USC 2011 Forum

[lawandi]

Odd. WL with a 3.69/169. That is between median and 75th GPA and 75th LSAT. My cycle has been terrible.

When? Just now?

[NotImportant]

I'm sorry to hear that. At least you got Texas! That's a HUGE win!

When did USC send you the WL?

[Pricer]

Odd. WL with a 3.69/169. That is between median and 75th GPA and 75th LSAT. My cycle has been terrible.

When? Just now?

I'm sorry to hear that. At least you got Texas! That's a HUGE win!

When did USC send you the WL?

Thanks for the UT comment. Looks like I am going there. They gave me a $76.5k scholarship and everyone else gave me the shaft.

It changed sometime today on the status checker. This morning when I got to work it was still In Review, and just now it changed to Waitlisted. I didn't get an email or anything.

[glitter178]

Odd. WL with a 3.69/169. That is between median and 75th GPA and 75th LSAT. My cycle has been terrible.

edit: http://usc.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats
Look at the LSN graph. What the fuck?

there's no doubt that your numbers are competitive for USC. I think applying late hurt you. May have been other factors as well-- something wrong with your PS or a LOR?

[Pricer]

Odd. WL with a 3.69/169. That is between median and 75th GPA and 75th LSAT. My cycle has been terrible.

edit: http://usc.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats
Look at the LSN graph. What the fuck?

there's no doubt that your numbers are competitive for USC. I think applying late hurt you. May have been other factors as well-- something wrong with your PS or a LOR?

I had two strong LoRs and one mediocre one, but I sent all three. My PS was fine according to Dean Ingram at UT. I know I was initially WLed at UT for the late application and not writing a Why Texas essay. They thought UT was an afterthought to me when it was actually a top choice. I'm sure the late application is what hurt me with USC, but I figured my numbers were still strong enough to warrant an admit. I fully expect a WL at Cornell now, meaning I was only offered admission to one school I applied to during the first round, despite being over 50% on LSP at all of them. LSP actually gave me like 91% at USC.

[pimpsdontcry]

any IR 3/13's in the hizz house?

[maglialoro]

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[ew4877a]

any IR 3/13's in the hizz house?

Almost. IR 3/12.

[ku1185]

Odd. WL with a 3.69/169. That is between median and 75th GPA and 75th LSAT. My cycle has been terrible.

edit: http://usc.lawschoolnumbers.com/stats
Look at the LSN graph. What the fuck?

Sorry to hear that. That is odd indeed. But congrats on UT!

[hellohello]

So does anyone know what the next steps are for waitlisted people...?

[simonesa]

Did anyone else who submitted in mid-December jump from 3/25 to 3/28?

[yale2011]

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[ktg808]

any IR 3/13's in the hizz house?

3/16 here

[lawandi]

any IR 3/13's in the hizz house?

Almost. IR 3/12.

Me too.

[Arbiter213]

$25k/yr no contingency scholarship. Not enough for me to go, but thought I'd share for those interested.

[lawandi]

$25k/yr no contingency scholarship. Not enough for me to go, but thought I'd share for those interested.

A lot of movement today and yesterday. I've checked the status checker like 5 times today...

[happygolucky]

I am a 1L at USC Law, and I was waitlisted for a considerable period of time. Two pieces of advice.

1. Write LOCIs [letters of continued interest] which are specific and 'worth reading' for the AdComms, they really like that and I got feedback after acceptance that it made a considerable difference in my 'priority' on their WL. [I got a copy of the USC Law magazine and wrote specific LOCIs tailored to their new Business-Law program, for example]

2. Visit the school, go on a tour, sit in on a class, talk to an AdComm member. They really want to get to know who you are beyond the paper '411.' I know people who work for the admissions office and they are very friendly and approachable!

**if you have any further questions that I can be of assistance with, please feel free to PM me**

[planQ]

So does anyone know what the next steps are for waitlisted people...?

+1 waitlisted today, last ir 3/16 3.2/174

[jwmalone87]

1. Write LOCIs [letters of continued interest] which are specific and 'worth reading' for the AdComms, they really like that and I got feedback after acceptance that it made a considerable difference in my 'priority' on their WL. [I got a copy of the USC Law magazine and wrote specific LOCIs tailored to their new Business-Law program, for example]

If you've already addressed specific areas of interest in a "Why USC," what do you recommend writing about in a LOCI?

[birdlaw117]

YP WL via status checker.

I didn't think USC practiced YP...

[happygolucky]

well, in regards to your question, my "why USC" essay aka "diversity" essay was a very general overview of my "fitness" for the school. When I grabbed a copy of the USC Law magazine, I carefully read articles and addressed them specifically. Naturally, one generally doesn't know for sure what they want to do in practice prior to going into law school, thus you can candidly write on a wide variety of topics without feeling like you're 'stretching the truth.' If you're 'dry' on material, visit the school and sit in on a class and write about it afterwards. I wrote a LOCI the very same day after sitting in on a class and they appreciated the promptness of my feedback.

Example topics of interest: newly revamped entertainment law program, new business & law intersection curriculum, small-business clinic [designed to help start-ups draft contracts], Alumni network, smaller class sizes, class dynamic [if sufficient exposure on visit], Professor Saks' MacArthur Grant for studies on intersection between psychological disorders & the law, how beautiful our building is*

PM me if you need more specific advice! USC Law was my #1 choice and i'm more than willing to help those who feel the same way, or at least seriously want to attend.


*this is a lie.

[jwmalone87]

Thanks! Not WL'd yet or anything, but I can sense it coming and want to get ready

Just out of curiousity, did you get any money coming off the waitlist? How common do you think that is?

[Del Fin]

well, in regards to your question, my "why USC" essay aka "diversity" essay was a very general overview of my "fitness" for the school. When I grabbed a copy of the USC Law magazine, I carefully read articles and addressed them specifically. Naturally, one generally doesn't know for sure what they want to do in practice prior to going into law school, thus you can candidly write on a wide variety of topics without feeling like you're 'stretching the truth.' If you're 'dry' on material, visit the school and sit in on a class and write about it afterwards. I wrote a LOCI the very same day after sitting in on a class and they appreciated the promptness of my feedback.

Example topics of interest: newly revamped entertainment law program, new business & law intersection curriculum, small-business clinic [designed to help start-ups draft contracts], Alumni network, smaller class sizes, class dynamic [if sufficient exposure on visit], Professor Saks' MacArthur Grant for studies on intersection between psychological disorders & the law, how beautiful our building is*

PM me if you need more specific advice! USC Law was my #1 choice and i'm more than willing to help those who feel the same way, or at least seriously want to attend.


*this is a lie.

hahaha.. ya, I took a tour a little while back and was severely disappointed at the law building. Regardless, I've always wanted to be a Trojan (went to high school with Mark Sanchez)...

[flexityflex86]

Waiting on aid too.

I am not going to get my package before I need to make a call on other schools, but I do prefer USC. What have people who have received aid apackages seen in relation to schools such as WUSTL,ND, Emory, etc.? I figure I will guesstimate off what people with similar #'s have, and go from there?

Also, do softs count or is it like WUSTL - all #'s? I know they said financial circumstances matter as well.

[snichols16]

Just went under my 3rd review since Jan 10. Decision seems imminent. Would love SC as an option and don't want to make the drive from Santa Monica to Irvine...