U Iowa 2010 App Cycle Forum

Slimpee · Post by **Slimpee** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:51 pm

Good work, those who go in!

Did you all write a separate PS for Iowa specifically answering their questions?

Or, will my "generic" PS w/ a "Why Iowa" addendum be alright?

OR, just general PS?

nyskidude · Post by **nyskidude** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:55 pm

I think I only did 1 "Why x" essay, and that was because it was one of the optional essays ("Why Michigan"). I used my personal/optional statements to tell them more about myself, since I feel like most "Why X" essays are pretty similar. It was a risk I decided to take.

tamlyric · Post by **tamlyric** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:58 pm

nyskidude wrote:Just got an e-mail from Dean Carolyn Jones.. I'm in!!!

Congratulations! Do you mind saying when you applied and got the status checker?

EDIT: I wanna be like nyskidude when I grow up.

adonai · Post by **adonai** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 4:59 pm

Congrats on being the first Iowa admit on TLS, nyski!

nyskidude · Post by **nyskidude** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:04 pm

I submitted my application on the 12th of September, complete on the 24th of September. My status checker hasn't worked, so I haven't been able to check my status, but I got the status checker upon completion. Stats aren't even amazing... 163/3.84, and out-of-state.

CyLaw · Post by **CyLaw** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:07 pm

Congrats. How does Iowa rate on your list of choices for schools?

tamlyric · Post by **tamlyric** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:11 pm

CyLaw wrote:Congrats. How does Iowa rate on your list of choices for schools?

I think CyLaw might be an Iowa adcomm rep. Haha.

CyLaw · Post by **CyLaw** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:13 pm

tamlyric wrote:
CyLaw wrote:Congrats. How does Iowa rate on your list of choices for schools?
I think CyLaw might be an Iowa adcomm rep. Haha.

If that was true, that would be pretty bad( and tricky) to use the school mascot of the rival school as part of my screen name.

tamlyric · Post by **tamlyric** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:26 pm

CyLaw wrote:
tamlyric wrote:
CyLaw wrote:Congrats. How does Iowa rate on your list of choices for schools?
I think CyLaw might be an Iowa adcomm rep. Haha.
If that was true, that would be pretty bad( and tricky) to use the school mascot of the rival school as part of my screen name.

Don't I know it.

especially since there is no cyclone law school.

ILoveClowns8 · Post by **ILoveClowns8** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:24 pm

CyLaw wrote:
tamlyric wrote:
CyLaw wrote:Congrats. How does Iowa rate on your list of choices for schools?
I think CyLaw might be an Iowa adcomm rep. Haha.
If that was true, that would be pretty bad( and tricky) to use the school mascot of the rival school as part of my screen name.

Wooo Cyclones!

gymboree · Post by **gymboree** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:04 pm

In at Iowa via email from the Dean.

>75% LSAT; ~25% GPA
submitted 10/1
"In Progress" since 11/5

edit: to say I wrote a Why Iowa essay, never went complete, and OOS.

adonai · Post by **adonai** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:23 pm

gymboree wrote:In at Iowa via email from the Dean.

>75% LSAT; ~25% GPA
submitted 10/1
"In Progress" since 11/5

Congrats! Did you happen to get any sort of complete notification after getting ISIS? Also, in-state or out of state? :

badwithpseudonyms · Post by **badwithpseudonyms** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 11:34 am

I just got a "Good luck on the LSAT" email from Iowa... but I'm not taking the LSAT, and to my knowledge, am not registered to do so. ...Weird.

superflush · Post by **superflush** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:16 am

badwithpseudonyms wrote:I just got a "Good luck on the LSAT" email from Iowa... but I'm not taking the LSAT, and to my knowledge, am not registered to do so. ...Weird.

Me too. What does Iowa know that I don't.
Should we not take their "62% increase in apps" seriously if they are predicting LSAT takes all over the place?

academiccricket · Post by **academiccricket** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:30 am

Does anyone know if Iowa is particularly splitter friendly? I can't really get a good impression from lawschoolnumbers.com because last cycle it doesn't look so hot, but the year before that it seems a bit more favorable to my situation.

I anticipate a >75% LSAT and have a 25%< GPA. (but I also have a Masters degree to help mitigate this...)

I've been out of UG for 5 years, have work experience and lot of good softs that I bring to the table. Iowa is quickly becoming my number one choice because I keep finding interesting opportunities on their website and it is 45 minutes away from my parents (in IL, not IA...I've lived in Boston the past 2 years and would really like to be closer...)

adonai · Post by **adonai** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:37 am

academiccricket wrote:Does anyone know if Iowa is particularly splitter friendly? I can't really get a good impression from lawschoolnumbers.com because last cycle it doesn't look so hot, but the year before that it seems a bit more favorable to my situation.

I anticipate a >75% LSAT and have a 25%< GPA. (but I also have a Masters degree to help mitigate this...)

I've been out of UG for 5 years, have work experience and lot of good softs that I bring to the table. Iowa is quickly becoming my number one choice because I keep finding interesting opportunities on their website and it is 45 minutes away from my parents (in IL, not IA...I've lived in Boston the past 2 years and would really like to be closer...)

Not too sure about this either. Iowa is not very well represented on LSN. It seems like all the numbers are auto rejects or auto admits. Most of the people in between failed to update their profiles so it is highly unclear as to what one can predict. I am also not a believer in lawschoolpredictor.com, especially with Iowa who tends to look beyond pure numbers and doesn't just say they do like 90% of the other schools out there. They really seem to look at and appreciate applicants on a human level and this is what I really respect about them.

badwithpseudonyms · Post by **badwithpseudonyms** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 11:16 am

superflush wrote:
badwithpseudonyms wrote:I just got a "Good luck on the LSAT" email from Iowa... but I'm not taking the LSAT, and to my knowledge, am not registered to do so. ...Weird.
Me too. What does Iowa know that I don't.
Should we not take their "62% increase in apps" seriously if they are predicting LSAT takes all over the place?

For a minute I panicked because I thought that perhaps in a drunken moment of frustration I signed up for the another crack at it and forgot. ...Wow. That would make for the worst cycle ever.

RMstratosphere · Post by **RMstratosphere** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:48 pm

In @ Iowa via email.
Sent: 10/31
Received: 11/11
Complete: 11/13

tamlyric · Post by **tamlyric** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 2:56 pm

RMstratosphere wrote:In @ Iowa via email.
Sent: 10/31
Received: 11/11
Complete: 11/13

Congrats!

Did you go complete? Or just "in progress"? Thanks!

RMstratosphere · Post by **RMstratosphere** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:06 pm

tamlyric wrote:
RMstratosphere wrote:In @ Iowa via email.
Sent: 10/31
Received: 11/11
Complete: 11/13
Congrats!

Did you go complete? Or just "in progress"? Thanks!

My apologies- I read "Decision: In Progress" to mean "Complete".

Padimud · Post by **Padimud** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 3:13 pm

In at Iowa via e-mail from Dean today! Formal packet and I am hoping scholarship considerations coming down the line. I have been getting more and more excited about Iowa of late, so this was a day maker.

Sent 10/22
Complete 11/03

Congrats to all the others on TLS who have gotten in as well.

tamlyric · Post by **tamlyric** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:51 pm

can i haz?

adonai · Post by **adonai** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:59 pm

tamlyric wrote:can i haz?

+11111111111

Rose Tyler · Post by **Rose Tyler** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:20 pm

Also in today via email (sent 10/18) ...congrats to all those who also got in and good luck to those still waiting

Emma. · Post by **Emma.** » Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:25 pm

boo_pragmatism wrote:Sent 10/23, in via email.

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