Northwestern 2010 Forum

[booboo]

JD application deadline extended until 03/01. Doesn't make me feel great about my chances at this point...

http://twitter.com/nulawadmissions

Srsly? Why would they do this?

Some of the lower T14 is going to see a dramatic increase in applications. This means more rejections, increasing a school's selectivity. Seeing how they are tied for 10th, it could easily play out that they drop rank because they did not have as large of an increase in applications.

[beef wellington]

JD application deadline extended until 03/01. Doesn't make me feel great about my chances at this point...

http://twitter.com/nulawadmissions

Srsly? Why would they do this?

Some of the lower T14 is going to see a dramatic increase in applications. This means more rejections, increasing a school's selectivity. Seeing how they are tied for 10th, it could easily play out that they drop rank because they did not have as large of an increase in applications.

Is selectivity one of the factors in USNWR? I thought it was just yield.

[09042014]

JD application deadline extended until 03/01. Doesn't make me feel great about my chances at this point...

http://twitter.com/nulawadmissions

Srsly? Why would they do this?

Some of the lower T14 is going to see a dramatic increase in applications. This means more rejections, increasing a school's selectivity. Seeing how they are tied for 10th, it could easily play out that they drop rank because they did not have as large of an increase in applications.

Is selectivity one of the factors in USNWR? I thought it was just yield.

Acceptance Rate (.025) The combined proportion of applicants to both the full-time and part-time J.D. program who were accepted for the 2008 entering class.

[Dignan]

Acceptance Rate (.025) The combined proportion of applicants to both the full-time and part-time J.D. program who were accepted for the 2008 entering class.

Yep. This is why some schools--most notably Columbia, Penn, and Virginia--like to give out application fee waivers to those who have no chance of getting in.

[09042014]

Acceptance Rate (.025) The combined proportion of applicants to both the full-time and part-time J.D. program who were accepted for the 2008 entering class.

Yep. This is why some schools--most notably Columbia, Penn, and Virginia--like to give out application fee waivers to those who have no chance of getting in.

I'm surprised Virgina's AR is so high after all their YPing. Must be their location, they probably lose a lot of cross admit battles.

[Dignan]

Acceptance Rate (.025) The combined proportion of applicants to both the full-time and part-time J.D. program who were accepted for the 2008 entering class.

Yep. This is why some schools--most notably Columbia, Penn, and Virginia--like to give out application fee waivers to those who have no chance of getting in.

I'm surprised Virgina's AR is so high after all their YPing. Must be their location, they probably lose a lot of cross admit battles.

But losing cross-admit battles would affect their yield, not their AR.

[09042014]

Acceptance Rate (.025) The combined proportion of applicants to both the full-time and part-time J.D. program who were accepted for the 2008 entering class.

Yep. This is why some schools--most notably Columbia, Penn, and Virginia--like to give out application fee waivers to those who have no chance of getting in.

I'm surprised Virgina's AR is so high after all their YPing. Must be their location, they probably lose a lot of cross admit battles.

But losing cross-admit battles would affect their yield, not their AR.

Both. If you lose cross admit battles you have to accept more people to fill those spots.

[Dignan]

Yep. This is why some schools--most notably Columbia, Penn, and Virginia--like to give out application fee waivers to those who have no chance of getting in.

I'm surprised Virgina's AR is so high after all their YPing. Must be their location, they probably lose a lot of cross admit battles.

But losing cross-admit battles would affect their yield, not their AR.

Both. If you lose cross admit battles you have to accept more people to fill those spots.

Good point.

[kevdadude]

My complete date just got updated from 1/18 to 2/15. Don't know whether it means anything. Anybody have an idea?

[fl0w]

My complete date just got updated from 1/18 to 2/15. Don't know whether it means anything. Anybody have an idea?

means you are getting "hold" notice.

[kevdadude]

Ah, was kinda expecting it. Thanks.

[fl0w]

Ah, was kinda expecting it. Thanks.

I was being a jerk. I really don't know what it means. but now you're ok with such an outcome, so something good came of this.

[kevdadude]

haha, no worries bro. We're all in the same boat. Glad to know it's not necessarily a hold though.

[hmlee]

sorry if this was discussed previously, but is being on "hold" different/better than being "waitlisted"?

Being on hold means you have to wait three months to find out you're waitlisted. Seriously, to me, it's pretty much semantics.

Last year, I was accepted two weeks after being placed on hold. It's not a guarantee of rejection or waitlisting... A good chunk of the people I know here were also held at some point before getting accepted.

[hmlee]

JD application deadline extended until 03/01. Doesn't make me feel great about my chances at this point...

http://twitter.com/nulawadmissions

Srsly? Why would they do this?

They did it last year too. Until I think March 15th. No big deal.

[rideaway]

I've never been a big poster on these forums - generally someone has already posted any information I might be looking for - but I did have one question I could use some input on. Northwestern is my first choice and I submitted my application (and was complete) back on 11/5/09. My numbers are 167/2.96 (Non-URM), making me a long shot I know, but there are some other elements in my application that I have to imagine will be well received by the committee (i.e. I have 6 years real-world experience post-undergrad including a book on international relations I authored that was published by St. Martin's Press and used in several grad school programs, a non-profit organization I founded, and oddly enough, an alt-rock band I started and led to a major label record deal).

Combined with a GPA-addendum, I've had some unexpected results so far this cycle but have yet to hear anything from Northwestern. To come to the point: it seems as though other schools have been willing to swallow my subpar GPA in light of my other qualifications (i.e. UCAL, BC, BU, all of which I was sure would reject me), but obviously my LSAT score is also well below NW's median. If I thought I could get my LSAT up to a 170+ on a June retake, would it be worth writing to the admissions committee expressing that possibility?

And will it be too late to propose such a strategy if I wait until a possible rejection letter arrives (I can't imagine it will be much longer before some decision is rendered with my application date)?

Any advice would be VERY much appreciated - feel free to PM me if you have some insight on this.

Thanks, and I hope this isn't a bother...

[beef wellington]

I'd talk to the adcomms ad find out if they'll wait till June. If so you wouldn't have much to lose since without the retake your best case scenario at that point would probably be riding the waitlist anyway.

Congrats on those other acceptances. Did you mean to say UCLA? If so, wow.

[Dignan]

New tweet:

"Decisions today for the JD, LLM, LLM in International Human Rights and LLM/Kellogg Programs. Check your email!!"

[jfonz]

Anyone?

[dnesto01]

Do the tweets come out before or after the emails are already sent?

[MirandaHobbes]

nothing for me.

[JusticeHarlan]

Dinged. Complete 12/29, 25% numbers and no w/e. Good luck everyone.

[Dignan]

Looks like this is going to be a Wednesday-ding/Thursday-hold/Friday-accept week.

[Wingdw]

Also Dinged today, also 25% numbers, approximately.

Ah well, always knew it was a long shot. I'm happy with my Fordham acceptance.

[The Pen Is Mightier]

Looks like this is going to be a Wednesday-ding/Thursday-hold/Friday-accept week.

Here's to spending the next hour barfing everytime I get a new email. Anyone else feel like drinking heavily and avoiding computers for awhile? Unfortunately I'm ni no position to do either...