Visiting a law school before you are accepted Forum

[Tom Joad]

I just got held at a major reach school I would love to go to. I want to go visit just to demonstrate my interest and I have something else going on it is the city I could simultaneously attend. I talked about it over the phone with my parents, because I wanted to see if I could use some of my aunt's frequent flier miles, and they thought it was a little premature. TLS, who is right?

[dietcoke0]

Doing this with some of my reaches, but driving here on the East Coast. I figured can't hurt.

[rijed]

I was waitlisted at a reach school and decided to go and visit. Immediately after my visit, I was told if I would have visited before they made the decision that they would have accepted me. Anyways, after I visited, they accepted me (in December). In short, go and visit... it does make a difference in my experience.

[Tom Joad]

I was waitlisted at a reach school and decided to go and visit. Immediately after my visit, I was told if I would have visited before they made the decision that they would have accepted me. Anyways, after I visited, they accepted me (in December). In short, go and visit... it does make a difference in my experience.

I am curious what kind of school? T3, T6, T14, T50, T100?

[duckmoney]

Depends on the school. With most of the top schools, it doesn't help. Some of them (I know Stanford) don't even put that you visit in your file.

[duckmoney]

I was waitlisted at a reach school and decided to go and visit. Immediately after my visit, I was told if I would have visited before they made the decision that they would have accepted me. Anyways, after I visited, they accepted me (in December). In short, go and visit... it does make a difference in my experience.

I am curious what kind of school? T3, T6, T14, T50, T100?

If you're visiting a T100 because you were held, you're doing it wrong.

[sach1282]

I just got held at a major reach school I would love to go to. I want to go visit just to demonstrate my interest and I have something else going on it is the city I could simultaneously attend. I talked about it over the phone with my parents, because I wanted to see if I could use some of my aunt's frequent flier miles, and they thought it was a little premature. TLS, who is right?

Yes, it is premature to use your aunt's frequent flier miles to go visit Harvard. Nevertheless, congratulations on the hold.

[rijed]

I was waitlisted at a reach school and decided to go and visit. Immediately after my visit, I was told if I would have visited before they made the decision that they would have accepted me. Anyways, after I visited, they accepted me (in December). In short, go and visit... it does make a difference in my experience.

I am curious what kind of school? T3, T6, T14, T50, T100?

T25

[071816]

I wouldn't fly across the country or anything, but if you can visit for a minimal cost I would say go for it. Hard to say how much of a factor it would be in an admissions decision, but it couldn't hurt. If you end up going, try to arrange a guided tour with one of the admissions people and mention that you were held and be personable/try not to come across as a complete creep.

[dntburntheday]

Only thing it'll hurt is the FF account...so go for it.