Minnesota 2011 Forum

tropicalpeach · Post by **tropicalpeach** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:25 pm

I'm not really sure if you should send them the email, although I certainly understand why you'd want to. On a different note, I'm almost positive you can appeal Minnesota's decision if you're motivated enough to.

Sandro · Post by **Sandro** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:25 pm

I think you are reading into this too much. A non auto ding means very little. You can always ask to speak with an admissions counselor or something to that effect but I wouldn't ask "What made my file a non auto ding ?"

Do you really want the answer that you have a decent/good application but UMN has to adhere to LSAT/GPA numbers because of USNWR rankings ? I wouldn't want to....

CanadianWolf · Post by **CanadianWolf** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:28 pm

With a 3.4 GPA & a 159 LSAT, non-URM (I assume), it seems as if you received fair consideration. In my opinion, an email seeking the reasoning behind Minnesota's decision would be a touch tacky & might raise a maturity issue. If still curious with your sub-par numbers, then reapply next year with a higher LSAT score.

fakemoney · Post by **fakemoney** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 3:35 pm

salvage wrote:
salvage wrote:So I was denied admission, after lingering under review for a while. My stats were below both medians so I'm not surprised, although I made it clear that UMN was my first choice by far. Anyway, I'm curious to know if the following would be completely tactless - I would like to email the admissions office to inquire as to what exactly made my application not an immediate auto-ding. In other words, could they speak to anything specific in my application that they liked. Is sending this email uncouth? The way I feel, I paid $75 for the privilege of them reviewing my file, the least they could do is give me some insight.
Anybody?

Kind of hard for me to get a good read on this. My sense is that adcomms are pretty busy this time of year and are kind of wary of involving themselves in giving feedback on specific applications. I mean, putting myself in the mindset of a reviewer, I would probably think the kind of questions you have are more appropriate to ask a pre-law advisor.

JJDancer · Post by **JJDancer** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 6:38 pm

In 2/11 via email.

Just so people know it can happen, I never got a call.

chrisbru · Post by **chrisbru** » Wed Feb 16, 2011 7:05 pm

JJDancer wrote:In 2/11 via email.

Just so people know it can happen, I never got a call.

Is your current address not in the US?

njn3 · Post by **njn3** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:38 am

got in tuesday, 167, 3.4, thought the phone call was a nice touch but it went off during class...
good luck to everyone still waiting

waitlisteddd · Post by **waitlisteddd** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:49 am

sent my LOCI in yesterday

i hope it works, or at least they respond with some insight within the next month, UMN is one of my top choices!

....and the wait/obsession continues...

miazdc · Post by **miazdc** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:44 am

jacketman03 wrote:
wintersm05 wrote:I've been under review since 12/23. Anybody else been waiting this long?
Me.

Me too! IR since 12/23 and no movement. I thought I'd be an auto reject, so who knows.

LaLeyDelMonte · Post by **LaLeyDelMonte** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:52 pm

miazdc wrote:
jacketman03 wrote:
wintersm05 wrote:I've been under review since 12/23. Anybody else been waiting this long?
Me.
Me too! IR since 12/23 and no movement. I thought I'd be an auto reject, so who knows.

+1

PinkCow · Post by **PinkCow** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 12:53 pm

LaLeyDelMonte wrote:
miazdc wrote:
jacketman03 wrote:
wintersm05 wrote:I've been under review since 12/23. Anybody else been waiting this long?
Me.
Me too! IR since 12/23 and no movement. I thought I'd be an auto reject, so who knows.
+1

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LaLeyDelMonte · Post by **LaLeyDelMonte** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 1:13 pm

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JJDancer · Post by **JJDancer** » Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:20 pm

chrisbru wrote:
JJDancer wrote:In 2/11 via email.

Just so people know it can happen, I never got a call.
Is your current address not in the US?

It is. So is my phone #. And I didn't indicate that I would be abroad or anything...

Got admit packet in the mail today.
90K over 3 years. 2.5 gpa stipulation.

!

cinephile · Post by **cinephile** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 5:29 am

JJDancer wrote:
chrisbru wrote:
JJDancer wrote:In 2/11 via email.

Just so people know it can happen, I never got a call.
Is your current address not in the US?
It is. So is my phone #. And I didn't indicate that I would be abroad or anything...

Got admit packet in the mail today.
90K over 3 years. 2.5 gpa stipulation. !

Stats?

jacketman03 · Post by **jacketman03** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:11 am

Okay, IR date just changed from 12/23 to 2/18. First date change.

Krodizzle · Post by **Krodizzle** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:25 am

jacketman03 wrote:Okay, IR date just changed from 12/23 to 2/18. First date change.

Same here

DreamsInDigital · Post by **DreamsInDigital** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 1:21 pm

updated from 2/4 to 2/18. lets hope this is good news for all of us.

JJDancer · Post by **JJDancer** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:53 pm

cinephile wrote:
JJDancer wrote:Got admit packet in the mail today.
90K over 3 years. 2.5 gpa stipulation. !
Stats?

168, 3.7

miazdc · Post by **miazdc** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:43 pm

jacketman03 wrote:Okay, IR date just changed from 12/23 to 2/18. First date change.

+1

fakemoney · Post by **fakemoney** » Fri Feb 18, 2011 10:39 pm

Kaves · Post by **Kaves** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:35 am

fakemoney wrote:Got my packet today. 60K over three years. It's what I felt I could reasonably hope for. I'm debt-averse, but I definitely have to consider UMN

Stats?

fakemoney · Post by **fakemoney** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 10:41 am

seanjohn0724 · Post by **seanjohn0724** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:13 pm

fakemoney wrote:Got my packet today. 60K over three years. It's what I felt I could reasonably hope for. I'm debt-averse, but I definitely have to consider UMN

About how long did it take for your admissions packet to reach you?

fakemoney · Post by **fakemoney** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:27 pm

Sandro · Post by **Sandro** » Sat Feb 19, 2011 4:26 pm

Got my packet, 60k. Interesting.

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