Friday, April 18, 2008

American's 10-mile Long Waitlist

Is opening up. One of my clients just was asked via email to re-confirm his interest and within 5-minutes he had an acceptance letter (and 24 hours to submit a deposit).

Posted by Ann K. Levine, Esq. at 4:25 PM

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  1. AnonymousApril 20, 2008 at 12:37 PM

    Hi,

    I'm wondering if you can give me some advice. I'm in a few schools right now, but waistlisted at my first choice. I took the LSAT without much prep (doh) in Oct and I'm wondering if I can take it this June and try to improve my score. My thinking is that I can send an improved score to help me chances of getting off the waiting list, and that if I improve dramatically, I would be able to take another year off and apply to some better schools. And if I don't improve I just wont have the scores sent anywhere.

    Does this make sense? Thanks

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  2. Ann K. Levine, Esq.April 20, 2008 at 12:58 PM

    I am happy to give personalized advice, but it's impossible to do through the blog forum. For law school admission consulting, please contact me through my website and/or by email or phone (www.lawschoolexpert.com)

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  3. AnonymousApril 23, 2008 at 8:53 PM

    how many applications do you normally recommend for your clients?

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  4. AnonymousApril 24, 2008 at 5:54 AM

    I just got a similar email from another school... slot may soon open up, am I still interested, let us know, we'll definitely get back to you in the next few weeks, but no promises.

    I wanted to ask you what you thought of letters like these? it just feels incredibly leading, especially with the colloquial/personal way that it's written. and now after i had signed over to another school and buried my hopes for this one, i feel like my hopes are rising up again and i check my email incessantly, fret, and check email again. should i allow myself to hope once more that i may get in or should i take this for what my cynicism thinks it is: a letter from a school that can pretty much do what it wants, and that includes messing with my head?

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  5. Ann K. Levine, Esq.April 24, 2008 at 7:37 AM

    I am being hopeful about these (in particular, one a client received from Georgetown this week). I feel good about it.... Admission officers have to much to do to purposely mess with anyone's head.

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  6. Ann K. Levine, Esq.April 24, 2008 at 7:41 AM

    About the number of applications - it depends on the applicants goals and credentials. There's no one size fits all advice on this - it's more about applying to the right schools given your background than any magic number.
    That being said, 8-12 schools should be sufficient if the list is well-targeted, but I have clients who insist on applying to as many as 20+ schools. That just makes the decision tougher though come spring time...

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  7. AnonymousApril 24, 2008 at 10:03 PM

    Does it help to apply early?

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  8. Ann K. Levine, Esq.April 25, 2008 at 7:34 AM

    Enormously.

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  9. AnonymousApril 25, 2008 at 11:11 AM

    how about in light of an extra semester of grades?

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  10. Ann K. Levine, Esq.April 25, 2008 at 2:03 PM

    The answer is that it depends on your specific situation and the blog format doesn't allow me to give advice in specific situations. If you would like a consultation with me, please see my website at www.lawschoolexpert.com and call or email me.

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  11. AnonymousApril 26, 2008 at 6:37 PM

    Dear Law Sch Expert,

    would it be bad if clients have very specific ideas of where they want to go ?

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  12. Ann K. Levine, Esq.April 26, 2008 at 8:55 PM

    No. In the end, it's up to you. All I can do is give my best advice given your goals, credentials, and experiences.

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  13. UnknownMay 3, 2008 at 8:22 AM

    Dear Ann,

    I knew nothing about 'rolling admissions' and submitted my applications for Fall 2008 in February 2008. So, I am receiving letters saying that I would have normally been accepted but there are no seats available. I am also on the AU wait list. My GPA and LSAT scores are in the ballpark and I have 17 years of professional experience. What can I do to still get accepted somewhere? Please help.

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  14. Ann K. Levine, Esq.May 3, 2008 at 10:35 AM

    Hi Scott - You can try to campaign for a spot at AU, but otherwise you should plan to reapply for Fall 2009 (or January 2009, depending on what schools you hope to attend that may offer that option) - and submit all applications in September.

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