Northwestern 2011 Applicants Forum

jrose5 · Post by **jrose5** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:24 pm

hipstermafia wrote:
jrose5 wrote:In!! Straight from ugrad. Interviewed on campus 2 wks ago. Ecstatic!
congrats buddy!! i know you really wanted this one

Thanks! This was one of the BEST ways to start the weekend!

Congrats to the other admits!

sargell83 · Post by **sargell83** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:24 pm

suddenly i cant sign in to the status checker. it does not recognize my information. it was ok 23 hours ago. guess it is a bad sign((

Flips88 · Post by **Flips88** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:26 pm

sargell83 wrote:suddenly i cant sign in to the status checker. it does not recognize my information. it was ok 23 hours ago. guess it is a bad sign((

Mine's doing the same. Says wait 72 hours. Maybe they're fixing something. I also just submitted my Hold response form. So maybe that has something to do with it.

neonx · Post by **neonx** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:26 pm

No word yet. Applied in late January, complete 2/4.

DAMN MY PAPER APPLICATION!

RTFM · Post by **RTFM** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:32 pm

nulawadmissions: There is a minor bug affecting a small portion of our status check users. We're working on the issue & hope to have everything sorted soon!

That's probably what's up with y'alls status checkers.

Congrats to everyone who got in today! Here's hoping they move on to holds soon...

ku1185 · Post by **ku1185** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:35 pm

RTFM wrote:
nulawadmissions: There is a minor bug affecting a small portion of our status check users. We're working on the issue & hope to have everything sorted soon!
That's probably what's up with y'alls status checkers.

Congrats to everyone who got in today! Here's hoping they move on to holds soon...

Good to know. I assumed the worst when I couldn't check my status anymore.

sargell83 · Post by **sargell83** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:38 pm

RTFM wrote:
nulawadmissions: There is a minor bug affecting a small portion of our status check users. We're working on the issue & hope to have everything sorted soon!
That's probably what's up with y'alls status checkers.

oh, ok)

Flips88 · Post by **Flips88** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:50 pm

Just checked and found an open interview slot that works for me. thank god.

ChriLa425 · Post by **ChriLa425** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 7:54 pm

To everyone that's having status checker issues, I also can't sign in but I'm international so they sent me an acceptance letter via email today. So don't assume its bad!!

bk1 · Post by **bk1** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:03 pm

Flips88 wrote:Just checked and found an open interview slot that works for me. thank god.

Nice. Hope yours will be better than mine.

Flips88 · Post by **Flips88** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:12 pm

bk187 wrote:
Flips88 wrote:Just checked and found an open interview slot that works for me. thank god.
Nice. Hope yours will be better than mine.

Any tips? What questions did they ask?

I'm guessing: Why law school? Why Northwestern? What area do you wanna focus on? What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Missing any?

antonin · Post by **antonin** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:15 pm

I went with the idea that they ask Why Law why Northwestern and was caught off guard to find out not many questions about that and more "what you do at your work" "why you went to undergrad where you went" "what are your leadership qualities" "what is your community service" etc.

jrose5 · Post by **jrose5** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:17 pm

antonin wrote:I went with the idea that they ask Why Law why Northwestern and was caught off guard to find out not many questions about that and more "what you do at your work" "why you went to undergrad where you went" "what are your leadership qualities" "what is your community service" etc.

+1

I didn't feel like I was thrown any curveballs. The questions were very standard. If you think it could be on the interview, it probably will be. After all, it'll last 30-45 minutes.

Magnolia · Post by **Magnolia** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:17 pm

I was asked how I feel about my LSAT score and GPA. Definitely caught me off-guard.

bk1 · Post by **bk1** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:19 pm

Flips88 wrote:Any tips? What questions did they ask?

I'm guessing: Why law school? Why Northwestern? What area do you wanna focus on? What are your strengths and weaknesses?

Missing any?

PM'ed.

Also, the advice above is good as it can vary by the person who interviews though it seems fairly standard considering they have a guidebook that they give to all interviewers.

I wasn't asked about LSAT/GPA but they do have you write it down for the interviewer so it is definitely fair game.

syezzie · Post by **syezzie** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:22 pm

"What's a common misperception about you?" threw me for loop.

antonin · Post by **antonin** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:23 pm

By the way, I got held, just saw it few minutes ago on my mail. Quite disappointed about it... this is my fourth waitlist and have not yet heard any good news.

Flips88 · Post by **Flips88** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:24 pm

syezzie wrote:"What's a common misperception about you?" threw me for loop.

That I play basketball. Boom.

ChriLa425 · Post by **ChriLa425** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:25 pm

Mine were super standard: "Why law school?" "what made you pick your undergrad?" "what are your plans after law school?" "why northwestern?"

ChriLa425 · Post by **ChriLa425** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:26 pm

antonin wrote:By the way, I got held, just saw it few minutes ago on my mail. Quite disappointed about it... this is my fourth waitlist and have not yet heard any good news.

that's rough...hope things turn around for you soon

antonin · Post by **antonin** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:34 pm

Thanks... I expected things to be hard and at least I have a job.

ChriLa425 · Post by **ChriLa425** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:48 pm

yeah and given the recent economy thats nothing to take for granted

jtemp320 · Post by **jtemp320** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:51 pm

Flips88 wrote:
syezzie wrote:"What's a common misperception about you?" threw me for loop.
That I play basketball. Boom.

Haha yeah me too...I said that I'm a very serious person...but actually I think I have a good sense of humor/like to have fun...

lame in so many ways

bk1 · Post by **bk1** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:52 pm

jtemp320 wrote:lame in so many ways

This is how I feel about every answer I give to stock interview questions.

Flips88 · Post by **Flips88** » Fri Mar 04, 2011 8:52 pm

jtemp320 wrote:
Flips88 wrote:
syezzie wrote:"What's a common misperception about you?" threw me for loop.
That I play basketball. Boom.
Haha yeah me too...I said that I'm a very serious person...but actually I think I have a good sense of humor/like to have fun...

lame in so many ways

Do you belong in our tall person thread?

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