mcelligott1 (2022-2023)

What is the "INDEX"? I am the least prepared person for applying to law school

I have no clue what im doing. obviously

Does anyone have advice to what schools I should be applying to? A couple of my schools may be out of reach I dont really know. I am trying to gauge things from looking at other user's information

Even though you applied later in the cycle, I'm sure with your #'s and being student body prez you're a sure thing at most schools. Early congrats!

is out of reach for you! Good luck, though you definitely don't need it.

says the better-lsat score and better-gpa person. I am very jealous, by the way. I love checking for Iowans and Misourians; they are so underrepresented in law schools outside the midwest. I did inded go to Grinnell, and I gotta tell you...Vilsack gave our commencement address and WARNED US TO BE PREPARED TO KILL TERRORISTS IN THE NAME OF FREEDOM. It gets capitals because 1) he's a democract and 2) he was talking to one of the most left-wing, hippie, tree-hugging, pacifist schools in the country. So I'm glad you worked for Harkin and not for Vilsack. Way to go on that one :) So I'll wrap it up and just say this: 1) You are awesome 2) Iowa City is awesome 3) taking the lsat during the homecoming game in 10/05 was not the smarted idea I've ever had 4) Iowa is so cute. Fin.

smarted = smartest wow.

okay, you're cleared in my book. If it's not too invasive a question, I was wondering why you went to Iowa instead of Grinnell, if you like it so much?

that would Dag. You probably visited on Field Day. That's hilarious! I didn't know anything about Grinnell before I went there. I went to a college counselor who said, "Go to Grinnell" and I said, "Okay." The end.

Nah, the scholarship offer was a few weeks after the acceptance letter. Good luck with that and with your other schools! I'm sure you'll get in everywhere with those numbers and soft factors.

...than the last minute. As a Duke alum who lived off campus senior year, do yourself a favor and live halfway down 15-501 toward Chapel Hill in any of those developments behind the Chili's area.

Yes, my interview with TStock was preceded by an email that said something like that. You really shouldn't worry - especially with your numbers! Just try to be personable, and stay relaxed (I know, easier said than done).

I'm sure you have many acceptances coming your way, too. Good luck with T-STock!

Thanks for the note! I'm sure you'll cycle will be just a positive if not more so. Congrats on Duke, UVa, and many more to come.

its literally a phone call to just chat, he asks about a thesis if you have one, and he talks about your jobs etc.

There should most definately be a midwest party! In Iowa City, perhaps? Congrats on Virginia and Duke. I'm sure you'll have more acceptances soon.

there are definitely a few people on here who got the phone call and were deferred (this cycle). I haven't checked too much into last year's cycle, so I don't know how many people get the phone call but don't get in. In general, it seems that you can't get in unless you get the phone call, so you are a step ahead of most everybody :) Even the waitlisted-accepted people from last year got a phone interview prior to being offered admission. I can't think of names right off the bat, but I definitely found them. I'll have to get back to you on that one.

mucho congratulations on getting the phone call! And how do you have people that don't like you? I also had a question for you regarding iowa student debt--does that include Iowa residents who study elsewhere, students from everywhere who come to Iowa to study, or iowa residents who stay in Iowa for school? Also, is it only public school attendees, or does it include private schools students as well?

Yep, I did have the phone convo with Toby Stock before the HLS acceptance. It was short, casual and very low stress. Way back in November though so I don't remember everything we talked about.

Congrats on Harvard!

Leaning toward HLS right now, although CLS is still in the running (the Hamilton makes the decision more difficult). Congrats on the H-bomb!

As far as I can tell, almost everyone had a "bad" Harvard phone interview. Mine certainly seemed pretty disastrous at the time. Didn't make a difference. Or maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought. Anyway, the important thing is, now I get to consider HLS. And I am. Quite seriously. Will be visiting in the next month. Also visiting SLS and YLS. Waiting to hear about money from Chi and UVA. SLS and YLS are the ones I'm feeling best about this week, though.

Do you recall whether you received the phone interview email before or after you went complete? Thanks

Ya, I know what you meen. I am still in undergrad, but I guess I don't have much to complain about b/c I'm only taking 3 hours this semester (ya, 1 class, I know, my roomates give me quite a bit of slack). It's tough to get motivated my job or the 1 class. Next fall will be a reality check, I think.

I may not be a farm boy, but it would be cool to have another midwesterner at HLS. You should be hearing from UMich and Columbia soon, they just got back to me within the week.

congrats on YLS! My advice: visit both schools.

Hey, Even though I love and adore Michigan, I'm shocked that they waitlisted you! I'd say that even though I've heard New Haven kinda sucks, you should go to Yale.

Congrats on making a decision!

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