JustPhyllis (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F - Fee Waiver A - Attending W - Withdrawn D - Deferred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
Columbia University F WL, Rejected Type: RA Sent: 09/14/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 06/10/07 Upd: 17 years
Northwestern University F Accepted D W Type: RA Sent: 10/12/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 04/30/07 Upd: 17 years
Boston College WL, Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 09/11/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/16/07 Upd: 17 years
University of Chicago F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 09/11/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/19/07 Upd: 17 years
Washington University in St Louis F Accepted W Type: RA $72,000 Sent: 09/11/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/24/07 Upd: 17 years
Vanderbilt University F Accepted W Type: RA $60,000 Sent: 10/12/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/23/06 Upd: 17 years
University of Virginia F Accepted W Type: RA $42,000 Sent: 10/18/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/11/07 Upd: 17 years
University of Pennsylvania F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 09/28/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/19/06 Upd: 17 years
University of Michigan Ann Arbor F Accepted W Type: RA $54,000 Sent: 09/18/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/20/06 Upd: 17 years
University of California Berkeley Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 10/03/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/20/06 Upd: 17 years
Yale University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 09/14/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/09/07 Upd: 17 years
Stanford University Rejected Type: RA Sent: 09/14/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 01/25/07 Upd: 17 years
New York University F Accepted W Type: RA Sent: 09/26/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 12/11/06 Upd: 17 years
Harvard University Rejected D Type: RA Sent: 09/15/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 03/25/07 Upd: 17 years
Georgetown University F Accepted A Type: RA $60,000 Sent: 09/11/06 Rec: -- Comp: -- Inter: -- Dec: 11/10/06 Upd: 17 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 171
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.77
  • Degree GPA: 3.79
  • School Type: BYU
  • Major: Japanese

Demographic Information

  • City: Provo
  • State: Utah
  • Race: Like, totally white
  • Gender: Man
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: -

Extra Curricular Information

2 Minors
Leadership in clubs
Study Aboad
WE in field related to major
Community service
Some diversity factors
Etc.

Additional info & updates

Boston College - WL: Thin letter, Acceptance: Email (not really an acceptance....just asked if I was still interested, which I'm gonna call an acceptance because I think they probably would have accepted me had I said 'yes')
Columbia - Thin letter
Georgetown - Thin letter, scholarship info came separately
Harvard - Email deferral, thin letter rejection
NYU - Large folder-containing envelope
Northwestern - Hold: Email w/ link to PDF, Acceptance: Email w/ notice of admission + link to PDF of official letter
Stanford - Thin envelope (w/ window!)
Berkeley - 8:30am phone call
Chicago - 9:00am phone call
Michigan - Large binder-containing envelope, scholarship info came 2 months later (no mention in initial acceptance package)
UPenn - 8:30am phone call
UVA - Thin letter. Scholarship came separate. It was a merit award, not a dean's scholarship. There was no mention of it in the initial acceptance packet.
Vanderbilt - Large envelope, scholarship info came separately
WUStL - Large envelope, scholarship info came separately
Yale - Thin letter, very thin.

Michigan - Went to ASW. Loved the facilities + faculty/staff + current & prospective students. Did not like Ann Arbor (too much like nasty ol' Provo). Would still have been extremely happy there.

Georgetown - Invitation to apply for Dean's scholarship in Feb. Denied dean's scholarship soon thereafter. Wrote letter of continued interest in late March (w/ mention of Michigan Dean's Scholarship for leverage). Given merit scholarship in early April w/ one-week acceptance deadline. Made a quickie visit. Liked the school & liked DC. Sent in acceptance day after i got back.

~The end~

Looking at my numbers, I think my cycle was more or less predictable.
On a personal level, I give it a B+...had a nice twist at the end, which gave me one last jolt of excitement. On a more subjective level, I give it a C...very uninspired, no major suprises. It was strictly ho-hum.

I wouldn't recommend applying as early as i did (september/october)...gets you nowhere...except at the schools that have a first come, first served policy for handing out acceptances (NYU, Chicago...maybe a couple others).

And that's all I have to say.

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Yay, you finally have LSN!
Monday, May 01 2006 at 08:00 PM

Good luck on the rest of your applications! Is Boalt your top choice right now?

Congrats...
Tuesday, November 14 2006 at 07:00 PM

on Penn! Hope do you hear?

b
Sunday, December 03 2006 at 07:00 PM

Penn's notifying by phone.

when and how did you hear?
Tuesday, December 12 2006 at 07:00 PM

if you don't mind remembering some painful memories... when and how did you hear from stanford? We have the same index score, so I can't help but feel I'm about to get the same story...

o
Sunday, December 03 2006 at 07:00 PM

The Stanford rejection came by snail mail yesterday. Postmarked Jan. 23rd.

thanks for the info
Tuesday, December 12 2006 at 07:00 PM

thanks... I live in KY so I'll probably take a week or so...

I can't help but worry now
Tuesday, December 12 2006 at 07:00 PM

did they email you or anything letting you know that a decision was coming your way, or did you just get a surprise in your mailbox one day?

I can't help but worry now
Tuesday, December 12 2006 at 07:00 PM

did they email you or anything letting you know that a decision was coming your way, or did you just get a surprise in your mailbox one day?

z
Sunday, December 03 2006 at 07:00 PM

No warning, I just had it unceremoniously plopped in my lap right outta the blue.

thanks
Tuesday, December 12 2006 at 07:00 PM

I'm sorry to bring it all up again, but I really appreciate the info... like I said, it'll take me a while to get any mail from them, so the only thing I have to do is worry...

You will be Crushed
Friday, November 17 2006 at 07:00 PM

I know about you, Clean. We're head to head in adcom rooms across the country. There's only room for one BYU/ White/Asia enthusiast/ 171/3.75+ candidate at HLS, and it's going to be Me.

BC
Friday, November 17 2006 at 07:00 PM

Waitlisted at BC? What's wrong with you?! You'll have to be welcomed with open arms at YLS to erase that blot.

Yield Protection Shmield Protection
Friday, November 17 2006 at 07:00 PM

That's an interesting idea. Silly me, I thought that if you were really overqualified and a school really wanted you, they'd offer you full tuition AND housing, like GW did for me.

I have no willpower!
Friday, August 18 2006 at 08:00 PM

I couldn't resist, and I hate that "what if" thought that inevitably comes up the day after the deadline passes. :-P I don't think I can make the Mich ASWs, the first one is during my Spring Break and I already have plane tickets, and the 2nd one is coming at a bad time (plus I'm already missing a lot of classes and can't afford to miss any more). I'm going to the Chicago ASW, though, are you??

Hey!
Monday, October 16 2006 at 08:00 PM

Congrats on all your acceptances! What are you leaning towards now?

Well...
Monday, October 16 2006 at 08:00 PM

I'm still trying to figure that out.

NU
Tuesday, January 09 2007 at 07:00 PM

How did you hear from NU? I am also deferred, and wondering if it was a phone call or email. Thanks!

nice
Tuesday, October 30 2007 at 08:00 PM

thanks for the details! how do you like gulc?