URM 2012-2013 Cycle... let's go! Forum

[blueruditio]

Has anyone received an interview from Georgetown? Has anyone had it?

[Manhattanman]

Has anyone received an interview from Georgetown? Has anyone had it?

I had an interview with an alumna on 10/23. The other interview option is the group, but I don't know much about that one.

[2013hopeful:D]

new fee waivers

unsolicited: cornell and northwestern.

really though, georgetown? anyone with a oct. '12 lsat fee waiver. is georgetown not giving them out?

[jcan91]

I've been wondering the same thing! I've been holding off on my app in hopes of getting one...

[2013hopeful:D]

[2013hopeful:D]

georgetown hidden fee waviers have arrived

[lawprospie]

georgetown hidden fee waviers have arrived

I don't know if I have a hidden waiver, but I got this email encouraging me to apply...with no fee waiver o.O

[jcan91]

The Georgetown waiver but it wasnt hidden. Is there any meaningful difference between a hidden and a non hidden waiver?

[2013hopeful:D]

The Georgetown waiver but it wasnt hidden. Is there any meaningful difference between a hidden and a non hidden waiver?

I don't think there is much difference. A hidden fee waiver is just an unsolicited CRS fee waiver. When you go to the pay screen it says CRS fee waiver. Some schools notify you and some don't. I spoke too soon, I later got a notification of Georgetown's fee waiver, but I had noticed it in the pay screen before the email.

[cahwc12]

I self-identify Non-Mexican/Puerto Rican Hispanic and I have been getting diversity packages from T14 and T1 law schools. Does it seem that I'll benefit from the same URM advantage that Mexican/Puerto Rican/AA have mostly exclusively had in past cycles? Is this due at least in part to the precipitous drop in applications in the past few years?

3.4/168, curious what to make of these diversity packages I've gotten the mail:

Michigan
Penn
UCLA
Wisconsin


For the record I do not plan on making it an issue in my PS/DS or through my recommenders.

[blueruditio]

Has anyone received an interview from Georgetown? Has anyone had it?

I had an interview with an alumna on 10/23. The other interview option is the group, but I don't know much about that one.

How long did it take them to respond from your confirmation of accepting the interview? It's been over a week for me.

[Manhattanman]

Has anyone received an interview from Georgetown? Has anyone had it?

I had an interview with an alumna on 10/23. The other interview option is the group, but I don't know much about that one.

How long did it take them to respond from your confirmation of accepting the interview? It's been over a week for me.

Two business days. My interviewer was very on top of things, though.

[efresh88]

Got my acceptance to Georgetown yesterday!! Here's my info and dates:

3.87/160, 165 URM MA

Sent: 11/1
Complete: 11/5
Postmarked Mail: 11/9
Mail Received: 11/13

Good luck to everyone!!

[EttaJ]

Congrats efresh88! I hope there are many more great acceptances for us all yet to come. Keep them coming!

[Manhattanman]

Congrats!!

[jcan91]

That's really great! And such a fast turnaround time! Congrats for this and all the others to come!

[2013hopeful:D]

Accepted at Duke Law! Priority Track (10 day decision - non-binding)

[EttaJ]

Congrats!!!

[jcan91]

Congratulations! That's so great!

[EttaJ]

October test takers went down another 16% in 2012 to 37,780 (lowest since 99-00). Furthermore the recent declines point to those choosing not to apply are disproportionately at the higher end of the scoring spectrum.

Reach further people.

http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/la ... kings.html

Here is the direct link...thanks for letting us know.

http://www.lsac.org/lsacresources/data/ ... stered.asp

[Lear22]

October test takers went down another 16% in 2012 to 37,780 (lowest since 99-00). Furthermore the recent declines point to those choosing not to apply are disproportionately at the higher end of the scoring spectrum.

Reach further people.

http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/la ... kings.html

Here is the direct link...thanks for letting us know.

http://www.lsac.org/lsacresources/data/ ... stered.asp

Just out of curiosity: what do you think this means for URM applicants? That more will be accepted to better schools while having lower numbers as before?

[Lear22]

October test takers went down another 16% in 2012 to 37,780 (lowest since 99-00). Furthermore the recent declines point to those choosing not to apply are disproportionately at the higher end of the scoring spectrum.

Reach further people.

http://lsatblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/la ... kings.html

Here is the direct link...thanks for letting us know.

http://www.lsac.org/lsacresources/data/ ... stered.asp

Just out of curiosity: what do you think this means for URM applicants? That more will be accepted to better schools while having lower numbers as before?

It means the same thing for URMs that it means for everyone else...schools are going to have to dig deeper to fill their classes.

Yah but I would guess that for URMs it means that the boost will be even bigger no?

[PickledPanda]

Depends if the drop off in URM candidates mirrored the overall population drop off.

[Lear22]

Depends if the drop off in URM candidates mirrored the overall population drop off.

That's true. Any info on that?

[CalAlumni]

Depends if the drop off in URM candidates mirrored the overall population drop off.

That's true. Any info on that?