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rxabdallah wrote:Completed on 9/15 and got accepted on 10/23. So maybe they're coming out sooner this year.

rxabdallah wrote:Completed on 9/15 and got accepted on 10/23. So maybe they're coming out sooner this year.

sash wrote:

rxabdallah wrote:Completed on 9/15 and got accepted on 10/23. So maybe they're coming out sooner this year.

Wow congrats!! Do you mind sharing your stats? I submitted the second week of October and I just went complete.

rxabdallah wrote:

sash wrote:

rxabdallah wrote:Completed on 9/15 and got accepted on 10/23. So maybe they're coming out sooner this year.

Wow congrats!! Do you mind sharing your stats? I submitted the second week of October and I just went complete.

Nothing really impressive about my stats:
3.64 GPA, 158 LSAT, URM, military veteran, legal fellowship, and really good softs.

sash wrote:

rxabdallah wrote:

sash wrote:

rxabdallah wrote:Completed on 9/15 and got accepted on 10/23. So maybe they're coming out sooner this year.

Wow congrats!! Do you mind sharing your stats? I submitted the second week of October and I just went complete.

Nothing really impressive about my stats:
3.64 GPA, 158 LSAT, URM, military veteran, legal fellowship, and really good softs.

Did you apply ED?

Thank you for your application to the University of Michigan Law School. Because you went to the effort of applying early in the admissions season, we are concerned that you may feel some disappointment at not having received your answer yet. We understand the anxiety that the law school admissions process can cause, and are therefore writing to update you on the status of your file in an effort to alleviate at least some of that stress.

That said, your application file has been reviewed at least once and we have found much to admire. A variety of reasons can account for why, notwithstanding at least one round of review, we have not already rendered a speedy final decision: sometimes we are waiting for additional information that we know is en route, like recommendation letters, updated transcripts, a new LSAT score, residency information; sometimes file-readers have different interpretations of or reactions to an application, and we need to meet and discuss; sometimes there’s an open question that we think the passage of time might clear up; sometimes we just think it makes sense to review an application file in the context of the greater pool…
While many—even most—applications are put through this sort of multi-step process, candidates (like you) who applied early and didn’t get read immediately are the ones who notice the resulting delay the most. We are truly sorry about that.

mruskin wrote:Got an email today that begins:

Thank you for your application to the University of Michigan Law School. Because you went to the effort of applying early in the admissions season, we are concerned that you may feel some disappointment at not having received your answer yet. We understand the anxiety that the law school admissions process can cause, and are therefore writing to update you on the status of your file in an effort to alleviate at least some of that stress.

It goes on to say:

That said, your application file has been reviewed at least once and we have found much to admire. A variety of reasons can account for why, notwithstanding at least one round of review, we have not already rendered a speedy final decision: sometimes we are waiting for additional information that we know is en route, like recommendation letters, updated transcripts, a new LSAT score, residency information; sometimes file-readers have different interpretations of or reactions to an application, and we need to meet and discuss; sometimes there’s an open question that we think the passage of time might clear up; sometimes we just think it makes sense to review an application file in the context of the greater pool…
While many—even most—applications are put through this sort of multi-step process, candidates (like you) who applied early and didn’t get read immediately are the ones who notice the resulting delay the most. We are truly sorry about that.

Wondering if anyone else received one of these emails & if people think it portends anything.

That said, your application file has been reviewed at least once and we have found much to admire. A variety of reasons can account for why, notwithstanding at least one round of review, we have not already rendered a speedy final decision: sometimes we are waiting for additional information that we know is en route, like recommendation letters, updated transcripts, a new LSAT score, residency information; sometimes file-readers have different interpretations of or reactions to an application, and we need to meet and discuss; sometimes there’s an open question that we think the passage of time might clear up; sometimes we just think it makes sense to review an application file in the context of the greater pool. (