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[D. H2Oman]

They sent acceptances yesterday morning...that's a change from their pattern. Unless someone knows more abbot their process?

The only pattern is chaos, next round of acceptances will be send via skywriter

[BlankC]

They sent acceptances yesterday morning...that's a change from their pattern. Unless someone knows more abbot their process?

The only pattern is chaos, next round of acceptances will be send via skywriter

in morse code watch for those dashes and dots

[stratocophic]

Well, I think I'm still pretty good - 166/3.75, only because my GPA is over 75th, which seems to be the magic criteria for 166ers on LSN.

You're also above median for LSAT. I'd say you're autoadmit because you solidify both medians, but what do I know...

Blatant anti-H20 trolling. We're talking people with 2.3-2.5 GPAs getting in, according to LSN. Not even URMs, in some cases.

umm where are you guys getting these medians from. LSN has outdated information and their numbers are from over 3 years ago.

From WUSTL's site directly the class of 2012 (last years class) had these #'s

GPA = 3.3/3.7/3.8
LSAT = 161/167/168
%%% = 25/50/75 respectively

http://law.wustl.edu/admissions/documen ... rofile.pdf

Old data. Good catch Gimme a break, I'm starting to lose it after WUSTL's strung me along for 2 week straight now. Buncha people from the 2/1 and 2/2 updates got in, I updated on 2/3. Every day since I've thought "today's the day!" It wasn't.

[stratocophic]

Blatant anti-H20 trolling. We're talking people with 2.3-2.5 GPAs getting in, according to LSN. Not even URMs, in some cases.

i didn't know what his gpa was nor who he was before i asked. i was asking for my own sake... i just signed up for WUSTL yesterday.

Just joking, easy man

[84Sunbird2000]

Well, I think I'm still pretty good - 166/3.75, only because my GPA is over 75th, which seems to be the magic criteria for 166ers on LSN.

You're also above median for LSAT. I'd say you're autoadmit because you solidify both medians, but what do I know...

Blatant anti-H20 trolling. We're talking people with 2.3-2.5 GPAs getting in, according to LSN. Not even URMs, in some cases.

umm where are you guys getting these medians from. LSN has outdated information and their numbers are from over 3 years ago.

From WUSTL's site directly the class of 2012 (last years class) had these #'s

GPA = 3.3/3.7/3.8
LSAT = 161/167/168
%%% = 25/50/75 respectively

http://law.wustl.edu/admissions/documen ... rofile.pdf

I knew I was below the Median, but according the to ABA guide, their median GPA was 3.6 and their 75th was 3.7.

That makes even more sense if the 50th GPA is 3.7, since they seem all-consumed with maintaining their medians, and 166ers are only getting in with a 3.7 plus.

I also wonder why WUSTL never reports the second decimal on their GPA. Maybe their 3.7 is actually a 3.66, and the 75th a 3.76. Who knows.

Oh, man, 30 minutes!

[finalaspects]

Old data. Good catch Gimme a break, I'm starting to lose it after WUSTL's strung me along for 2 week straight now. Buncha people from the 2/1 and 2/2 updates got in, I updated on 2/3. Every day since I've thought "today's the day!" It wasn't.

i understand. i've been waiting on some schools since mid-Oct and still nothing. I just applied to WUSTL yesterday but i went complete today. im betting i have like 2-3 more complete date changes to go...

what are your stats if you don't mind me asking? i have a 168 and 2.x gpa (higher than 2.6)

[finalaspects]

I knew I was below the Median, but according the to ABA guide, their median GPA was 3.6 and their 75th was 3.7.

That makes even more sense if the 50th GPA is 3.7, since they seem all-consumed with maintaining their medians, and 166ers are only getting in with a 3.7 plus.

I also wonder why WUSTL never reports the second decimal on their GPA. Maybe their 3.7 is actually a 3.66, and the 75th a 3.76. Who knows.

Oh, man, 30 minutes!

that's a good point they may be rounding up. i think they will try to maintain their LSAT or increase it this year due to the increased amount of applicants. makes sense from the LSN graph with 167+ (maybe they're trying to set 168 as the new median).

is 4:30 a special time? is that when they update when they do make decisions?

[stratocophic]

Old data. Good catch Gimme a break, I'm starting to lose it after WUSTL's strung me along for 2 week straight now. Buncha people from the 2/1 and 2/2 updates got in, I updated on 2/3. Every day since I've thought "today's the day!" It wasn't.

i understand. i've been waiting on some schools since mid-Oct and still nothing. I just applied to WUSTL yesterday but i went complete today. im betting i have like 2-3 more complete date changes to go...

what are your stats if you don't mind me asking? i have a 168 and 2.x gpa (higher than 2.6)

175, 3.21
You never know, someone just went submit-admit in 7 days. I was insanely jealous But happy for him nonetheless, and I don't have any pity for myself since I submitted in early January. October though, wow... that's rough. Admissions is a cruel mistress.

[stratocophic]

I knew I was below the Median, but according the to ABA guide, their median GPA was 3.6 and their 75th was 3.7.

That makes even more sense if the 50th GPA is 3.7, since they seem all-consumed with maintaining their medians, and 166ers are only getting in with a 3.7 plus.

I also wonder why WUSTL never reports the second decimal on their GPA. Maybe their 3.7 is actually a 3.66, and the 75th a 3.76. Who knows.

Oh, man, 30 minutes!

that's a good point they may be rounding up. i think they will try to maintain their LSAT or increase it this year due to the increased amount of applicants. makes sense from the LSN graph with 167+ (maybe they're trying to set 168 as the new median).

is 4:30 a special time? is that when they update when they do make decisions?

The last two Tuesdays have seen a flood of mass-email acceptances go out around that time. It makes everyone on this thread (including me) extremely twitchy

Edit: I'm thinking they're sticking with a 167... that line on LSN is pretty solid. Could be that they make a late push though!

[ndirish2010]

Old data. Good catch Gimme a break, I'm starting to lose it after WUSTL's strung me along for 2 week straight now. Buncha people from the 2/1 and 2/2 updates got in, I updated on 2/3. Every day since I've thought "today's the day!" It wasn't.

i understand. i've been waiting on some schools since mid-Oct and still nothing. I just applied to WUSTL yesterday but i went complete today. im betting i have like 2-3 more complete date changes to go...

what are your stats if you don't mind me asking? i have a 168 and 2.x gpa (higher than 2.6)

I'm in a similar situation with dates, applied Friday and complete yesterday, and I'm a 3.66/168. Seems like they are really inconsistent with the amount of time their decisions take, so I really don't know what to expect.

[mrm2083]

171/3.43 (2/4)
172/2.8 (2/3)
175/3.21 (2/3)
177/2.9 (2/3)
171/ 3.9

Could we be getting yield protected?

[finalaspects]

175, 3.21
You never know, someone just went submit-admit in 7 days. I was insanely jealous But happy for him nonetheless, and I don't have any pity for myself since I submitted in early January. October though, wow... that's rough. Admissions is a cruel mistress.

damn nice stats. did you write in those 4 lines about why WUSTL? and when did you apply? you should get in... or maybe they think with that LSAT you would get into T14? (which you probably did if you applied)

[84Sunbird2000]

I knew I was below the Median, but according the to ABA guide, their median GPA was 3.6 and their 75th was 3.7.

That makes even more sense if the 50th GPA is 3.7, since they seem all-consumed with maintaining their medians, and 166ers are only getting in with a 3.7 plus.

I also wonder why WUSTL never reports the second decimal on their GPA. Maybe their 3.7 is actually a 3.66, and the 75th a 3.76. Who knows.

Oh, man, 30 minutes!

that's a good point they may be rounding up. they will try to maintain their LSAT or increase it this year due to the increased amount of applicants. makes sense from the LSN graph with 168+ (maybe they're trying to set 168 as the new median).

is 4:30 a special time? is that when they update when they do make decisions?

Well, that has been the time (4:30-4:45) when most decisions have been going out, and Tuesdays had been a big day the last couple weeks. It's just speculation, since WUSTL's status checked seems designed specifically to encourage speculation and/or insanity.

Yeah, WUSTL is about the most splitter friendly school, and for BOTH GPA and LSAT. It's amazing.

[finalaspects]

171/3.43 (2/4)
172/2.8 (2/3)
175/3.21 (2/3)
177/2.9 (2/3)
171/ 3.9

Could we be getting yield protected?

170+ can get you into T14 if you blanket the top14... so there is a good chance yes... unless you expressed a sincere interest in WUSTL in your personal statement or something which is why i believe some 170+ were already accepted.

[fl0w]

I just got an email in my inbox for my Washington University in St. Louis class reunion.

I thought it was good news, but it was just an invitation to an awkward social event (the infamous 5 yr reunion).

[finalaspects]

Well, that has been the time (4:30-4:45) when most decisions have been going out, and Tuesdays had been a big day the last couple weeks. It's just speculation, since WUSTL's status checked seems designed specifically to encourage speculation and/or insanity.

Yeah, WUSTL is about the most splitter friendly school, and for BOTH GPA and LSAT. It's amazing.

Looking at LSN for this year, WUSTL seems to at least wait 1 day before each wave.... and it looks like there was a wave yesterday... (hopefully i'm wrong)

[sibley]

171/3.43 (2/4)
172/2.8 (2/3)
175/3.21 (2/3)
177/2.9 (2/3)
171/ 3.9

Could we be getting yield protected?

170+ can get you into T14 if you blanket the top14... so there is a good chance yes... unless you expressed a sincere interest in WUSTL in your personal statement or something which is why i believe some 170+ were already accepted.

This makes sense to me.... maybe.
I'm 170, 3.34. All but the first two: 171/3.43 and 172/2.8 fits with the YP idea in my head.

But. Maybe they would have done it to me too, had I not had a LOR from their old dean?


edit: sorry... I started editing before your post popped up.

[finalaspects]

This makes sense to me.... maybe.
I'm 170, 3.34. All but the 172/2.8 fits with the YP idea in my head.

i was taking a guess too. but that 172/2.8 would have been accepted imo to Northwestern if he/she did ED and that's a T14.

[D. H2Oman]

This makes sense to me.... maybe.
I'm 170, 3.34. All but the 172/2.8 fits with the YP idea in my head.

The rest will be YP, I will be YS. (you suck)

[sibley]

meh. sorry y'all, see my edit... when I wrote the post I actually didn't see the top numbers so I had to rethink it a little bit. and then you both posted just so darn quickly...

[Rawlsian]

It doesn't look like WUSTL YP's.

http://washu.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0506/

http://washu.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0607/

http://washu.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0708/

http://washu.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/0809/

[Eruannon]

Hmm...

[sibley]

still haven't gotten my flashdrive =(

[finalaspects]

still haven't gotten my flashdrive =(

weather around the country is pretty bad with flights and schools canceled in a lot of places. im sure its coming.

[chicoalto0649]

lol the same thing just happened to me... Can we compile a list of people with numbers that should get in to WUSTL and are still in limbo so we all feel better. I'll start:

171/3.43
2/4 and still nothing

163/3.29 updated complete 2/4

You're my exact number twin. No update for me. Still just complete at 1/5. I am also URM

Edit: also wrote a page long Why Wustl essay