jharris15 (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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
Vanderbilt University F Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 10/03/05 Rec: 10/12/05 Comp: 10/21/05 Inter: -- Dec: 02/14/06 Upd: 18 years
University of Georgia F Accepted Type: RA Sent: 09/16/05 Rec: 09/16/05 Comp: 10/04/05 Inter: -- Dec: 03/02/06 Upd: 18 years
University of Miami F Accepted A Type: RA $14,500 Sent: 09/01/05 Rec: 09/02/05 Comp: 09/09/05 Inter: -- Dec: 11/08/05 Upd: 19 years
Georgia State University F Accepted Type: RA Sent: 10/01/05 Rec: 10/13/05 Comp: 12/19/05 Inter: -- Dec: 02/07/06 Upd: 19 years
Barry University School of Law F Accepted Type: RA $10,000 Sent: 09/14/05 Rec: 10/20/05 Comp: 10/24/05 Inter: -- Dec: 11/21/05 Upd: 19 years
Florida Coastal School of Law F Accepted Type: RA $10,000 Sent: 08/19/05 Rec: 08/19/05 Comp: 08/23/05 Inter: -- Dec: 12/02/05 Upd: 19 years
Mercer University F Accepted Type: RA $14,000 Sent: 09/14/05 Rec: 09/14/05 Comp: 10/19/05 Inter: -- Dec: 12/07/05 Upd: 19 years
John Marshall Law School - Atlanta F Accepted Type: RA Sent: 10/06/05 Rec: 10/14/05 Comp: 10/17/05 Inter: -- Dec: 01/21/05 Upd: 19 years
St. Thomas University - Florida F Accepted Type: RA Sent: 08/23/05 Rec: 08/25/05 Comp: 10/19/05 Inter: -- Dec: 11/11/05 Upd: 19 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 151
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.42
  • Degree GPA: 3.74
  • School Type: public
  • Major: english

Demographic Information

  • City: Savannah
  • State: Georgia
  • Race: black
  • Gender: Man
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: -

Extra Curricular Information

served in U.S. Air Force
owned successful business
married w/ 2 kids
worked 40 hours a week throughout undergrad
interned at state legislature
tutor/mentor at YMCA/Boys and Girls Club

Additional info & updates

would be happy to go anywhere, but trying to stay around my family so only applying to schools in georgia/florida area

received LSAT/LSDAS fee waiver

CRS waivers: Univ. of Indiana-Bloomington, Cornell, Hofstra, Lewis and Clark, Pepperdine, Regent, Univ. of Oklahoma, Valparaiso, Denver, Marquette, Univ. of St. Thomas, Washington & Lee, Northwestern, Quinnipiac, George Mason, Univ. of Houston, Washington Univ. in St. Louis, and Penn State

complete is day school requested unless school notified me of complete date.

personal statement focused on not graduating from high school on time and how I was headed down the wrong road until my wife who is in medical school, inspired me to dream again, and how I am just happy to have the opportunity to apply to law school. 3 pgs. long

Univ. of Miami- acceptance came in yellowish standard envelope. I am very excited, always wanted to be a Cane!
mentioned scholarships go out in December and January. $14,500 scholarship that got lost in the mail. didn't find out till i went on a visit to the campus

St. Thomas- came to my permanent address in white standard envelope. no mention of scholarship

Barry University- came in white standard envelope. came with $10,000/yr scholarship renewable every year with a 2.8 gpa

Florida Coastal- came in thick white standard envelope. came with governors scholarship-$10,000/yr. renewable w/ a 3.0 gpa or top 30%. took so long because i was held due to having a general discharge under honorable conditions from the military

Mercer- came in skinny white standard envelope. was worried because they asked for another detailed explanation of my discharge, but i guess they understood i was immature at the time. $14,000 scholarship came on 01-21-06

John Marshall-Atlanta- came in big manila envelope. no mention of scholarship

Georgia State- online staus checker said "decision made." I entered my social and pin number on the accepted students website and it let me in. It had all of my information and classified me as a first year professional student.

Vanderbilt University- letter sized envelope stating I was waitlisted.

University of Georgia- online status checker

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re: apply to cornell
Saturday, September 10 2005 at 08:00 PM

i have found it odd that nobody else has mentioned one either but they sent their viewbook and spoke on minority issues and gave me a fee waiver. i appreciate the suggestion but id rather just let things play out than trying to manipulate them.

congrats!
Saturday, September 17 2005 at 08:00 PM

way to go man! that's one quick acceptance. i think it bodes well for your other apps. good luck this cycle and again, congratulations.

st. thomas
Sunday, September 18 2005 at 08:00 PM

what type of envelope was your st. thomas acceptance in??

reply
Saturday, September 24 2005 at 08:00 PM

I was at barksdale for a couple of years... Where did you work?

gudnitz cannot follow directions.
Saturday, September 24 2005 at 08:00 PM

email me! I remember you Josh! I never knew your last name though!!!

FC
Thursday, October 27 2005 at 08:00 PM

Glad to head FC came around!

general discharge
Saturday, September 10 2005 at 08:00 PM

i just mentioned my general discharge under honorable conditions to be on the safe side so it would not come back to bite me. read some military website that it was not the same as honorable. it hasn't hendered me so far except for these instances mentioned below: i spoke to an adcomm who said that they needed my ddform214. i sent it and a detailed explanation about my discharge. she said she would contact me the next day. did not hear for three weeks, so i spoke to another adcomm who told me i am on hold but should not be. he said he would fix it, but a week later it was still not fixed. called him and he told me to leave a message with the other lady, she did not call me back but a week later received letter w/ scholarship offer. mercer univ. also asked for further explanation besides my addendum i sent.

Mercer?
Saturday, November 12 2005 at 07:00 PM

Hey -- Do you have any info on Mercer? I've never been and haven't heard that much about the school. Are you going there?

Mercer
Monday, January 16 2006 at 07:00 PM

How long did it take to hear back about your scholarship to mercer?

Questions
Monday, January 16 2006 at 07:00 PM

I know you're probaby sick of all the questions abotu Mercer, but do you happen to know if it's hard to get a job with a J.D. from Mercer because of the competition wtih Emory, UGA and GA State?

GSU
Monday, October 17 2005 at 08:00 PM

Congrats on GSU. Good luck!

Congrats!!
Tuesday, December 27 2005 at 07:00 PM

Congrats on your acceptances? Question- did you try to log into the GSU admitted students page before the checker said "Decision Made"? If so, what happened?