silentswirl (2022-2023)

if you can explain your "rough start" well -- i think you're good. great stats, good luck! (you're in at american for sure! + they have a great international law program)

Thanks - I hope you're right about everything! :)

yeah, i got an email from them telling me i got a fee waiver

Did you fill out the biographical data on LSAC and release the information to CRS (Candidate Referal Services). Because i released the info about me schools could send me waivers just based on the profile information.

looks like we are applying to some of the same schools... good luck!

looks like we are applying to some of the same schools... good luck!

Good luck swirlie!

It's been a strange cycle, for sure. I haven't had amazing success, but the only big surprise was my outright ding at ND...they are doing some weird things this year to make up for last. Anyway, I'm kinda surprised at NU and UMich..they haven't rejected me yet..heh. Keep your head up. I'm sure you'll get good news from a great school before long.

If I have any diversity, no schools found out about it because i didn't write a diversity statement. ECs were pretty typical. Community theatre, political groups, leadership positions. I have a lot of volunteer work, as well. What's keeping me alive at NU, I think, is my stint on the board of directors of a NFP.

No key to the universe here, sorry :o) Even though you were a little slow, I assure you there are tons of people just now starting. Good luck my friend!

Well I have been told I have the magic touch ;o)

Wassup fellow Houstonian! I hope you are blessed this application season and I am sure you will be able to go somewhere this fall. My stats are not the greatest but the admissions counselors have shown me some love. Stay positive!

Hey i applied to Harvard after my retake, but before i knew my score - i knew the test went well though.the turn around on my app was quick but i dont think a 171/3.99 is that hard to believe for Harvard. needless to say it was still a shock to me when i got in. good luck this cycle! hope to see some great acceptances up there.

Yea I was a busy bee while in undergrad learning about things I enjoyed and having fun and being involved. I will definitely be more focused and taper my commitments down. I can not have my Grades adversely affected again, too much on the line. And dont worry, I can't stop obsessing either.

I hope they do show you the same love and I think you have a very good shot. I have had a strange cycle thus far with two early acceptances and then silence for a couple of weeks now. For personal reasons I need to make a decision soon and I would just like to know either way. Bonne chance.

Haha thanks for all the luck, I'm pretty sure I'm going to need it for Gtown! I just love the Chapel Hill area and the atmosphere, hopefully I'll see you there for law school!

Thanks, genius. Go learn how to spell. And grow some balls and quit leaving anonymous posts.

Good luck fellow procrastinator. You did a great job putting yourself out there to so many schools. Maybe you hit it big or maybe you get to choose between a few of your safer schools. Personally, SMU and Kent seem like cool places that you have . Best luck. It will be a long anxious Spring for the two of us.

That's fantastic, I knew we would do it! :P Don't stop believin

congrats on your shiny new acceptance!! let me know when the houston and smu acceptances roll in!

Congrats on American! :-)

congrats on American. that first accepetance is always the best!

Hey Swirly, Congrats again on American! Now, let's see a clean sweep! :-D

thanks for the smu scholarship update! i'm gonna do 90 minutes of driving and hope it's in the mail!!

Yaaay your first acceptance. American is a good school. I just visited with SMUt and I will visit AU at the end of the month. My friend is a 1L at American and she loves it. Congrats again I am sure this is the first of many.

Congrats! You have some good schools to choose from and a great LSAT... be blessed!

Ah, c'mon now. I have -no- choice right now, I've only been admitted to one school!! Hopefully there will be a choice involved, but for now I'm just gonna sit tight. Thanks for the well wishes!

Hey American is good news, i'm glad my prediction came true! I predict many more acceptances this cycle.

I agree with you! I am all about the T100 schools. I know I can be a great lawyer despite my numerical factors, now I need some acceptances. Congrats on AU and Good luck with the rest!!

Well besides the numerical stuff I've already posted I've had a couple of internships and have served on FAMU's Supreme Court for two years. If you have any other questions feel free to drop me a line about my cycle at my email.

On American! That is amazing. I wholeheartedly agree about trying to reach. I got my reject, so I clearly did my job... But you clearly seem to have a strong understanding of how this game works. Good luck with everything! On another note, took the survey. What is your thesis?

Thanks! Yeah, I only applied to Vanderbilt on 2/7. Very quick... but they send acceptances in a standard small envelope, which is just not cool...

Well, I had a 4.0 for a long time, but then my brother started college and I started working 60-hour weeks to help pay his tuition, and I got a couple grades I'm not proud of. But I have a pretty good story for each of them.

I got a good laugh out of your thumb twiddling comment... the waiting is killing us all I guess! Congrats on American and good luck with all the rest!

Awesome that you got an acceptance and $$ from DePaul! So what's your first choice again?

Not that I know of... I wish! :-p

:) It's the number e. At least, part of it. Best wishes to you too!

Right now I am leaning towards American -- but I've only heard back from 4 schools!

I have to do something to pass the time, even if it's coming up with excuses to dry heave! Congrats on American--I went there for undergrad. My roommate is actually getting his LLM there now. I can't believe how many schools are still pending. Is this normal? Anyways, good luck on the rest of your cycle!

Hey thanks for the comment. And congrats on your success. :) I live right outside DC and American is an awesome school with a GREAT rep around here. You can't go wrong.

for the congrats. Yours are coming - I can feel it. Actually the UH money is looking very good to me right now. I've worked in Houston alot and could live there. Would you check with city hall for me and see if you can get them to turn down the humidity a little?

...on all your acceptances! Your having a kick a$$ cycle so far! Best of luck on the rest!

Congrats on Chicago-Kent!

Congrats on Chicago-Kent, SS. Have you visited them and DePaul or do you plan to?

Yes, I've been to DePaul. The location is unbelievable. Right off Wabash and ~a block west of Michigan Ave in downtown Chicago. It's an exciting atmosphere.

I hope the rest of your cycle goes as well as the beginning has!

your great cycle continues. what are you thinking of fordham? going to say on the WL?

Thanks for the LSD book recommendation... just ordered it

On all of your acceptances!! It appears as if you are headed out of Texas, but you have some good schools as options. Where are you seriously thinking of heading? Again congrats on your current success and I am sure it is not over.

Congrats! Are you considering SLU, or is it still American at this point? I had a great time at the SLU ASW...everyone's so nice there. I'll need a bunch of time to really figure out where to go, though. And screw those rejections. Just gotta go to law school, kick some ass, and get the last laugh with a great job! :-)

To answer questions, in case anyone actually read this far down: I'm staying on my waitlists for now. I'm writing a Letter of Continued Interest this weekend, and adding some information about an Honor Society I was just made a member of and a presentation I did at a professional conference. I'm having a hard time deciding if I would really pass up American/DC/International Law there for either ND or Fordham. One because of the cost and the other because of location. As for SLU and the Chicago schools, I'm having a hard time passing up a Tier 1 school in a fantastic location for slightly lower ranked schools, even with the $$ (but, it's really hard to pass on the $$!!). I figure if I'm going to a regional school (outside T14) then I'd rather be in DC than Chicago, even though I really like Chicago.

Hey, why not try and negotiate some sort of scholarship offer with American? Send them a copy of each of your other offers and explain that money could play a vital role in your decision. It doesn't hurt to ask. :-) Sure, American is a T1 (tied for 47th now) and has the highest school rank of any of your acceptances so far, but I figure it's still worth a shot. The worst that can happen is they say no. BTW, I too know what it's like to be on a roll of rejections. x_x

You can also look for those ABA scholarships or what not and apply for those.

Did you status checker change? *Hint Hint, I applied there too. Thanks!

A Month!! I am from Houston too but I'm living abroad right now so I pretty much depend on email for everything...good luck with the rest of your apps and your decisions!

UH, Way to go!!! They have also risen in the rankings and I feel they are getting more respect. If I can get in there off of the waitlist. I am there. But yea I feel you on American being the top choice and the location and all of its features. I visited and I enjoyed it very much. My friend is a 1L there now and she loves it! I just got into SMU's evening program, but from all my choices and just thinking, I want to live in Houston no matter what, so I needed to go to a school that would get me there afterwards. I was about to go to TSU, and then South Texas, and now I am thinking although I would like a full time program, I will go to SMU, unless I get into UH then I am there. So I think things are working out a little bit better. Still got to think some things over. But congrats again! You are having a pretty good cycle. I hope you can get in off some of your waitlist, if nothing else just for ego!

well done with my numbers :o)

well done with my numbers :o)

your UofH $$. I told them to give you my scholarship $$. I'll make a call. This is unacceptable!!

My offer was a waiver of non-resident and $8k per year. What's resident tuition? 14k? That makes it pretty cheap. I gave it SERIOUS consideration over a full ride at Colorado. The Houston market is booming and Houston grads seem to own it. $18k a living expenses in debt won't seem too rough if you're making $115k per year after school. I graduated from Palestine Westwood just an hour and a half north of Houston and work alot inHouston. I could live there. Wait a minute...am I having buyer's remorse? Not that I am an expert, but I know a professor at the law school here at UALR who taught at American and she disuaded me from even applying there. She claimed that the heavy competition sort of left American grads feeling cheated in the market. That, however, is just one opinion from someone who left American to teach at UALR-Bowen, so...... I feel like you have pretty good options.

congratulations on all your acceptances and almost ended cycle

I made my decision. Good luck wherever you go!

congrats on your first year at american.. my dream school. i have equal numbers.. any advice on how to approach GPA addendum?