Texas Law Class of 2021 Applicants (2017-2018 cycle) Forum

[sev]

Shout-out to previous OPs PatriotP74 and TexasENG.

Fall 2016 1L Class Profile (to be updated when 2017 stats are released)
LSAT: 162 (25th), 167 (median), 168 (75th)
GPA: 3.48 (25th), 3.73( median), 3.84 (75th)
Class size: 295
44% Women
29% minority

UT Law 2016-2017 LSN Graph


LST Score Report


Application Deadlines
Early Decision - November 1st
Regular Decision - March 1st

Fee Waiver
Texas residents are eligible for waiver of the application fee. A waiver is also available on the basis of need, and to members and alumni of Teach for America. (source: the link above)

What to expect
Status checker
Complete
Why Texas Request for many OOS'ers
Admission granted
Acceptances: Status checker and call from Dean (area code 512)
Not Acceptances: Email and Status Checker

Helpful Resources
Texas Law Homepage
2017 official admissions bulletin
Qualifying for in-state tuition as OOS
Official twitter
Above the Law - UT Law
Old TLS Current Students AMA Thread

Previous Threads
TLS C/O 2018 Applicants Thread
TLS C/O 2019 Applicants Thread
TLS C/O 2020 Applicants Thread

Past poll results

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[principalagent]

Checking in. Gotta root for the home team

[HenryHankPalmer]

Checking in. This is my #1 choice

[hotdog96]

Checking in, one of my top choices

[sev]

Checking in. Gotta root for the home team

Gig'em horns, amiright?

[GotLost]

checking in

[HenryHankPalmer]

Anyone going to Law Day this week?

[doglawin]

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[doglawin]

Anyone going to Law Day this week?

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[HenryHankPalmer]

Anyone going to Law Day this week?

Woah! I didn't know about this event, do you know if any of the law faculty, including the dean, will be attending? I'd be more than happy to drive down from Dallas dfor an opportunity to meet with them!

I can't say for sure who will be there, but it is like an open house type deal with a mock class and panel interviews. I got an email about it and RSVPed awhile back, but I think you can find a link for it on the Admissions section of the website.

[sev]

Anyone going to Law Day this week?

Thanks for the heads up; also hadn't heard about it.

I'm considering it.

Here's all the info on it I could find:
https://law.utexas.edu/admissions/texas-law-day/
https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/28/30744/

[trooper10538]

Taking Dec LSAT and will apply. Former Marine, 16 years as a Texas State Trooper, BA in Criminal Justice, working on Master's right now. Let's see what happens. UT and Houston only 2 schools I'm applying to due to family reasons. Goal is to eventually be a Federal Prosecutor. Good luck to everyone.

[HenryHankPalmer]

Anyone going to Law Day this week?

Thanks for the heads up; also hadn't heard about it.

I'm considering it.

Here's all the info on it I could find:
https://law.utexas.edu/admissions/texas-law-day/
https://law.utexas.edu/calendar/2017/09/28/30744/

Here is the agenda.

Texas Law Day Agenda

8:45 a.m. Check-In Joseph Jamail Pavilion
9:00 a.m. Welcome Admissions Q & A — The Application Process Eidman Courtroom
10:15 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. The Law Student Experience — Panel Discussion Eidman Courtroom
11:30 a.m. Law School Tours — The Bricks and Mortar Eidman Courtroom
12:30 p.m. Lunch — Attendees: On Your Own
2:00 p.m. The Law Class Experience — Mock Class Townes Hall 2.139
3:00 p.m. From Study to Practice — Becoming a Lawyer Townes Hall 2.139

[Walliums]

Checking in! Can't wait to hear how Law Day goes!

[NeneLeakesss_409]

Hi friends! Look forward to meeting y'all at Law day!

[sev]

Officially RSVPed.

[butterfingerpancakes]

Checking in.
Does Texas Law offer fee waivers based on GPA and LSAT?

[OakBrook2021]

Checking in.
Does Texas Law offer fee waivers based on GPA and LSAT?

Yes. A wave already came through CRS a few weeks ago

[sev]

Interesting things:
1. "Consider writing an addenda if your LSAT changes more than 4 points after a retake."
2. Resumes can be up to 3 pages for UT--they suggest using as much of it as you need. Don't leave stuff out, in other words.
3. More people will be getting interviewed than last cycle, but not everyone that's admitted will be interviewed.

[rachelac]

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[sev]

5. Apparently Texas jumped Georgetown in the latest USNWR rankings and they're now in sole possession of 14th place. 0_o Cool.

[doglawin]

Interesting things:
1. "Consider writing an addenda if your LSAT changes more than 4 points after a retake."
2. Resumes can be up to 3 pages for UT--they suggest using as much of it as you need. Don't leave stuff out, in other words.
3. More people will be getting interviewed than last cycle, but not everyone that's admitted will be interviewed.

[sev]

4. (because I forgot #4) They don't actually start [strike]accepting[/strike] sending out acceptances RD until after they've handed out ED--which happens like mid-November/mid-December.

^I'm pretty sure I understood that correctly--can anyone confirm that's what she said?

[sev]

6. If you're retaking in December there's no guarantee that the new score will be considered if you submit before then--you'll have to call admissions and ask them to flag your application so it isn't considered before they receive the new score (they didn't sound super enthusiastic about people doing that, though, and recommended holding off on the application).

(Sorry, I keep remembering things that might be useful right after I make another post. Also trying to get to 100 posts so I can use the img tags to embed pretty images in the OP.)

[ljalba]

4. (because I forgot #4) They don't actually start accepting RD until after they've handed out ED--which happens like mid-November/mid-December.

^I'm pretty sure I understood that correctly--can anyone confirm that's what she said?

My understanding was not that they don’t start accepting RD until after they’ve handed ED but rather that they primarily focus on the ED apps. I know of people who have applied RD in Sept/Oct with stellar stats and subsequently get admitted around the same time as ED applicants.