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Post by cron1834 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:16 pm

vuthy wrote: At some point in the next few years, if this continues, the AALS is going to have to step in and impose some best practices. If it were up to the schools, they'd wait until August or September, and then expect everyone to pick up an move in a week.
I do think there's some truth to this. The current situation benefits law schools insofar as they know who's really interested, b/c those applicants have to really ride it out. It threatens to get a little inhumane, though. I never dealt with spring/summer waiting for money, WL, etc when I went through graduate admissions.

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Post by KatyMarie » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:17 pm

vuthy wrote:
KatyMarie wrote:Did they just go ahead and waitlist the rest of their applicant pool?
This is actually a legitimate question. I think it's another example of the fact that schools (especially mid-T14) are terrified about being the first one to fully commit to applicants. They're all essentially waiting each other out -- and making the applicants wait along with them.

At some point in the next few years, if this continues, the AALS is going to have to step in and impose some best practices. If it were up to the schools, they'd wait until August or September, and then expect everyone to pick up and move in a week.
I'm not an expert on this stuff, but I'd think some of the T-14 schools are going to lose this game of chicken if they scare off all their highly qualified candidates with endless holds and waitlists...

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Post by doctorpepper » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:20 pm

I'm with you all...waitlisted. 167/3.8, wrote Why Michigan. Disappointing, of course, but impressive how pleasant (relatively) Michigan was in that email.

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Post by lawschool22 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:20 pm

KatyMarie wrote:
vuthy wrote:
KatyMarie wrote:Did they just go ahead and waitlist the rest of their applicant pool?
This is actually a legitimate question. I think it's another example of the fact that schools (especially mid-T14) are terrified about being the first one to fully commit to applicants. They're all essentially waiting each other out -- and making the applicants wait along with them.

At some point in the next few years, if this continues, the AALS is going to have to step in and impose some best practices. If it were up to the schools, they'd wait until August or September, and then expect everyone to pick up and move in a week.
I'm not an expert on this stuff, but I'd think some of the T-14 schools are going to lose this game of chicken if they scare off all their highly qualified candidates with endless holds and waitlists...
Yeah, I'm predicting NYU's median goes to 175 :D. In all seriousness, they seemed to take a completely different approach. Give people very fast decisions (comparatively speaking, I know there are still plenty of people waiting) and then wage an endless outreach campaign for accepted students. If you take a look at the c/o 2017 thread, you'll see a lot of people who were very happy with the way they handled things. There are already people who were held at Columbia coming in and saying, in essence, "screw CLS I'm going to NYU." I could see this having some impact.

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Re: Michigan Applicants C/O 2017 (Applicants 2013-2014)

Post by vuthy » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:23 pm

KatyMarie wrote:
vuthy wrote:
KatyMarie wrote:Did they just go ahead and waitlist the rest of their applicant pool?
This is actually a legitimate question. I think it's another example of the fact that schools (especially mid-T14) are terrified about being the first one to fully commit to applicants. They're all essentially waiting each other out -- and making the applicants wait along with them.

At some point in the next few years, if this continues, the AALS is going to have to step in and impose some best practices. If it were up to the schools, they'd wait until August or September, and then expect everyone to pick up and move in a week.
I'm not an expert on this stuff, but I'd think some of the T-14 schools are going to lose this game of chicken if they scare off all their highly qualified candidates with endless holds and waitlists...
Nah they'll be fine. That's the worst part (from an applicant's point of view) -- schools can wait until the summer and we'll still gladly line up to go. That's why short of an outside enforcement mechanism (like the AALS), they'll just continue to do this.

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Re: Michigan Applicants C/O 2017 (Applicants 2013-2014)

Post by Balthy » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:24 pm

Waitlisted as well. Above both 75ths. No why Michigan.

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Post by barrelofmonkeys » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:28 pm

hey, i finally got news from mich?

literally happy about not having to wake up and check that damn status checker every morning

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Re: Michigan Applicants C/O 2017 (Applicants 2013-2014)

Post by anyriotgirl » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:28 pm

KatyMarie wrote:
vuthy wrote:
KatyMarie wrote:Did they just go ahead and waitlist the rest of their applicant pool?
This is actually a legitimate question. I think it's another example of the fact that schools (especially mid-T14) are terrified about being the first one to fully commit to applicants. They're all essentially waiting each other out -- and making the applicants wait along with them.

At some point in the next few years, if this continues, the AALS is going to have to step in and impose some best practices. If it were up to the schools, they'd wait until August or September, and then expect everyone to pick up and move in a week.
I'm not an expert on this stuff, but I'd think some of the T-14 schools are going to lose this game of chicken if they scare off all their highly qualified candidates with endless holds and waitlists...
The thing is, once you're above the 75th, it doesn't really matter how far above it you are as far as the school's stats are concerned. For Michigan, a 171 is as good as a 175, so there's really not much of a downside for them to YP

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Re: Michigan Applicants C/O 2017 (Applicants 2013-2014)

Post by vuthy » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:31 pm

anyriotgirl wrote:
KatyMarie wrote:
vuthy wrote:
KatyMarie wrote:Did they just go ahead and waitlist the rest of their applicant pool?
This is actually a legitimate question. I think it's another example of the fact that schools (especially mid-T14) are terrified about being the first one to fully commit to applicants. They're all essentially waiting each other out -- and making the applicants wait along with them.

At some point in the next few years, if this continues, the AALS is going to have to step in and impose some best practices. If it were up to the schools, they'd wait until August or September, and then expect everyone to pick up and move in a week.
I'm not an expert on this stuff, but I'd think some of the T-14 schools are going to lose this game of chicken if they scare off all their highly qualified candidates with endless holds and waitlists...
The thing is, once you're above the 75th, it doesn't really matter how far above it you are as far as the school's stats are concerned. For Michigan, a 171 is as good as a 175, so there's really not much of a downside for them to YP
Not even the 75ths. It's really the median they care about more than anything. So even a 171 is fairly dispensable.

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Re: Michigan Applicants C/O 2017 (Applicants 2013-2014)

Post by KatyMarie » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:36 pm

vuthy wrote:Not even the 75ths. It's really the median they care about more than anything. So even a 171 is fairly dispensable.
Huh. Never thought about it that way. Makes sense though.

Oh well, it's real cold there anyway. :P

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Post by Otunga » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:36 pm

Otunga wrote:Median LSAT and > 75th GPA...but anticipating a WL because of no Why Michigan. How important is the why essay?
WLed!

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Post by first_doom » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:37 pm

WL today

LSAT: 75th
GPA: >> 75th
No Why Michigan

Pretty expected, I didn't give them any reason to think I'd consider them. Oh well.

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Post by La Cosa Nostra » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:43 pm

SupCutie wrote:
La Cosa Nostra wrote:Waitlisted

3.8x/166, wrote a WHY MICH, Submitted mid November
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Post by wsparker » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:46 pm

Also waitlisted, so glad to finally hear back and the email was nice!

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Post by LawSchoolHopeful5 » Fri Feb 21, 2014 6:58 pm

gobears!! wrote:Waitlisted today. Wrote a why Michigan. Reverse splitter--message me for stats.

This is my 7th t-14 waitlist offer. I am going to have a very long summer!!!!!
I'm only at 5 haha

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Re: Michigan Applicants C/O 2017 (Applicants 2013-2014)

Post by yossarian » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:12 pm

WLed. Below both 25ths. Will ride it out

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Post by Samsing » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:14 pm

WLed as well and above both 75ths. I wrote a Why Michigan. I'm not even mad I'll choose between my T6 options. :D Good luck to those who have it as a top choice. Hang in there!

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Post by Otunga » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:21 pm

Are why essays getting too commonplace? Perhaps they don't do much to distinguish people. Of course it depends on how great/not great the reasons are in the paper.

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Post by MT Cicero » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:23 pm

WL'd as well. I'll be riding it out. 4th T-14 WL, but with my super-splitter status, I'm not terribly surprised or down about it!

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Post by aena » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:29 pm

jk148706 wrote:Wth is going on here

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Post by yomisterd » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:34 pm

Waitlisted. >75th LSAT. >>75th GPA. 2 years we. No why michigan.

I feel YPed.

ETA: Withdrew. So good luck to everyone else.

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Post by Otunga » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:39 pm

barrelofmonkeys wrote:hey, i finally got news from mich?

literally happy about not having to wake up and check that damn status checker every morning

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>75th LSAT, >50th GPA
no why mich (oops)
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So, many contenders are getting waitlisted, with or without why essays. Not sure what to make of it.

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Post by Pau.C. » Fri Feb 21, 2014 7:59 pm

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