2010- 2011 URM Stats and Cycle - In /Out /WL Forum

[CryingMonkey]

biracial AA/white
3.31/179
3 yrs WE

In:
Harvard (attending)
Chicago
Columbia
NYU
Michigan (full)
UVA (full)
Berkeley
Northwestern
Georgetown
Cornell
Texas

Withdrew from Duke, waitlisted at Stanford

PS: how working on the Obama campaign and then in DC led me to pursue a jd
LORs: 2, 1 academic and 1 employer

Thoughts: Study for the LSAT. Study for the LSAT. Study some more for the LSAT. Most adcomms weigh the LSAT at least equal to GPA, and for many it's weighted significantly higher. You've got to approach the LSAT as if it's more important than any test you've taken so far in your life, because if you want to get into a good law school, it probably is. Also, get those LORs together - this almost burned me, too, and was a lot harder than I thought it would be, particularly with a few years separating me from UG. Apply everywhere you can afford to apply - the worst thing that can happen is you get rejected, but the potential upside is pretty huge. Use TLS wisely - take advice where it's offered, but don't think that any particular person (or group, for that matter) is all-knowing. At the end of the day, we're not adcomms and we can only speculate as to what they're looking for.

[serdog]

UPDATE
Cornell Waitlist
and
PS My Vision of the unification of Indigenous law with common law in the context of Yukon Self-governing first nation
DS The reclaim of our Culture of Song and how it lead to my personal development link to my performance in the Vancouver 2010 Opening ceremonies

[LawSchoolPorFavor]

Sorry to hear that Serdog- were you previously on Reserve at Cornell or was this your first decision?

[Manash]

UPDATE
Cornell Waitlist
and
PS My Vision of the unification of Indigenous law with common law in the context of Yukon Self-governing first nation
DS The reclaim of our Culture of Song and how it lead to my personal development link to my performance in the Vancouver 2010 Opening ceremonies

Good Lord, your PS AND DS description sound like one of those boring RC passages..sorry

All the best.

[serdog]

double post

[serdog]

Sorry to hear that Serdog- were you previously on Reserve at Cornell or was this your first decision?

Sorry mean Reserve think about Columbia where the Reserve is the waitlist I will likely be taking UVIC (53,150 vrs 10,000) and UVIC is a really great program, still would be cool to get a Ivy(I should note I applied on the last day so I happy with two T-14 Reserve with a 3.,2 159 )

Good Lord, your PS AND DS description sound like one of those boring RC passages..sorry

All the best

I think I made them quite interesting (the DS in particular is quite cool and interesting very much a story)

[Manash]

this thread had potential... don't let it die.

[whirledpeas86]

this thread had potential... don't let it die.

I think most people's cycles are done at this point so there isn't a whole lot to post in this thread, other than updating if you got in off a waitlist.

[Manash]

this thread had potential... don't let it die.

I think most people's cycles are done at this point so there isn't a whole lot to post in this thread, other than updating if you got in off a waitlist.

I highly doubt 1 page reflects the URM In/Out/WL on TLS. Just an added motivator for those who haven't posted yet.

[JustE]

AA Male
3.21 LSAC (3.31); 162 (153)
Applied 2/16/2011
3 years WE; decent softs

In:

Notre Dame (54k)
William & Mary (12k)
Georgia State
University of Maryland
(several lower ranked schools)

Waitlist:

Michigan
Duke
GULC (preferred waitlist)
Northwestern
UGA
Indiana
Emory

Out:

Chicago
Illinois

Advice:

Apply early. I applied after most deadlines like an ass. Plan to re-apply day one and crack the T-14. Any idea how high a score I'll need for HYS?

[Alltheirsplendor]

AA Male
3.21 LSAC (3.31); 162 (153)
Applied 2/16/2011
3 years WE; decent softs

In:

Notre Dame (54k)
William & Mary (12k)
Georgia State
University of Maryland
(several lower ranked schools)

Waitlist:

Michigan
Duke
GULC (preferred waitlist)
Northwestern
UGA
Indiana
Emory

Out:

Chicago
Illinois

Advice:

Apply early. I applied after most deadlines like an ass. Plan to re-apply day one and crack the T-14. Any idea how high a score I'll need for HYS?

I would say you need at least a 170 with that GPA. But I could be wrong...

[JustE]

AA Male
3.21 LSAC (3.31); 162 (153)
Applied 2/16/2011
3 years WE; decent softs

In:

Notre Dame (54k)
William & Mary (12k)
Georgia State
University of Maryland
(several lower ranked schools)

Waitlist:

Michigan
Duke
GULC (preferred waitlist)
Northwestern
UGA
Indiana
Emory

Out:

Chicago
Illinois

Advice:

Apply early. I applied after most deadlines like an ass. Plan to re-apply day one and crack the T-14. Any idea how high a score I'll need for HYS?

I would say you need at least a 170 with that GPA. But I could be wrong...

That's what I was thinking as well, but didn't know if a 170 would be enough...

[Alltheirsplendor]

AA Male
3.21 LSAC (3.31); 162 (153)
Applied 2/16/2011
3 years WE; decent softs

In:

Notre Dame (54k)
William & Mary (12k)
Georgia State
University of Maryland
(several lower ranked schools)

Waitlist:

Michigan
Duke
GULC (preferred waitlist)
Northwestern
UGA
Indiana
Emory

Out:

Chicago
Illinois

Advice:

Apply early. I applied after most deadlines like an ass. Plan to re-apply day one and crack the T-14. Any idea how high a score I'll need for HYS?

I would say you need at least a 170 with that GPA. But I could be wrong...

That's what I was thinking as well, but didn't know if a 170 would be enough...

To be honest, it might not. I would say with a 173+ you have a fighting chance, and as cryingmonkey's profile demonstrates HYS might bite.

EDIt: wrote lawmonkey, meant crying monkey

[JustE]

AA Male
3.21 LSAC (3.31); 162 (153)
Applied 2/16/2011
3 years WE; decent softs

In:

Notre Dame (54k)
William & Mary (12k)
Georgia State
University of Maryland
(several lower ranked schools)

Waitlist:

Michigan
Duke
GULC (preferred waitlist)
Northwestern
UGA
Indiana
Emory

Out:

Chicago
Illinois

Advice:

Apply early. I applied after most deadlines like an ass. Plan to re-apply day one and crack the T-14. Any idea how high a score I'll need for HYS?

I would say you need at least a 170 with that GPA. But I could be wrong...

That's what I was thinking as well, but didn't know if a 170 would be enough...

To be honest, it might not. I would say with a 173+ you have a fighting chance, and as cryingmonkey's profile demonstrates HYS might bite.

EDIt: wrote lawmonkey, meant crying monkey

Just read they average LSAT scores. If that's the case, not even a 180 will do...

[unc0mm0n1]

this thread had potential... don't let it die.

+1

[JustE]

this thread had potential... don't let it die.

+1

+1

[Manash]

death it met after all.