TLS c/o 2021 Applicants Thread Forum

[urmlaw17]

Sent the first applications, finally!

Just submitted my first app too!!!

[somewhereclassof2021]

got promoted this monday, literally less than 12hrs after i submitted a bunch of apps. significant raise + significant new responsibilities. is sending an updated resume a thing you can do? would it be annoying/not worth it?

YES! Send the updated resume, do not let your awesome promotion go unnoticed. I am positive I have read on several institution FAQs that an updated resume is definitely a reasonable extra-attachment to send. Personally, I would e-mail the admissions office with the updated resume attached.

[urmlaw17]

Does early decision really just mean " accept me since I will pay full price"?

[twiix]

Does early decision really just mean " accept me since I will pay full price"?

basically.

[Eli1]

Checking in! Under review at UF, still haven't heard anything from FSU. I'm wondering if anyone has been accepted to either of these schools yet?

[Slippin' Jimmy]

Checking in! Under review at UF, still haven't heard anything from FSU. I'm wondering if anyone has been accepted to either of these schools yet?

I'm in at UF with a President's scholarship. Didn't apply to FSU.

[MercW07]

Checking in! Under review at UF, still haven't heard anything from FSU. I'm wondering if anyone has been accepted to either of these schools yet?

Just a warning for UF, if you are above both medians you'll get in right away with a good scholarship (see SlippinJimmy above). But if you're not be prepared to wait. Last year they accepted a large number of high GPA/high LSAT applicants throughout the cycle and made splitters and <50%ers wait until late April just to place them on the waitlist. I heard of people placed "under review" in October and not officially moved to the waitlist until nearly May.

[HowardHamlin]

Checking in! Under review at UF, still haven't heard anything from FSU. I'm wondering if anyone has been accepted to either of these schools yet?

I’m in at UF with a full ride. I have a 3.65/168, so I was pretty close to being above both 75ths. I found out Thursday and I was super pumped.

[demos9]

Busy and exciting week! In at Duke through PT and just offered full tuition at WUSTL (non-exploding offer)!!!

This is huge news for me since I just paid off all my own debt but will be self funding my education. I'm going to get to go to law school!!

[sabraph]

Busy and exciting week! In at Duke through PT and just offered full tuition at WUSTL (non-exploding offer)!!!

This is huge news for me since I just paid off all my own debt but will be self funding my education. I'm going to get to go to law school!!

Congrats!

[Slippin' Jimmy]

Checking in! Under review at UF, still haven't heard anything from FSU. I'm wondering if anyone has been accepted to either of these schools yet?

I’m in at UF with a full ride. I have a 3.65/168, so I was pretty close to being above both 75ths. I found out Thursday and I was super pumped.

Did you write a why UF?

[HowardHamlin]

Checking in! Under review at UF, still haven't heard anything from FSU. I'm wondering if anyone has been accepted to either of these schools yet?

I’m in at UF with a full ride. I have a 3.65/168, so I was pretty close to being above both 75ths. I found out Thursday and I was super pumped.

Did you write a why UF?

Nah, Florida is pretty far down my list, but having a full in my back pocket is a nice feeling. I'm not from Florida, but I have visited Destin with my family a few times. Seems like a cool place.

[urmlaw17]

Has anyone been able to ask LSAC to increase their Law School Report fee waivers?

They currently only waive 4.

I am thinking of applying to 20 schools. It's going to be expensive to apply.

[trkmaniak00]

Is anyone keeping track of merit fee waivers this cycle? If so, please direct me to it.

Thanks

[KENYADIGG1T]

Busy and exciting week! In at Duke through PT and just offered full tuition at WUSTL (non-exploding offer)!!!

This is huge news for me since I just paid off all my own debt but will be self funding my education. I'm going to get to go to law school!!

Congrats! What great options to choose from!

[gmenold]

Is anyone keeping track of merit fee waivers this cycle? If so, please direct me to it.

I've received waivers from Vanderbilt, Alabama, Illinois, Northwestern, Tulane, UGA, UVA, WUSTL, William & Mary, Notre Dame, Wake Forest, Texas, Temple, BC, GW, UNC, and others that weren't on my list to apply to. It was a pretty even mix of solicited and unsolicited waivers.

[KENYADIGG1T]

Under review at Stanford!

*waits nervously*

[SopranoSaxophone]

I need some advice as to how to answer this C & F question from Harvard:

4. Have you ever been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any felony or misdemeanor, other than:

-an arrest or other detention that did not result in a conviction, or in which a conviction was vacated;
-a first conviction for any of the following misdemeanors: drunkenness, simple assault, speeding, minor traffic violations, affray or disturbance of the peace; or
-any misdemeanor conviction that occurred more than five years before your application for admission, unless you were also sentenced to imprisonment, or were convicted of any additional offense within the five year period.

What if I have two speeding tickets, but one is over five years old? Do I have to disclose anything?
What if I have one speeding ticket and one failure to signal ticket (two different traffic violations)? Do I need to disclose?
I also live in a state where speeding under a certain speed is a civil offense, not a misdemeanor at all. DO I have to disclose if my state doesn't consider speeding a misdemeanor?

This is the most head-scratching C&F question I've come across because so many of the caveats blend into each other.

[Piggy11]

I need some advice as to how to answer this C & F question from Harvard:

4. Have you ever been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any felony or misdemeanor, other than:

-an arrest or other detention that did not result in a conviction, or in which a conviction was vacated;
-a first conviction for any of the following misdemeanors: drunkenness, simple assault, speeding, minor traffic violations, affray or disturbance of the peace; or
-any misdemeanor conviction that occurred more than five years before your application for admission, unless you were also sentenced to imprisonment, or were convicted of any additional offense within the five year period.

What if I have two speeding tickets, but one is over five years old? Do I have to disclose anything?
What if I have one speeding ticket and one failure to signal ticket (two different traffic violations)? Do I need to disclose?

This is the most head-scratching C&F question I've come across because so many of the caveats blend into each other.

It depends on the state where you got the tickets. In most states regular "speeding" tickets are infractions, not misdemeanors, so they wouldn't fall within the call of the question "Have you ever been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any felony or misdemeanor, other than".
Some types of speeding tickets can be misdemeanors, if the speed was high enough to constitute "reckless driving".
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure failure to signal is an infraction, not a misdemeanor, pretty much everywhere.

[sev]

It depends on the state where you got the tickets. In most states regular "speeding" tickets are infractions, not misdemeanors, so they wouldn't fall within the call of the question "Have you ever been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any felony or misdemeanor, other than".
Some types of speeding tickets can be misdemeanors, if the speed was high enough to constitute "reckless driving".
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure failure to signal is an infraction, not a misdemeanor, pretty much everywhere.

In Texas, everything is a misdemeanor, including failure to signal. So I'd advise looking up specifically what the charge was.

Edit: that said, I think failure to signal would fall under "minor traffic violations" that's probably fine.

edit2:tl;dr I'm uncomfortable saying anything that could be taken as advice but from the wording of the question I doubt they're looking for civil fines, and seem to only be looking for second criminal offenses.

[SopranoSaxophone]

It depends on the state where you got the tickets. In most states regular "speeding" tickets are infractions, not misdemeanors, so they wouldn't fall within the call of the question "Have you ever been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, any felony or misdemeanor, other than".
Some types of speeding tickets can be misdemeanors, if the speed was high enough to constitute "reckless driving".
I'm not a lawyer, but I'm pretty sure failure to signal is an infraction, not a misdemeanor, pretty much everywhere.

In Texas, everything is a misdemeanor, including failure to signal. So I'd advise looking up specifically what the charge was.

Edit: that said, I think failure to signal would fall under "minor traffic violations" that's probably fine.

Thanks! I'm specifically wondering about this portion of the caveats: -a first conviction for any of the following misdemeanors: drunkenness, simple assault, speeding, minor traffic violations, affray or disturbance of the peace; or

Does this mean first conviction of ANYTHING listed, or does the first offense apply to each subcategory listed? If I got a speeding ticket and later got a failure to signal ticket, assuming they are both misdemeanors, would only the speeding ticket be considered my "first" conviction? Which means I have to disclose the failure to yield.

And assuming the failure to yield was less than five years ago, would this mean I ALSO need to disclose a speeding ticket that was more than five years ago? This seems to be one possible interpretation of: any misdemeanor conviction that occurred more than five years before your application for admission, unless you ...were convicted of any additional offense within the five year period.

[Piggy11]

In Texas, everything is a misdemeanor, including failure to signal. So I'd advise looking up specifically what the charge was.

I was wondering why the caveat said "misdemeanors [...] such as minor traffic violations [...]", because the half-dozen or so states I've lived in (or Googled) listed minor traffic violations as infractions. I guess unlike me, HLS admissions know about Texas... that's a tough stance on their part.

[Platopus]

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[Hennessy]

Can we get a new OP? I'm ready for some polls.

I will gladly OP! And I do great polls.

[Platopus]

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