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Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:32 pm
by robin600
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).

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:33 pm
by Slimpee
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?

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 5:34 pm
by general100
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.

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:34 pm
by bonnieblue
did anyone else get an invite to the san diego alumni event? even though i live no where near san diego.....

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 6:58 pm
by NancyBotwin
bonnieblue wrote:did anyone else get an invite to the san diego alumni event? even though i live no where near san diego.....
Yes.

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:10 pm
by robin600
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!

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 7:17 pm
by fedtaxed
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.

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 8:50 pm
by Vincent Vega
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.

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:06 pm
by ruleser
Got the SD invite - am not too far so may pop down...

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:19 pm
by Veritas
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?

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:25 pm
by krispykitten
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Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:28 pm
by ruleser
That would be a trip to meet you there veritas.

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

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:55 pm
by bonnieblue
i just was shocked that there is a sizeable amount of w &l alumni in san diego

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2009 9:57 pm
by Veritas
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!!

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:20 pm
by Veritas
:( I can't make the SD thing. That's such a bummer.

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:30 pm
by LSATfromNC
Anyone else get the travel stipend for the SD event? joke

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Fri Dec 11, 2009 1:54 pm
by texaspecial88
I've been decision pending since 11/5. Anyone else in this boat?

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:21 pm
by savesthedayajb
I'm in LA and I'd go if I got the invite uggh! When is the SD event?

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:17 pm
by ruleser
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)?

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:23 pm
by krispykitten
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Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:57 pm
by NancyBotwin
Finally got my letter today - IN! Woot. :mrgreen:

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:00 am
by ruleser
NancyBotwin wrote:Finally got my letter today - IN! Woot. :mrgreen:
Congrats!

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 12:03 am
by H. E. Pennypacker
NancyBotwin wrote:Finally got my letter today - IN! Woot. :mrgreen:
Congrats Nancy! Is W&L near the top of your list?

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:18 am
by 03121202698008
In by snail mail...168/3.92

Re: Washington and Lee

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:18 am
by NancyBotwin
H. E. Pennypacker wrote:
NancyBotwin wrote:Finally got my letter today - IN! Woot. :mrgreen:
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.