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Hi all! I recently increased my LSAT score from a 14high to a 15low. I was waitlisted at SLU Law and was wondering when I would hear back.. I have a 4.0 GPA and pretty great soft factors. Is there a chance they take me off the Waitlist before deposits are due? Or should I expect to hear back over the summer?
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Hey @itsthegrind123 - one of the 7Sage admissions consultants here and I'm happy to give some insight! Just for a quick bona fides to let you know I'm not an internet rando - prior to 7Sage, I worked for 14 years in higher ed admissions including a stint as the Director of Admissions at Notre Dame Law. I'm happy to help you out with this question!
1) If you're officially on their waitlist, you already have heard from them with an admissions decision (ie, you're on the waitlist). Just saying that part out loud!
2) But if we rephrase your question as "will upping my LSAT help me get admitted from the waitlist before SLU's deposits are due?", that's not likely. If I'm an admissions officer at SLU, I know we're close to deposit deadlines. I might as well wait another few weeks to see how our deposits come in before we do any waitlist activity. Because how silly would I feel if this scenario came to pass - we admit you now and then - the day after our deposit deadline - I find that we've locked down our GPA median by a ton of students but that we've fallen short of our LSAT median by one student. I'd feel a bit silly, even if you have an awesome resume and are a great fit at my school.
So if I were in your shoes, I'd expect the earliest I would hear anything further from SLU would be after their deposit deadline. If they're still a top choice for you in a few weeks, send them a letter of continued interest to let them know. Then cross your fingers, hope that they have some available seats in the class after the deposit deadline passes, and that they reach out to you!
Right now you're still below their lsat median, if you can, i would not settle on that lsat score and try to get into the 160s. you have a great gpa and if your softs are as good as you say, you could easily get into slu and other schools. DM me if you need a tutor rec.
Send a letter of continued interest - let them know about your higher score!!