Columbia:
9/13 Transmitted application
9/14 Received email that application has been received with status check login
9/21 Status checker showed Complete
9/21 Email that my application is complete
2/11 Received email that I had been admitted
3/28 - Withdrew via email
Duke:
8/19 - Requested fee waiver via email
8/20 Reply via email that my request was being forwarded to the Director of Admissions
8/25 Opened application to see that the application fee had been waived
8/27 Received email inviting me to apply via Priority Track
8/27 Registered to apply via Priority Track
8/28 Received email from Director of Admissions to let me know that the most recent CRS search was done
9/12 Transmitted application
9/13 Received email that my application has been received with status check login
9/13 Received email that my application is complete
9/14 Status checker showed Under review
9/21 Status checker showed Under review (with new date)
9/23 Status checker showed Decision made; watch for email
9/23 Received email from Associate Dean Hoye that my application had been placed on Priority Reserve
9/23 Replied to ask when Priority Reserve applications begin to be reviewed as well as whether there is any specific information I could submit that would be helpful to evaluating my file (Never received a response)
10/20 Emailed (admissions@law.duke.edu) to submit a reapplication addendum as well as ask when Priority Reserve applications begin to be reviewed
10/21 Email reply that addendum was received with explanation that there is no timeline for Priority Reserve review
12/3 Emailed Assistant Director Holman at admissions@law.duke.edu to inquire as to status of Priority Reserve applications (had any begun to be rereviewed) and reiterate my interest in Duke
12/3 Email reply that the status of priority reserve applications are continually monitored.
1/14 Emailed to inform that I was planning to visit and inquired as to whether I could meet with an admissions officer
1/14 Email reply that admissions officers at Duke do not schedule meetings from January through April
1/24 Visited campus, went on student-led tour and sat in on a class
1/25 Submitted Letter of Continued Interest via email
2/16 Received letter in mail thanking me for my visit to Duke signed by Senior Director of Admissions, Mark Hill
2/19 Emailed Senior Director Hill to inquire as to whether those accepted from PR are disadvantaged in receiving financial aid relative to those accepted via RD
2/20 Received reply that scholarships depend on when the student is admitted, so it is possible those accepted off the PR would be disadvantaged
3/28 - Withdrew via email
Emory:
8/19 - Requested fee waiver via email
8/25 Received individual fee waiver via email (at 12:40am)
8/29 Transmitted application (LOR had not yet been completed)
8/30 Application marked as complete on LSAC, but still no LOR
8/30 Received email that my application has been received
9/13 Received email that my application is complete
3/18 Received email invitation to be on Priority Waitlist
3/18 Emailed to withdraw
George Washington University:
9/9 Transmitted application
9/10 Email that application was complete (included status checker information)
9/19 Status checker showed In Review
11/27 Status checker showed Decision Made
11/27 Received email that application had been placed on the waitlist
2/8 Emailed to withdraw from waitlist
Georgetown:
8/25 Requested fee waiver via email
8/25 Automatic reply that I should allow for a week for fee waiver response
8/27 Reply via email that they do not offer fee waivers to those who have gotten a fee waiver in a previous cycle
9/19 Transmitted application
9/20 Received email that application has been received with status check login
9/20 Status checker showed Application Completed
10/19 Received acceptance letter in mail
3/11 Emailed to withdraw my application
Harvard:
9/10 Filled out online form indicating my interest (https://jdadmissions.law.harvard.edu/register/introduce-yourself)
9/10 Received (automated) email response thanking me for filling out form
9/13 Received welcome email from assistant dean inviting me to take a closer look at Harvard Law School
9/15 Transmitted application
9/17 Received email inviting me to online information sessions
9/17 Received email that my application was received with status check login
9/27 Status checker showed that my application fee and CAS had been received
9/28 Email that my GRE scores were received
9/28 Email that my application was complete
10/6 Signed up for in-person information session at UNC
10/9 GRE score showed up as received on status checker
11/8 Attended in-person information session at UNC
3/25 Received email to check status checker
3/25 Status checker showed that I had been placed on the waitlist
Northwestern:
8/23 Emailed to inquire why fee waiver application was giving me a 503 error
8/23 Response via email that I should wait until September 1 for waiver to become available
9/11 Transmitted Application
9/12 Received email that my application has been received with status check login
9/13 Received email with online interview instructions
9/18 Completed online interview
9/19 Status checker showed Application Complete
12/18 Status checker showed Decision Letter Available within 24 hrs
12/18 Received acceptance via Decision Letter Delivery System (email with link)
3/26 Received scholarship offer of $75,000 over three years
3/28 - Withdrew via email
University of California Los Angeles:
8/20 - Received unsolicited fee waiver via email
9/13 Transmitted application
9/14 Received email that my application has been received with status check login
9/18 Received email that my application was complete
1/14 Received email that my application had been placed on the waitlist
2/8 Emailed to withdraw from waitlist
University of Chicago:
9/1 Requested a fee waiver via email
9/5 Email reply that fee waiver options are explained on website (and I dont qualify)
9/12 Transmitted application
9/13 Received email that my application has been received with status check login
9/14 Status checker showed Application Complete
9/17 Received email that my application was complete
10/1 Status checker showed Application Under Review
11/13 Status checker showed Application Under Review with updated date
12/18 Status checker showed Application Under Review with updated date
12/19 Status checker showed Application Under Review with updated date
1/16 Status checker showed Application Under Review with updated date
1/17 Status checker showed Application Under Review with updated date
2/12 Status checker showed Application Under Review with updated date
2/15 Received email that my application was denied
2/15 Status checker showed Application Denied: Notified by Email
University of Georgia:
8/23 Requested fee waiver via email
8/23 Reply via email that they dont currently have fee waivers available, but would be sent one as soon as they do
8/24 Received individual fee waiver via email
9/14 Transmitted application
9/14 Received email that application has been received with status check login
9/17 Status checker showed Your file is being reviewed.
9/20 Received email that I had been accepted. Status checker updated simultaneously
9/21 Received email inviting me to admitted students page
9/24 Short phone call with Executive Director of Admissions
9/25 Received email with tuition equalization scholarship for first year
10/1 Received admission letter in mail
10/5 Received letter detailing tuition equalization scholarship
10/22 Received letter from professor at law school congratulating me on my admittance
12/12 Received email with $10,000 per year scholarship over three years in addition to tuition equalization
3/28 Withdrew via online form
University of North Carolina:
8/25 Requested fee waiver via email
8/27 Received individual fee waiver via email
10/7 Transmitted application
10/12 Received email that application was received with status check login
10/18 Status checker indicated that supplemental information was needed
10/22 Received email with information regarding supplemental application
10/22 Completed supplemental application
10/31 Email that application was complete
12/21 Status checker showed Congratulations, youve been admitted!
12/21 Received email with $17,500 per year scholarship over three years
2/1 Phone call from Kelly Smith, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, inviting me to a weekend for potential Chancellors Scholars
2/22 Attended Chancellors Weekend
2/23 Interviewed for Chancellors Scholarship
3/6 Received Chancellors Scholarship (full tuition and fees, professional development fund and faculty mentor)
3/25 - Officially accepted scholarship and put down my first deposit. I'm going to law school!
University of Texas:
8/23 Requested fee waiver via email
8/23 Response via email that they do not provide merit-based fee waivers, except through CRS
9/13 Transmitted application
9/14 Received email that my application was received
9/25 Received email that application was complete with status check login
11/6 Received invitation to do a Kira interview
11/8 Completed online interview
1/14 Status checker showed Congratulations! Admission granted on January 14, 2019.
1/14 Received call from Dean (~20 minutes later) informing me of my admittance
1/23 Received acceptance folder in mail
2/13 Received financial aid offer of $53,468 over three years
3/28 - Withdrew via email
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