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URM 2018 - 2019 Cycle Thread

Post by Dalanne89 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:51 pm

Hi Everyone,

Wanted to start the URM results thread for this cycle as I didn't see one posted!

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Re: URM 2018 - 2019 Cycle Thread

Post by sparklingfairy98 » Fri Feb 15, 2019 8:40 pm

So I took the LSAT in November and got a score of 148. I decided to retake in January, assuring myself I could do better by putting in the same amount of time in the effort I did the first time. Unfortunately, I bombed freaking out during the test (hands shaking and all) and scored a 144. I'm not looking to get into a T14 or anything. Looking at schools like Howard, Barry, Rutgers, Indiana. I would love to go to law school this cycle. Do you think I should submit an addendum?

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Re: URM 2018 - 2019 Cycle Thread

Post by Thelawsklkidd » Sun Feb 17, 2019 3:59 am

sparklingfairy98 wrote:So I took the LSAT in November and got a score of 148. I decided to retake in January, assuring myself I could do better by putting in the same amount of time in the effort I did the first time. Unfortunately, I bombed freaking out during the test (hands shaking and all) and scored a 144. I'm not looking to get into a T14 or anything. Looking at schools like Howard, Barry, Rutgers, Indiana. I would love to go to law school this cycle. Do you think I should submit an addendum?
You should retake. Not to be rude, but a 144 does not scream “I can pass the bar.” Retake and perfecting logic games should comfortably get you into all these schools.

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Re: URM 2018 - 2019 Cycle Thread

Post by sparklingfairy98 » Wed Feb 27, 2019 1:16 am

def retaking thanks!

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Re: URM 2018 - 2019 Cycle Thread

Post by Amicus_Curiae2013 » Sun Mar 03, 2019 2:11 am

Anyone heard about financial aid already? Specifically interested in the top 6 schools + Cornell and Georgetown

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Re: URM 2018 - 2019 Cycle Thread

Post by denise137 » Sun Mar 03, 2019 12:00 pm

Amicus_Curiae2013 wrote:Anyone heard about financial aid already? Specifically interested in the top 6 schools + Cornell and Georgetown
Yes, I've heard from Cornell and Georgetown. Both within the last two weeks

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Re: URM 2018 - 2019 Cycle Thread

Post by Amicus_Curiae2013 » Fri Mar 08, 2019 8:09 pm

Anyone attending asw in Ithaca or nyc?

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Re: URM 2018 - 2019 Cycle Thread

Post by denise137 » Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:59 pm

(Borrowing the format from last year.)

Type of URM: AA

Attending: Berkeley, almost $$$$

GPA: 3.8

LSAT: 161

Undergrad: HBCU

Softs: average gov./policy internships, studied abroad, some campus involvement, 1 year WE

Approx. Time of Application: Most submitted by October, all submitted before December.

Other acceptances: Duke $$, Cornell $$, Georgetown $, Vanderbilt $$, UConn $$$$, Howard $$$$, GW $ (barely, lol)

Rejections: N/A

Waitlists: Penn, UMich

Advice: Do all the specific scholarship(!!!!!) and supplemental essays. Also, apply broadly and ask for fee waivers. Before I learned how important it is to negotiate scholarships from peer schools and that my goals are "unicorn PI" and would require going to a T14, I thought I could just got to UConn or Howard, or even use their offers to up whatever Georgetown would give me (very dumb, I know). If I had to do this again, I would have applied to more of the T14, even the ones I visited and disliked. More leverage would have made this less stressful. Besides that, shoot your shot. My friend convinced me to apply to Berkeley, which I thought was totally out of my reach, and look what happened. I promise my application was not perfect, so shoot your shot and see what happens.

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