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I am in the 3.35-3.4 GPA range with a 169 LSAT. I had a two year break from school for an LDS mission after obtaining about 45 credits. Since then I have a 3.72 GPA trend. Decent softs but nothing that is on the "cure cancer" level. (Published in undergrad journal, TA, interned for a law firm.)

I assume I am a borderline decision.

EDIT: For people I don't read the string before this, I posted this in response to the people who have waited over 8 weeks for a decision.

Im in...
169/3.75

hopefulundergrad wrote:Are you Sept/Oct people autoadmits or at least competitive? I'm a URM splitter so I expect to have to wait. I have gotten into UVA already though.

168/3.6.. they sent me a viewbook with a fee waiver, if that makes any difference.

Complete 10/26, Interview 11/02. Decent stats and Vandy undergrad with honors and the like plus a HYP masters...still nothing. You're killing me Vandy!


And I don't have a cushy "fallback" like UVA to rely on either...the best I've got so far is Tennessee. All the others are icing me for now...

Didn't meant to sound snobby with my UVA comment. At the beginning of the cycle when I sent out apps (10/23) I figured that aside from my ED and safeties, the rest of the schools would take forever to decide bc I'm a URM splitter. I was surprised that UVA admitted me so quickly and thought maybe a few other schools might do the same. But no, my initial instinct was correct - I'm going to have to wait awhile.

Got the box today.

Complete 11/6
Decision Mailed 12/8
No interview

I love the Obiter Dictum. It's pretty funny and even lets you know which bars are good for finding cougars.

Decision mailed today! Hopefully it's a box...

hiro86 wrote:Anyone with a 176+/decent GPA who applied early in the cycle still waiting to hear back from Vandy? This is pretty damn annoying... unless they are trying to figure out how they are going to afford the massive scholarship they are planning for me.

did you interview?

Got the big box today!! very excited. Go DORES! still reading through all these booklets they packed in. very useful stuff. Any 2Ls who worked on the OD, fantastic work and this has really been impressive. You all have made a strong case for Vanderbilt Law.

Edit: fail sports...

Acedeuce wrote:Got the big box today!! very excited. Go vols! still reading through all these booklets they packed in. very useful stuff. Any 2Ls who worked on the OD, fantastic work and this has really been impressive. You all have made a strong case for Vanderbilt Law.

Someone needs to brush up on their sports teams. I'm pretty sure your Vandy classmates would be quite angry if they heard you rooting for the Vols.

Acedeuce wrote:Got the big box today!! very excited. Go 'dores! still reading through all these booklets they packed in. very useful stuff. Any 2Ls who worked on the OD, fantastic work and this has really been impressive. You all have made a strong case for Vanderbilt Law.

ftfy, unless you meant to cheer on U of Tennessee.

CyLaw wrote:

Acedeuce wrote:Got the big box today!! very excited. Go 'dores! still reading through all these booklets they packed in. very useful stuff. Any 2Ls who worked on the OD, fantastic work and this has really been impressive. You all have made a strong case for Vanderbilt Law.

ftfy, unless you meant to cheer on U of Tennessee.

WOW!, I totally blew that.... in retrospect go DORES!!... boo vols?
I think it came from all the talk about VULS... poor excuse.
why you shouldn't post on TLS after working 8 hours and then reading through the box...
Carry on with mocking me.

Acedeuce wrote: Carry on mocking with mocking me.

No mocking intended.

Congrats, I was very excited also when I saw my hugh freaking box. And I agree that the OD book is very nice. It sits by my computer and I pop it open and reread it from time to time. Now, if I can just motivate myself to fill out the Law scholars awards application.

CyLaw wrote: No mocking intended.

Congrats, I was very excited also when I saw my hugh freaking box. And I agree that the OD book is very nice. It sits by my computer and I pop it open and reread it from time to time. Now, if I can just motivate myself to fill out the Law scholars awards application.

+1.
Partly out of laziness/procrastination, but partly cause I feel like it'd futile for me to even write those 6 (or whatever #) paragraphs...

Anyone know anything about who actually GETS those scholarships? Is it people with crazy numbers, or do they look at more (and if so, is it stuff like curing cancer)? Or how many they give away each year?

for those who got the box, congrats! and for those who got the box, does it come USPS, FedEx, or UPS? (yes, im on pins and needles haha)

catharsis wrote:for those who got the box, congrats! and for those who got the box, does it come USPS, FedEx, or UPS? (yes, im on pins and needles haha)

USPS Priority Mail

galahad85 wrote:

catharsis wrote:for those who got the box, congrats! and for those who got the box, does it come USPS, FedEx, or UPS? (yes, im on pins and needles haha)

USPS Priority Mail

Thank you for the info.!! CONGRATS ON YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO VANDY!!!!

I can't help but feel my best bet is a WL now. I think I might start going gloom and doom on this. More than 9 weeks waiting (12 for JordynAsh) cannot mean they plan on accepting us outright.

wired wrote:I can't help but feel my best bet is a WL now. I think I might start going gloom and doom on this. More than 9 weeks waiting (12 for JordynAsh) cannot mean they plan on accepting us outright.

I've been waiting 10 weeks and I agree with this sentiment. I rocked the interview too

I thought getting my first acceptance would quench my thirst a bit, but now I'm just hungry for more!

168/3.7+
Complete 11/6
Interviewed in early Nov.

Come on Vandy!

SilverE2 wrote:

wired wrote:I can't help but feel my best bet is a WL now. I think I might start going gloom and doom on this. More than 9 weeks waiting (12 for JordynAsh) cannot mean they plan on accepting us outright.

I've been waiting 10 weeks and I agree with this sentiment. I rocked the interview too

I emailed the admissions office this morning to ask about that 8 week turnaround policy. I explained I have been complete for freaking EVAR! and that I interviewed over a month ago. I got a response denying they have such a policy and that they review apps in the order they are received. LIES!!

package didnt come today. does it come with the regular mail? mailman came by early morning but just gave me the usual junk mail haha.. could it still come today separately in a different truck since you guys say the box is big? or has anyone called?

i cant take it anymore Vandy!!

catharsis wrote:package didnt come today. does it come with the regular mail? mailman came by early morning but just gave me the usual junk mail haha.. could it still come today separately in a different truck since you guys say the box is big? or has anyone called?

i cant take it anymore Vandy!!

Well Wired and I have zero sympathy for you. And didn't you create/splooge all over the in at Texas thread?

JordynAsh wrote:

catharsis wrote:package didnt come today. does it come with the regular mail? mailman came by early morning but just gave me the usual junk mail haha.. could it still come today separately in a different truck since you guys say the box is big? or has anyone called?

i cant take it anymore Vandy!!

Well Wired and I have zero sympathy for you. And didn't you create/splooge all over the in at Texas thread?

haha well-played. i can have a sincere love for more than one school though! because of finances my cycle is far from over. ive been blessed but i want to still keep my options open.

gl to you guys as well

JordynAsh wrote:

SilverE2 wrote:

wired wrote:I can't help but feel my best bet is a WL now. I think I might start going gloom and doom on this. More than 9 weeks waiting (12 for JordynAsh) cannot mean they plan on accepting us outright.

I've been waiting 10 weeks and I agree with this sentiment. I rocked the interview too

I emailed the admissions office this morning to ask about that 8 week turnaround policy. I explained I have been complete for freaking EVAR! and that I interviewed over a month ago. I got a response denying they have such a policy and that they review apps in the order they are received. LIES!!

I'm not sure where the 8 week turnaround policy came from, but from the interviews on the TLS profile, it sounds like they are very cautious with early acceptances. I was complete 10/16, interviewed 10/23 and now suspect I am buried somewhere in the middle of their pyramid review scheme. They might review them in the order in which they are recieved, but if they aren't completly wowed by you, off you go to the "let's wait and see" pile. Oh well, the waiting purgatory is still better than an outright rejection.