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[everything_bagel]

Bagel, what's your numbers? You can PM if you don't want to share on here.

Also congrats!!

Sorry everythingbagel! Although, you just quoted yourself again..?

And yes please, I'm so neurotic - could you post or PM numbers? D: or a LSN?

pm'd!

[FloridaCoastalorbust]

FYI, UVA's c/o 2016 had 11 Dillards as matriculates and a whopping 26 for c/o 2017 matriculates.

You have to assume at least 25% of recipients don't take the Dillard. And there's only been three reported Dillards on TLS for this cycle.

Point is, there's plenty of Dillards left to go around!

[amw342]

Ahh! Just got in yesterday!!!

[amw342]

to anyone who's interviewing soon: now that acceptances have started, you MIGHT get accepted at the end of your interview if it goes really well. an ~inside source~ told me this. (jk just a lurker who got accepted on the spot) (but yeah this is a possibility)

This happened to me yesterday!!! The interviewer and I both happened to have a sincere love of long distance running. And BOOM.....accepted.

[liawy]

I got in at the end of the interview too (this was a couple of weeks ago).
Well actually the interview ended and then twenty minutes later I got a call. I thought they wanted to clarify something but nope, I got in!

Got a letter in the mail today with a Dillard offer as well though no prior warning by call or email so it was a great surprise.
The letter doesn't say anything about a deadline for accepting it so I presume there are no extra constraints. Will report back if I turn out to be wrong about this.
Really excited about it!
My little sister is going to UVA for undergrad so it would be awesome going to the same-ish school haha.

[blueberrycrumble]

Congratulations liawy!! You have crazy numbers too!

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[blueberrycrumble]

Finally submitted... determined not to look at my app again afterwards

I went complete 10/6 but haven't heard a peep, and on LSN There are at least a few people who went complete after I did and were admitted (one with a Dillard). Now officially worried

Don't worry - you're practically a lock with your numbers!

[liawy]

Yeah, I really don't think there's much rhyme or reason to it.
I got nervous when people who went complete after me were getting interviews too so I understand.

[sneakyleo]

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[everything_bagel]

I got in at the end of the interview too (this was a couple of weeks ago).
Well actually the interview ended and then twenty minutes later I got a call. I thought they wanted to clarify something but nope, I got in!

Got a letter in the mail today with a Dillard offer as well though no prior warning by call or email so it was a great surprise.
The letter doesn't say anything about a deadline for accepting it so I presume there are no extra constraints. Will report back if I turn out to be wrong about this.
Really excited about it!
My little sister is going to UVA for undergrad so it would be awesome going to the same-ish school haha.

Congrats, man! How awesome to be able to end up in the same place as your sister.

FWIW I also got my letter in the mail yesterday, and agree--nothing about deadlines/conditions.

[liawy]

Thanks! I feel pretty lucky, especially so early in the cycle.

[clarita42]

I got a Dillard!! Heard last week. So excited!!

[Mack.Hambleton]

UVA is the WUSTL of the T14

[R. Jeeves]

Interview request via email just now. Submitted a little over a month ago.

[coldsteady]

In via...facebook invite! Seriously, I happened to check my email late last night and received an invitation from Cordel L. Faulk for Virginia c/o 2018. Sure enough, the status checker confirmed an acceptance! I still haven't received an official email or phone call, but I'm very excited about this! UVA seems like such a great community and is one of my top choices! I can't wait to visit.

[Mack.Hambleton]

In via...facebook invite! Seriously, I happened to check my email late last night and received an invitation from Cordel L. Faulk for Virginia c/o 2018. Sure enough, the status checker confirmed an acceptance! I still haven't received an official email or phone call, but I'm very excited about this! UVA seems like such a great community and is one of my top choices! I can't wait to visit.

haha nice

[HRomanus]

What's the word on necessary numbers for the Dillard?

[everything_bagel]

In via...facebook invite! Seriously, I happened to check my email late last night and received an invitation from Cordel L. Faulk for Virginia c/o 2018. Sure enough, the status checker confirmed an acceptance! I still haven't received an official email or phone call, but I'm very excited about this! UVA seems like such a great community and is one of my top choices! I can't wait to visit.

haha this happened to me too, after I missed their call. Thought it might be what they do if they can't reach you right away. Any missed calls on your end?

[coldsteady]

In via...facebook invite! Seriously, I happened to check my email late last night and received an invitation from Cordel L. Faulk for Virginia c/o 2018. Sure enough, the status checker confirmed an acceptance! I still haven't received an official email or phone call, but I'm very excited about this! UVA seems like such a great community and is one of my top choices! I can't wait to visit.

haha this happened to me too, after I missed their call. Thought it might be what they do if they can't reach you right away. Any missed calls on your end?

My phone didn't show any missed calls, but I get terrible reception during the workday. They very well could have called without it registering at all. Regardless of the medium, a UVA Law acceptance is great news!

[lashley]

So at what point should I become concerned that I haven't heard back? I applied/went complete mid Sept and it looks like everyone who went complete then (according to LSN) has either interviewed or been accepted. I'm above both 75ths but I wrote a genuine Why UVA...

[sneakyleo]

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[Chris McCandless]

I've been looking at LSN and I am completely lost on UVA top scholarships.

From 2013, here are the $164,000 scholarships (I'm assuming Dillards?) offered.

LSAT-GPA-Sent

172-3.95-10/15
166-3.86-11/16 (URM)
172-4.0-NA
171-3.85-NA
171-4.07-11/11
173-3.99-NA
172-3.87-11/21
167-4.02-1/21 (URM)
170-3.84-11/1
173-3.5-NA
172-4.0-2/27
173-3.9-1/3
175-3.9-9/1
172-4.0-10/1
180-3.84-9/30

And $160,000 scholarships:

169-3.97-1/13
173-3.9-12/13
175-3.7-11/27
171-3.9-11/10
172-3.6-NA (URM)

And $150,000 scholarships:

173-3.96-10/4
169-3.89-NA
169-3.9-10/5
170-3.95-11/6
171-3.93-11/27
171-3.99-1/15

That's fifteen offered (presumably) Dillards just on LSN, which I've heard is about 10% of applicants. That seems a little off. Plus, look at how Duke - a private, lower ranked, lower LST score school - gives fewer and less scholarships! Do you guys know anything about how UVA does scholarships?

[xylocarp]

I've been looking at LSN and I am completely lost on UVA top scholarships.

From 2013, here are the $164,000 scholarships (I'm assuming Dillards?) offered.

LSAT-GPA-Sent

172-3.95-10/15
166-3.86-11/16 (URM)
172-4.0-NA
171-3.85-NA
171-4.07-11/11
173-3.99-NA
172-3.87-11/21
167-4.02-1/21 (URM)
170-3.84-11/1
173-3.5-NA
172-4.0-2/27
173-3.9-1/3
175-3.9-9/1
172-4.0-10/1
180-3.84-9/30

And $160,000 scholarships:

169-3.97-1/13
173-3.9-12/13
175-3.7-11/27
171-3.9-11/10
172-3.6-NA (URM)

And $150,000 scholarships:

173-3.96-10/4
169-3.89-NA
169-3.9-10/5
170-3.95-11/6
171-3.93-11/27
171-3.99-1/15

That's fifteen offered (presumably) Dillards just on LSN, which I've heard is about 10% of applicants. That seems a little off. Plus, look at how Duke - a private, lower ranked, lower LST score school - gives fewer and less scholarships! Do you guys know anything about how UVA does scholarships?

from my research, it seems they prefer 171+ and high GPAs (though there are some sub 171s ofc in the data, but those seem to be the exception rather than the rule). on top of that, UVA, probably more than any other T14, really looks for a strong interest in UVA over other top schools. they are the YP king, after all. not to say you won't get good $$$ without one or more of those criteria, but that's what I would be shooting for if I really wanted the Dillard.

I have YP #s, but I think I did an excellent job conveying my interest in UVA in my why UVA statement and in my interview, which I'm sure was at least part of the reason I got the Dillard, esp since my other softs are average/below average. visiting is a good way, imo, to convey interest beyond the internet research that goes into a Why X, though ofc that's going to be cost/time prohibitive for a lot of people. if you do visit, be sure to talk about it in your interview.

and yeah, re: duke, some schools are just more generous with aid than others, and UVA has historically given out good $.