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maggiebre wrote:

5ky wrote:I'm still going with (hoping for, more accurately), my earlier assertion that my file date hasn't been updated except for the once on 11/04 because they reviewed it then and decided that I would be admitted, but are waiting for the first huge wave of RD to let me know. Right?

Right?

I hadn't been updated since 11/5, so you may be onto something.

I am jealous of you Maggie. But proud of a fellow Colonial. UVa love me, please?

maggiebre wrote:

5ky wrote:I'm still going with (hoping for, more accurately), my earlier assertion that my file date hasn't been updated except for the once on 11/04 because they reviewed it then and decided that I would be admitted, but are waiting for the first huge wave of RD to let me know. Right?

Right?

I hadn't been updated since 11/5, so you may be onto something.

11/3.

Also no update for me since early November, although I'm definitely a reach candidate.

I updated and I am an out of state reach candidate. LSP has me as an admit/consider

Zammie wrote:I updated and I am an out of state reach candidate. LSP has me as an admit/consider

Just curious, but how can you be both an "admit" and a "consider" on LSP?

I took the LSAT twice and I am a URM. Just in case though I like to look at best case and worst case. Best case is where schools don't average and consider me a URM. Worst case is they average and don't consider me a URM. Since there are the rumors about who averages and who doesn't, I figure it is best to look both ways. The different scenarios is why I put admit/consider.

Was just updated to 1/8.

complete, pending review since 11/16 and nothing since...come on UVA!!

Time to make my "please calm down" post again...

Last cycle: Complete 11/10, accepted 1/29. There should be a lot more movement later this month if things go at all like they did last year. Be patient.

Or, if you can't be patient anymore, go switch to ED. Apparently they removed the deadline, so if you want UVA that badly, go for it. Your choice.

vanwinkle wrote:Time to make my "please calm down" post again...

Last cycle: Complete 11/10, accepted 1/29. There should be a lot more movement later this month if things go at all like they did last year. Be patient.

Or, if you can't be patient anymore, go switch to ED. Apparently they removed the deadline, so if you want UVA that badly, go for it. Your choice.

Yeah, this cycle will be rather unusual. If you really want UVA go ED or go home because they're shooting to fill as much of the class with ED admits as possible for haxxored yield rates/medians.

I got the call on Friday from Jason Dugas--in with $75K.

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natalie123 wrote:I got the call on Friday from Jason Dugas--in with $75K.

very cool! congratulations-

I'm starting to debate using that ED option. I am a URM applicant with a 3.5x and 167, so I thought I would have at least decent success amongst the T14, but I have been rejected at Georgetown and Penn. Shame I couldn't pull another 2 or 3 points on the LSAT or else I feel like those might have been acceptances. I was accepted at Cornell, but without scholarship money at this point. I don't think I would pay sticker price for Cornell, but I could justify it for some of the higher T-14's. I'm still waiting on decisions from Mich, NYU, Columbia, Chicago, Duke & UVA, so I really don't know what to do at this point, but that ED option is starting to look tempting, because I feel like I won't get in without that extra boost.

dakatz wrote:I'm starting to debate using that ED option. I am a URM applicant with a 3.5x and 167, so I thought I would have at least decent success amongst the T14, but I have been rejected at Georgetown and Penn. Shame I couldn't pull another 2 or 3 points on the LSAT or else I feel like those might have been acceptances. I was accepted at Cornell, but without scholarship money at this point. I don't think I would pay sticker price for Cornell, but I could justify it for some of the higher T-14's. I'm still waiting on decisions from Mich, NYU, Columbia, Chicago, Duke & UVA, so I really don't know what to do at this point, but that ED option is starting to look tempting, because I feel like I won't get in without that extra boost.

Give it a month or so, a lot could change for you.

Helmholtz wrote:

dakatz wrote:I'm starting to debate using that ED option. I am a URM applicant with a 3.5x and 167, so I thought I would have at least decent success amongst the T14, but I have been rejected at Georgetown and Penn. Shame I couldn't pull another 2 or 3 points on the LSAT or else I feel like those might have been acceptances. I was accepted at Cornell, but without scholarship money at this point. I don't think I would pay sticker price for Cornell, but I could justify it for some of the higher T-14's. I'm still waiting on decisions from Mich, NYU, Columbia, Chicago, Duke & UVA, so I really don't know what to do at this point, but that ED option is starting to look tempting, because I feel like I won't get in without that extra boost.

Give it a month or so, a lot could change for you.

I'm just worried that UVA will get back to me with a rejection or WL in a week or 2, and then I will have blown my only chance to take advantage of that ED option. But I'm guessing they will string along pretty much all RD applicants for even longer, hoping they will switch to ED. Ugg, maybe one of those T14 pending decisions will take a chance on me.

dakatz wrote:

Helmholtz wrote:

dakatz wrote:I'm starting to debate using that ED option. I am a URM applicant with a 3.5x and 167, so I thought I would have at least decent success amongst the T14, but I have been rejected at Georgetown and Penn. Shame I couldn't pull another 2 or 3 points on the LSAT or else I feel like those might have been acceptances. I was accepted at Cornell, but without scholarship money at this point. I don't think I would pay sticker price for Cornell, but I could justify it for some of the higher T-14's. I'm still waiting on decisions from Mich, NYU, Columbia, Chicago, Duke & UVA, so I really don't know what to do at this point, but that ED option is starting to look tempting, because I feel like I won't get in without that extra boost.

Give it a month or so, a lot could change for you.

I'm just worried that UVA will get back to me with a rejection or WL in a week or 2, and then I will have blown my only chance to take advantage of that ED option. Ugg, maybe one of those T14 pending decisions will take a chance on me.

FWIW, I think UVA is going to be a lot slower handing out WLs and rejections now that they have this new ED policy. Them handing you a waitlist now would probably signify they wouldn't have taken you ED regardless.

dakatz wrote:I'm starting to debate using that ED option. I am a URM applicant with a 3.5x and 167, so I thought I would have at least decent success amongst the T14, but I have been rejected at Georgetown and Penn. Shame I couldn't pull another 2 or 3 points on the LSAT or else I feel like those might have been acceptances. I was accepted at Cornell, but without scholarship money at this point. I don't think I would pay sticker price for Cornell, but I could justify it for some of the higher T-14's. I'm still waiting on decisions from Mich, NYU, Columbia, Chicago, Duke & UVA, so I really don't know what to do at this point, but that ED option is starting to look tempting, because I feel like I won't get in without that extra boost.

What type of URM are you? Just so you know if you aren't Black, Native American, Mexican, or Puerto Rican you are not URM in terms of admissions. Whether or not you fall into one of these groups should heavily determine whether or not you use the ED option. Frankly I'm almost positive that you're not Black based on the fact that you got rejected from GULCl with those numbers.

kurama20 wrote:

dakatz wrote:I'm starting to debate using that ED option. I am a URM applicant with a 3.5x and 167, so I thought I would have at least decent success amongst the T14, but I have been rejected at Georgetown and Penn. Shame I couldn't pull another 2 or 3 points on the LSAT or else I feel like those might have been acceptances. I was accepted at Cornell, but without scholarship money at this point. I don't think I would pay sticker price for Cornell, but I could justify it for some of the higher T-14's. I'm still waiting on decisions from Mich, NYU, Columbia, Chicago, Duke & UVA, so I really don't know what to do at this point, but that ED option is starting to look tempting, because I feel like I won't get in without that extra boost.

What type of URM are you? Just so you know if you aren't Black, Native American, Mexican, or Puerto Rican you are not URM in terms of admissions. Whether or not you fall into one of these groups should heavily determine whether or not you use the ED option. Frankly I'm almost positive that you're not Black based on the fact that you got rejected from GULCl with those numbers.

dakatz wrote:Phew, and I thought my 3.4 would kill my chances at a top school (I am Argentinian-American by the way). I had a 2.3 freshman year because of financial issues, and maintained a solid 3.85 the final three years. I haven't taken the LSAT yet, but I am shooting for something in the upper 160's, praying that I crack 170. I guess my URM status will help with the low GPA.

Helmholtz wrote:

kurama20 wrote:

dakatz wrote:I'm starting to debate using that ED option. I am a URM applicant with a 3.5x and 167, so I thought I would have at least decent success amongst the T14, but I have been rejected at Georgetown and Penn. Shame I couldn't pull another 2 or 3 points on the LSAT or else I feel like those might have been acceptances. I was accepted at Cornell, but without scholarship money at this point. I don't think I would pay sticker price for Cornell, but I could justify it for some of the higher T-14's. I'm still waiting on decisions from Mich, NYU, Columbia, Chicago, Duke & UVA, so I really don't know what to do at this point, but that ED option is starting to look tempting, because I feel like I won't get in without that extra boost.

What type of URM are you? Just so you know if you aren't Black, Native American, Mexican, or Puerto Rican you are not URM in terms of admissions. Whether or not you fall into one of these groups should heavily determine whether or not you use the ED option. Frankly I'm almost positive that you're not Black based on the fact that you got rejected from GULCl with those numbers.

dakatz wrote:Phew, and I thought my 3.4 would kill my chances at a top school (I am Argentinian-American by the way). I had a 2.3 freshman year because of financial issues, and maintained a solid 3.85 the final three years. I haven't taken the LSAT yet, but I am shooting for something in the upper 160's, praying that I crack 170. I guess my URM status will help with the low GPA.

Oh snap.

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Dakatz you aren't a URM. If you want to predict your chances use lawschoolpredictor.com I think that the non URMs on here say that it's pretty accurate for them. If you want UVA you may want to "ED" or whatever it's called now.

kurama20 wrote:Dakatz you aren't a URM. If you want to predict your chances use lawschoolpredictor.com I think that the non URMs on here say that it's pretty accurate for them. If you want UVA you may want to "ED" or whatever it's called now.

If that's the case, then he's easily going to get shut out of the T14 with a 3.5/167, and it doesn't look like he applied anywhere below that.

im_blue wrote:

kurama20 wrote:Dakatz you aren't a URM. If you want to predict your chances use lawschoolpredictor.com I think that the non URMs on here say that it's pretty accurate for them. If you want UVA you may want to "ED" or whatever it's called now.

If that's the case, then he's easily going to get shut out of the T14 with a 3.5/167, and it doesn't look like he applied anywhere below that.

didn't he say he's already in at cornell?

im_blue wrote:

kurama20 wrote:Dakatz you aren't a URM. If you want to predict your chances use lawschoolpredictor.com I think that the non URMs on here say that it's pretty accurate for them. If you want UVA you may want to "ED" or whatever it's called now.

If that's the case, then he's easily going to get shut out of the T14 with a 3.5/167, and it doesn't look like he applied anywhere below that.

I'm actually part Argentinean and part Puerto Rican, though when asked to specify one type of latino, I say south american because that is a bit closer in my family tree. I mention my Argentinean/Puerto Rican background in my PS. I've been pretty active in minority advocacy groups, including a Puerto Rican-specific group, so I'm pretty sure that schools understand my background, and how its a mix of cultures. But for statistical purposes, I checked both south american and puerto rican at most schools, but just south american if pressed for a single choice. Not sure how schools view multicultural applicants who have a mix of what would be considered a URM and non-URM background.

Edit: I looked back to my UVA application, and it allowed for multiple checks, and I checked both "Other Hispanic" and "Puerto Rican", so how they decide which is more pertinent is entirely up to them.

GargamelITT wrote:

im_blue wrote:

kurama20 wrote:Dakatz you aren't a URM. If you want to predict your chances use lawschoolpredictor.com I think that the non URMs on here say that it's pretty accurate for them. If you want UVA you may want to "ED" or whatever it's called now.

If that's the case, then he's easily going to get shut out of the T14 with a 3.5/167, and it doesn't look like he applied anywhere below that.

didn't he say he's already in at cornell?

Oh right, RC fail.