redraiderette (2022-2023)

Out of school for several years.

Leadership includes sorority elected officer (Skee-wee!), lots of involvement in animal rights environmental welfare groups.

Sole reason for wanting to be a lawyer is environmental/animal welfare (rights, really, for those who understand the difference).

Not a bad turnaround time at all for all my schools. 6-7 weeks total.

3/27 - Received notice of a substantial scholarship from Loyola New Orleans. although their environmental program is up-and-coming, I don't think I want to study law in New Orleans anymore. (Probably have Tulane to thank for that!)

Also got notice of $10k scholly a year from Hofstra. Thanks, but no thanks. Not nearly enough to stomach NYC cost of living.

I should go ahead and withdraw from MSU- I don't know what I am waiting for. They have just been so diligent and nice, and resourceful! They are definitely doing something right at that school. Hopefully they will break the top 100 soon.

AU, Vermont, L&C and the MD waitlist it is. I have 2 more weeks to decide! (Probably not AU, though).

03/05 Accepted to Vermont this morning via status checker.Sigh...another big decision! Will definitely have to visit the school to see what it is like...

03/04 Thin envelope from Baylor with my rejection. No surprise there.

Went to an alumni/admitted student's reception at American- it was very good and gave me some very very useful information. The alumni were very positive about the school and their experience, and the Dean gave a very compelling speech that highlighted AU's status as an international draw for those wanting to study law. He described the breadth of opportunities available to WCL students in school as well as out of school, and spoke positively about the faculty at the school their practical experience.

Oh, and a lot of the alumni compared WCL students to their Georgetown counterparts and stated that a lot of the GULC students were not happy there and that they envied the opportunties available to the WCL law students.

3/03 So received an email 10:30 EST today with a waitlist (read, soft reject) from Pitt. It stated that 10% - 25% are accepted from the waitlist. I really had no intention of going there (don't know why I applied, fee waiver I guess). So I emailed them back immediately and withdrew my app. Will probably get rejection from Baylor in mail today.

So... will it be American? MSU with the money?Will I make it off the MD waitlist? And what about VERMONT? No word! Only time will tell..,

3/01 First rejection, from Tulane. I knew it though, because my status checker said Decision Made and did not have congrats or anything. Oh well. No gulf coast schools for me, then. I also feel a rejection coming from Baylor. Not returning to my home state, afterall. Oh well...

LSP, by the way, before I started...

DENY to all the schools above except Pace, Vermont and MSU and Loyola, which were Considers. But I got into American and Hofstra outright!
(I know this is a foolish observation, as LSN feeds LSP anyway).

2/24 Received waitlist e-mail from Penn that sounded optimistic. I withdraw my application by responding to the email. First waitlist... ouch!

2/23 Discovered my acceptance to Pace via an invitation to join the Facebook page, then received the package in the mail on Feb 24. Status checker was updated to decision made. Letter in the package indicates that scholarship/aid information to follow under "separate cover" but gave no inkling as to when to expect this.

2/22 Accepted to Hofstra via EMAIL! Wow... the letter should come in the mail later... so we'll see! Yay!

2/4 In review at a lot of schools right now so hope to hear something soon. The waiting game is grueling (guess I should have applied MUCH earlier!)

2/3 IN at Michigan State via phone call. Caller indicated I'd received a 50% scholarship, which I've annualized over 3 years to $48k. Nice, it is an up-and-coming school.

2/2- My status went to In Review today at University of Maryland ... with tomorrow's date (2/3) Hopefully it will be quick like American's good news. (And be, indeed, good news!)

1/30- Got my acceptance to American via USPS Priority mail today! Thank goodness the post office delivers in the snow! WHOO- first official acceptance! God is good!

1/29 - Decision Made at American! Official mail-man stalk begins!

1/23 - All applications that I will send out are sent. Done! Here's to hoping and praying! Thank goodness I serve a living God!

1/21- File pending committee review @ Hofstra

numbers slightly fudged, will update at end of cycle.