The "I've Only Been Accepted by my Safeties" Thread Forum

[billyez]

I got a call today while in class. It was an unknown phone number that seemed to be from out-of-state. When we had a break I listened to the voicemail, it was a full tuition scholarship offer from Michigan State University. If I lived in the North, it would be a solid deal from a regional school especially since I'm going to be a Public Defender. Since I live in Texas, it's ranking is too low to outweigh the move...and the cold, the horrible, horrible, cold.

OCU let me in with a scholly as well. But everybody else waited for my December LSAT score or deferred/rejected me. *sigh* I've got seventeen schools that haven't responded.

[Thirteen]

I got a call today while in class. It was an unknown phone number that seemed to be from out-of-state. When we had a break I listened to the voicemail, it was a full tuition scholarship offer from Michigan State University. If I lived in the North, it would be a solid deal from a regional school especially since I'm going to be a Public Defender. Since I live in Texas, it's ranking is too low to outweigh the move...and the cold, the horrible, horrible, cold.

OCU let me in with a scholly as well. But everybody else waited for my December LSAT score or deferred/rejected me. *sigh* I've got seventeen schools that haven't responded.

Congrats! Don't worry about the schools that have not responded, it's still early. I'm sure you'll hear good news and receive a few pleasant surprises over the next few weeks/months.

[billyez]

Thanks! I hope that's the case!

[hhg]

same here... 4 acceptances, all safeties. i was so worried that for whatever reason i might not get into somewhere that i think i over-applied to safeties. and you'd think i'd be excited to get lots of acceptances, and i guess i kind of am, but not really... the acceptances just remind me that i haven't gotten in to any schools that really make my heart beat fast and that i'd be truly excited to attend.

[bmcinto]

i am right here with you all, i have only been accepted to my safeties and still waiting to hear from 7 other schools.

i hope like thirteen said above that we will get some pleasant surprises in the months to come.

[robin600]

Me too! Only accepted at my safeties, but I'm waitlisted everywhere else. Ugggh. waitlists....

[WrappedUpInBooks]

I got a call today while in class. It was an unknown phone number that seemed to be from out-of-state. When we had a break I listened to the voicemail, it was a full tuition scholarship offer from Michigan State University. If I lived in the North, it would be a solid deal from a regional school especially since I'm going to be a Public Defender. Since I live in Texas, it's ranking is too low to outweigh the move...and the cold, the horrible, horrible, cold.

OCU let me in with a scholly as well. But everybody else waited for my December LSAT score or deferred/rejected me. *sigh* I've got seventeen schools that haven't responded.

If you're unwilling to go to the school even with a full tuition scholarship, why did you apply?

[09042014]

I got a call today while in class. It was an unknown phone number that seemed to be from out-of-state. When we had a break I listened to the voicemail, it was a full tuition scholarship offer from Michigan State University. If I lived in the North, it would be a solid deal from a regional school especially since I'm going to be a Public Defender. Since I live in Texas, it's ranking is too low to outweigh the move...and the cold, the horrible, horrible, cold.

OCU let me in with a scholly as well. But everybody else waited for my December LSAT score or deferred/rejected me. *sigh* I've got seventeen schools that haven't responded.

If you're unwilling to go to the school even with a full tuition scholarship, why did you apply?

+1

But you couldn't pay me enough to be a public defender in Detroit.

[robin600]

I got a call today while in class. It was an unknown phone number that seemed to be from out-of-state. When we had a break I listened to the voicemail, it was a full tuition scholarship offer from Michigan State University. If I lived in the North, it would be a solid deal from a regional school especially since I'm going to be a Public Defender. Since I live in Texas, it's ranking is too low to outweigh the move...and the cold, the horrible, horrible, cold.

OCU let me in with a scholly as well. But everybody else waited for my December LSAT score or deferred/rejected me. *sigh* I've got seventeen schools that haven't responded.

If you're unwilling to go to the school even with a full tuition scholarship, why did you apply?

+1

But you couldn't pay me enough to be a public defender in Detroit.

Negotiate aid maybe?

[09042014]

I got a call today while in class. It was an unknown phone number that seemed to be from out-of-state. When we had a break I listened to the voicemail, it was a full tuition scholarship offer from Michigan State University. If I lived in the North, it would be a solid deal from a regional school especially since I'm going to be a Public Defender. Since I live in Texas, it's ranking is too low to outweigh the move...and the cold, the horrible, horrible, cold.

OCU let me in with a scholly as well. But everybody else waited for my December LSAT score or deferred/rejected me. *sigh* I've got seventeen schools that haven't responded.

If you're unwilling to go to the school even with a full tuition scholarship, why did you apply?

+1

But you couldn't pay me enough to be a public defender in Detroit.

Negotiate aid maybe?

Good point, I applied to several schools for negotiation purposes.

[ndirish2010]

I got a call today while in class. It was an unknown phone number that seemed to be from out-of-state. When we had a break I listened to the voicemail, it was a full tuition scholarship offer from Michigan State University. If I lived in the North, it would be a solid deal from a regional school especially since I'm going to be a Public Defender. Since I live in Texas, it's ranking is too low to outweigh the move...and the cold, the horrible, horrible, cold.

OCU let me in with a scholly as well. But everybody else waited for my December LSAT score or deferred/rejected me. *sigh* I've got seventeen schools that haven't responded.

If you're unwilling to go to the school even with a full tuition scholarship, why did you apply?

Most people wouldn't go to their super safety school even if they got a full ride...it's just that, a backup in case you don't get in anywhere else...

[Havaianas]

Call me crazy - but I am just as excited about full rides at my safeties as I am about admits at Duke and GULC. One - I think it bodes good things Two - It could potentially save me $120,000. (And no I'm not interested in BigLaw)

[initech]

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[Ragged]

Accepted in Duke, sent to FR is Berkley, still waiting for 8 others but not expecting good news.

[ccs224]

My kind of threat! I've been admitted to five schools so far, and I wouldn't really call them safeties, just the middle of my range. The one horribly ironic thing, though, is that I made it very very clear in my apps that I was almost exclusively interested in a career in public interest environmental law and only one of the schools to accept me so far (BC) has a real environmental law focus (more than one or two courses). Oi.

[ddav87]

I'm in this boat but with how much money that has been offered and the location of some of my safeties one may very well be the school i end up attending. Unless by some miracle one of my reaches accepted me or a target gave me more aid than i anticipated.

[threeonefour]

same here... 4 acceptances, all safeties. i was so worried that for whatever reason i might not get into somewhere that i think i over-applied to safeties. and you'd think i'd be excited to get lots of acceptances, and i guess i kind of am, but not really... the acceptances just remind me that i haven't gotten in to any schools that really make my heart beat fast and that i'd be truly excited to attend.

I'm in the same boat. I could not agree more.

[billyez]

It should be noted that I didn't apply to Michigan State. They've mailed me material before and this phone call was just trying to once again snag me in by offering me a full tuition. My parents are saying that I shouldn't just shrug at it and I should try to get the money. But I have safety schools here in Texas - it just doens't make snese for me to go all the way to Michigan to attend a safety. OCU is as far as I'd be willing to go for a safety that gives me money.

I don't know...it's a tough decision. It's just so many schools haven't contacted me yet...I might apply to Michigan yet..

[Slimpee]

I'm in this boat but with how much money that has been offered and the location of some of my safeties one may very well be the school i end up attending. Unless by some miracle one of my reaches accepted me or a target gave me more aid than i anticipated.

I'm in the same position...

[ddav87]

[devilishangelrjp]

I got a call today while in class. It was an unknown phone number that seemed to be from out-of-state. When we had a break I listened to the voicemail, it was a full tuition scholarship offer from Michigan State University. If I lived in the North, it would be a solid deal from a regional school especially since I'm going to be a Public Defender. Since I live in Texas, it's ranking is too low to outweigh the move...and the cold, the horrible, horrible, cold.

OCU let me in with a scholly as well. But everybody else waited for my December LSAT score or deferred/rejected me. *sigh* I've got seventeen schools that haven't responded.

I got that call from Michigan State too. I thought, for some reason, it was University of Michigan (which I had applied to) and I got super excited when she said full scholarship...then I realized she said Michigan State, and got off my high.

[BruinsFan]

Invisible high-five back!

I've heard from three, waiting on 8 sigh. Haven't heard a peep from my top 5, my status checker dates haven't even budged.

I love that this thread has been created for all of us- impatient and turning pessimistic, but don't feel completely justified in being pessimistic because we've gotten in with money- people.

Sigh. I've already booked 6 weeks of travel next summer. January and February are going to be the LONGEST MONTHS OF MY LIFE!

[robin600]

Invisible high-five back!

I've heard from three, waiting on 8 sigh. Haven't heard a peep from my top 5, my status checker dates haven't even budged.

I love that this thread has been created for all of us- impatient and turning pessimistic, but don't feel completely justified in being pessimistic because we've gotten in with money- people.

Sigh. I've already booked 6 weeks of travel next summer. January and February are going to be the LONGEST MONTHS OF MY LIFE!

I have yet to get money at my safeties, which if I don't will royally piss me off, but they said they don't give out aid till March (except Iowa, goddamn iowa come through for me of I will go apeshit!)

[initech]

Bump...simply because I'm in the same situation I was the last time I posted on here.

[scionb4]

yup - this thread has my name written all over it.