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You would turn down YSH for...(choose up to 4)

Hamilton @ CLS
46
21%
Ruby @ Chicago
33
15%
AnBryce/RTK @ NYU
29
13%
Levy @ Penn (LOL, no URM in history has ever gotten one)
14
6%
Dillard/Darrow/Full Scholarship @ UVA/Mich/Berk
26
12%
Mordecai/Full Scholly/Hughes/Full Scholly @ Duke/NW/Cornell/GULC
23
11%
Full @ Texas/UCLA/Vandy
10
5%
F* that dude...literally nothing could keep me from YSH. Debt be damned!
38
17%
 
Total votes: 219

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Re: URM 2015-2016 Cycle Thread

Post by jnwa » Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:45 pm

lawschoolspeaks wrote:
jnwa wrote:
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Are you applying straight from undergrad?
Yeah I'm straight from undergrad.

I guess either way as an AA male with that LSAT you are good.

I wonder how much my finance work experience counts
Probs a good soft to have. Apparently Northwestern loves splitters with work experience but idk if youre interested in going there and im not exactly sure how high your lsat would need to be as an AA. Also the general consensus is that softs are probably worth more for URM's but still significantly less than numbers aka 165 bad softs is probably better off than 163 w/ good softs. Mylsn essentially gives you a punchers chance at snagging a t-14 acceptance. If you really wanna go this year and money isnt a problem it might be worth applying and seeing how it goes. Worst case scenario you dont get in and you rewrite for next year.

edit: just relooked at the softs you posted and theyre actually really good. So you might be able to outperfom your numbers significantly. Id think that the undergrad athletics takes the sting off the gpa a little.

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Re: URM 2015-2016 Cycle Thread

Post by lawschoolspeaks » Mon Dec 07, 2015 8:39 am

jnwa wrote:
lawschoolspeaks wrote:
jnwa wrote:
lawschoolspeaks wrote:
Are you applying straight from undergrad?
Yeah I'm straight from undergrad.

I guess either way as an AA male with that LSAT you are good.

I wonder how much my finance work experience counts
Probs a good soft to have. Apparently Northwestern loves splitters with work experience but idk if youre interested in going there and im not exactly sure how high your lsat would need to be as an AA. Also the general consensus is that softs are probably worth more for URM's but still significantly less than numbers aka 165 bad softs is probably better off than 163 w/ good softs. Mylsn essentially gives you a punchers chance at snagging a t-14 acceptance. If you really wanna go this year and money isnt a problem it might be worth applying and seeing how it goes. Worst case scenario you dont get in and you rewrite for next year.

edit: just relooked at the softs you posted and theyre actually really good. So you might be able to outperfom your numbers significantly. Id think that the undergrad athletics takes the sting off the gpa a little.
I'm just going to take the shot...plan for the best, prepare for the worst. Didn't realize how long this process would be!!

I'm sure you are going to kill your cycle, if i had that lsat I would throw harvard in the list

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Post by lawschoolspeaks » Mon Dec 07, 2015 4:07 pm

velvet-lou wrote:
lawschoolspeaks wrote: I'm just going to take the shot...plan for the best, prepare for the worst. Didn't realize how long this process would be!!
Best of luck, lawschoolspeaks, just wondering why did you decide not to retake the LSATs?

I did this December...it just didn't feel that good. The third logic game was so hard and the fourth I guessed on the last two. So there is no way I got a 167 or so. I'm applying with my Oct score

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Post by AshburtonGrove » Tue Dec 08, 2015 12:44 pm

In at Virginia with $$!

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Post by ThePiedPiper » Tue Dec 08, 2015 7:49 pm

AshburtonGrove wrote:In at Virginia with $$!
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Congratulations!!! That's a big deal!!!

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Post by StringerSoprano_6062 » Tue Dec 08, 2015 8:10 pm

Anyone hear from Harvard today?

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Post by GreekOmega12 » Tue Dec 08, 2015 9:09 pm

Just got a northwestern fee waiver. Any tips on applying for schools before you get the December score back?

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Post by jnwa » Tue Dec 08, 2015 10:09 pm

StringerSoprano_6062 wrote:Anyone hear from Harvard today?
Only in my dreams

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Post by AfrocentricAsian » Wed Dec 09, 2015 12:29 am

Do T-14 schools look favorably upon applicants who are from the area? Like their hometown? Is it PS/DS worthy info?


I moved so technically it won't be apparent unless I explicitly state it in one of my essays

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Post by AshburtonGrove » Wed Dec 09, 2015 2:58 pm

JS1!!!!!!!! Cue the hyperventilation

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Post by AfrocentricAsian » Wed Dec 09, 2015 3:52 pm

AshburtonGrove wrote:JS1!!!!!!!! Cue the hyperventilation
Wow congrats

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Post by jnwa » Wed Dec 09, 2015 5:26 pm

AshburtonGrove wrote:JS1!!!!!!!! Cue the hyperventilation
^Cycle goals. Congrats homiee

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Post by AshburtonGrove » Wed Dec 09, 2015 10:50 pm

Thanks everyone!

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Post by lawschoolspeaks » Wed Dec 09, 2015 11:16 pm

AshburtonGrove wrote:Thanks everyone!

Yes!!! Congrats!!!

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Re: URM 2015-2016 Cycle Thread

Post by omd3117 » Thu Dec 10, 2015 4:14 pm

haven't checked this thread in a bit. yay for everyone who got a JS1! Did anyone receive the clarification email re: how to apply for SEO? has everyone submitted their app?

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Re: URM 2015-2016 Cycle Thread

Post by DG2016 » Thu Dec 10, 2015 5:27 pm

Got the email and submitted the application a while back. I actually appreciate the clarity, as I've been waiting to be invited to interview. I'm glad we have some information about that now, so I can put it out of my mind until January :D

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Re: URM 2015-2016 Cycle Thread

Post by lurker88 » Fri Dec 11, 2015 2:23 pm

finally got all the apps in. Now I just have to wait for results.

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Post by BillClinton Jr » Fri Dec 11, 2015 5:56 pm

lurker88 wrote:finally got all the apps in. Now I just have to wait for results.
Welcome to hell lol but seriously :wink:

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Post by omd3117 » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:07 pm

BillClinton Jr wrote:
lurker88 wrote:finally got all the apps in. Now I just have to wait for results.
Welcome to hell lol but seriously :wink:

lol :twisted:

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Re: URM 2015-2016 Cycle Thread

Post by BillClinton Jr » Fri Dec 11, 2015 6:21 pm

Because I am tired of constantly refreshing status checkers and my email, I want to throw out a new topic (trust and believe I am still sweating and hoping for some type of news before the day is done :roll: ). Out of all the schools in the T-14 which school do you all think is the most diverse overall (race, age, LGBTQ, etc.)? I went to a very white and very conservative UG and want to be in a more diverse community for law school. Right now Cornell and Northwestern seem pretty solid (compared to other top schools) just curious as to what everyone else thinks, or if this is even important to you in picking a school.

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Re: URM 2015-2016 Cycle Thread

Post by BillClinton Jr » Sat Dec 12, 2015 8:29 pm

IN AT DUKE VIA EMAIL!!!!! JD/LLM in Int'l/Comparative. First news of the cycle! GoDuke!

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