Georgetown C/O 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

tflan19 · Post by **tflan19** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:04 pm

gobears!! wrote:Have any midwest/west coast applicants been contacted yet?

I was contacted, but with the east coast cities/options!

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:27 pm

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:28 pm

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doublehoohopeful · Post by **doublehoohopeful** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:29 pm

benwyatt wrote:
basedvulpes wrote:Should I feel bad about not having an interview request? What's the deal-io?
No, they definitely do not interview everyone.

They specifically mentioned DC ties in my email, for whatever that is worth.

basedvulpes · Post by **basedvulpes** » Fri Oct 02, 2015 5:31 pm

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Bfalcon · Post by **Bfalcon** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:44 am

Morning folks,

I'm the senior co-president of Georgetown's Military Law Society. More than happy to take questions from any vets or service-members looking at Georgetown. We have a robust society with 117 members and over 85 J.D. student-veterans/active duty/reserve. This year, our Board and committees will be hosting 19 events including a comprehensive career series, academic and national-security related panels, social events, and admissions events. We also pair all MLS members with distinguished veteran alumni in the D.C. area through our External Mentorship Program as well as 1L/1E pairing with internal upperclass-student mentors. Currently lobbying for veterans experiential learning courses, scholarship and YRP upgrades and veteran hiring in BigLaw.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:37 am

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slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:43 am

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 11:48 am

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:41 pm

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Generally · Post by **Generally** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:14 pm

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 1:26 pm

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darlenealderson · Post by **darlenealderson** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 2:59 pm

Out of curiousity, for those being offered group interviews how many time slots were available?

Muiraquita · Post by **Muiraquita** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:02 pm

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 3:02 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:25 pm

So is the consensus that PILS is so competitive that it's not worth applying to if you're not ridiculously awesome?

EDIT yeah no way am I wasting my time applying

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:29 pm

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darlenealderson · Post by **darlenealderson** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:30 pm

barley wrote:So is the consensus that PILS is so competitive that it's not worth applying to if you're not ridiculously awesome?

I applied and I'm definitely not awesome enough to get it...but at least this time (my first cycle of trying to do this) I figured might as well shoot for the stars. It doesn't cost anything other than effort, and it can't hurt. At the very least applying for PILS shows you put in the extra effort to do that which demonstrates that you did research and have serious interest in the school? I don't know, I'm incredibly doubtful that I'll get in to PILS (or RTK at NYU) but I guess I just feel in part that as someone who is 100% PI focused it might look silly for me not to try, and the worst they can say is no.

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:32 pm

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barley · Post by **barley** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:34 pm

darlenealderson wrote:
barley wrote:So is the consensus that PILS is so competitive that it's not worth applying to if you're not ridiculously awesome?
I applied and I'm definitely not awesome enough to get it...but at least this time (my first cycle of trying to do this) I figured might as well shoot for the stars. It doesn't cost anything other than effort, and it can't hurt. At the very least applying for PILS shows you put in the extra effort to do that which demonstrates that you did research and have serious interest in the school? I don't know, I'm incredibly doubtful that I'll get in to PILS (or RTK at NYU) but I guess I just feel in part that as someone who is 100% PI focused it might look silly for me not to try, and the worst they can say is no.

Eep it looks like you need a separate LOR though? And it needs to be labeled specifically for PILS, which means I can't use the RTK one (which is labeled "For Public Interest" or something like that.

Muiraquita · Post by **Muiraquita** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:34 pm

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benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:38 pm

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darlenealderson · Post by **darlenealderson** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 5:39 pm

slippin_jimmy wrote:
barley wrote: Eep it looks like you need a separate LOR though? And it needs to be labeled specifically for PILS, which means I can't use the RTK one (which is labeled "For Public Interest" or something like that.
It doesn't go through the LSAC website, so you could just ask the recommender to make the changes and send straight to GULC.

+1 that's what I did. It was an annoying extra step but I think worth it.