Chicago c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

[uchi15hopeful]

Oh, to try to get into the one of the best law schools in the world.

She is my role model: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/DCgoblue

All you can do is hope for the best, I 'spose.

[freestallion]

LSAC updated my GPA, I'm all set. 3.88 GPA and my LSAT prep is going well; I'm starting to really learn how to attack the exam, instead of being led by it (straight into tarps!), haha.

What do I need? A 170 on the October? Man, it would be so incredible to study at Chicago - I think about it each and every day!

170 would give you a shot, but seems waitlist-y all the way through 174 really. Certainly a shot though.

Wow. This makes me think it's really NOT a numbers game, but must be more holistic. Why else would people with similar scores have different admissions rates? I guess for a lot of the top schools it seems to be that the numbers are necessary, but not sufficient to gain admission.

[Xifeng]

LSAC updated my GPA, I'm all set. 3.88 GPA and my LSAT prep is going well; I'm starting to really learn how to attack the exam, instead of being led by it (straight into tarps!), haha.

What do I need? A 170 on the October? Man, it would be so incredible to study at Chicago - I think about it each and every day!

170 would give you a shot, but seems waitlist-y all the way through 174 really. Certainly a shot though.

Wow. This makes me think it's really NOT a numbers game, but must be more holistic. Why else would people with similar scores have different admissions rates? I guess for a lot of the top schools it seems to be that the numbers are necessary, but not sufficient to gain admission.

When you're looking at waitlist information from this year, you REALLY need to check when they submitted their applications, because Chicago WL'd the crap out of everyone who applied late (and then used their waitlist). So basically, apply early and with a 172+ you are probably looking at srs $$.

ETA: And not only did Chicago accept a lot more people off the WL than normal, they also tended to get money (even into the summer)

[Tiago Splitter]

I am seriously considering an ED to Chicago. My GPA is too low to count on an admit at UChi or big money at peer schools, but then I see a post like Xifeng's. Decisions: Too difficult!

[Xifeng]

Well this past cycle is definitely weird, what with the decrease in applications and Chicago having all of that $$$ to give out. So I have no idea if it'll be the same next year!

[Muenchen]

Well this past cycle is definitely weird, what with the decrease in applications and Chicago having all of that $$$ to give out. So I have no idea if it'll be the same next year!

Remember when you said you weren't going to hang out in here as much?

[tmon]

Would the consensus for anyone with a GPA <3.4 be that ED probably wont help and to just submit early and hope the waitlist is kind? Chi is definitely my #1 (if the October LSAT can put me in a position where I'm above the 75th percentile) so I would definitely ED, but it doesn't seem like a boost on LSN. Or am I misinterpreting things again?

[Xifeng]

Well this past cycle is definitely weird, what with the decrease in applications and Chicago having all of that $$$ to give out. So I have no idea if it'll be the same next year!

Remember when you said you weren't going to hang out in here as much?

There were actual questions/problems that I was answering! Ha!

[Hawkeye Pierce]

Well this past cycle is definitely weird, what with the decrease in applications and Chicago having all of that $$$ to give out. So I have no idea if it'll be the same next year!

Remember when you said you weren't going to hang out in here as much?

There were actual questions/problems that I was answering! Ha!

Psh, I distinctly remember you saying that as well.

[Xifeng]

Well this past cycle is definitely weird, what with the decrease in applications and Chicago having all of that $$$ to give out. So I have no idea if it'll be the same next year!

Remember when you said you weren't going to hang out in here as much?

There were actual questions/problems that I was answering! Ha!

Psh, I distinctly remember you saying that as well.

I said I'd be in here less unless people had actual questions/problems. Psh.

LEAVING NOW. HAPPY??

[Hawkeye Pierce]

I said I'd be in here less unless people had actual questions/problems. Psh.

LEAVING NOW. HAPPY??

Yes

Just kidding

Or am I?

[Tiago Splitter]

LEAVING NOW. HAPPY??

Stick around to give us advice. We are lost souls.

[Xifeng]

LEAVING NOW. HAPPY??

Stick around to give us advice. We are lost souls.

I'll always be around via PM!

[Hawkeye Pierce]

LEAVING NOW. HAPPY??

Stick around to give us advice. We are lost souls.

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[Tiago Splitter]

LEAVING NOW. HAPPY??

Stick around to give us advice. We are lost souls.

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Dude we both agreed not to mention that.

[Hawkeye Pierce]

LEAVING NOW. HAPPY??

Stick around to give us advice. We are lost souls.

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Dude we both agreed not to mention that.

Woooops!

[Dany]

Would the consensus for anyone with a GPA <3.4 be that ED probably wont help and to just submit early and hope the waitlist is kind? Chi is definitely my #1 (if the October LSAT can put me in a position where I'm above the 75th percentile) so I would definitely ED, but it doesn't seem like a boost on LSN. Or am I misinterpreting things again?

A 3.43 and a 3.45 got in this past year ED. No one applied ED with a sub-3.4 GPA in 2010-2011. 174/3.37 was accepted ED the year before. If Chicago is your number one choice and you would be okay with paying sticker, I don't see how ED-ing could hurt at all and is probably your only shot. If you don't apply ED, you will almost certainly get rejected. Of 20 applicants on LSN with a sub-3.4 this past cycle, two were waitlisted (175+ scores), one was accepted with a 177/3.2 (no idea how) and the other 17 were flat-out rejected.

If your goal is to have the best shot at the best T14 you can get into, though, there are certainly other schools where you'd have a better chance.

[JamMasterJ]

I am seriously considering an ED to Chicago. My GPA is too low to count on an admit at UChi or big money at peer schools, but then I see a post like Xifeng's. Decisions: Too difficult!

same here, though I still need the LSAT score to jump to make this a conversation

[soj]

On LSN, I've noticed that sub-3.5 splitters tend to do better at NYU/CLS than at Chicago. I wouldn't ED Chicago unless it's your clear favorite among CCN. This is assuming your numbers are not so low that you don't really have a chance at NYU/CLS anyway. In that case, feel free to ED Chicago.

[Tiago Splitter]

On LSN, I've noticed that sub-3.5 splitters tend to do better at NYU/CLS than at Chicago. I wouldn't ED Chicago unless it's your clear favorite among CCN. This is assuming your numbers are not so low that you don't really have a chance at NYU/CLS anyway. In that case, feel free to ED Chicago.

After my 500th look at the LSN cycles of CCN over the last few years, I've decided that this is totally credited. I just gotta figure out if Chicago is really my first choice.

[Xifeng]

On LSN, I've noticed that sub-3.5 splitters tend to do better at NYU/CLS than at Chicago. I wouldn't ED Chicago unless it's your clear favorite among CCN. This is assuming your numbers are not so low that you don't really have a chance at NYU/CLS anyway. In that case, feel free to ED Chicago.

After my 500th look at the LSN cycles of CCN over the last few years, I've decided that this is totally credited. I just gotta figure out if Chicago is really my first choice.

Join us!

Okay really gone now.

[tmon]

Thanks guys. I appreciate it. I haven't decided if I'm really into NYU enough to ED there instead of Chicago, but I guess I've got almost 2 months and a test to take before I have to figure out the strategy I'm going to take.

[Hawkeye Pierce]

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[kulshan]

Was there ever any consensus on how to avoid an error message in the academic awards section (Question 5 under Education)?

Are " and ' okay characters? Is there a character limit?

Edit: Apparently ' is not cool.

[Samara]

So, Chicago asks that your resume include the number of hours spent per week on each job/activity. The application itself has a space for that, but I figure they want their instructions followed and for people to have that on their resume as well. My problem is that adding the hours spent would make my resume too crowded. Do you guys think it would be acceptable to replace:

Position -> Location -> Dates

with:

Position -> Hrs/wk -> Dates

I just don't know where else to put it that won't wreck the formatting. Maybe in the job description?