Fordham Waiting Room Forum

[Kim617]

The BC and GW thing is weird. Maybe they didn't know you were URM?

I found myself envying my baby cousin last week for her URM status. She isn't even a year old.

My nephews are half mexican, I'm so jealous.

[sibley]

The BC and GW thing is weird. Maybe they didn't know you were URM?

I found myself envying my baby cousin last week for her URM status. She isn't even a year old.

My nephews are half mexican, I'm so jealous.

I'm 1/8th some-sort-of-Iroquois. I envy my Cherokee 2nd cousins someodd removed.

[jl2032]

The BC and GW thing is weird. Maybe they didn't know you were URM?

I found myself envying my baby cousin last week for her URM status. She isn't even a year old.

My nephews are half mexican, I'm so jealous.

My cousin is half Dominican, half Mexican.

My mom's side is dark-skinned Dominicans, but I'm pretty white. So I checked Hispanic, but couldn't go through with checking anything but "white" under race.

[Kim617]

The BC and GW thing is weird. Maybe they didn't know you were URM?

I found myself envying my baby cousin last week for her URM status. She isn't even a year old.

My nephews are half mexican, I'm so jealous.

My cousin is half Dominican, half Mexican.

My mom's side is dark-skinned Dominicans, but I'm pretty white. So I checked Hispanic, but couldn't go through with checking anything but "white" under race.

Ugh, sucks. My mom is Sicilian and Calabrese. She looks darker than most Dominicans, but she doesn't qualift meanwhile, I'm pale as a ghost, with light brown hair and really light brown eyes. Oh wellz.

[sibley]

The BC and GW thing is weird. Maybe they didn't know you were URM?

I found myself envying my baby cousin last week for her URM status. She isn't even a year old.

My nephews are half mexican, I'm so jealous.

My cousin is half Dominican, half Mexican.

My mom's side is dark-skinned Dominicans, but I'm pretty white. So I checked Hispanic, but couldn't go through with checking anything but "white" under race.

Ugh, sucks. My mom is Sicilian and Calabrese. She looks darker than most Dominicans, but she doesn't qualift meanwhile, I'm pale as a ghost, with light brown hair and really light brown eyes. Oh wellz.

we're just gonna have to work on our tans. and I'll have my cousins adopt me.

[goosey]

waitlisted.

waiting it out

[hannah87]

waitlisted.

waiting it out

i was hoping they'd just admit you! GOOD LUCK!

[jl2032]

waitlisted.

waiting it out

Is that waitlist for PT?

[badpixie]

Lots of movement today. Congrats to those who have been accepted!

I am going to continue to allow myself to imagine that I haven't heard anything yet because some nice adcomm is scrambling around trying to scrape together some merit aid for me.

[ryguy]

waitlisted.

waiting it out

Sorry goosey!!!

[badpixie]

waitlisted.

waiting it out

aw, goosey, I'm sorry.

[LaurenGayle]

Ugh, sucks. My mom is Sicilian and Calabrese. She looks darker than most Dominicans, but she doesn't qualift meanwhile, I'm pale as a ghost, with light brown hair and really light brown eyes. Oh wellz.

I'm Italian (mostly Sicilian) and Lebanese -- was pretty surprised that most schools don't even have a check box for Middle Eastern (or group it with "white").

[goosey]

waitlisted.

waiting it out

Is that waitlist for PT?

yeah its part-time

I'm not entirely sad about it because my situation is a little different and I had been in touch with admissions about it...and this is more of a "lets wait and see" kind of thing. I have a lot of things to figure out right now (like how I will pay for fordham if I get in off the waitlist) and I think this gives me some time to do so...

good luck to others though!

[danidancer]

waitlisted.

waiting it out

Is that waitlist for PT?

yeah its part-time

I'm not entirely sad about it because my situation is a little different and I had been in touch with admissions about it...and this is more of a "lets wait and see" kind of thing. I have a lot of things to figure out right now (like how I will pay for fordham if I get in off the waitlist) and I think this gives me some time to do so...

good luck to others though!

GOOD LUCK!!

[Steve Zissou]

zzz.

When do we start the countdown to April 15th?

I hope a lot of people withdraw/don't pay the seat deposit.

[Kim617]

waitlisted.

waiting it out

Is that waitlist for PT?

yeah its part-time

I'm not entirely sad about it because my situation is a little different and I had been in touch with admissions about it...and this is more of a "lets wait and see" kind of thing. I have a lot of things to figure out right now (like how I will pay for fordham if I get in off the waitlist) and I think this gives me some time to do so...

good luck to others though!

Aw goosey, good luck!

[Lolek]

Alright, well looks like I'm back to this thread after taking a WL break in mid February.

Now awaiting the start of the active WL, which I'm hoping is as of April 15th.

I sent my LOCI with my WL form, which I have a question about that went unanswered a few pages back. Do they, in any way, inform you that they received this form back, or is it just something that you send in and that's it? Since I haven't seen any type of update on my page, I'm assuming its the latter and they don't say anything.

For all those WL, good luck and let's hopefully get in.

For those rejected, it's a real tough cycle with Fordham and I hope you get in wherever else you'd like to go!

For those accepted, I hope to be with you, congrats.

[law_lover]

Waitlisted today. I have a nice collection of WLs now.

[Jacinda]

I'm full blooded brown girl, although I know nothing about my heritage ROFL!

[Jacinda]

In other words, does DNA make you a URM? Shouldn't life experiences matter more?

[Herb Watchfell]

I'm full blooded brown girl, although I know nothing about my heritage ROFAIL!

much better

[Kim617]

In other words, does DNA make you a URM? Shouldn't life experiences matter more?

i personally don't think what race/color you are should matter at all. they should look at numbers, your personal statement, and your resume. i worked just as hard to get my grades and my score as anyone else. it didn't come easier for me because i'm not a URM. ridiculous.

[SAE]

In other words, does DNA make you a URM? Shouldn't life experiences matter more?

i personally don't think what race/color you are should matter at all. they should look at numbers, your personal statement, and your resume. i worked just as hard to get my grades and my score as anyone else. it didn't come easier for me because i'm not a URM. ridiculous.

lol.. Try raising this point on the URM board. I'll tell you you won't be the first one.

[Kim617]

In other words, does DNA make you a URM? Shouldn't life experiences matter more?

i personally don't think what race/color you are should matter at all. they should look at numbers, your personal statement, and your resume. i worked just as hard to get my grades and my score as anyone else. it didn't come easier for me because i'm not a URM. ridiculous.

lol.. Try raising this point on the URM board. I'll tell you you won't be the first one.

i know they don't really care. but what's true is true. if i was a URM my cycle would be very different.

[jl2032]

In other words, does DNA make you a URM? Shouldn't life experiences matter more?

It has nothing to do with how much your ethnicity has impacted your life. Although, that's good for a diversity statement.

The point of enrolling more URM's is that schools want to do their part to make it so that the racial/ethnic population in law school (and thereafter, in the law profession itself) reflects the general population's racial/ethnic makeup.

So, it doesn't matter if it's a really important part of your life as long as you belong to the group.