Applying Late in the Cycle Forum

[jvincent11]

After completing my cycle, all you need to know is an applicants results will be SO MUCH BETTER applying in September than applying in January or later.

[teiswei]

Depends on your personal financial situation, but I would personally send out all my apps to see what offers I receive. If you do get 168+ you'll likely get in to quite a bit of the T14 but money will be the primary concern.

Make sure you request fee waivers and negotiate scholarships at every school you're offered admission to.

[jvincent11]

Noted.

[ManOfTheMinute]

If you score well enough to make HLS a possibility, I would definitly apply next year if you don't get in this year/dont apply this year. For HLS, applying earlier rather than later is a very large advantage...

[jvincent11]

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[Solistus]

Hope you don't mind if I throw my info in this thread as well.

I applied late - Submitted my apps online between Feb 1 and Feb 6. Took the LSAT back in December 2010, but this is my first cycle submitting apps. Graduated from undergrad in 2009, a year and some change in full time work experience after undergrad and some pretty substantial resume gaps as well. My only great 'soft' is that I was a policy debater in college and qualified to the National Debate Tournament. So, TL;DR is older applicant, mixed softs, February submit.

LSAT: 176
GPA: 3.32

Responses so far:

In at William & Mary, $24k/yr aid package (in-state tuition + $10k scholarship + $4k assistantship).

In at Minnesota, no word on $

In at UT Austin [in-state], no word on $

In at Northwestern, no word on $ (NU doesn't start giving out money till March)

In at George Washington, $20k/yr merit aid, still waiting to hear about need aid

Still waiting to hear from: pretty much the rest of the T14 below HYS; USC and UCLA; some safeties.

[WokeUpInACar]

Hope you don't mind if I throw my info in this thread as well.

I applied late - Submitted my apps online between Feb 1 and Feb 6. Took the LSAT back in December 2010, but this is my first cycle submitting apps. Graduated from undergrad in 2009, a year and some change in full time work experience after undergrad and some pretty substantial resume gaps as well. My only great 'soft' is that I was a policy debater in college and qualified to the National Debate Tournament. So, TL;DR is older applicant, mixed softs, February submit.

LSAT: 176
GPA: 3.32

Responses so far:

In at William & Mary, $24k/yr aid package (in-state tuition + $10k scholarship + $4k assistantship).

In at Minnesota, no word on $

In at UT Austin [in-state], no word on $

In at Northwestern, no word on $ (NU doesn't start giving out money till March)

In at George Washington, $20k/yr merit aid, still waiting to hear about need aid

Still waiting to hear from: pretty much the rest of the T14 below HYS; USC and UCLA; some safeties.

You're going to get $12k/yr at UT just FYI

[Solistus]

You're going to get $12k/yr at UT just FYI

Is that just a prediction, or do they have a more rigid/standardized approach to aid offers than other schools?

[WokeUpInACar]

You're going to get $12k/yr at UT just FYI

Is that just a prediction, or do they have a more rigid/standardized approach to aid offers than other schools?

Mostly the latter... The GF and I, along with several other in-state splitters on LSN with 170+ LSATs and <3.4 GPAs have all gotten the same amount. It's *possible* you'll get 15k but I'm not sure if they would differentiate between say a 172 and your 176.

[jvincent11]

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