Splitters unite! 2011-2012 Cycle Forum

[PizzaShrapnel]

Updating...

In: CU-Boulder, Chicago-Kent($), Denver, Northeastern, Chapman, Seton Hall ($), Brooklyn Law
Held: Iowa, UIUC
W/L: W&L
Dinged: GW, Fordham, Berkeley, GULC
Pending: UC-Davis, UC-Hastings, USC, Loyola LA, W&M, WUSTL, Emory

[crumpledq]

Updating...

LSAT > 178 (taken once) and GPA < 3.1 (medical condition addendum; had straight A's last two years of college). Strong softs and 4+ years of work experience in law and politics.

IN: NYU, GULC, UVA, William & Mary ($$)
HELD: Cornell (withdrew after being deferred from early action)
WAITLIST: Fordham (withdrew), GW (withdrew)
REJECT: Harvard
PENDING: Columbia, Penn
WITHDREW BEFORE DECISION: BU, Northwestern, American

Submitted all apps on 10/25.

[scottybared]

Update. ~3.2 and 169/175:

Rejected: Chicago, UC-Berkley, Michigan
Waitlist: Penn
Accepted: GW, Georgetown, UVA
Pending: Cornell (deferred EA), NYU, Columbia, Stanford, Duke, NU, WUSTL, UCLA, USC

Not getting at least a WL from Michigan is the only real disappointment so far. Things do seem to be going a bit slower this cycle though.

[Smumps]

Weird cycle so far.

GPA: 3.5x
LSAT: 171

Accepted: Penn, Cornell, GULC, UCLA, Iowa, Hawaii (woo)
Rejected: Harvard, Boalt
WL: Columbia (ED), Chicago, UVA, Minnesota, Duke
Waiting: Michigan, NU, Stanford (lolz), NYU, USC

[fltanglab]

UPDATE 3.2/167

In: UMD, GMU, UIUC
Out: BC, Boalt, Cornell, GULC, UT, UCLA, Michigan, Penn, UVA, Vanderbilt
WL: GWU, Fordham, UW
Pending: BU, Cardozo, Iowa, UMN, UC Davis, UNC, USC, WUSTL, IU-B

[littlepanda]

UPDATE 3.2/167

In: UMD, GMU, UIUC
Out: BC, Boalt, Cornell, GULC, UT, UCLA, Michigan, Penn, UVA, Vanderbilt
WL: GWU, Fordham, UW
Pending: BU, Cardozo, Iowa, UMN, UC Davis, UNC, USC, WUSTL, IU-B

numbers twin!

In: W&M, W&L, UIUC, UGA, GSU
WL: GWU, Fordham
Pending: BU, BC, Hastings, Davis, WUSTL, IU-B, Cardozo, American, Wake, Emory, UBC

[coward]

Just got my first acceptance. Thank you NYU for the speedy response <3

Apps went out on New Years

Got in with a 3.4, 176.

[crumpetsandtea]

2.8/176, 1-2 years WE, mediocre softs [tiny font below = scholly package]

IN: WUSTL, UMN ($28K/year, 2.5 stip), UIUC (25% scholly), NU, GULC
OUT: Mich
HELD/WL: BC, Boulder, UVa, Cornell, Vandy
PENDING: Penn, Boalt, UT, BU, Emory, Davis, Hastings, UCLA, UIB

You can watch me at http://lawschoolnumbers.com/whimsical -- please message me so I can follow all of you guys' cycles

Updated: Vandy WL

[Cornelius]

Updating:

In: W&L, UIUC, Wake Forest, Villanova, Fordham, OSU, Temple, Cardozo, WUSTL, Rutgers-N
Held: Cornell, Penn (ED), NU
Waitlist: UVA, Vandy
Rejected: BC
Pending: BU, W&M, IUB, Rutgers-C, Penn

Updated.

[barbaraeliz]

Not sure if I quite count as a splitter:

163/3.51 (Associates: 3.35, Bachelors: 3.73)

[masked kavana]

should check in.

2.49/167 non-urm latino.

in: w&m, uminn, L&C, USF
Out: umich, nyu, georgetown, bu, northwestern, ucla
held: Harvard, Cornell
waiting: wake, uw, hastings, Berkeley, iu-b, Stanford

i received an lsac fee waiver so i went all in.

Updated.

[hoos89]

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[Dr. Filth]

Not sure if I quite count as a splitter:

163/3.51 (Associates: 3.35, Bachelors: 3.73)

no that isn't a split by any measure.

Retake!

[emkay625]

Update:

173/3.23/WE

In: Georgetown, Northwestern, Vandy, WUSTL, Tulane, Alabama, SMU, UH, GW
Waitlisted: UVA, Notre Dame, Texas
Held: Cornell
Pending: Michigan (but I got that weird "this is not a hold" e-mail), Duke, Columbia, NYU, Penn, Emory, Indiana

[crooked]

I feel like I should now contribute to this thread since my cycle is essentially over.

174/3.31/WE
In: NYU, Michigan, Penn, UVA, Northwestern, Cornell, GULC, Vandy, WUSTL, BU (withdrew), GW (withdrew), Fordham (withdrew)
Ding: Berkeley
Other: Harvard (hold), Columbia (reserve), Chicago (WL)
No word from Duke and Yale (I did it for the lulz).

[barbaraeliz]

Not sure if I quite count as a splitter:

163/3.51 (Associates: 3.35, Bachelors: 3.73)

no that isn't a split by any measure.

Retake!

I've already applied 14 schools this semester. I don't think my wallet could take another hit. I guess I should add I don't have the best softs, and went to median NY state school. I've taken the LSAT twice, first was a cancel.


But good luck to all of you!

[justicefishy]

I guess I should update this today.

3.4/170/WE

In: UCLA, GW, Georgetown, UVA
WL'd: U-Chicago (ED), Columbia (Reserve)
Pending: NYU, Northwestern, Penn, Harvard, Michigan

[Wonk]

Now that I actually have something to report:

3.4/177

In: NYU
Pending: Everywhere else.

http://lawschoolnumbers.com/Wonky

[Curious1]

My cycle is finally over with a Stanford Ding, but here are the rest:

In: Harvard, NYU, Berkeley, Duke
Waitlist: Chicago
Ding: Stanford
Withdrew: Columbia, UVA, Penn

[hoos89]

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[Curious1]

My cycle is finally over with a Stanford Ding, but here are the rest:

In: Harvard, NYU, Berkeley, Duke
Waitlist: Chicago
Ding: Stanford
Withdrew: Columbia, UVA, Penn

since when are 3.7s splitters?

It's really a 3.6X and with the LSAT it's technically a splitter (under 25th GPA with over 75th LSAT)

[hoos89]

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[theduffman]

My cycle is finally over with a Stanford Ding, but here are the rest:

In: Harvard, NYU, Berkeley, Duke
Waitlist: Chicago
Ding: Stanford
Withdrew: Columbia, UVA, Penn

since when are 3.7s splitters?

It's really a 3.6X and with the LSAT it's technically a splitter (under 25th GPA with over 75th LSAT)

To me splitter is cutoff at the point where you're able to get into Harvard and not be a URM. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.

That's a pretty subjective standard... but I will agree that a 3.7 may be a splitter for HYS and Uchicago, but nowhere else...

[theduffman]

Update. 2 rejections and 1 acceptance- every rejection stings but probably a great ratio considering I applied to 9 t14's.

In - LSU, OU, UVA
Held for further review - Georgetown
Rejected - Berkeley, Northwestern (I guess those are pretty predictable with a low GPA and no work experience)
Pending - Penn, Cornell, Harvard, Columbia, UCLA, Indiana-Bloomington, and Wash U St. Louis

pretty happy with UVA. Strong chance I'll go there

couple of updates

in - LSU, OU, UVA
Held - Georgetown, Cornell (withdrew)
Rejected - Berkeley, Northwestern, Harvard
Waitlisted - Penn
Pending - Columbia, UCLA, IUB, Wash U

Need to write essays for Georgetown, UCLA, and Penn...

[emkay625]

Reminder: Read the OP.

request: No debating on what makes a splitter. I'd like to avoid the bloodbath that happened in last year's splitter thread.