little Rock. So if I had to go now I would be going there, Because they are cheap a 3rd tieer school and about to give me some money. I am still waiting on all the schools on the list shown as well as others I just decided to apply to. Overall I applied to some 20 some odd schools. So I will be just waiting. I did apply to Capital and Ohio State. I should get into at least one of those. My intentions are to still transfer once I get done with my first year, but I WILL be attending my highest ranking school. Unless its 3rd tier or lower and then I will go the highest tiered school that is the cheapest overall. I am excited though.

But I see that you were able to get most of your apps out.How is everything going with that and what were your additional apps?

Best of luck on that one. Consistently wins the regional moot court competitions.

Yea that transfer option is what I am all about right now. But I am going to just think about working extra, super hard and let my work and prayers take it from there. Yea Ark sent me some info thats why I looked at them and I did like some of what they were saying and I figured if this is the best I can do, I dont HATE the programs or the place(its close to Texas). So I said why not apply.

I am sure you will get into at least 6 of your schools. Howard is funny. My friend who is now at OSU in his 2nd year graduated from OSU with a 3.8 and was rejected. All because his LSAT score was not good. So yea I aint even apply. Cuz after meeting a rep at a law forum I was tunred off. So yea you will do fine and yea cheers to those trying to do their thang and then transfer.

I just got waitlisted by DePaul. All of the schools are throwing me curveballs... Oh well!

I haven't heard anything specific regarding John Marshall's level of competitiveness. But aren't all law schools competitive to one degree or another? I mean let's face it: forthe next three years we'll be surrounded by more than a few assholes. It IS law school, after all. At any rate, I'm sure nobody's ripping pages out of books at the library or anything.

the deal was lopsided, and even the wording in the letter was unattractive. I'll pass on UDM's SSP, but I won't lie I was insulted.

I've got a terrible GPA, too. It stinks having a strike against you right from the start that just hangs over the rest of your file like black cloud. Good luck to us!

thanks! I was a little bummed about Widener because the scholarship is not guaranteed, I would have to apply for it, but oh well... I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you - keep me updated!

thanks for the supporting words. You will definitely get into most schools you applied to. I am pulling for you. Best of Luck in the painstakingly long admission cycle. I would love to be of any help to you or anyone else in this process. Just ask :)

on Widener!!!!! :)

on your first acceptance!!! i hope many more follow!

Girl you are off to a great start!!! Many more to come... Best of luck and keep me posted!

Right now I guess my first choice would be FIU simply because of financial factors. If I'm going to be stuck at a T4 school (and my scores indicate that I will) then I might as well go on the cheap. If I kick butt in my 1L year I will most likely try to transfer to FSU or UF or another T2-ish school, but obviously I can't count on that. What about you? What's your top choice?

I actually considered applying to Touro as my scores fall within their range. The cost of living scared me off!

I applied for 2 reasons, really. 1, the application is free, which is always a plus. 2, the KING of Legal Ethics, Monroe Freedman, is a professor there. I audited UNDERSTANDING LEGAL ETHICS at Miami Law, and his book was used. He's out there, but he's a genius. I figured, it's free and I wouldn't mind taking instruction from this guy if I got the chance. Apply, what have you got to lose? $12?

I knew you would get in and look at that you have been accepted to 3 of your schools and thats not including your hidden apps. I am so happy for you!!! You see I added all the schools I applied to. I am bored now that the application process is over. I need to start calling folks like you all are doing. to make sure my apps are complete and show interest and all that stuff thats outta my character. But anyways, congrats once again. And I know you will do well where ever you decide to go.

congrats on Cooley and JMLS!!! That's fantastic!!!!! I know the good news will continue to come your way! I hear ya, I'm going to visit both schools and really weigh everything before making a decision.

Congrats on your acceptances. I am sure you will keep getting them. Good luck to a soon to be 1L :) Lend some advice please

thanks for the advice. Valpo letter said contact them in June. I dont know if that means 'do not contact us before that'. I am sure, however, it wouldn't hurt to write them before that.I hope you get into Howard. Its a great school and one of my top choices.

I aint know what you were talkin bout originally when you asked about my soft factors. I thought you meant like my safety schools. Yea I am really bored so everything I should have been doing I am now doing it cuz I have time on my hands. So yea I do have a nice lengthy resume of stuff and I am hoping that those, my personal statement and my letters of rec can persuade some top schools to take a chance on me. Cuz my gpa is an aberration and not a true indicator of my ability to succeed in law school.

Yea i am hoping American comes around. one of my good friends is a 1L there. She is giving me advice and stuff. I will make a trip to visit there at the end of February. I am going to write the letter of intent and I have just added a letter of red to my file, so that will be sent as well. I am in fact going to submit an intent letter to all of my waitlist schools. I am really anxious now though, because with this waitlist to American, I am kind of nervous for SMU. That decision will be here at the end of the week. I hope for nothing less than a waitlist, but since their app was a bit more in depth than American I hope they will take the chance on me. Again this whole process has been nothing but curveballs.

On your successes so far this cycle. Best of luck to you as a 1L.

I loved the Delaware campus, and would really have enjoyed going there. Drexel came through with a much better scholarship offer and my g/f said she would prefer to live in center city Philadelphia. I had Widener send me their financial stats for last year's graduating class, and I was very impressed with the numbers. Lots of successful graduates in many different states.

Congrats on JM! You're gonna love Chicago and get a great education...who knows, maybe we'll see each other in August indeed!

Just checking back in... and I see you have a number of acceptances. I told you they'd be rolling in sooner than later. I wish you continued success!!

for the love and prayers about Penn. keep your fingers crossed!

I am visiting SMU in two weeks and then I am going to visit American. I am not entirely sure what I need to do to sway their decisions nor make them make it swiftly. I dont want to be undecided till the middle of summer to be accepted. I am strugglin. but yea I wouldnt have went to osu anyway. 4 years of UG was plenty.

I appreciate the comment. Wishing you all the best of luck. Maybe I'll see you at John Marshall lol. Congrats! Any questions feel free to ask.

Hi and congratulation for your acceptances! I applied to Howard too and I'd like to know more about the law school and prospective employment opportunities as a Howard graduate.. u can help me? thanks!

We might be classmates this fall at the rate this is going. You have now been admitted to Capital AND TSU!!! Plus you have already been in at Cooley. We would have had another if I hadnt withdrawn my Marshall App. Wow I know you are like cloud 9. And I am glad you took a chance with Northwestern. Who cares what others think. Besides they would have definitely hated if you would have gotten in. At least you lost by trying... Stay Blessed!!! You are in that zone.

I wanna see the hidden Apps. What reaches did you have?

I doubt I'll make a clean sweep. Besides, I feel very blessed and don't want to be greedy... !! Congrats (again) on all that you've achieved this cycle, I'll continue to root for you and your number one. Maybe I'll have the courage to also display my hidden apps soon enough. Best wishes!!

I hope you're right, but I'm a little annoyed that Cardozo is taking so long. Either way I'm headed to Fordham, but we'll see.

I don't think they did. Maybe I missed because I do not know what ASP is...

Just catching up on your profile... Congrats girl! Hope the good news keeps comin' your way!

so much! i'm still in shock! your friends liked cls? that's good bc i hear iffy things about ppl being happy there.

Congrats on your acceptances too!!! Do you know where you are going this fall??? Best of Luck!!!

So where do you wanna go, like what is your top choice and where would you be going right now if you had to make that decision today?

And congrats to you on JMLS. I've been deferred at Chicago-Kent - if I can weasel in there that's where I'l go. If not, John Marshall it is!

Thanks for the congrats and I hope your cycle continues to do well. Much love from another URM with less than a 3.0 lol.

GOOD LUCK!!! You should hear soon since you went complete a little bit after me... I'm going to visit soon..its the best school I've gotten into so far..

Yeah, I was on the wait list last year because I didnt get in my app until January. I talked to dean mcgahee on the phone this past september and he specifically told me that if I happened to get on the wait list again that I should be more aggressive. So I would definitely write and email accepting your position on the waitlist if you haven't already. The extra LOR will probably help. Also, a letter from yourself maybe on why you want to go to howard...yada yada...or maybe if there is a specific deficiency in your application...you could give an explanation...he said that he appreciated the written explanation I sent with mine explaining my low gpa. Please email me if you have anymore questions! Good Luck!

Thanks for the info! I am definitely anxious to see what their decision is...

So much for your nice note. I know I must seem like a crazy person...LOL. This whole process has just really taken it's toll on me. Out of curiousity, is Howard one of your top choices? I visited this weekend and didn't really like it. But I know that it would open the door to some great opportunities. I'm just having such a hard time making decisions. Best wishes to you with everything and thanks again.

As far as the highlights...the small class size, the family atmosphere, the fantastic 2Ls and 3Ls who are really helpful, career services, library, dc location...so many more! Lowlights...maybe expense of living there, hot summers, cold winters...but I really can't think of anything bad about the school itself. It is a great atmosphere...not at all cut-throat, helpful, available professors, helpful administration, etc. Everyone seems to really want you to succeed. Let me know if you have any other questions, feel free to email me!

I knew I SHOULD have been getting rejected by those schools, so it was not a huge shock, but the Tulane decision I did not see coming considering how the rest of my process has been going and the Nati decision I did not see coming seeing as I was waitlisted with worse credentials 2 years ago. So yea after the TSU decision, I am going to withdraw from Capital. I am going to Ark-LR barring any significant changes. I anticipate getting 3 more acceptances, a rejection and the rest will be waitlist. I should get into South Texas, LSU and Pepperdine, rejected by Cal and waitlisted by the rest. If I do get in to Pepperdine before April I will send in my deposit and just go back home to Houston and wait on my 3 big schools. Being Houston, SMU and American. If all I have are waitlist and all of my visitations and lobbying do nothing then Ark-LR it is.

There are like 2 weeks left till most deposit deadlines. Who will be getting your non refundable deposit?

I just sent SMU a letter and then found an error in it tonite not too major, but punctuation, a missing word and spelled can not as two words... So yea I have sent them a letter of continued interest, but I need to send American and Houston a letter as well.

So yea I meant to say yes I would appreciate the help in the last message... From what I was hearing about Howard cuz I went to DC a few weeks ago to visit American. They do admit a lot of people off of the waitlist. For whatever reason a lot of the DC schools do. So you have a very good shot of being admitted, just keep showing interest consistently

Sorry Clay, but I never applied there. Thanks for the well wishes, and maybe I can have your spot at Howard!

Hey!! Yeah, at the moment I've made a commitment to the Ave. I'm not personally Catholic, but Christian, and feel that the direction of the school is great. Have you decided where you want to attend?!

Howard is a great University around the D.C. Metropolitan area. I've lived here my entire life and it does not get the due credit (on a national level) that it should. All the schools here are EXTREMELY competitive to get into despite people flaming some of the schools for them not being a "premier" school. I was wait listed at Howard but hopefully all goes well with you!

I have extremely similar numbers to you and am applying to some of the schools that you were admitted to (John Marshall and Cooley). Do you have any advice on how to build the best application possible. Thanks.

Thank you for your response and willingness to help with my personal statement. I am actually applying for Fall 2008, so I have plenty of time. I will email you what I have so far. Thanks again.

I have been lazy about updating my profile. The only school I have yet to withdraw from is Pepperdine.

Thanks for the blessing:) We are almost stat. twins... You have given me a little hope. Best of luck to you.

thanks girl! It is a great feeling - one that I'm sure you will be enjoying shortly... Picking a school is overwhelming, but it's nice to be blessed with so many options. Just pray on it and you'll make the right decision at the right time. I wish you the best.

ah ah!! I hope so!!! What's your first choice, however?

Congratulations with the acceptances and scholarships. You deserve it for your determination and hard work. already decided where you wanna go? greetz

Hey, I hope you are doing well. I was wondering if you had an opportunity to read any of the items I emailed you. Take care.

Any luck getting ahold of the Dean?? If you go to UDC you will be right next to Howard! We could meet for lunch!

I see you have received a few more decisions and made some for yourself as well. I am happy that you cycle is almost at a close. I think I am still narrowing mine down too, with the hopes .... withthe hopes. But yea its between TSU and Ark-LR. I need $$$$. You will be happy whereever you go and Capital is GREAT!!! If you want to live in the CO then it is a great school. Great alumni and wonderful network. I dont know anythin about the other school and I STILL believe that you will get in off of Howard's waitlist. Well keep me posted. Im actually gettin to move up outta this place end of May. Just waiting on CLEO, my hopefuls and my hopefuls!!!

Yeah, well I went to decision on Monday and I'm just like you-waiting for the rejection letter. I still haven't heard from most of the other schools either; all I can do is wait. But I'm pretty sure the OSU is a rejection anyway, because other people state that they receive phone calls if they are accepted and I have not received a phone call. So it is pretty easy to infer that's a rejection. At least we're in the same boat. Our LSAT's are the same (at least my high one is anyway), so.... Good luck with Howard. Keep the faith.

I've been following your progress and you are a powerful example of positive thinking and great results.

Thank you again for your helpful insight. If it is alright, I will continue to seek your advice. Best wishes to you.

I just got a phone call from SMU!!! I am in the Part Time Evening program!!! Excited, but now I want to go to UH. I know I am weird. Oh well. At least, I don't have to get stuck in Arkansas. I still am praying to get into Howard, but it sounds like you like DC and want to live there. With that being said you should go to UDC. And it is a lot easier of a move from there to Howard. Well much blessings again. Let's get this over with already!!!

I decided to make the deposit to NYLS...

I withdrew yesterday, so good luck! I thought I would have been in the running for a scholarship, so I was kind of dissapointed about not being offered anything. If it was on the west coast, and all other variables remained constant, I would have definitely attended. But I needed more of an incentive to stay exactly where I've lived my whole life. In my letter, I expressed that I would be applying again next year, and asked for advice on how I could improve my application to increase my chances at a scholarship. I think I'm going to move out west and apply again next year. I love DC, but I need to try living elsewhere before I commit to the area long-term. Although a little money this time probably could have swayed me, I'm young enough where waiting a year is worth it if it means I could potentially graduate with $30,000 less debt.

Yes, I got the same email (from the Dean)... let's what happens..

Check out my page! I am scared! I haven't heard back from 3 schools, and I've been waitlisted at 4, rejected at 3. Any advice, ANYONE, on what I should do?? I am currently requesting information on Master Degree programs, and I really like one at Keele University in England, BUT I have my heart set on Law School! I documented activity pretty well on my page, and hopefully some insight will help me out.

Congrats on NCCU!!! And now you just wait on Case. But you have some real nice options out there. If case admits you and you get off of Howards waitlist what will you do? I know you also have your second deposit deadlines coming up so are you about to make some more cuts or send them ALL more $$$$???? Well I am going to SMU, unless UHLC admits me off of the waitlist and then I will be at home. They sent me an email stating that they just reduced the waitlist, by either people who had not communicated with them and just by who they felt they would still need to make their class and I was left on, so thats a good sign, but I will send in my letter finally sometime this week and my updated resume as well. I should here something by the time I move back to Texas after OSU graduation!

news about Howard?

no a word so far... it's strange isn't it?? :(

hey! thanks! I am still planning on going to Brooklyn or Wake (ok really I want to go to brooklyn, I just need to go visit to double check, but I love NYC and the BLS programs in public interest is amazing, and that is my goal). Howard is a great school, and I was happy to get in there, but I really want to be in NYC and brooklyn offered me more $$$ and would therefore be cheaper. oh, and about NCCU, I know some people who go there and LOVE it, they say everyone is so friendly etc. plus, durham has a cool culture (even a dook hater like me can admit that). so good luck with everything! oh, and go heels...once a tarheel, always a tarheel!

Sorry that I am so late with a response to your question. I haven't been on this site in over a month. I applied to Howard in late January and all of my things were submitted before February. I was waitlisted initially, but I got a letter from them last month telling me I was accepted. So.....not sure about them. I've decided to enrolll at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. Best of luck to you at UDC. Take care!

I also got accepted to both NCCU and UDC and, at first, UDC was my #1 choice. I have since began to worry about their bar passage rates and also the competitive market they are in. Can you shed some light on this for me about your feelings as UDC is still a choice for me. Thanks and best of luck

It's looking like you'll be right down the street. As for what I did to show interest; I had received a message from admissions addressed to all those waitlisted candidates. On the day that it said we could call, I called the admissions office. I asked to speak to Dean McGahee, but I wasn't allowed to. I'm not sure what effect that call had, but as it happened, I was admitted to the class of 2010.

Congrats on your acceptance to Howard!! I'm sure a month ago, you would have responded with a resounding YES! YES! YES!..... customer service goes a loooong way with most people, myself included.... That said, I would definitely choose Howard..esp if you want to base in the DC area which I am assuming based on your profile, previous LS choice etc etc. Also just like the above "1l in 2009" stated, HUSL will open up more oppurtunities for you.....as you know. Good Luck with your decision and congrats again!

Once again, Great job and congratulations!!! You are inspiration for all with your positive attitude and perservering spirit and I am excited for you to have been accepted by your number one choice. I know you are finally, finally happy to be done with the whole thang and now all you need to do is worry about where you are going to live and start getting your mind right to meet great people and enjoy an experience like none other, 1L! Again you are blessed and I will continue nothing but the best for you as you continue to PUSH forward and help others throughout your career. I know you will be a GREAT lawyer!! 10-0-3 is not a bad record at all.

I would definitely go with HUSL. It will carry you further if your legal career leads you away from the DC area. Even among lower-tiered schools, names still go a long way. Congrats on your acceptance.

To a fellow HUSL student!! Kudos!! I think there was someone else who had decided on UDC prematurely. And he too, was just admitted to HUSL. Though the administration leaves much to be desired, I truly believe that you made a great choice. I've heard many great things about the school, about student-teacher relations, camraderie, etc, all of which can only serve to enhance one's experience. I currently work with 6-8 HUSL graduates and they are spot on!! Very sharp!! Here's looking forward to meeting you at orientation. :)