Reverse Splitter Results 2012-2013 Forum

[nolatlien]

Would you be willing to share what you believe got you into Chicago? You don't have to be specific if you don't want, but if you could at least give a vague reply (great story in PS) I'd appreciate it. My numbers are similar, so I'm interested.

Of course. I don't think it was one thing in particular. I used the PS as an opportunity to craft a story out of accomplishments on my resume (connecting the dots) and spent a lot of time revising into make sure the language worked well. But I think the most important thing is to just be genuine in what you are saying. That way, if you get a chance to interview, you can be passionate about your answers as you paint a more detailed picture of what you already said in your application. Interviewing is definitely what tipped me over from a WL to accept (every school where I couldn't interview placed me on WL, everywhere I interviewed, I was accepted).

best of luck to ya!

[byehds13]

Enough results to be worth posting at this point...
160/166 3.82. Non URM, MA, good softs, good recs. I thought I was done when the 160 happened, so could be worse!

In:
GULC
Duke
Northwestern
Mich
Cornell
Emory $$$
GW $$

WL:
UVA
Berkeley

Pending:
Harvard (held)
Stanford
UChicago
NYU
Columbia

[weye]

165->167, 3.98, non-URM, strong softs, MA

In: Emory ($100k+), Vandy (75k), UVA (75k), Penn (35k), Mich (35k), U Chicago, NYU

Waitlisted->Withdrew: Berkeley

Pending: Stanford, Duke

[clouded.memory]

Hope this will be helpful for someone in the future.

162, 3.85, AA URM

IN:
Columbia
NYU
Chicago
Berkeley
U Wash
Notre Dame
Duke
BU
UT Austin
Georgetown
Cornell
UCLA
USC
Seattle U

WL:
Michigan
Penn (withdrawn)

WAITING:
Harvard
Stanford
Yale
UVA

I think I might be missing one or two.

Also: I retook the LSAT in Feb (165), but was accepted/waitlisted to all of the schools I listed with my original score (162).

ETA: Georgetown and Cornell

[Johnny1607]

3.8
164
Non URM

In:
GW ($$)
BU ($$)
BC ($$)
UCLA
Fordham ($)
CUA ($$)
UConn

Held:
Cornell
North Western

WL'd:
Duke
GULC (preferred)
USC

Ding:
Penn
UVA

All things considered, I was pretty happy with my cycle. Hope this helps other reverse splitters!

[az21833]

At the beginning of this cycle, i got into a huge debate with some posters about what constitutes a reverse splitter. In the end, I think we agreed whomever considers themselves to be reverse splitting should be welcome here and I have followed your stories the last few months with great interest.

I considered my LSAT to be the GIANT question mark at the schools I was targeting as my GPA and work experience was very solid, so I wanted to share my results and provide some sunlight for future three time lsat takers, reverse splitters etc. At the schools at which I faced resistance (ie rejection, hold, etc.) i am fairly confident it was LSAT record-related.

Cancel - 167 - 171, 4.0, Non-URM

Yale - Rejected
Cornell - Withdrew while pending
Rest of T14 - Accepted, with significant $$$ below CCN.

Attending Harvard, deferring for a year - will be class of 2017.

[Mack12]

Hello fellow reversers! 161/3.97 here.


ADMITTED:
Emory ($)
UGA
Wake ($)
Bama
George Washington
South Carolina ($)
Charleston ($)

WAITLISTED:
Duke
Vandy
W&L

I was also waitlisted at UVA, and then accepted. Attending in the fall!

Good luck everyone!

edit: Non-URM
edit: admitted off the waitlist to UNC (non-resident), after I denied offer which is weird.

[gravitygravity]

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[xxxkrs1xxx]

157 / 3.93

Admitted:
Davis
Baylor
De Paul ($)
St. Johns ($)
Brooklyn
CUNY
Richmond

Waitlisted, then Accepted:
Emory ($) - Attending
Lewis and Clark ($)
American

Waitlisted:
Boston University
Washington and Lee
William and Mary
Fordham
Cardozo

Denied:
UVA
Boston College

[Bobnoxious]

This thread has given me new hope!