Emory Law c/o 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

[Harry_Pluxen]

When does Emory start to review apps? I remember someone ITT said it was lie February or something? Anyone confirm?

[TheProdigal]

There was this a while earlier, and is generally in line with LSN and last year's applicant thread.

I sent a personalized email to an ad com I had been speaking with, and they responded with:

"Thanks. We will place it in your file. Decisions will start being made in early 2017. Good luck!"

I said, "Hopefully I hear back a little sooner than that!" but apparently they didn't think that was funny....

Haha!

Emory is losing points.

[cecrum]

Hey all, Im an undergrad at Emory at the moment, applying for the next cycle. I'm pretty involved with stuff at the university though, so I should be able to answer a lot of questions about Emory if you have them (and since I'm not on payroll for this, I can be brutally honest with you).

Welcome, cecrum! Can you confirm kfree and overenrollment in c/o 2018?

Sure, that is probably the weakest question I could personally have since that data isnt widely distributed, but it seems consistent with everything I have seen so far. I would have to defer to kfree's expertise on this one since he/she/xir has been in the classroom setting and can directly compare the classes, but nothing in kfree's post seems untrue to me. The only person I know who got in from the waitlist got a call the first day of classes iirc. He said he was in class at GA State when he got the call.

[Harry_Pluxen]

Thanks, Prodigal.

[jlaw20161]

Current Emory 1L willing to take any questions you might have! Good luck to everyone applying!

Thanks for checking in! Do you have work lined up for the summer yet?

[TheProdigal]

And application is in. Now the waiting.

[cecrum]

And application is in. Now the waiting.

I wouldnt worry about it. We admit based on formula. If you are at or above either lsat or gpa median then you are in. We dont start making decisions until like Feb though, so itll be awhile.

[TheProdigal]

And application is in. Now the waiting.

I wouldnt worry about it. We admit based on formula. If you are at or above either lsat or gpa median then you are in. We dont start making decisions until like Feb though, so itll be awhile.

This begs a question -- are scholarship offers also formula-based?

[cecrum]

And application is in. Now the waiting.

I wouldnt worry about it. We admit based on formula. If you are at or above either lsat or gpa median then you are in. We dont start making decisions until like Feb though, so itll be awhile.

This begs a question -- are scholarship offers also formula-based?

Like all other law schools, Emory gives merit aid to students who they think will most contribute to the community. High stats equal high money.

[kfree]

Current Emory 1L willing to take any questions you might have! Good luck to everyone applying!

Thanks for checking in! Do you have work lined up for the summer yet?

I was previously a paralegal in my home state, so I may return to the same firm to work as a summer associate, but I am not sure yet. Job applications just opened for 1Ls on December 1st though, so I do not know any 1L that is sure of their summer employment yet. We start OCIs in March!

[kfree]

And application is in. Now the waiting.

I wouldnt worry about it. We admit based on formula. If you are at or above either lsat or gpa median then you are in. We dont start making decisions until like Feb though, so itll be awhile.

This begs a question -- are scholarship offers also formula-based?

While the formulas are important, I know Emory takes a holistic view when reviewing applications and scholarships. In my experience, better numbers meant for better scholarships, but I found Emory to be very generous!

[The Abyss]

My application is in!

[TheProdigal]

My application is in!

About time.

[The Abyss]

My application is in!

About time.

Was waiting on a final LOR.

Now the long wait begins.

[TheProdigal]

My application is in!

About time.

Was waiting on a final LOR.

Now the long wait begins.

Shouldn't be that long after all, it appears.

When does Emory start to review apps? I remember someone ITT said it was lie February or something? Anyone confirm?

Update on this: an admissions officer stated to me decisions will be issued starting in January.

[bdb90]

My application is in!

About time.

Was waiting on a final LOR.

Now the long wait begins.

Shouldn't be that long after all, it appears.

When does Emory start to review apps? I remember someone ITT said it was lie February or something? Anyone confirm?

Update on this: an admissions officer stated to me decisions will be issued starting in January.

Sure wish they could make decisions before then.

[cheeseee]

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[cecrum]

Hey all, Im an undergrad at Emory at the moment, applying for the next cycle. I'm pretty involved with stuff at the university though, so I should be able to answer a lot of questions about Emory if you have them (and since I'm not on payroll for this, I can be brutally honest with you).

Hi Do you get bonus points if you did undergrad there?

I have been told that they "take letters of recommendation from Emory faculty very seriously." I think they are a little more lenient on scholarship and accepting from the waitlist, but we accept 100% based on hard numbers. Get the median LSAT OR GPA and youre in, dont and maybe you can snag the waitlist. I'm sure there are exceptions, I just havent seen them.

[splitterfromhell]

Hey all, Im an undergrad at Emory at the moment, applying for the next cycle. I'm pretty involved with stuff at the university though, so I should be able to answer a lot of questions about Emory if you have them (and since I'm not on payroll for this, I can be brutally honest with you).

Hi Do you get bonus points if you did undergrad there?

I have been told that they "take letters of recommendation from Emory faculty very seriously." I think they are a little more lenient on scholarship and accepting from the waitlist, but we accept 100% based on hard numbers. Get the median LSAT OR GPA and youre in, dont and maybe you can snag the waitlist. I'm sure there are exceptions, I just havent seen them.

A cursory glance at the LSN graph shows this to be patently false.

[cecrum]

Hey all, Im an undergrad at Emory at the moment, applying for the next cycle. I'm pretty involved with stuff at the university though, so I should be able to answer a lot of questions about Emory if you have them (and since I'm not on payroll for this, I can be brutally honest with you).

Hi Do you get bonus points if you did undergrad there?

I have been told that they "take letters of recommendation from Emory faculty very seriously." I think they are a little more lenient on scholarship and accepting from the waitlist, but we accept 100% based on hard numbers. Get the median LSAT OR GPA and youre in, dont and maybe you can snag the waitlist. I'm sure there are exceptions, I just havent seen them.

A cursory glance at the LSN graph shows this to be patently false.

Are you looking at the same graph as I am? Do you see the solid green and yellow lines on the graph? Maybe I oversimplified for people under a 3.0 for GPA, but patently false? I've never seen a graph that is as clear cut as Emory's. But lets rephrase it then: everyone who gets in hits one of the medians with no exception. Some people (a minority) do hit a median but are waitlisted (mostly for reverse-splitters and those with lower than a 3.0). Is that a better description?

http://emory.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/1415

[splitterfromhell]

Hey all, Im an undergrad at Emory at the moment, applying for the next cycle. I'm pretty involved with stuff at the university though, so I should be able to answer a lot of questions about Emory if you have them (and since I'm not on payroll for this, I can be brutally honest with you).

Hi Do you get bonus points if you did undergrad there?

I have been told that they "take letters of recommendation from Emory faculty very seriously." I think they are a little more lenient on scholarship and accepting from the waitlist, but we accept 100% based on hard numbers. Get the median LSAT OR GPA and youre in, dont and maybe you can snag the waitlist. I'm sure there are exceptions, I just havent seen them.

A cursory glance at the LSN graph shows this to be patently false.

Are you looking at the same graph as I am? Do you see the solid green and yellow lines on the graph? Maybe I oversimplified for people under a 3.0 for GPA, but patently false? I've never seen a graph that is as clear cut as Emory's. But lets rephrase it then: everyone who gets in hits one of the medians with no exception. Some people (a minority) do hit a median but are waitlisted (mostly for reverse-splitters and those with lower than a 3.0). Is that a better description?

http://emory.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/1415

Yep. Lots of yellow at and above both medians.

[cecrum]

Hey all, Im an undergrad at Emory at the moment, applying for the next cycle. I'm pretty involved with stuff at the university though, so I should be able to answer a lot of questions about Emory if you have them (and since I'm not on payroll for this, I can be brutally honest with you).

Hi Do you get bonus points if you did undergrad there?

I have been told that they "take letters of recommendation from Emory faculty very seriously." I think they are a little more lenient on scholarship and accepting from the waitlist, but we accept 100% based on hard numbers. Get the median LSAT OR GPA and youre in, dont and maybe you can snag the waitlist. I'm sure there are exceptions, I just havent seen them.

A cursory glance at the LSN graph shows this to be patently false.

Are you looking at the same graph as I am? Do you see the solid green and yellow lines on the graph? Maybe I oversimplified for people under a 3.0 for GPA, but patently false? I've never seen a graph that is as clear cut as Emory's. But lets rephrase it then: everyone who gets in hits one of the medians with no exception. Some people (a minority) do hit a median but are waitlisted (mostly for reverse-splitters and those with lower than a 3.0). Is that a better description?

http://emory.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats/1415

Yep. Lots of yellow at and above both medians.

Well I apologize, I was doing a simple description and took a false contrapositive. If in then median =/= if median then in (though it does for a majority)

[cheeseee]

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[cecrum]

Hey all, Im an undergrad at Emory at the moment, applying for the next cycle. I'm pretty involved with stuff at the university though, so I should be able to answer a lot of questions about Emory if you have them (and since I'm not on payroll for this, I can be brutally honest with you).

Hi Do you get bonus points if you did undergrad there?

I have been told that they "take letters of recommendation from Emory faculty very seriously." I think they are a little more lenient on scholarship and accepting from the waitlist, but we accept 100% based on hard numbers. Get the median LSAT OR GPA and youre in, dont and maybe you can snag the waitlist. I'm sure there are exceptions, I just havent seen them.

thanks for the reply I have a below median LSAT but a high GPA. So when you say "or", do I have a shot?

PM me your stats. All depends on what high is and how far below median

[kylethedog]

Just submitted! Now I get to furiously check my email and status checked everyday, WooHoo!