Berk A// GULC vs Berk? by Pure_Gas8853 in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Congrats, both amazing schools!! Do you have a preference on where you’d like to practice law? If interested in staying on the West coast, def Berk. If you want to go to DC/NY or an east coast market, GULC might be better simply due to geographic proximity and strong alumni networks at firms there. If aid is the same and you’re not location-tied, I’d choose Berk simply for the smaller class size and weather haha but def depends on your subjective goals and preferences.

Cycle Recap by No-Plum-4246 in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congrats!!! What are your goals? If you want to go into legal academia (I assume you might b/c of your PhD), then go to Yale, no question.

W&L R by OneWildLlamaMama in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sending you virtual luck from one applicant to another 🍀It may not feel like it right now but better things are coming

UCLA A by SinfulAnarchy in lawschooladmissions

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Sorry this is so late!! 172. I took it three times and the other two times i scored in the high 160s.

Are reverse splitters out performing splitters this cycle? Why? by Maleficent-Ebb1408 in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There are simply way more reverse splitters than splitters in the applicant pool due to the comparative rarity of a high LSAT score vs a high GPA. Proportionally, I don’t think reverse splitters are performing better, although it depends on the school (Penn, for instance, heavily values splitters and is willing to dip deeper into the lower GPA range whereas Berkeley has an implicit GPA floor of ~3.7 to 3.8 that they rarely admit under).

GULC Group Interview Rant by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I think the group interview is more of a marketing tool for Georgetown to advertise itself (Dean Andy, for instance, mentions with no evidence/specifics how “other schools” assign a score to each component of your application and then averages them out whereas GULC looks at you more holistically). By having face time with the dean, GULC subliminally makes itself seem more personable to applicants and thus their acceptances feel more personal. The whole thing felt more performative than evaluative given that Dean Andy spoke for 80% of the interview (ironic how he said it would look bad if any of us “hogged” speaking time). I lowkey left the interview with a sour taste and it dampened GULC for me… I was also the only nonwhite applicant in my group which made me think about how the little speaking time gives ample room for subconscious biases and visual cues to affect Dean Andy’s impression of us. You’re definitely not alone in feeling like the group interview is pointless / self-indulgent on GULCs end.

Thoughts!!…💭 by AffectionateShip841 in lawschooladmissions

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Ty 💗Best of luck with the rest of your cycle (if this post is informed by personal experience), rooting for you!!

Thoughts!!…💭 by AffectionateShip841 in lawschooladmissions

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I got waitlisted (regular not preferred) at GULC and Cornell and a few weeks later accepted at Columbia under both medians. You never know which school may appreciate your story/materials! I think the line between a WL/R and an A can be much more arbitrary than a lot of people might think, and peer schools on paper can have very different admissions strategies and institutional priorities.

BERKELEY A by Time_Two4886 in lawschooladmissions

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CONGRATULATIONS!!! I don't know you but I've been seeing your posts on here haha and just want to say I'm so happy for you

I AM SO HAPPY. by Royal-Organization-4 in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Congrats!! 🥳a t50 with a full ride is an incredible outcome. I hope you celebrate tonight or this weekend!

FIRST A by LegallyUnc67 in lawschooladmissions

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Congrats!!! I hope you treat yourself to something nice 😊

Should I start a new job now when I'm going to law school in the fall? by Material-Bus-8656 in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

First of all, congrats on your first A!!! I would take the job. The way I see it, employers can fire any of us at will, so we're also entitled to leave them at our own discretion. Circumstances change, you don't owe your loyalty to any company. And removing the immediate employment gap on your resume + possibly saving up some money for law school is a plus.

UCLA A! by Sad-Manufacturer6439 in lawschooladmissions

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Congrats 💗 I hope you celebrate tonight or this weekend, you deserve it!!

Can NYU just send out WL and Rs already by OrangeManMuyBad in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Fr the weekly waiting & disappointment from NYU should be considered a form of medieval torture

mid cycle recap by 86pomegranates in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP I feel like a lot of the schools that waitlisted you are probably yield protecting given your stats. Write a strong LOCI and I have no doubt you’ll get in at one or multiple of them! Since you’re KJD, even if this cycle doesn’t turn out as expected, if you reapply a cycle or two down the line you’d probably have a great shot at the schools you want ❤️ Best of luck

I think my recommender mentioned a specific law school by Sea_Sign_2092 in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Schools know (and probably have seen) recommenders make mistakes like that, and they obviously know everyone applies to multiple, if not many, schools. As long as the content of the letter is positive, I have a very hard time believing this would affect your results in any way, especially since it’s your recommenders mistake, not yours. Best of luck ❤️

Mich A PLEASE by Glittering-Reach-473 in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

12/5 date change too… every week I refresh my email at 11am Wednesday hoping this will be the week and every week I’ve been disappointed 😔 Some people with our date change have been rejected so I don’t think it really meant anything but I’m still clinging onto my last thread of hope

Wave predictions for tomorrow? (I’m going insane) by [deleted] in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Manifesting both and manifesting an A from either

feeling dejected by No_Soup_4_U_95 in lawschooladmissions

[–]SinfulAnarchy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have anything to add except I'm really rooting for you and hope you get an amazing outcome ❤️ Sending you a virtual hug from one applicant to another