University of Alabama Class of 2014 Forum
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seeing a little movement does give me some hope that maybe i'll hear back soon. congrats to those who got in.
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IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86
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I'm fairly certain that those two people who just posted that they got in are URM's. If you look at the graphs of acceptances there is just no way someone that far below the medians got in. Especially when there are so many more people with higher numbers on the sidelines waiting.
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I don't know if that's true. I know someone who isn't URM (is in-state though) that's below the median LSAT that got in today. She also submitted her app fairly late.Impatient wrote:I'm fairly certain that those two people who just posted that they got in are URM's. If you look at the graphs of acceptances there is just no way someone that far below the medians got in. Especially when there are so many more people with higher numbers on the sidelines waiting.
Not that I'm jealous.
/totally jealous
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They must be taking a lot of people today because a friend of mine also got in. High gpa (I think 3.9+), low LSAT, out-of-state, but goes to Alabama for UG.
Edit: non-URM
Edit: non-URM
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I thought that too, but the first person posted that he was a white guy... so perhaps not!Impatient wrote:I'm fairly certain that those two people who just posted that they got in are URM's. If you look at the graphs of acceptances there is just no way someone that far below the medians got in. Especially when there are so many more people with higher numbers on the sidelines waiting.
I'm still pending, as are many of you. My sister's friend told me that she was called the week before registration (!) to be accepted. Since her other school was in Birmingham, she just withdrew from there and moved to Tuscaloosa. This process could go on all summer as people drop out.

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URM= out of state white girl? Just because my LSAT is below their median doesn't mean that the rest of my app/resume was sub par.Impatient wrote:I'm fairly certain that those two people who just posted that they got in are URM's. If you look at the graphs of acceptances there is just no way someone that far below the medians got in. Especially when there are so many more people with higher numbers on the sidelines waiting.
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Are you an minority, by any chance?manhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86
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<----Grammar naziLoyalRebel wrote:Are you amanhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86nminority (or an URM), by any chance?
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<---- Bigger Grammar NaziAlbatross wrote:<----Grammar naziLoyalRebel wrote:Are you amanhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86nminority (or anURM Its pronounced 'Y'ou-are-em in anacronym form, so to be technically correct, its a, not an, while written like this), by any chance?
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No, I am an out-of-state white girl.LoyalRebel wrote:Are you an minority, by any chance?manhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86
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<----- okay with grammar mistakes, but likes correcting word choice errors made by those who feel it necessary to correct grammar on Internet message boards. I mean, seriously? Everybody makes mistakes when they assume it's a casual forum. Chill, babyaliarrow wrote:<---- Bigger Grammar NaziAlbatross wrote:<----Grammar naziLoyalRebel wrote:Are you amanhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86nminority (or anURM Its pronounced 'Y'ou-are-em inanacronym(it's actually an initialism, not an acronym) form, so to be technically correct, its a, not an, while written like this), by any chance?

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<---- Same here, that's why I did it.TommyK wrote:
<----- okay with grammar mistakes, but likes correcting word choice errors made by those who feel it necessary to correct grammar on Internet message boards. I mean, seriously? Everybody makes mistakes when they assume it's a casual forum. Chill, baby
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whoops, completely misread your jab. Thought you were piling on to the original poster. Mocking officially misallocated then! Dang it. Sigh. You always hurt the ones you love.aliarrow wrote:<---- Same here, that's why I did it.TommyK wrote:
<----- okay with grammar mistakes, but likes correcting word choice errors made by those who feel it necessary to correct grammar on Internet message boards. I mean, seriously? Everybody makes mistakes when they assume it's a casual forum. Chill, baby
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manhattandoll8 wrote:No, I am an out-of-state white girl.LoyalRebel wrote:Are you an minority, by any chance?manhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86
I guess GPA is important to them because I am OOS and didnt get in with a 160/3.2
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- TommyK
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I'm guessing they're adjusting their medians. They probably have the LSAT median about where they want it to be so they're trying to get reverse-splitters in the mix. Reverse-splitters are a bit more common that traditional splitters so it tends to be a buyer's marker, which is why schools like Alabama can wait until the end of the applicant cycle to admit these folks. For many schools who are interested in jockeying up the rankings, it's much better to be +4 LSAT / -.8 GPA or -4 LSAT / +.3 GPA, than it is to be -1 LSAT / -.1 GPA. The first two will help one median, while the last example will hurt both (even though the final example may have a higher overall index score)ga345 wrote:manhattandoll8 wrote:No, I am an out-of-state white girl.LoyalRebel wrote:Are you an minority, by any chance?manhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86
I guess GPA is important to them because I am OOS and didnt get in with a 160/3.2
/wild conjecture by 0L
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Grrrr I got rejected with a (slightly) higher LSAT and (slightly) lower GPA (but in a more difficult major, by all accounts).manhattandoll8 wrote:No, I am an out-of-state white girl.LoyalRebel wrote:Are you an minority, by any chance?manhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86
You must have written a killer personal statement and gotten great recs. For that, I applaud you. Good luck in your future endeavors!
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This is passive-aggressive and kinda rude! Alabama has their reasons for choosing who they admit so chill.LoyalRebel wrote:Grrrr I got rejected with a (slightly) higher LSAT and (slightly) lower GPA (but in a more difficult major, by all accounts).manhattandoll8 wrote:No, I am an out-of-state white girl.LoyalRebel wrote:Are you an minority, by any chance?manhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86
You must have written a killer personal statement and gotten great recs. For that, I applaud you. Good luck in your future endeavors!
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Your GPA and LSAT are both below median. Her GPA is above median. Simple.LoyalRebel wrote:Grrrr I got rejected with a (slightly) higher LSAT and (slightly) lower GPA (but in a more difficult major, by all accounts).manhattandoll8 wrote:No, I am an out-of-state white girl.LoyalRebel wrote:Are you an minority, by any chance?manhattandoll8 wrote:IN Today! (was complete 2/14 and pending since). 156/3.86
You must have written a killer personal statement and gotten great recs. For that, I applaud you. Good luck in your future endeavors!
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My status changed to "Decision Made". How will I be informed of the decision? Are all done by mail or only denials?
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Me too. I'm gonna call but we probably have a small envelope coming in the mail.noleknight16 wrote:My status changed to "Decision Made". How will I be informed of the decision? Are all done by mail or only denials?
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Well it seems if it's mail then we didn't get in. I browsed this thread and it looks like people who are in receive calls. What are your #s JG?JGStudent wrote:Me too. I'm gonna call but we probably have a small envelope coming in the mail.noleknight16 wrote:My status changed to "Decision Made". How will I be informed of the decision? Are all done by mail or only denials?
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Stay positiveJGStudent wrote:Me too. I'm gonna call but we probably have a small envelope coming in the mail.noleknight16 wrote:My status changed to "Decision Made". How will I be informed of the decision? Are all done by mail or only denials?

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