larapooh22 (2022-2023)

Project Assistant: McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Provide assistance to litigation attorneys and paralegals with various tasks associated with case management, discovery and trial preparation.

Field Operations Manager: Campaign for Alderman Rey Coln. Responsibilities include managing campaign results and data entry, supervising volunteers, and maintaining campaign office

Student Assistant: VP of Public Affairs, Loyola University Chicago. Responsibilities included researching legislation and funding sources for university needs

Internship: Office of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan
Responsibilities in the Strategic Communications Division include development of improved immigration services for the State

Internship: Chicago Office of Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky. Responsibilities included acting as aid to Constituent Advocates for immigration and other constituent services and acting as staff for the Congresswoman at public engagements

Internship: Washington Office of Congressman Danny K. DavisMultiple duties as writer of constituent response letters, grant notifications, dear colleagues correspondence, and speeches

Status:

11/13 Had my interview with Northwestern. Thought it went well. Now I really want to go there!

11/15 Received email that my application is complete at Chicago Kent and George Mason
11/26 Received email that application is complete at Loyola University Chicago
11/27 Application Complete at Catholic University

12/03/07 I called most of my schools to confirm that my applications were complete. Totally surprised to find out there was already a decision in the mail from University of Baltimore. I wish they could have given me the answer over the phone!

Accepted at U.Baltimore. I started crying just to know I have somewhere to go next year!

12/04/07 Application Complete at John Marshall
Same day I get an email from Dean inviting me to join this January! But, this also means I'm accepted to the fall! Quite the decision!!!!

12/05/07 Accepted to Thomas Jefferson with $17,000 per year. I NEVER thought I would be given scholarship money.

12/07/07 Northwestern Complete...FINALLY!

12/10/07 My first rejection. I'm not going to Depaul. I'm totally ok with that.

12/14 Waitlisted at Chapman...egh

12/17 Today I got the call from Loyola. I cannot express how happy I am. I feel very accomplished!

I came home to an acceptance from New York Law School....but Loyola matters more to me!

12/20 I Decided I'm going to be lame and lazy and Not apply to Brooklyn because of that stupid certification letter. I dont have time for that!

12/26 In at Valpo. Hmm, Indiana

01/04 Accepted at California Western

01/08 DING! George Mason

01/12 DING! DING! American

01/14 Washington D.C doesnt want me. Rejected at Catholic

01/18 Accepted at St. Thomas with a nice T-Shirt. Deferred at George Washington and Kent. I dont want to wait another 2 months!

01/31 Northwestern rejection....................

02/02 Why would Hofstra waitlist me!? Not that I care...

02/04 GW Ding. Not a single school in DC wanted me.....Guess it wasnt meant to be.

02/19 Rejected from Harvard. Were you really surprised?

I feel like its time for a minor rant. I'm frustrated with the actions of certain schools. I dont like it when an applicant applies on February 1st, hears from the school 2 weeks later, and I've been waiting for 3 months with no word. I dont care if an applicant scored a 160.....applications should be reviewed in some general order by when they were received. And if it's going to be a rejection, why make me wait 4 months!?

04/24 Thrilled to announce I have given my deposit to Loyola.

04/26 Rejected at Denver, 5 MONTHS after application complete.

05/03 USD selects based on LSAT numbers. I dont want to go to a school that admits for those reasons.