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sent last application on 12/3

applied to 17

heard from 7
in at 6 ( 3 with scholarships)
WL at 1

Withdrew before hearing a decision from 4
If I dont hear from the rest by mid february- will be withdrawing appliactions ( these are my reaches, and it will be a long shot that I attend them anyways)

Looking back, I should have taken some time to make a list, rank and weigh each school. and only apply to 10 or so. Even though I got a lot of fee waivers ( why I applied to so many) I could have saved $84, plus my time and the schools time.

Applied between 12/7-12/18

Total Apps: 18

3/3 so far, still waiting on the rest

Applied: 9, all between 12/3 and 12/13
Screwing around with a 250 for: 1

Accepted: 4, 1 full ride.
Waiting on: 5, hopefully 6 soon if I can ever get my shit together.

Applied to 20, heard back from 4 (Accepted at 3 of my safeties, WL at 1 of my target/reaches). This waiting is driving me crazy I would really like to know where I will be living 7 months from now.

Applied to 12, 12/20-12/27

Heard back from 1, accepted

Applied in September
Heard from 1
Waiting on 5

Applied to 13, all the first week of November

Accepted at 6
Rejected at 1
Waitlisted at 1

5 I still haven't heard from

What is up with every school being behind schedule this year? Is a later December LSAT really that big of a deal???

Applied to 15 around early November
in at 3
WL at 1

Ya the wait this year is starting to get ridiculous.

rbarcelo9 wrote:Applied to 20, heard back from 4 (Accepted at 3 of my safeties, WL at 1 of my target/reaches). This waiting is driving me crazy I would really like to know where I will be living 7 months from now.

This !!

It's getting a bit crazy with the waiting, but I'm a Dec applicant. I can't imagine how it is for people in Sept/Oct who are still pending at a lot of schools.

krad wrote:

rbarcelo9 wrote:Applied to 20, heard back from 4 (Accepted at 3 of my safeties, WL at 1 of my target/reaches). This waiting is driving me crazy I would really like to know where I will be living 7 months from now.

This !!

+1. I have heard from half, but I think schools aren't concerned that we have little time to decide where we will be living once we have heard from all of them. Though I put my apps in in November, I think the wait for still pending Sep/Oct candidates is absurd. They put their apps in early to know early. The schools could at least give a decision to those people first.

DCLaw11 wrote:

krad wrote:

rbarcelo9 wrote:Applied to 20, heard back from 4 (Accepted at 3 of my safeties, WL at 1 of my target/reaches). This waiting is driving me crazy I would really like to know where I will be living 7 months from now.

This !!

+1. I have heard from half, but I think schools aren't concerned that we have little time to decide where we will be living once we have heard from all of them. Though I put my apps in in November, I think the wait for still pending Sep/Oct candidates is absurd. They put their apps in early to know early. The schools could at least give a decision to those people first.

I wish you were on UVA's adcomm. They apparently do not subscribe to this way of thinking.

DCLaw11 wrote:

krad wrote:

rbarcelo9 wrote:Applied to 20, heard back from 4 (Accepted at 3 of my safeties, WL at 1 of my target/reaches). This waiting is driving me crazy I would really like to know where I will be living 7 months from now.

This !!

+1. I have heard from half, but I think schools aren't concerned that we have little time to decide where we will be living once we have heard from all of them. Though I put my apps in in November, I think the wait for still pending Sep/Oct candidates is absurd. They put their apps in early to know early. The schools could at least give a decision to those people first.

I'm curious to know why it takes so long as well. Does the quality of applicants decline/improve over time ? Is the applicant pool who submits in November or December noticeably different from Sep/October? Why am I under review at schools that I'm a toss up but sitting at complete at schools where i'm at 90-100 % according to LSAC?

Heard from 7, yet to hear from 12. Applied around December 10th.

I applied to 10, all in early December.

I have heard back from ONE, albeit with a very large scholarship.

NADA from the other 9. *banging head into wall*

bdubs wrote:What is up with every school being behind schedule this year? Is a later December LSAT really that big of a deal???

It is so frustrating! I applied in November last year and had multiple acceptances/waitlists/rejections by now. This year, I applied to lower ranked schools in September and just got my first decision yesterday!

i think i'm tied for first place with 25 apps. haven't heard from any yet, took the dec LSAT. Ha! Crazy.

Applied to 15

IN at 4 (no word on scholarships from 3 of them)
Waiting for 11.

4-0-0-11

heard from 5 (in at 2, out of 3)...waiting for 2 (one is on its way by mail)

Applied 14
Accepted 2
Rejected 1

Waiting on 11

Applied: 12
Accepted: 5
Waitlist: 1


Awaiting 6 others.

Applied to 26
Heard from 0 (five decisions in the mail)

My problem was applying before receiving my LSAT score. My actual score was 6 points higher than my practice test so I had to apply to new places to readjust my strategy. Plus getting a good scholarship is more important to me than location.

I don't feel bad for applying to the fee waiver schools cause they emailed me and asked me to apply. If they didn't want people applying on a whim, then they wouldn't spam us with emails.

I applied to 36 schools last week--have a unique background and figured, go big or go home. Actually I'm just really unsure how my app will perceived--it's unusual.

Have had 1 admit so far, which I am thrilled about. Should hear from 3 more schools in the next two weeks. Who knows how long the rest will take (ok, probably not longer than 2 months).

Applied: 6
Accepted: 3
Waitlist: 2 (Withdrew 1, but the other is the PR at Duke, which I'm still holding out for!)
Waiting for: 1