Worst Cycle of the Year Forum

[r6_philly]

this isn't quite the horror of all horror stories, but i got rejected from michigan after receiving a fee waiver and a personalized note from Dean Z in sept. My numbers really could have gone either way, but I thought the fee waiver and all that jazz was a little cold blooded after all was said and done. I almost would have rather just paid the app fee in the beginning - at least it would have stung less in the end. also, mich was my only rejection and i applied to a bunch of schools ranked right around it (mostly waitlisted at the others - couldn't i have gotten a pity WL from mich??) that i DIDN'T receive fee waivers from.

fuck fee waivers. they fuck with your head.

I was WLed by William and Mary after a personal conversation with the dean encouraging me to apply and after I wrote 2 extra essays for the fellowship I was interested in.

[paulinaporizkova]

this isn't quite the horror of all horror stories, but i got rejected from michigan after receiving a fee waiver and a personalized note from Dean Z in sept. My numbers really could have gone either way, but I thought the fee waiver and all that jazz was a little cold blooded after all was said and done. I almost would have rather just paid the app fee in the beginning - at least it would have stung less in the end. also, mich was my only rejection and i applied to a bunch of schools ranked right around it (mostly waitlisted at the others - couldn't i have gotten a pity WL from mich??) that i DIDN'T receive fee waivers from.

fuck fee waivers. they fuck with your head.

I was WLed by William and Mary after a personal conversation with the dean encouraging me to apply and after I wrote 2 extra essays for the fellowship I was interested in.

daaaang, but for you i'd say it was YP. for me this was definitely NOT YP

[acirilli1722]

With a 175 LSAT and 3.74 GPA was it really even necessary to ED to Columbia?

[Shooter]

this isn't quite the horror of all horror stories, but i got rejected from michigan after receiving a fee waiver and a personalized note from Dean Z in sept. My numbers really could have gone either way, but I thought the fee waiver and all that jazz was a little cold blooded after all was said and done. I almost would have rather just paid the app fee in the beginning - at least it would have stung less in the end. also, mich was my only rejection and i applied to a bunch of schools ranked right around it (mostly waitlisted at the others - couldn't i have gotten a pity WL from mich??) that i DIDN'T receive fee waivers from.

fuck fee waivers. they fuck with your head.

I was WLed by William and Mary after a personal conversation with the dean encouraging me to apply and after I wrote 2 extra essays for the fellowship I was interested in.

Paulina - I'm sorry about your loss...

r6 - That is obvious YP.

[almightypush]

With a 175 LSAT and 3.74 GPA was it really even necessary to ED to Columbia?

that was dude's first step along the path of epic fail.

[r6_philly]

Paulina - I'm sorry about your loss...

r6 - That is obvious YP.

Yes but then why ask me to apply personally, we didn't have to waste each other's time.

[justhoping]

r6, do you mind sharing when did you apply last cycle?

[SrLaw]

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This seems to be either a huge "flame" or he must have murdered someone. Either way, rejection from Charlotte with those numbers is criminal.

[paulinaporizkova]

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This seems to be either a huge "flame" or he must have murdered someone. Either way, rejection from Charlotte with those numbers is criminal.

read "Additional Information"......not a murder, however

[pereira6]

I was WLed by William and Mary after a personal conversation with the dean encouraging me to apply and after I wrote 2 extra essays for the fellowship I was interested in.

daaaang, but for you i'd say it was YP. for me this was definitely NOT YP

Anyone who goes through extra work to apply to a school should not be YPed. If YP is indeed practiced, then its for people who are practically guaranteed to go somewhere else. Writing two extra essays for a scholarship? That's putting in work that the school should consider.

Lightbulb just went off: Maybe W&M decided not to give Philly the fellowship, and felt that if they didn't give it to him he would not go, so they YP? Hm. I retract my earlier statement under this thought haha

[SrLaw]

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This seems to be either a huge "flame" or he must have murdered someone. Either way, rejection from Charlotte with those numbers is criminal.

read "Additional Information"......not a murder, however

I did. Still, a 175/3.7x should get into Maine/Charlotte/Texas Tech. He must have really done something dumb.

[r6_philly]

r6, do you mind sharing when did you apply last cycle?

I applied before 2/15 but took the snow-delayed LSAT in Feb (last weekend in Feb) and didn't get the first LSDAS report sent until 3/12 or so. I did my part, LSAC did not, and schools did not wait.

[r6_philly]

I was WLed by William and Mary after a personal conversation with the dean encouraging me to apply and after I wrote 2 extra essays for the fellowship I was interested in.

daaaang, but for you i'd say it was YP. for me this was definitely NOT YP

Anyone who goes through extra work to apply to a school should not be YPed. If YP is indeed practiced, then its for people who are practically guaranteed to go somewhere else. Writing two extra essays for a scholarship? That's putting in work that the school should consider.

Lightbulb just went off: Maybe W&M decided not to give Philly the fellowship, and felt that if they didn't give it to him he would not go, so they YP? Hm. I retract my earlier statement under this thought haha

Maybe. No hurt feelings, just felt like a huge waste of time.

[sarahlawg]

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This seems to be either a huge "flame" or he must have murdered someone. Either way, rejection from Charlotte with those numbers is criminal.

I saw his before too. Whatever he did, he's got to be kicking himself now. Either that or he decided he wanted to be a lawyer while he was in jail.

[Shooter]

Paulina - I'm sorry about your loss...

r6 - That is obvious YP.

Yes but then why ask me to apply personally, we didn't have to waste each other's time.

I have no idea... law school admissions make absolutely no sense to me whatsoever.

[paulinaporizkova]

can someone clarify? flame = an entire thread or LSN profile created by a troll?

[sanguar]

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This seems to be either a huge "flame" or he must have murdered someone. Either way, rejection from Charlotte with those numbers is criminal.

Nah, it's these:

Two felony character and fitness disclosures from 2005.

[Muenchen]

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[pereira6]

can someone clarify? flame = an entire thread or LSN profile created by a troll?

I feel like it can be just as ambiguous as "hooking up" or "trolling", but my general definition of a flame is like a person who throws out fake information in order to annoy or frustrate people as a joke. Perfect example would be someone in October going into one of the admissions waiting threads and claiming they've been admitted to screw with people.

And why people spend time/get enjoyment out of this continues to blow my mind. I'd be less confused by someone with an animal fetish.

[artichoke]

I was recently waitlisted at CU Boulder.

YP, duh

I feel that a terrible cycle implies a collection of surprises, not just one YP.

Well, I was also waitlisted at Duke and rejected at UPenn... And I don't actually think I'm having a terrible cycle, all things considered, I just thought the UCBoulder thing was funny. Apparently I wasn't meant to be a comedienne.

[r6_philly]

And why people spend time/get enjoyment out of this continues to blow my mind. I'd be less confused by someone with an animal fetish.

You shouldn't be surprised at anything, except if UVa calls me this week.

[paulinaporizkova]

I was recently waitlisted at CU Boulder.

YP, duh

I feel that a terrible cycle implies a collection of surprises, not just one YP.

Well, I was also waitlisted at Duke and rejected at UPenn... And I don't actually think I'm having a terrible cycle, all things considered, I just thought the UCBoulder thing was funny. Apparently I wasn't meant to be a comedienne.

Artie, I thought it was funny too. Being funny and being a YP waitlist aren't mutually exclusive entities. I should have clarified with emoticons as r6 suggested.

actually, the rejection and waitlist are surprising

[artichoke]

YP, duh

I feel that a terrible cycle implies a collection of surprises, not just one YP.

Well, I was also waitlisted at Duke and rejected at UPenn... And I don't actually think I'm having a terrible cycle, all things considered, I just thought the UCBoulder thing was funny. Apparently I wasn't meant to be a comedienne.

Artie, I thought it was funny too. Being funny and being a YP waitlist aren't mutually exclusive entities. I should have clarified with emoticons as r6 suggested.

actually, the rejection and waitlist are surprising[/quote]

Well, thanks. Although I have to give credit where credit is due, UC Boulder came up with that one.

And yeah, I'm not sure what happened there. I originally thought one of my professors wrote me a terrible LOR but then I got in to places where I submitted both letters and places where i submitted only the one I knew gave me a positively glowing review. So who knows, but all this rejection has bruised my ego.

[artichoke]

Hm, I knew something was going to get effed up there. Posting from a phone certainly isn't the most ideal option. Here's to hoping I get around to calling the internet provider for my new place.

[arkansawyer]

can someone clarify? flame = an entire thread or LSN profile created by a troll?

I feel like it can be just as ambiguous as "hooking up" or "trolling", but my general definition of a flame is like a person who throws out fake information in order to annoy or frustrate people as a joke. Perfect example would be someone in October going into one of the admissions waiting threads and claiming they've been admitted to screw with people.

And why people spend time/get enjoyment out of this continues to blow my mind. I'd be less confused by someone with an animal fetish.

uhh...trying to make yourself feel better huh?