What is the X factor... Forum

[WaltGrace83]

in receiving those giant scholarships to T14s (Levy, Rubenstein, Hamilton, etc.)? I look at LSN and it just seems that numbers aren't sufficient and I haven't found enough evidence to believe that softs are necessary. What is it? How do two 171/3.9x type people get such different outcomes? Is this one of those times when LORs, Personal Statements, etc. are important?

[Mack.Hambleton]

URM/very strong softs

[WaltGrace83]

URM/very strong softs

How do I get those?



...just kidding. But seriously, do you have any evidence of this? Even anecdotal?

[Mack.Hambleton]

URM/very strong softs

How do I get those?



...just kidding. But seriously, do you have any evidence of this? Even anecdotal?

just creep on LSN profiles

[jk148706]

URM/very strong softs

Not necessarily, though. I know someone who got a named full scholly who was non-urm and just worked a simple job at a dept store (numbers were 173+/4.0)

[drawstring]

I've talked with several people who have similar numbers to mine but are significantly outperforming me, and the commonality among their applications that I don't have is strong softs.

[eljefe1]

8.5 to 9 inches and up gets you a good scholly.

6 and below gets you nothin'.

7 gets you off the wait list if you're up against someone with a 6.
8 gets you off the wait list if you're up against someone with a 7.

10+ get named schollys

[eljefe1]

so, if anyone is still pondering:

softs definitely don't matter.

[Brettanomyces]

8.5 to 9 inches and up gets you a good scholly.

6 and below gets you nothin'.

7 gets you off the wait list if you're up against someone with a 6.
8 gets you off the wait list if you're up against someone with a 7.

10+ get named schollys

Shiiiiet, let me pop dat ruby.

[eljefe1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcKG4EJ6rsQ

[eljefe1]

me and plies are competing for the "Lisa M. Schnitzer Memorial Scholarship" at Stanford.

[eljefe1]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fSUOQ2VA7w

[TLSanders]

URM/very strong softs

How do I get those?



...just kidding. But seriously, do you have any evidence of this? Even anecdotal?

I worked for years as a law school admissions consultant, and I have a lot of anecdotal evidence, both on admits and scholarships. Obviously, I can't provide too much detail due to client privacy issues, but I've had many students well below median admitted and even offered some incentives, one told directly that she was offered a scholarship specifically because of one of her optional essays and another invited for an interview because of his personal statement.

[eljefe1]

wut?

My dad's friend is an admissions dean and she said it's as easy as "snapchat".

She told me to send her the pic and that she'd get back with my new offer.