lysander (2022-2023)

Highlights:
- significant community and not-for-profit leadership.
- 8 years government work.
- second language fluency with national certifications in interpreting.
- 6 years college teaching experience.
- 7 years experience as interpreter educator, trainer, and mentor.

The range in schools exists for a couple reasons. First, I was a bit overambitious on creating options and didn't realize how competitive I might be. Second, I have two divergent interests, and most schools meet one or the other. Of course, my LSAT makes Harvard and Yale super-reaches (chiashu gave me 18 percent chance...good enough for a stab).

The first column shows the school's current USNews ranking (of the top 200 accredited law schools).

10-31-06 - Accepted at Baylor (full tuition scholarship; ~100k scholarship over 3 years) (withdrew, 2-14-07)
11-17-06 - Accepted at Duke (~36k scholarship over 3 years) (withdrew 3-27-07)
11-22-06 - Accepted at Georgetown (withdrew 3-4-07)
12-04-06 - Accepted at William and Mary (fellowship of 10k to match in-state tuition, 4k research stipend, and 5k scholarship per year; ~58k over 3 years) (withdrew 2-14-07)
12-11-06 - Accepted at UT-Austin (~15k scholarship over 3 years) (withdrew 3-4-07)
12-12-06 - Accepted at Univ. of Houston (6k to match in-state tuition and 8k scholarship per year; ~43k over 3 years) (withdrew, 1-22-07)
12-19-06 - Accepted at Notre Dame (12k fellowship per year; ~36k over 3 years; later increased to 18k per year; ~54k over 3 years)
12-20-06 - Accepted at Univ. of Michigan (withdrew 4-26-07)
12-26-06 - Accepted at Vanderbilt (20k scholarship per year; ~60 over 3 years) (withdrew 3-30-07)
01-12-07 - Deferred at Harvard ('on hold')
01-22-07 - Accepted at Univ. of Arizona (full tuition scholarship; ~86k over 3 years) (withdrew 3-27-07)
01-24-07 - Accepted at Washington Univ. St. Louis (22k scholarship; ~66k over 3 years)
01-24-07 - Accepted at Univ. of Washington (withdrew 3-27-07)
02-05-07 - Deferred at Chicago (rejected 4-17-07)
02-13-07 - Accepted at Penn
03-02-07 - Rejected at Yale (no hard feelings)
04-21-07 - Waitlisted at Harvard (from the Hold list)

End of March ruminating: Fell in love with Notre Dame (and put money down on my seat); I then fell in love with Michigan and Ann Arbor; and to top it off, fell even more in love with Penn.

End of April ruminating: Most likely Penn (nearing plans to sign a lease); awaiting scholarship update from ND; little hope to turn my Harvard waitlist into an acceptance.

4-26-07 - Seat deposits at Penn ($) and Notre Dame ($$).

5-24-07 - Withdrew from Notre Dame.

Penn, here I come!