spankatola (2022-2023)

*Scholarships are times 3, because it looks cooler.

Not sure if I've applied to enough T1 schools. Or if it's worth it for someone who wants to be a public defender.

12/11/10 - Acceptance letters from John Marshall and Drake, both with half tuition. I love Drake for some reason I can't quite put my finger on.

12/14/10- Hostra status checker updated to accepted, my first one from a ranked school. Much depends on whether or not I'm offered a scholarship. Anyone have any insights on that?

12/17/10 - Rejected at UIUC, and In Review at Nebraska finally. UIUC was a longshot but it still stings. And now my highest-ranked remaining school is 56. I wonder if I should add one or two more in the 40-range.

12/20/10 - I added applications to South Texas and Valparaiso, to add options in Texas and Indiana should I need to go to those states. I can only go to schools in areas where my wife can also transfer.

12/22/10 - In review at Southwestern. Only interesting in that this is the first I've heard anything from ANY California school, including lowly La Verne. They're slow to respond out here.

12/23/10 - Accepted at U of New Hampshire via email from the dean. No word on a scholarship. I need to research the Daniel Webster scholars program.

12/27/10 - Scholarship letters from New Hampshire and Hofstra. 5k per year from Hofstra is disappointing.

1/4/11 - Rejected at Chicago-Kent via online status check, as the state of Illinois continues it's hate-on for me. Edit - a full day. Deferred at Nebraska, in review at Valparaiso and La Verne. And accepted at Southwestern via online status check! Woot.

1/5/11 - "Decision Rendered" at McGeorge. Letter on the way. No change in the status checker with respect to tuition deposits or transcript receipts. Good? Bad? Am I overthinking it? Probably. But it's a ranked school and my ego needs an acceptance here.

1/6/11 - acceptance packet from Southwestern does NOT include scholarship award info. Apparently they have a separate interview and review process for admitted students to receive awards. Invitations to be sent out "soon".

1/8/11 - Accepted at McGeorge, scholarship plus books! Nice personalized note from the dean about the federal defender program.

1/19/11 - Accepted at Cal Western. It came in a grease-stained, water damaged envelope with just one document. I thought for certain that I had been rejected so hard that someone had wiped their ass with my rejection letter before sending it to me. But, nope. Accepted. Scholarship info to follow "soon".

1/21/11 - Accepted at La Verne. Nice scholarship there.
Edit - busy day. Accepted at Western via phone call. Yay. Waitlisted at Denver. Damn.

1/25/11 - accepted at nyls "with scholarship" via online status check.

1/28/11 - Accepted at Valparaiso via online status check. Too cool.

2/1/11 - NO money at Valparaiso. Terribly disappointed.

2/2/11 - phone call from Gonzaga asking if I'd have time to meet with Dean Critchlow while he's in town. Meeting set for next Friday.

2/5/11 - status at Gonzaga updated to "decision made." So... was saying "yes" to the meeting the test? He wouldn't bother meeting someone they'd rejected, would he?

2/11/11 - in at Gonzaga, met with dean at a coffee shop today. Nice scholarship. Also in at Albany via online status check.

2/14/11 - scholarship info from Albany arrived. Also as of now, in review at UCI, san Diego, and loyola for 3 months! And UNLV for two months.

2/22/11- accepted at South Texas. The news came on the same day that my wife was rejected by Texas a&m, so I won't be attending.

2/23/11- accepted off the waitlist at Nebraska via telephone call. Nice way to start the day.

3/2/11 - withdrew from Gonzaga because there's no way to make it work. Withdrew from Southwestern because $190k is just too much money to pay a T3 school. I wish they had offered a scholarship. No scholarship offer from UNL, but they're cheaper than most schools anyway, even for non residents.

3/4/11 - accepted at chapman via status check. I have been growing increasingly irritated with them, but it didn't stop me from having a schoolgirl squee when I saw the decision. Now I hate them even more!

3/6/11 - withdrew from South Texas and John Marshall. Neither one is possible, but I'm kinda sad about Texas.

3/7/11 - Campbell threw an extra $1000 per year my way, which is nice. They also take their prospective students out to a Carolina Hurricanes game, which is awesome. Climbing the ranks, Campbell.

3/9/11- decision rendered at Loyola. Letter is on its way...

3/12/11- waitlisted at loyola. I thought it would bother me, but I never expected to get in there. Being placed on their waitlist actually feels like a victory. I am an empowered loser!

3/15/11- accepted at Indy via email. Loser pOwer engage!

3/16/11- rejected at UNLV. Unlike loyola, which should have bothered me but didn't, this one shouldn't bother me but does. I literally COULDN'T attend this school, but I still got annoyed when they said no. Ehhh. Fuck em.

3/23/11- waitlisted at Brooklyn. Not too shabby, but waaaay too little too late for me to keep them on my radar. Withdrawn...

3/25/11 - rejected at UC Irvine. A brief letter containing a vague reference to doing a year of law school somewhere else and then trying again. Basically, get your shit together and then we'll talk. I consoled myself by telling myself that they're not even a law school. Also....
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Withdrew from a crapton of schools. With just one left to hear from, and that one not a real option for me due to the cost, I'm down to those 7 schools. I submitted my 1st seat deposit to Nebraska today.

4/4/11- waitlisted at san Diego, the last holdout. I've withdrawn from everywhere but Nebraska and Elon, which gave me a full ride. In one week I'll make a decision.

4/12/11- well, decision's on hold for a bit. IU Indy threw a wrench into the machine with a last-minute $99k scholarship. I'm speechless, but I had already started loving Nebraska. I sent deposit in to Indy to hold my spot (and my money!) while I work through this...

4/22/11- done! It's Nebraska. Indy just doesn't work. Too much of a commute, and the cost difference doesn't justify it. Went out and bought a Husker hat.

Holy crap, I'm moving to Nebraska...?!