WUSTL Class of 2019 Applicants Forum

splitterfromhell · Post by **splitterfromhell** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 2:51 pm

Post removed.

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 2:55 pm

Post removed.

Scalvert · Post by **Scalvert** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 3:10 pm

splitterfromhell wrote:
Scalvert wrote:Has anyone with a sub-167 been accepted yet? Just looking at LSN, it doesn't seem so.
Aren't 166s generally considered safe?

I would think so, but just going by the self-reported stats on LSN, there don't seem to have been any acceptances extended to anyone with less than a 167 (yet anyway). I interviewed on Monday and haven't heard a word since. A few people have gotten acceptances the next day after the interview, but it looks like everyone who was admitted that quickly was someone with a167+ (which I am, unfortunately, not). In typical paranoid fashion, I'm trying to determine if my interview sucked that badly, or if they're just waiting until later to admit those of us who are somewhat below LSAT median.

yallayallamohandes · Post by **yallayallamohandes** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 6:27 pm

Post Removed.

janderson821 · Post by **janderson821** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:00 pm

I got a scholar in law scholarship via email today. It is not quite the 150,000 scholarship but I am very excited about it and it will be hard to pass up!

Scalvert · Post by **Scalvert** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 7:17 pm

janderson821 wrote:I got a scholar in law scholarship via email today. It is not quite the 150,000 scholarship but I am very excited about it and it will be hard to pass up!

Yay! Congrats!

legit · Post by **legit** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:35 pm

janderson821 wrote:I got a scholar in law scholarship via email today. It is not quite the 150,000 scholarship but I am very excited about it and it will be hard to pass up!

Request for a larger scholarship!

ForgotMyPassword · Post by **ForgotMyPassword** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:47 pm

legit wrote:
janderson821 wrote:I got a scholar in law scholarship via email today. It is not quite the 150,000 scholarship but I am very excited about it and it will be hard to pass up!
Request for a larger scholarship!

TITCR - I negotiated my initial scholarship multiple times right up to the deposit deadline. I applied far later in the cycle than all of you early birds, but it should work about the same. Wait until you get offers from other schools, leverage them, and repeat regardless of the outcome as you get more offers / other schools increase.

w00kash · Post by **w00kash** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 9:54 pm

ForgotMyPassword wrote:
legit wrote:
janderson821 wrote:I got a scholar in law scholarship via email today. It is not quite the 150,000 scholarship but I am very excited about it and it will be hard to pass up!
Request for a larger scholarship!
TITCR - I negotiated my initial scholarship multiple times right up to the deposit deadline. I applied far later in the cycle than all of you early birds, but it should work about the same. Wait until you get offers from other schools, leverage them, and repeat regardless of the outcome as you get more offers / other schools increase.

I'll have to second (or third) this. Congratulations to everyone that got in and on the great scholarship offers you've gotten so far! No feeling like it! That being said, last cycle I got a great but not great enough offer in November that I turned down near the deadline. All I did was say I was going somewhere else (not even a peer school) and they upped my scholarship considerably. Like, beyond what I deserved. Point is, even if you're generally happy with your scholarship, I wouldn't settle! Again, congratulations on the acceptances and offers so far and good luck to everyone else that's still waiting!

cc1012 · Post by **cc1012** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:10 pm

Post removed.

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:19 pm

Post removed.

RareExports · Post by **RareExports** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:19 pm

cc1012 wrote:Received a full tuition Scholars in Law Scholarship!!

Is this negotiable after other scholarships start coming in? Like, could I negotiate a stipend or do most schools stop at full tuition?

You'll probably get a small stipend offer, but not until much later (like March/April). It is negotiable.

fliptrip · Post by **fliptrip** » Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:24 pm

Got full scholarship email this afternoon. If they keep stuff like this up I'm going to start to think I'm really something. I guess I better get my butt down to St. Louis to see how everything feels. WUSTL is doing a great early job of sales, I gotta give them that.

PeanutsNJam · Post by **PeanutsNJam** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:57 am

splitterfromhell wrote:
Scalvert wrote:Has anyone with a sub-167 been accepted yet? Just looking at LSN, it doesn't seem so.
Aren't 166s generally considered safe?

The median went up to 167 so idk if 166 is "safe". Pretty sure WUSTL will fight tooth and nail to keep it there/keep raising it. As evidenced by all these full scholarship offers. I'm a 1L, and there was a dinner for a special scholarship (either full or full + stipend), and it was 40 people. The class is 205. This dinner did not include people who negotiated up to a full ride, nor does it include near-full rides like 120k+. Include those, and I'm willing to bet at least half the class is here on 120k+.

It's the only way to steal people from T14's. I know a ton of people here who turned down 10-30k/yr at a T14 for a full ride here.

barley · Post by **barley** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 11:37 am

Fiiiinally got my fee waiver, now I have to decide if I want to apply!

I actually like the idea of WUSTL a lot because it's in a fascinating location in terms of poverty and race relations... But I don't know if job placement is good enough for where I want to end up.

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:08 pm

Post removed.

barley · Post by **barley** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:14 pm

benwyatt wrote:
barley wrote:Fiiiinally got my fee waiver, now I have to decide if I want to apply!

I actually like the idea of WUSTL a lot because it's in a fascinating location in terms of poverty and race relations... But I don't know if job placement is good enough for where I want to end up.
I think their OCI process can be pretty rough, but you should apply for scholly options if nothing else.

Not interested in OCI #PIlyfe

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:20 pm

Post removed.

NotoriousRBGJr. · Post by **NotoriousRBGJr.** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:36 pm

Post removed.

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:53 pm

Post removed.

janderson821 · Post by **janderson821** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:04 pm

slippin_jimmy wrote:Two questions -

Is a Why WashU essay necessary/helpful? Did those receiving merit packages submit?
Do you need to submit any additional essays to be considered for certain programs?

Thanks, been browsing about the website and didn't see anything that appeared that way.

I didn't write a why Washu or any other extra essays and still got a law in scholar award

benwyatt · Post by **benwyatt** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:07 pm

Post removed.

slippin_jimmy · Post by **slippin_jimmy** » Fri Oct 09, 2015 7:14 pm

Post removed.

zozo1717 · Post by **zozo1717** » Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:30 am

Checking in! Got my acceptance yesterday!! I was kinda nervous as I am a somewhat non-traditional applicant. Congrats to others who have heard as well

ShouldIGoToLawSchool · Post by **ShouldIGoToLawSchool** » Tue Oct 13, 2015 9:25 pm

WUSTL is really aggressive - my LSAC account has nothing but my LSAT score and one of my two UG transcripts, but they have still been bombarding my email, and today they already invited me to interview even without applying.