URM 2016-2017 Cycle Thread Forum

[marryJLP92]

Just got acceptance email from Columbia. In shock.

CONGRATS -- what were your numbers like?

[lnsl123]

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[Mr_Chukes]

Just got acceptance email from Columbia. In shock.

Congratulations! Your mother will be so happy! I'm glad for you.

[20171lhopeful]

Just got acceptance email from Columbia. In shock.

So happy for you man!!!!!!

On the other hand - AA men seem to be doing a little better than AA women this cycle - again this is based on what im seeing in this forum.

Thanks! And agree about AA women. Do you think that's typical though? I feel like there are more AA women than AA men applying and at law school. Like 2:1 at some places.

Congrats! I think AA men get the biggest boost since they are so underrepresented in law school.

[chasima]

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[PrezRand]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

Yeah, I have mixed feelings about this cycle.

I hope this doesn't happen next cycle. I'm contempt with staying in Texas for law school only if it's UT

[bunney_j]

I got put on reserve for Cornell. First "decision" of the cycle - eek.

Same.

If it makes you feel better, I was put on reserve for cornell in the first round and received an invitation to interview in person a few weeks ago. They also sent out an additional mass e-mail to people on reserve about requesting interviews, but I have a feeling that the "reserve" list this year is not a traditional waitlist, and you may get the opportunity to speak to someone in person if you are really interested in getting accepted. I do not know for sure, though, just speculating!

+1! I heard they are interviewing the people they're interested in apparently so reserve isn't an end all. I believe on the Cornell thread someone said they were admitted off reserve this week.

And for fellow URM - the new dean is hispanic, a yale/cornell grad, and really awesome. I was lucky enough to speak to him on the phone and he mentioned that Cornell is now actually a majority minority school - a good sign for those worried about diversity!

http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2014/03 ... law-school

[lnsl123]

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[20171lhopeful]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

[Mr_Chukes]

Just got acceptance email from Columbia. In shock.

Congratulations! Your mother will be so happy! I'm glad for you.

Thanks!

I assume you remember her reaction to USC. CLS was better but she was confused at first — "where's that?" As a Chicagoan, she still associates "Columbia" with Columbia College in Chicago.

Yeah I remembered that conversation. That's kinda funny lol. Well wish you the best bro. Who knows one day we may end up working at the same firm.

[hammy393]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

+1 Have been very fortunate this cycle
Latino, 3.7/164 (3.9 last 2 years), HYP undergrad, 2 yrs WE, applied mid Nov

In at Stanford/Columbia/NYU/Berkeley/Duke/Michigan/UCLA/USC/Vanderbilt/Wash U ($$$)
Also got JS1/U Chi interview/Cornell interview
WL at Georgetown
Rejected at Penn

I think grade trends, undergrad institution, resume, and personal narrative can be especially helpful for URMs, since most of us are battling for spots w/ below-median numbers for the T14. Our numbers usually won't differentiate us, so the rest of our application takes on even greater significance.

[bunney_j]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

+1. My cycle hasn't been great - waiting on 10 schools - but a student at yale (URM) got in with a 161! https://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/pro ... -not-apply

[20171lhopeful]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

+1 Have been very fortunate this cycle
Latino, 3.7/164 (3.9 last 2 years), HYP undergrad, 2 yrs WE, applied mid Nov

In at Stanford/Columbia/NYU/Berkeley/Duke/Michigan/UCLA/USC/Vanderbilt/Wash U ($$$)
Also got JS1/U Chi interview/Cornell interview
WL at Georgetown
Rejected at Penn

I think grade trends, undergrad institution, resume, and personal narrative can be especially helpful for URMs, since most of us are battling for spots w/ below-median numbers for the T14. Our numbers usually won't differentiate us, so the rest of our application takes on even greater significance.[/quote]

congrats! agreed on the importance of the application. TLS downplays it but I think for URMs everything matters. Best advice I got on this website is that since my numbers aren't 1%, everything else about my app needs to be.

do you know where you're going?

[PrezRand]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

Congrats on your cycle

[hammy393]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

+1. My cycle hasn't been great - waiting on 10 schools - but a student at yale (URM) got in with a 161! https://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/pro ... -not-apply

I know someone who got into YLS w/ a 160 (AA), 3.8+ GPA, Yale undergrad

[crookedsmile]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

Just to add URM data points: Latino, 164/3.54 (3.98 from Berkeley), 4 yrs WE, applied early Nov.

In at Berkeley/Michigan/Duke/UT-Austin/USC + several 20-30 schools.
Also, interviewed with Cornell/Columbia/Harvard
WL: Cornell/Georgetown
Reject: Penn

Still waiting on the T6, but overall I would say that I outperformed my numbers considering my low LSAC GPA. While I'd love HYS, I would happily go back to Berkeley for another 3 years.

[bunney_j]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

+1. My cycle hasn't been great - waiting on 10 schools - but a student at yale (URM) got in with a 161! https://www.law.yale.edu/admissions/pro ... -not-apply

I know someone who got into YLS w/ a 160 (AA), 3.8+ GPA, Yale undergrad

That's awesome. Plus according to their class profile they accepted a 153 last year.

[bunney_j]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

+1 Have been very fortunate this cycle
Latino, 3.7/164 (3.9 last 2 years), HYP undergrad, 2 yrs WE, applied mid Nov

In at Stanford/Columbia/NYU/Berkeley/Duke/Michigan/UCLA/USC/Vanderbilt/Wash U ($$$)
Also got JS1/U Chi interview/Cornell interview
WL at Georgetown
Rejected at Penn

I think grade trends, undergrad institution, resume, and personal narrative can be especially helpful for URMs, since most of us are battling for spots w/ below-median numbers for the T14. Our numbers usually won't differentiate us, so the rest of our application takes on even greater significance.

Lol we're very similar - Latina, 3.8,165. I haven't heard back from most of the schools though. Are you considering Wash U? Their packages are generous, and I'm considering attending over some t14s & vandy

[hammy393]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

+1 Have been very fortunate this cycle
Latino, 3.7/164 (3.9 last 2 years), HYP undergrad, 2 yrs WE, applied mid Nov

In at Stanford/Columbia/NYU/Berkeley/Duke/Michigan/UCLA/USC/Vanderbilt/Wash U ($$$)
Also got JS1/U Chi interview/Cornell interview
WL at Georgetown
Rejected at Penn

I think grade trends, undergrad institution, resume, and personal narrative can be especially helpful for URMs, since most of us are battling for spots w/ below-median numbers for the T14. Our numbers usually won't differentiate us, so the rest of our application takes on even greater significance.

congrats! agreed on the importance of the application. TLS downplays it but I think for URMs everything matters. Best advice I got on this website is that since my numbers aren't 1%, everything else about my app needs to be.

do you know where you're going?[/quote]

Yea that's great advice. I think taking advantage of writing a DS to highlight more aspects about one's background can also be very helpful (I felt my DS was better than my PS tbh)

Congrats to you too! I think I'll end up at Stanford : )

[azaleafire]

@Everyone posting info

A)Congratulations!
B) Don't forget to update the spreadsheet!

[hammy393]

It's already Feb and it doesn't seem like the URM cycle is going well.

I dont think so.
I think theyre a couple of URM's that have gotten into places, but are not posting their info on this site.
I know of some myself and I talked to brininicole about 1 of them in a PM.

It is aggravating, but that is life.

I'm one of them. I'm in at NYU, Columbia, Penn, Berkeley, Duke, UVA($$), Mich Georgetown, UCLA, and GW and am below both 25ths. WL at Cornell and Chi. I know my WE was a key factor. There's hope guys! I used to scour this site and was convinced that I wasn't going to get into law school, until another AA sat me down and told me about her cycle. She ended up at Columbia with a 3.3, 161. I think it takes a bit longer for us to get decisions. I think the only reason I've heard back from most of my schools is because I applied in October.

+1 Have been very fortunate this cycle
Latino, 3.7/164 (3.9 last 2 years), HYP undergrad, 2 yrs WE, applied mid Nov

In at Stanford/Columbia/NYU/Berkeley/Duke/Michigan/UCLA/USC/Vanderbilt/Wash U ($$$)
Also got JS1/U Chi interview/Cornell interview
WL at Georgetown
Rejected at Penn

I think grade trends, undergrad institution, resume, and personal narrative can be especially helpful for URMs, since most of us are battling for spots w/ below-median numbers for the T14. Our numbers usually won't differentiate us, so the rest of our application takes on even greater significance.

Lol we're very similar - Latina, 3.8,165. I haven't heard back from most of the schools though. Are you considering Wash U? Their packages are generous, and I'm considering attending over some t14s & vandy

Haha when did you apply to most schools? Wash U offered a full ride, which I was definitely not expecting, but I don't think I'd turn down a T6 for it. At Wash U I'd have very little debt but I also think it'd be a lot harder to reach my career goals

[hammy393]

@Everyone posting info

A)Congratulations!
B) Don't forget to update the spreadsheet!

spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/ ... edit#gid=0

[Hi-So - ArshavinFan]

@Everyone posting info

A)Congratulations!
B) Don't forget to update the spreadsheet!

Maybe this is too much, but can we get the mods to create a thread dedicated solely to acceptances? It's hard to just search through and the spreadsheets dont have fields for softs and Extracurricular s.

Is this possible?

[2000andBeyond]

So does anyone know definitively where they're going at this point? Or is everyone just kind of waiting for the money to roll in?

Basically the ball is in Harvard's court. I am already in the Boston area and would love to stay. But I got the full Darrow w/ stipend, so unless I ~love~ UVA or hate Michigan more than I hate taking out 80K in loans I will be there.

EDIT: I applied around thanksgiving and have heard from 12/14 schools I applied to, not including Illinois whose app I withdrew. I have only heard from Michigan, UVA, and BU about scholarship info though. So, as self-centered as this is, my cycle is going fine.

Congratulations!! I really hope Harvard pulls through for you!

I also feel like my cycle is going decently. Definitely came into this with really low stats but a fire application and it has been working out better than I expected!

[2000andBeyond]

CONGRATS URM FRIENDS!