W&L 2011 Applicants

[hipstermafia]

So uh.. how long were you guys under review? a week??

one week, applied mid september. gl barbs!

[Barbie]

So uh.. how long were you guys under review? a week??

one week, applied mid september. gl barbs!

I have literally no chance, but thanks Keepin the dream alive!! haha

[ran12]

They'll waitlist anyone that is near the 25th percentile so if that happens your best shot is visiting campus and essentially state how much you wanna go there.

[Barbie]

They'll waitlist anyone that is near the 25th percentile so if that happens your best shot is visiting campus and essentially state how much you wanna go there.

Weren't there 2 dings today with great #s?

and what are the 25th percentiles? The website only has medians... and I'm below both!

[ran12]

They don't post the percentiles on their website but lawschoolnumbers.com has a rough estimate under the school profile and it seems like a lot of people below the medians got waitlisted according to that site.

[Barbie]

I am absolutely barely above both 25th percentiles.

[crossingforHYS]

admitted today

[vegenator]

admitted today

CONGRATS!!

[theavrock]

They'll waitlist anyone that is near the 25th percentile so if that happens your best shot is visiting campus and essentially state how much you wanna go there.

I disagree

I was outright dinged with a 3.34 166 + 2 years of legitimate work experience post undergrad with a Fortune 20, good LOR's and I wrote the optional ethical dilemma essay.

Pretty surprised I wasn't even able to muster a WL.

[kch3684]

In review as of yesterday...fingers crossed!

[Barbie]

They'll waitlist anyone that is near the 25th percentile so if that happens your best shot is visiting campus and essentially state how much you wanna go there.

I disagree

I was outright dinged with a 3.34 166 + 2 years of legitimate work experience post undergrad with a Fortune 20, good LOR's and I wrote the optional ethical dilemma essay.

Pretty surprised I wasn't even able to muster a WL.

That surprises me a lot. I'm expecting the same result, but with a 166 I wouldn't have. I wonder if something went wrong with your application-- a bad LOR or something? Seems bizarre to me.

[Trip Coker]

I got placed on the waitlist with 3.7/164, military experience and three years of tax law experience with the IRS. Apparently this whole law school application process is pretty competitive. W&L??? More like WL. Am I right? COME ON!!!!

[Jackson Pollock]

Sorry about the dings and the waitlists guys. Law school apps are a crapshoot for sure. Keep your heads up, though.

For those that were accepted, did you all write the optional ethical dilemma essay?

I wrote it because I thought it would show I was sincerely interested in W&L.

[oscodasa]

Sorry about the dings and the waitlists guys. Law school apps are a crapshoot for sure. Keep your heads up, though.

For those that were accepted, did you all write the optional ethical dilemma essay?

I wrote it because I thought it would show I was sincerely interested in W&L.

I did not.

[vegenator]

Sorry about the dings and the waitlists guys. Law school apps are a crapshoot for sure. Keep your heads up, though.

For those that were accepted, did you all write the optional ethical dilemma essay?

I wrote it because I thought it would show I was sincerely interested in W&L.

I did not.

I didn't either, but I included a solid why W&L paragraph in my PS. Hope that helps!

[theavrock]

They'll waitlist anyone that is near the 25th percentile so if that happens your best shot is visiting campus and essentially state how much you wanna go there.

I disagree

I was outright dinged with a 3.34 166 + 2 years of legitimate work experience post undergrad with a Fortune 20, good LOR's and I wrote the optional ethical dilemma essay.

Pretty surprised I wasn't even able to muster a WL.

That surprises me a lot. I'm expecting the same result, but with a 166 I wouldn't have. I wonder if something went wrong with your application-- a bad LOR or something? Seems bizarre to me.

Yea that was my thought but if it's a bad LOR I am screwed because I used the same two for all of my apps. I wish there was a why field so they could tell me why I got dinged.

[snapdragon]

Sorry about the dings and the waitlists guys. Law school apps are a crapshoot for sure. Keep your heads up, though.

For those that were accepted, did you all write the optional ethical dilemma essay?

I wrote it because I thought it would show I was sincerely interested in W&L.

I did not, but my PS sort of addresses an ethical dilemma anyway.

[Kchuck]

I was accepted and did not write the optional essay

[Jackson Pollock]

Hmmm.

Well, since most admits did not write the essay, I guess it doesn't factor much into the decision.

[asuusa]

I was admitted and I did write the essay. It was only a page or so, but it also functioned as a "Why W&L?"

[crossingforHYS]

admitted today

CONGRATS!!

THANK YOU! You too!!!! and congrats on Mich. Finally...we know we couldnt have messed up on our apps .

oh and did not write the essay

[hipstermafia]

Hmmm.

Well, since most admits did not write the essay, I guess it doesn't factor much into the decision.

I did not write the optional essay either, but I thought my numbers were pretty good for W&L. If you're borderline numbers-wise I would absolutely write the optional essay.

[jeff5170]

I was accepted yesterday (excited) and did not write the optional essay.

[ZachOda]

Ditto

Anyone else join the FB group yet?

[dreakol]

IN!!!!!! first of the cycle.

The whole process took about one week and I did not turn in any of the optional essays. Makes me wonder why other schools cant be as quick.

I was thinking about joining the admitted students page of FB and probably will eventually.