2009- 2010 URM Stats and Cycle - In /Out /WL Forum

[raperez129]

Cycle is just starting for me since I asked everyone to hold my apps until the Feb score release. I have some strong softs. I will disclose after cycle is over.

Hispanic Female (Mexican)
GPA: 3.08
LSAT: 155 (Feb 2010)
147 (June 2007)
143 (Oct 2000)

Applied/pending:
University of Houston/PT
Indiana University (LSAC Fee Waiver)
Notre Dame (LSAC Fee Waiver)
South Texas College of Law/PT
Southwestern Law School (LSAC Fee Waiver)
Temple University (LSAC Fee Waiver)
University of Tennessee (LSAC Fee Waiver)
Villanova University (LSAC Fee Waiver)
Cardozo(LSAC Fee Waiver)

In
Texas Southern University

Out


WL

[phoenix323]

Cycle is just starting for me since I asked everyone to hold my apps until the Feb score release. I have some strong softs. I will disclose after cycle is over.

Hispanic Female (Mexican)
GPA: 3.08
LSAT: 155 (Feb 2010)
147 (June 2007)
143 (Oct 2000)

Applied/pending:
University of Houston
Indiana University (LSAC Fee Waiver)
Notre Dame (LSAC Fee Waiver)
South Texas College of Law
Southwestern Law School (LSAC Fee Waiver)
Temple University (LSAC Fee Waiver)
University of Tennessee (LSAC Fee Waiver)
Texas Southern University
Villanova University (LSAC Fee Waiver)

In

Out


WL

Congrats on increasing your score!
Best of luck on your cycle!

[dakatz]

Since my cycle is just about done, I think its cool for me to fill this out.

Male - Hispanic
GPA: 3.5
LSAT 167

Accepted:
-University of Chicago
-Cornell University
-Washington University in St. Louis ($32,000/year)
-Boston University ($25,000/year)
-University of Illinois ($30,000/year)
-Boston College
-George Washington University ($30,000/year)
-George Mason University
-Cardozo ($44,000/year)
-Seton Hall University ($32,000/year)
-Rutgers-Newark ($18,000/year)

Waitlisted:
-University of Michigan
-Duke University
-Fordham University

Rejected:
-University of Virginia
-University of Pennsylvania
-Georgetown University
-Vanderbilt University

Pending:
-New York University
-Columbia University
-Northwestern University
-College of William & Mary

[pollaclc]

dakatz- did your BU scholarship info come with your acceptance package?

[dakatz]

dakatz- did your BU scholarship info come with your acceptance package?

Nope, it came about a week or 2 afterward. However, this was the case back in December when I was accepted. Many people in the past few months (might even be all) received scholarship info in their actual acceptance packets.

[SportsFanatic]

I'll join in... although my cycle is not yet complete

Male - AA
GPA: 3.5
LSAT 156

Accepted:
- William & Mary
- Marquette
- Penn State
- University of Arizona
- University of Kentucky

Waitlisted:
- University of Texas
- University of Illinois

No rejections yet

[raperez129]

I'll join in... although my cycle is not yet complete

Male - AA
GPA: 3.5
LSAT 156

Accepted:
- William & Mary
- Marquette
- Penn State
- University of Arizona
- University of Kentucky

Waitlisted:
- University of Texas
- University of Illinois

No rejections yet

Ooooh, this is impressive. Congrats!!

[Chibi_koinu]

Hi, I'm new to the forum all together (this is my first post ), but I was kind of looking for a place to tell people where I got in and ask for advice on how to decide.

Stats:
AA/Caribbean
Female
First-gen college student/first-gen American
School: Ivy
Major: Psychology w/two minors (African American Studies & East Asian Studies)
GPA: 3.3 (dept: 3.56)
LSAT: 159 (sept), 161 (dec)
I'm going in straight from undergrad so I'm currently still in my senior year at school, and don't have any real "work" experience other than summer-long internships in public service (urban communities). Other than that, I've been very active in student groups (prez of Caribbean organization) & our diversity center for all 4 years, worked 2 jobs for all 4 years.


Accepted:
Rutgers--Newark: $
Seton Hall: $$
Temple: $$ (full tuition)
Penn State: $$
Villanova: $$
BLS: $ (I dunno how much yet haven't received package in mail yet)
BU: dunno about money, but probably not
Cardozo: $$ (full tuition)
Fordham: (just got in today by email, so I dunno if I got money or not until I get the package in the mail)

Pending:
Columbia
NYU
UChicago
Harvard
Cornell

No rejections so far (thank God!), but I'm really confused about where I should go. My top choice is Columbia but I think I'm a shot in the dark. I wouldn't mind doing the whole Fordham or Cardozo thing, since I want to practice/work in either NY or NJ (NJ native).

Thanks for this thread guys! If anyone has any info/advice for me, please don't hesitate to write me or reply!

[boldaslove13]

Female, AA

GPA: 3.58
LSAT: 168

strong softs, good PS about overcoming adversity (PM me if you want details)

IN:
Boston Univ ($90,000)
Emory ($60,000)
BC (fin aid decisions being released soon- expecting some money)

WL:
Georgetown


PENDING:
Columbia
Cornell
UPenn
Chicago


no rejections yet!

[prolyphek]

Decided I didn't really like my info being out there like that

[carlkenneth]

Does applying early matter that much? Because, I actually didn't plan on applying until early December because I think I want to retake the LSAT in October.

+1 Really want to know as well.

Yes, applying early matters a lot - especially when applying to 'reach' school. It cannot be understated.

[carlkenneth]

Thought I'd add mine since my cycle is nearly over. Its too late for the ad comms to change their mind about to me

African American male
2.8/ 3.1 (on transcript)
158

In:
WUSTL ($)
George Mason
Cardozo ($$)
Brooklyn ($)
Seton Hall ($$)
Loyola Chicago ($)
University @ Buffalo ($)
Hofstra ($)
NYLS ($)
Albany ($$)
Drexel ($)
Widener ($$$$)

Out:
St. John's

WL:
DePaul

Pending: Fordham

PS: dealt with growing up in a devastated urban area, overcoming challenges, & what led me to law school
Addendum: explained GPA (it really came down to one bad year, aside from that my GPA would've been above 3.
Softs: student gov't; school newspaper; 6 years work experience in non-profit sector.

[17ShortFuse]

I'm a AA female with a 3.8 GPA and 162 LSAT. Graduated from an HBCU with a degree in Criminal Justice.

In
Villanova (Full ride)
MS College (Full ride)
Chicago-Kent (Full ride)
DePaul ($20,000/year)
Washington University
Marquette (Finalist for a fellowship that would give me a full ride and guaranteed summer employment)
Univ. of Wisconsin (Full ride)
Ole Miss (Full ride)
Northern Illinois
Emory ($14,000/year)

Out
UC Berkley

Wailisted
Duke

Pending
Stanford
UVA
Vandy
USC
Columbia
Penn

[raperez129]

I'm a AA female with a 3.8 GPA and 162 LSAT. Graduated from an HBCU with a degree in Criminal Justice.

In
Villanova (Full ride)
MS College (Full ride)
Chicago-Kent (Full ride)
DePaul ($20,000/year)
Washington University
Marquette (Finalist for a fellowship that would give me a full ride and guaranteed summer employment)
Univ. of Wisconsin (Full ride)
Ole Miss (Full ride)
Northern Illinois
Emory ($14,000/year)

Out
UC Berkley

Wailisted
Duke

Pending
Stanford
UVA
Vandy
USC
Columbia
Penn

also very impressive. Congrats!

[sikwitt]

Hi, I'm new to the forum all together (this is my first post ), but I was kind of looking for a place to tell people where I got in and ask for advice on how to decide.

Stats:
AA/Caribbean
Female
First-gen college student/first-gen American
School: Ivy
Major: Psychology w/two minors (African American Studies & East Asian Studies)
GPA: 3.3 (dept: 3.56)
LSAT: 159 (sept), 161 (dec)
I'm going in straight from undergrad so I'm currently still in my senior year at school, and don't have any real "work" experience other than summer-long internships in public service (urban communities). Other than that, I've been very active in student groups (prez of Caribbean organization) & our diversity center for all 4 years, worked 2 jobs for all 4 years.


Accepted:
Rutgers--Newark: $
Seton Hall: $$
Temple: $$ (full tuition)
Penn State: $$
Villanova: $$
BLS: $ (I dunno how much yet haven't received package in mail yet)
BU: dunno about money, but probably not
Cardozo: $$ (full tuition)
Fordham: (just got in today by email, so I dunno if I got money or not until I get the package in the mail)

Pending:
Columbia
NYU
UChicago
Harvard
Cornell

No rejections so far (thank God!), but I'm really confused about where I should go. My top choice is Columbia but I think I'm a shot in the dark. I wouldn't mind doing the whole Fordham or Cardozo thing, since I want to practice/work in either NY or NJ (NJ native).

Thanks for this thread guys! If anyone has any info/advice for me, please don't hesitate to write me or reply!

I'd hold out for NYU. It seems like you have an interest in PI in which case its better than Columbia. Our stats are similar and I got in there. Maybe write them an LOCI?

[c0rpusdelicti]

Stats:
AA Male
GPA: 3.17 (roughly avg. GPA for my undergrad institution)
LSAT: 172
College: Private Liberal Arts

IN
Harvard
Columbia
NYU
U. Chicago
UVA
Georgetown

OUT
UT: Austin

Edit: Moved Columbia from TBD to IN.

[SimplyC26]

Stats:
AA Male
GPA: 3.17 (roughly avg. GPA for my undergrad institution)
LSAT: 172
College: Private Liberal Arts

IN
Harvard
NYU
U. Chicago
UVA
Georgetown

OUT
UT: Austin

TBD
Columbia

+1 Great Cycle!!

[cyh]

Stats:
AA Male
GPA: 3.17 (roughly avg. GPA for my undergrad institution)
LSAT: 172
College: Private Liberal Arts

IN
Harvard
NYU
U. Chicago
UVA
Georgetown

OUT
UT: Austin


TBD
Columbia

+1 awesome! you're my hero!

[sikwitt]

Stats:
AA Male
GPA: 3.17 (roughly avg. GPA for my undergrad institution)
LSAT: 172
College: Private Liberal Arts

IN
Harvard
NYU
U. Chicago
UVA
Georgetown

OUT
UT: Austin

TBD
Columbia

not to toot your horn too much, but I agree. Awesome cycle

[cyh]

Stats:
AA Male
GPA: 3.17 (roughly avg. GPA for my undergrad institution)
LSAT: 172
College: Private Liberal Arts

IN
Harvard
NYU
U. Chicago
UVA
Georgetown

OUT
UT: Austin

TBD
Columbia

not to toot your horn too much, but I agree. Awesome cycle

+1 toot!

[c0rpusdelicti]

Aw, shucks!

[Doritos]

Stats:
AA Male
GPA: 3.17 (roughly avg. GPA for my undergrad institution)
LSAT: 172
College: Private Liberal Arts

IN
Harvard
NYU
U. Chicago
UVA
Georgetown

OUT
UT: Austin

TBD
Columbia

lol @ Texas

[Soap Mactavish]

I'm a long time lurker, so I thought I'd try to repay the awesome advice I got from reading these threads and post my cycle. Good luck to everyone here - and again, thanks so much for all that you've done to grow this wonderful community - it was tremendously helpful.

Stats:
GPA: 3.4
LSAT: 163
College: Ivy
AA male
2+ years of WE

IN:
NYU
Mich
Cornell
BU ($$)
Temple ($$$)
Cardozo ($$$)

Waitlist:
Penn
Duke
Georgetown

OUT:
Harvard

????
Columbia
Emory

I have half a mind to wait a year, retake, and aim for Harvard or Columbia, but I'm very happy with how things turned out regardless.

[sikwitt]

I'm a long time lurker, so I thought I'd try to repay the awesome advice I got from reading these threads and post my cycle. Good luck to everyone here - and again, thanks so much for all that you've done to grow this wonderful community - it was tremendously helpful.

Stats:
GPA: 3.4
LSAT: 163
College: Ivy
AA male
2+ years of WE

IN:
NYU
Mich
Cornell
BU ($$)
Temple ($$$)
Cardozo ($$$)

Waitlist:
Penn
Duke
Georgetown

OUT:
Harvard

????
Columbia
Emory

I have half a mind to wait a year, retake, and aim for Harvard or Columbia, but I'm very happy with how things turned out regardless.

F that, go to NYU...everybody's doing it

[SimplyC26]

I'm a long time lurker, so I thought I'd try to repay the awesome advice I got from reading these threads and post my cycle. Good luck to everyone here - and again, thanks so much for all that you've done to grow this wonderful community - it was tremendously helpful.

Stats:
GPA: 3.4
LSAT: 163
College: Ivy
AA male
2+ years of WE

IN:
NYU
Mich
Cornell
BU ($$)
Temple ($$$)
Cardozo ($$$)

Waitlist:
Penn
Duke
Georgetown

OUT:
Harvard

????
Columbia
Emory

I have half a mind to wait a year, retake, and aim for Harvard or Columbia, but I'm very happy with how things turned out regardless.

If Harvard and Columbia are the schools that you really want, then go for it. Regardless you should be quite proud as you have three stellar options.

On a side note: Duke has been really weird this cycle.