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robin600 · Post by **robin600** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:32 pm

I WANT IN SOOOOO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE MY FIRST CHOICE W&L ARE YOU LISTENING!!!!!!!!!!! Please please please please!

PS- considering retaking the LSAT in Feb. do you think they will take that long to decide? I don't want them to hold my app (in case I do worse).

Slimpee · Post by **Slimpee** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:33 pm

robin600 wrote:I WANT IN SOOOOO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE MY FIRST CHOICE W&L ARE YOU LISTENING!!!!!!!!!!! Please please please please!

Are we applying to all the same schools or what?

general100 · Post by **general100** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:34 pm

kalvano wrote:I would have applied anyway. It seems to be a consistently good T30 school with good placement and opportunities after graduation, in a relaxed environment where one can actually enjoy being in school.

I also get the sense that it's systematically under ranked by USNWR, particularly in recent years. How does a school go from 19th to 30th in 6 years? (Remind anyone of the GW plummet from 20th to 28th?) Seems unlikely that the quality is any different...

Of course, the rankings obsessed culture of law school admissions means that applicants think less of the school than they did 5 years ago, even though nothing is fundamentally different about the place. Hence this inane comment from earlier in the thread:

The Zeppelin wrote:I still can't believe W&L has this much activity on TLS.

bonnieblue · Post by **bonnieblue** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:34 pm

did anyone else get an invite to the san diego alumni event? even though i live no where near san diego.....

NancyBotwin · Post by **NancyBotwin** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:58 pm

bonnieblue wrote:did anyone else get an invite to the san diego alumni event? even though i live no where near san diego.....

Yes.

robin600 · Post by **robin600** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:10 pm

Slimpee wrote:
robin600 wrote:I WANT IN SOOOOO BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU ARE MY FIRST CHOICE W&L ARE YOU LISTENING!!!!!!!!!!! Please please please please!
Are we applying to all the same schools or what?

We are! Cycle twin!

fedtaxed · Post by **fedtaxed** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:17 pm

kalvano wrote:I would have applied anyway. It seems to be a consistently good T30 school with good placement and opportunities after graduation, in a relaxed environment where one can actually enjoy being in school.

I want to second this opinion...

I have a sibling that went to W&L - I was surprised when he made this choice, but I've been even more impressed his experience with the school. 1) He loved it. 2) He was hired by a top national law firm in their Pittsburgh branch, which is where he wanted to work. The law school is respected throughout the country. 3) He'd spent a summer clerking, & the judge wrote in her evaluation that he was one of the top law students she's ever had, demonstrating the strength/quality of the law school.

Vincent Vega · Post by **Vincent Vega** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:50 pm

bonnieblue wrote:did anyone else get an invite to the san diego alumni event? even though i live no where near san diego.....

Yes. I'm in if they pay for my cross-continent flight.

ruleser · Post by **ruleser** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:06 pm

Got the SD invite - am not too far so may pop down...

Veritas · Post by **Veritas** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:19 pm

ruleser wrote:Got the SD invite - am not too far so may pop down...

I'm in SD, I was thinking about going.

Anyone else?

krispykitten · Post by **krispykitten** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:25 pm

ruleser · Post by **ruleser** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:28 pm

That would be a trip to meet you there veritas.

EDIT: Right on cue, came home to my accept letter....

bonnieblue · Post by **bonnieblue** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:55 pm

i just was shocked that there is a sizeable amount of w &l alumni in san diego

Veritas · Post by **Veritas** » Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:57 pm

ruleser wrote:That would be a trip to meet you there veritas.

EDIT: Right on cue, came home to my accept letter....

haha, <3 I'll keep you updated on whether I can make it or not.

and: congrats!!

Veritas · Post by **Veritas** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:20 pm

I can't make the SD thing. That's such a bummer.

LSATfromNC · Post by **LSATfromNC** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:30 pm

Anyone else get the travel stipend for the SD event? joke

texaspecial88 · Post by **texaspecial88** » Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:54 pm

I've been decision pending since 11/5. Anyone else in this boat?

savesthedayajb · Post by **savesthedayajb** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:21 pm

I'm in LA and I'd go if I got the invite uggh! When is the SD event?

ruleser · Post by **ruleser** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:17 pm

savesthedayajb wrote:I'm in LA and I'd go if I got the invite uggh! When is the SD event?

This coming Wednesday. I'm in LA also and debating if I should beg off the afternoon of work to drive down. Leaning toward, but not certain - it'll be more important to see the campus than just meet some people out here. But I'd be interested to see WU with alumni down in SD (and why did they choose SD rather than LA)?

krispykitten · Post by **krispykitten** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:23 pm

NancyBotwin · Post by **NancyBotwin** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:57 pm

Finally got my letter today - IN! Woot.

ruleser · Post by **ruleser** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:00 am

NancyBotwin wrote:Finally got my letter today - IN! Woot.

Congrats!

H. E. Pennypacker · Post by **H. E. Pennypacker** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:03 am

NancyBotwin wrote:Finally got my letter today - IN! Woot.

Congrats Nancy! Is W&L near the top of your list?

03121202698008 · Post by **03121202698008** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:18 am

In by snail mail...168/3.92

NancyBotwin · Post by **NancyBotwin** » Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:18 am

H. E. Pennypacker wrote:
NancyBotwin wrote:Finally got my letter today - IN! Woot.
Congrats Nancy! Is W&L near the top of your list?

Thanks guys!

Eh, no, not really near the top. I'd much rather end up in a big city, but I certainly wouldn't mind W&L. I'm a crazy splitter, so it's all going to depend on what else I get.

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