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Appealing a rejection
Does anyone have any examples of appeals they have sent to law schools they have been denied from?
I have been looking around but not many people do it. I got rejected from my top choice, and see no down side to appealing the decision. 99.99% chance I will get denied again, but nothing to lose.
Most of the appeals I have read about involve a school making a mistake on an application and over looking something. I don't have anything big like that, but I do have what I think is very good job experience, doing financial/business consulting for a couple years. I think I am going to focus on this, because I cannot think of anything else to write about.
Thoughts?
I have been looking around but not many people do it. I got rejected from my top choice, and see no down side to appealing the decision. 99.99% chance I will get denied again, but nothing to lose.
Most of the appeals I have read about involve a school making a mistake on an application and over looking something. I don't have anything big like that, but I do have what I think is very good job experience, doing financial/business consulting for a couple years. I think I am going to focus on this, because I cannot think of anything else to write about.
Thoughts?
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Davidbentley wrote:No.
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Is there something significant that has happened since you sent the app or something you left off? Or is it just kinda a 'eh why not?' type thing. If you're just rehashing what you said in the app then there's no point, and if you're struggling to come up with what to write about it probably means you have nothing new to add.
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stillwater wrote:Davidbentley wrote:No.
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Admissions is numbers based.....no one cares about your "experience"TRex77 wrote:Does anyone have any examples of appeals they have sent to law schools they have been denied from?
I have been looking around but not many people do it. I got rejected from my top choice, and see no down side to appealing the decision. 99.99% chance I will get denied again, but nothing to lose.
Most of the appeals I have read about involve a school making a mistake on an application and over looking something. I don't have anything big like that, but I do have what I think is very good job experience, doing financial/business consulting for a couple years. I think I am going to focus on this, because I cannot think of anything else to write about.
Thoughts?
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lol. Good one, OP!
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Might as well save your dignity and go for it.
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stillwater wrote:stillwater wrote:Davidbentley wrote:No.
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Just stop.TRex77 wrote:Does anyone have any examples of appeals they have sent to law schools they have been denied from?
I have been looking around but not many people do it. I got rejected from my top choice, and see no down side to appealing the decision. 99.99% chance I will get denied again, but nothing to lose.
Most of the appeals I have read about involve a school making a mistake on an application and over looking something. I don't have anything big like that, but I do have what I think is very good job experience, doing financial/business consulting for a couple years. I think I am going to focus on this, because I cannot think of anything else to write about.
Thoughts?
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Just apply again next year with a more compelling application package (better LSAT, better work experience, better recs, etc.).
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If this is your dream school, consider retaking the LSAT in June and then ask to be reconsidered if you are able to get a higher LSAT score.
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Re: Appealing a rejection
Does the school you're looking at have a reconsideration process? I know some schools have it, like Fordham.TRex77 wrote:Does anyone have any examples of appeals they have sent to law schools they have been denied from?
I have been looking around but not many people do it. I got rejected from my top choice, and see no down side to appealing the decision. 99.99% chance I will get denied again, but nothing to lose.
Most of the appeals I have read about involve a school making a mistake on an application and over looking something. I don't have anything big like that, but I do have what I think is very good job experience, doing financial/business consulting for a couple years. I think I am going to focus on this, because I cannot think of anything else to write about.
Thoughts?
http://law.fordham.edu/admissions/460.htm
How does the application reconsideration process work? If you have received an unfavorable decision on your application, you can request reconsideration of your application. Please submit your request in writing via lawadmissions@law.fordham.edu and indicate the division to which you would like to be reconsidered. The reconsideration process will begin in June.
I think some schools only have it if you have something new to add to your application. And, for other schools, the decisions are final, like Loyola Chicago.
http://www.luc.edu/law/admission/admission_faq1.html
16. If my application for admission is denied, can I appeal that decision?
No, all decisions made by the committee are final. You will need to wait to reapply for the following year if you wish to have your application considered again
I would call the school and ask what the policy is.
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C'mon OP, you've got more dignity than that.
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Downside: you'll be auto-rejected for being insufferable when you reapply
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FTFYRichie Tenenbaum wrote:If this is your dream school, consider retaking the LSAT in June and then reapply for 2014.
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Why didn't you originally mention that experience?TRex77 wrote:Does anyone have any examples of appeals they have sent to law schools they have been denied from?
I have been looking around but not many people do it. I got rejected from my top choice, and see no down side to appealing the decision. 99.99% chance I will get denied again, but nothing to lose.
Most of the appeals I have read about involve a school making a mistake on an application and over looking something. I don't have anything big like that, but I do have what I think is very good job experience, doing financial/business consulting for a couple years. I think I am going to focus on this, because I cannot think of anything else to write about.
Thoughts?
- Richie Tenenbaum
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I agree that it probably makes more sense, in terms of maximizing acceptances and scholarship money, to wait and reapply for 2014, but if OP wants to have the really longshot chance of having a rejection being turned into an acceptance, then increasing his LSAT score by a substantial amount on the June test is probably the best way to do it. (But, yes, still a huge longshot and still probably would make more sense to wait a year to reapply.)jselson wrote:FTFYRichie Tenenbaum wrote:If this is your dream school, consider retaking the LSAT in June and then reapply for 2014.
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