roseyposey (2022-2023)

-Study abroad at Oxford University
-Internships in Washington, D.C. at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in Atlanta at a Senate office, and in Royston, GA with the Public Defender's office
-Honors student, Member of several honors societies
-Traditional on-campus activities: volunteering, part-time jobs throughout college (sometimes more than one!), chorus, intermurals
-Try to sneak in some fun every once and awhile! :-)

I became highly obsessed with this website a few months ago when I started to seriously consider attending LS in the fall of 2010. I found advice on both what to do and what not to do and was inspired by some amazing success stories. I hope to share my experiences throughout this process, hear more stories, and hopefully give myself some peace of mind during a stressful time. Plus, I am sure my friends will appreciate a bit of a let-up on the constant obsessive discussion I demand from them about the LSAT, LS forums, and how I think everyone else in the world is managing to deal with this stuff! Good luck to everyone and I hope this is a good year for many and a great year for many more!

07/02/09: Getting involved in the online world of LS prep has its positives and negatives. I love reading the threads on the top-law-schools forum, but they can be discouraging. I know that scoring in the 84th percentile on my first attempt at the LSAT is fabulous, but I can't help but feel I need to push myself to do better to compete with the rest of the aggressive applicant pool in my cycle. I decided about 5 seconds after reading my LSAC email that I would re-take the LSAT in Sept. I told myself early on that I would re-take anything under a 167. I did better than I thought considering how much I struggled under the conditions of my June test, but I know I can do better with more practice and study. I ordered more preptests and I will begin the process of dusting off my old practice books and jumping back into study mode soon. Until then, I am ready to enjoy a stress-free holiday weekend!

11/26/09: Happy Thanksgiving!! Mine has consisted of desperately trying to finish up these apps- I know I am shooting high with the numbers I have, but maybe I will get lucky and be accepted Somewhere decent. Crossing the fingers!!

01/21/10: My first decision! Waitlisted at GW. Since it is about in the middle of my rankings pack, I guess I'm not surprised by this middle-of-this-road decision. I feel a little let down but relieved I wasn't totally denied. Here's to the coming decisions and hoping some come in bigger packages!

02/04/10: In at a DC school! Also my first phone call letting me know I have been accepted. Good day!

02/26/10: First rejection. Email from Georgetown. Very classy.

03/19/10: So I guess I should just go ahead and change my middle name to waitlisted. It might make me feel better.

3/20/10: These decisions seem to come in waves- and not very happy ones I might add. This rejection from Boston really hurts. I do appreciate the physical letter as opposed to an email- I knew I liked them so much for a reason :-(

04/22/10: I wish I could say I am done with this process now that I have received some sort of decision from everyone. Bring on the waiting game part II!!!