URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread

[chasima]

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[aspiringesq.elle]

I got a call from Dean Rahman with an in from Richmond! I was also waitlisted at BC a week ago which is great considering my numbers. I'M GOING TO LAW SCHOOL. Feels so great to get my first acceptance and to realize I'm a step closer to achieving my dreams.

Congrats!!!!!

Thank you!!!

[gizmo1024]

Checking in! Most notable acceptances this cycle so far are Cornell, Vandy($), WashU($), and BU($). Waiting to hear back from pretty much the entire T14. I have my JS1 tomorrow!

[dyebri]

Checking in! Most notable acceptances this cycle so far are Cornell, Vandy($), WashU($), and BU($). Waiting to hear back from pretty much the entire T14. I have my JS1 tomorrow!

congrats !!! what are your stats and type of urm

[gizmo1024]

Checking in! Most notable acceptances this cycle so far are Cornell, Vandy($), WashU($), and BU($). Waiting to hear back from pretty much the entire T14. I have my JS1 tomorrow!

congrats !!! what are your stats and type of urm

Thanks!! Stats in profile and MA.

[Mjvance2]

IN: UVA, Texas($), Houston($), Howard ($$$)

WAITLISTED: Chicago, Michigan

REJECTED: Duke

PENDING: Northwestern

[Mr_Chukes]

In Texas it is lol

I told you Texas was a 14 lol.
==error==/2017-usnwr-rankings-are-here-2/
Georgetown fell outta top 14. Texas is in.

[Mr_Chukes]

In
USC$, Notre Dame$, Pepperdine$$, Chapman$$$, and Loyola$$

Out
Stanford, Berkeley, Harvard, Michigan, Boston U, and Northwestern

Waitlist
Columbia, Penn, Chicago

Pending UCLA

[lula43]

Thoughts on the rankings, guys? How if at all will they impact your decision?

[azaleafire]

Thoughts on the rankings, guys? How if at all will they impact your decision?

Not at all, honestly. I am deciding based on my personal ranking of money, employment, and how much I think I will fit in at the environment. USNWR is just there to back up my potential decision to not attend Harvard so no one thinks I am insane.

[dietcoke1]

Thoughts on the rankings, guys? How if at all will they impact your decision?

not great cause I really like Berk. but it really shouldn't matter all that much. the rankings fluctuate every year and by the time we graduate in three years who knows what the rankings will look like. money, location, and employment still matters far above any rankings.

i'm not just saying this cause Berk dropped

[lnsl123]

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[lula43]

Thoughts on the rankings, guys? How if at all will they impact your decision?

not great cause I really like Berk. but it really shouldn't matter all that much. the rankings fluctuate every year and by the time we graduate in three years who knows what the rankings will look like. money, location, and employment still matters far above any rankings.

i'm not just saying this cause Berk dropped

I agree! I'm also bummed about GULC. I love D.C. and to see them falling off in factors such as employment there is definitely a bummer. But like you said, they fluctuate. Hopefully they make a come back by 2020

[sfn91]

Thoughts on the rankings, guys? How if at all will they impact your decision?

Movements can be annoying (looking at you CLS!) but it's meaningless. Won't affect my decision. But the GULC/UT swap is verrrry interesting. I got dinged from Berk so...

Lol. I was so thrilled to see Berkeley drop. Petty AF.

[playersball]

IN
Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Chicago, NYU, Berk$, Mich$$$, Duke$$

Waitlisted
UVA, Penn

Pending
Stanford

Rejected
None

Great cycle! Iirc, you got Darrow at Michigan. Would you be willing to share where you are leaning between YH(probably will be S as well) vs. Darrow?

[PrezRand]

It will be pretty hard to defend GT now unless they give a lot of aid

[lula43]

Thoughts on the rankings, guys? How if at all will they impact your decision?

Movements can be annoying (looking at you CLS!) but it's meaningless. Won't affect my decision. But the GULC/UT swap is verrrry interesting. I got dinged from Berk so...

Yep, I was also dinged from Berk. Quite funny since I'm in at NW, now a t10 (yes?). Berk doesn't deserve us! haha.

[azaleafire]

~Don't quote plz~

Dang people on this site making me paranoid.

In:
Harvard (?$), U Chicago ($$$), Columbia (?/$), NYU ($$), Penn ($), UVA ($$$), Mich ($$$), Duke ($$), Cornell, Northwestern, BU ($$), BC ($$$), Vanderbilt, UCLA ($)

Withdrew Before Decision:
University of Illinois

WL/Reject
None

~Okay now you can quote below here~

I just sent out a wave of withdrawal emails so its basically down to Harvard/Chicago (although I am convinced they made a clerical error). I am still visiting UVA and Mich because I already got my plane ticket though, and I sent in an aid app for Columbia so who knows.

[brinicolec]

When the new USNWR rankings come out and now you were admitted to TWO top ten schools instead of one

Edit: I was probably gonna go to NU either way as long as they don't give me a big ol' goose egg worth of scholly $$$. and maybe even then But still, it's nice lol.

[YBF-W]

Guys please, can someone start a new thread for this we want this to be available and useful in the future. It I'll be such a pain to have to dig through posts to find lol

A new thread for what?

+1. I think we will definitely make a new thread after seat deposits are due and people have their complete results. I don't think having this in the general thread is a problem.

Yeah, around April (or maybe late March), someone usually makes a Destinations thread in the other board and I suppose one could be made specifically for URMs as well.

++1, and let's have that one include other substantive info like where folks are officially attending, gpa/LSATs, softs, advice, when app was submitted, etc

[brinicolec]

Guys please, can someone start a new thread for this we want this to be available and useful in the future. It I'll be such a pain to have to dig through posts to find lol

A new thread for what?

+1. I think we will definitely make a new thread after seat deposits are due and people have their complete results. I don't think having this in the general thread is a problem.

Yeah, around April (or maybe late March), someone usually makes a Destinations thread in the other board and I suppose one could be made specifically for URMs as well.

++1, and let's have that one include other substantive info like where folks are officially attending, gpa/LSATs, softs, advice, when app was submitted, etc

I think it usually does, which is why it's not posted until so much later in the cycle when seat deposit dates have passed and what have you.

[TAD]

IN
Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Chicago, NYU, Berk$, Mich$$$, Duke$$

Waitlisted
UVA, Penn

Pending
Stanford

Rejected
None

Great cycle! Iirc, you got Darrow at Michigan. Would you be willing to share where you are leaning between YH(probably will be S as well) vs. Darrow?

Thanks. Didn't end up getting the Darrow actually. Ended up getting a bit less. Will prolly attend Y (assuming what I think I will get in financial aid is correct).

[TAD]

I just sent out a wave of withdrawal emails so its basically down to Harvard/Chicago (although I am convinced they made a clerical error). I am still visiting UVA and Mich because I already got my plane ticket though, and I sent in an aid app for Columbia so who knows.

You got ruby right? Because I don't think they've released non ruby awards yet?

[poptart123]

I just sent out a wave of withdrawal emails so its basically down to Harvard/Chicago (although I am convinced they made a clerical error). I am still visiting UVA and Mich because I already got my plane ticket though, and I sent in an aid app for Columbia so who knows.

You got ruby right? Because I don't think they've released non ruby awards yet?

Still waiting on financial aid here. Admitted first wave.

[rwajo12]

Although i have not heard back from all the schools i have applied to, if it came down to it, how does GW fare in terms of Big-law for the DC Market?
Im not asking in terms of debt/payoff perspective but rather in regards to employment odds. I've seen a few biglaw firms on Above the law that seem to have many of their associates come from Gw. How accurate is it?