T14 Waitlist Data (Updated!) Forum

[iskim88]

Wow, thanks for this!

[oxie]

Someone requested a breakdown for Georgetown, so here it is!

Georgetown:
• During the past three cycles, 498 applicants on LSN at/above their cycle’s LSAT median and at/above their cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 65 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 11 were eventually admitted and 38 withdrew from the waitlist.
• During the past three cycles, 444 applicants on LSN at/above their cycle’s LSAT median and below their cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 174 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 43 were eventually admitted and 57 withdrew from the waitlist.
• During the past three cycles, 194 applicants on LSN below their cycle’s LSAT median and at/above their cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 126 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 16 were eventually admitted and 30 withdrew from the waitlist.
• During the past three cycles, 58 applicants on LSN below their cycle’s LSAT median and below their cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 165 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 6 were eventually admitted and 31 withdrew from the waitlist.
• During the past three cycles, 141 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 87 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 11 were eventually admitted and 24 withdrew from the waitlist.

[oxie]

Had time to do breakdowns for the rest of the T14, so here those are (figured it would be best to have them all in one place):

YALE:
• During the past three cycles, 38 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 23 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 4 withdrew from the waitlist and 4 were eventually admitted (21.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 27 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 34 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 11 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (4.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 10 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 17 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 8 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (11.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 10 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 22 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 5 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (5.9% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 12 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 18 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 7 withdrew from the waitlist and 0 were eventually admitted (0% staying on waitlist were admitted).

STANFORD:
• During the past three cycles, 94 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 87 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 34 withdrew from the waitlist and 7 were eventually admitted (13.2% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 37 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 53 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 23 withdrew from the waitlist and 3 were eventually admitted (10% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 25 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 49 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 13 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (5.6% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 24 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 30 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 9 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (4.8% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 45 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 35 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 14 withdrew from the waitlist and 0 were eventually admitted (0% staying on waitlist were admitted).

HARVARD:
• During the past three cycles, 150 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 25 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 4 withdrew from the waitlist and 12 were eventually admitted (57.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 112 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 115 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 17 withdrew from the waitlist and 24 were eventually admitted (24.5% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 80 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 102 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 18 withdrew from the waitlist and 24 were eventually admitted (28.6% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 48 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 128 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 30 withdrew from the waitlist and 12 were eventually admitted (12.2% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 66 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 58 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 18 withdrew from the waitlist and 9 were eventually admitted (22.5% staying on waitlist were admitted).

CHICAGO:
• During the past three cycles, 167 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 38 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 20 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (11.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 177 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 267 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 132 withdrew from the waitlist and 22 were eventually admitted (16.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 80 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 72 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 19 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (11.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 53 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 152 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 54 withdrew from the waitlist and 3 were eventually admitted (3.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 74 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 68 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 33 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (5.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).

COLUMBIA:
• During the past three cycles, 368 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 61 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 31 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (6.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 146 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 109 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 32 withdrew from the waitlist and 9 were eventually admitted (11.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 84 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 252 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 82 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (0.6% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 38 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 193 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 36 withdrew from the waitlist and 3 were eventually admitted (1.9% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 65 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 105 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 29 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (1.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).

NYU:
• During the past three cycles, 473 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 28 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 16 withdrew from the waitlist and 3 were eventually admitted (25% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 231 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 77 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 21 withdrew from the waitlist and 31 were eventually admitted (55.4% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 168 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 123 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 39 withdrew from the waitlist and 18 were eventually admitted (21.4% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 50 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 79 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 22 withdrew from the waitlist and 14 were eventually admitted (24.6% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 105 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 55 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 20 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (17.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).

PENN:
• During the past three cycles, 208 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 26 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 16 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (20% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 203 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 370 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 205 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (3.6% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 57 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 110 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 43 withdrew from the waitlist and 9 were eventually admitted (13.4% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 30 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 144 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 53 withdrew from the waitlist and 3 were eventually admitted (3.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 49 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 111 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 60 withdrew from the waitlist and 4 were eventually admitted (7.8% staying on waitlist were admitted).

UVA:
• During the past three cycles, 139 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 124 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 86 withdrew from the waitlist and 0 were eventually admitted (0% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 257 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 470 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 224 withdrew from the waitlist and 24 were eventually admitted (9.8% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 107 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 174 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 50 withdrew from the waitlist and 17 were eventually admitted (13.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 32 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 215 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 67 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (1.4% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 72 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 120 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 54 withdrew from the waitlist and 4 were eventually admitted (6.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).

BERKELEY:
• During the past three cycles, 259 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 46 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 24 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (27.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 146 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 40 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 11 withdrew from the waitlist and 9 were eventually admitted (31% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 44 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 12 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 1 withdrew from the waitlist and 3 were eventually admitted (27.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 25 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 12 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 1 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (9.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 87 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 15 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 2 withdrew from the waitlist and 4 were eventually admitted (30.8% staying on waitlist were admitted).

MICHIGAN:
• During the past three cycles, 333 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 155 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 96 withdrew from the waitlist and 5 were eventually admitted (8.5% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 282 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 226 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 101 withdrew from the waitlist and 8 were eventually admitted (6.4% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 110 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 99 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 33 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (9.1% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 51 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 81 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 17 withdrew from the waitlist and 5 were eventually admitted (7.8% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 101 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 67 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 29 withdrew from the waitlist and 2 were eventually admitted (5.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).

DUKE:
• During the past three cycles, 475 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 64 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 39 withdrew from the waitlist and 5 were eventually admitted (20% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 289 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 197 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 84 withdrew from the waitlist and 24 were eventually admitted (21.2% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 90 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 150 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 56 withdrew from the waitlist and 16 were eventually admitted (17% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 37 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 80 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 32 withdrew from the waitlist and 4 were eventually admitted (8.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 91 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 81 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 40 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (14.6% staying on waitlist were admitted).

NORTHWESTERN:
• During the past three cycles, 178 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 28 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 15 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (7.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 234 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 121 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 46 withdrew from the waitlist and 28 were eventually admitted (37.3% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 81 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 90 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 26 withdrew from the waitlist and 8 were eventually admitted (12.5% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 16 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 82 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 21 withdrew from the waitlist and 0 were eventually admitted (0% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 43 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 48 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 18 withdrew from the waitlist and 5 were eventually admitted (16.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).

CORNELL:
• During the past three cycles, 388 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 44 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 26 withdrew from the waitlist and 4 were eventually admitted (22.2% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 190 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 116 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 43 withdrew from the waitlist and 14 were eventually admitted (19.2% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 82 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 69 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 19 withdrew from the waitlist and 5 were eventually admitted (10% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 40 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 78 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 20 withdrew from the waitlist and 1 were eventually admitted (1.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 113 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 70 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 21 withdrew from the waitlist and 0 were eventually admitted (0% staying on waitlist were admitted).

GULC:
• During the past three cycles, 498 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 65 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 38 withdrew from the waitlist and 11 were eventually admitted (40.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 444 applicants on LSN at/above that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 174 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 57 withdrew from the waitlist and 43 were eventually admitted (36.8% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 194 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and at/above that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 126 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 30 withdrew from the waitlist and 16 were eventually admitted (16.7% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 58 applicants on LSN below that cycle’s LSAT median and below that cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 165 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 31 withdrew from the waitlist and 6 were eventually admitted (4.5% staying on waitlist were admitted).
• During the past three cycles, 141 applicants on LSN URM were straight admits while 87 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 24 withdrew from the waitlist and 11 were eventually admitted (17.5% staying on waitlist were admitted).

[Yea All Right]

Thank you for this data. Seriously, thank you.

/waitlistedatmytopchoice

[-dasein-]

Great work, thank you!

[ConLawNerd91]

Thanks for this! It's nice to see there's (a bit) of hope for reverse splitters.

[Tuxedo]

Wow. Just wow. Tons of stats. Such good work. Should be stickied?

[oxie]

Happy to hear it's helpful!

Also just realized I could include the school-by-school breakdown in the OP, so that's there now.

Good luck to any of you that are riding a WL!

[femmefatale]

Is Northwestern's "held" status counted as a Waitlist in this data?

[oxie]

Is Northwestern's "held" status counted as a Waitlist in this data?

I think the standard interpretation is that a hold is different than a waitlist, so ideally they wouldn't be included. But since LSN doesn't offer held as a status option it's possible that some people are counting holds as WLs.

Hope that helps!

[lawschool22]

UVA:
• During the past three cycles, 139 applicants on LSN at/above their cycle’s LSAT median and at/above their cycle’s GPA median were straight admits while 124 were waitlisted. Of those waitlisted applicants, 0 were eventually admitted and 86 withdrew from the waitlist.

Woah.

The fact that 86/124 withdrew tells you UVA is pretty decent at evaluating who isn't really going to attend

[$alty]

bump

[mickey_mouse]

This is beautiful, interesting information. Thanks

[hairbear7]

Tag.

[anon52319]

Tag

[NoBladesNoBows]

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[stoopkid13]

tag

[jlk411]

amazing.

[jlk411]

anyone have any idea about $$ offered to ppl who got in off the wait lists for the most recent cycle?

[Mack.Hambleton]

anyone have any idea about $$ offered to ppl who got in off the wait lists for the most recent cycle?

more unpredictable, but if you do get money it'll be about what you'd expect based on mylsn etc

[RareExports]

Don't mean to hijack OP, but I haven't seen this data posted elsewhere and thought this would be a visible place for it.

I compiled waitlist data for the 2013-14 cycle. All data is from public LSN profiles.

Yale: 254 applicants, 23 waitlisted (9.06% of applicants), 0 waitlisted-->accepted (0.00% of waitlisted applicants)
Harvard: 596 applicants, 99 waitlisted (16.61%), 20 waitlisted-->accepted (20.20%)
Stanford: 480 applicants, 70 waitlisted (14.58%), 11 waitlisted-->accepted (15.71%)
Columbia: 667 applicants, 220 waitlisted (32.98%), 1 waitlisted-->accepted (0.45%)
Chicago: 553 applicants, 204 waitlisted (36.89%), 2 waitlisted-->accepted (0.98%)
NYU: 670 applicants, 118 waitlisted (17.61%), 19 waitlisted-->accepted (16.10%)
Penn: 665 applicants, 222 waitlisted (33.38%), 6 waitlisted-->accepted (2.70%)
UVA: 679 applicants, 266 waitlisted (39.18%), 8 waitlisted-->accepted (3.01%)
Berkeley: 546 applicants, 57 waitlisted (10.44%), 4 waitlisted-->accepted (7.02%)
Duke: 685 applicants, 191 waitlisted (27.88%), 7 waitlisted-->accepted (3.66%)
Michigan: 587 applicants, 176 waitlisted (29.98%), 6 waitlisted-->accepted (3.41%)
Northwestern: 459 applicants, 133 waitlisted (28.98%), 12 waitlisted-->accepted (9.02%)
Cornell: 538 applicants, 119 waitlisted (22.12%), 2 waitlisted-->accepted (1.68%)
Georgetown: 816 applicants, 197 waitlisted (24.14%), 17 waitlisted-->accepted (8.63%)
Texas: 386 applicants, 36 waitlisted (9.33%), 3 waitlisted-->accepted (8.33%)
Vanderbilt: 441 applicants, 96 waitlisted (21.77%), 5 waitlisted-->accepted (5.21%)
WUSTL: 407 applicants, 97 waitlisted (23.10%), 3 waitlisted-->accepted (3.19%)

I did not break the data down by % of applicants remaining on waitlist accepted because the reporting of data for that seems less consistent and reliable. If anyone wants me to go further down than WUSTL I can, but I didn't think it was important to do so.

[tskela]

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[pipipipi]

Just wondering if anyone has complied data on this for the past two cycles?

[TudoBem]

+1

[brinicolec]

Awesome post, thanks for this!

Any info on odds of getting $$ off of the waitlist?