@estoutenburg25267 That article is super helpful! Thank you so much for sharing!

Just to add my input- definitely would choose the full ride. HYS, while very impressive schools, are not the only impressive schools. I currently work in NYC with lawyers every day in my current occupation- lawyers with the DOJ, SEC, BigLaw, in-house counsel, etc. from NY, D.C., Boston, etc. and they all are from a mix of T-14 law schools. My biggest case right now has a team of two associates- one from Harvard and one from Georgetown. Both are equals in salary and rank and both bring unique skills to the team. The associate from Harvard even advised me to not under-consider tuition when choosing a law school. She is still paying back her loans and admits they are the reason why she is remaining in the high paying position she is currently in. If it was up to her, she would be working for the government, but her loans prevent her from doing that.

My point is, those who overvalue the prestige of HYS and undervalue the prestige of other T-14s quite frankly just have an unrealistic perception of the legal world after law school. I have interacted with some of the best attorneys in the country at the most prestigious firms and government positions and, more times than not, they are mixed. UVA, NYU, Columbia, Harvard, Yale, Stanford, Northwestern, UMich, Georgetown, etc. They are equally represented in the most competitive positions.

I got waitlisted at UPenn and Columbia this week. I feel you. Luckily, neither school were in my top picks but it always sucks to get that WL email... It's better than a rejection though! Best of luck.

@pcainti665 No need to apologize. I imagine we are the only ones who can truly understand your situation...we know the stakes and what it means to each of us. I can only imagine how this has been for you. Just hang in there and keep fighting.

@pcainti665 Dude I would be FREAKING OUT. Not only do the schools have to make admissions decisions, but scholarship decisions may be impacted too. I feel for you. At this point, all you can do is fight LSAC until you win. If they don't call you back today, I would seriously just not relent with the phone calls. I don't know if you have any friends/relatives that are lawyers, but maybe have someone do you a favor and sign a letter for you to send to LSAC to get their attention? Just an idea.

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@leahbeuk911 said:

@pcainti665 Not sure where you live, but LSAC is located in Newtown, PA. If I were you, I would show up and refuse to leave until I speak to a supervisor who is going to make me a priority. In person results are almost always better than over the phone results.

I live in California. I've called every two hours for the past two days. I got them to finally commit to a time to call me back today. Hopefully this is resolved today.

Yea good luck... California is a bit far for an impromptu LSAC walk in. You just have to be that squeaky wheel that calls every 20 minutes every day until it's satisfactorily resolved.

@pcainti665 Not sure where you live, but LSAC is located in Newtown, PA. If I were you, I would show up and refuse to leave until I speak to a supervisor who is going to make me a priority. In person results are almost always better than over the phone results.

@estoutenburg25267 Thank you! It was very relaxed. My interviewer was actually a 2015 graduate who now works as the Director of Admissions, so she was young and very relatable. She asked me to go into more depth about my personal statement (which I basically was like THANK YOU because 2-3 pages is so hard to accommodate considering all that I wished to say). She asked why UVA and to tell her about a situation in which I was confronted about something and how I handled it. I quickly felt very comfortable and began treating it like I was talking to a friend who was telling me about her experience at UVA.

@pcainti665 @radhikabhog113 Thank you! I'm super excited!

So...I had the interview and was admitted this morning! Feel free to reach out if anyone is interested in interview details!

The Skype interview is very relaxed and casual. It's basically exactly what you would expect a law school interview would be. They will ask you why you want to go to Wash U. They will ask you about specific things on your resume/application. Just be genuine and, if you haven't already, do some research about Wash U and St. Louis. Good luck!

@19398 I'm sorry if you interpreted my post as being insensitive. I never once meant to imply that BC Law is an inferior school. It's not, in any way-- it's a great school!

I specifically only noted that it was lower ranked than other schools I got into, which is not an opinion or derogatory statement. It's merely just a fact. And yes, I was not planning on going there for many reasons-- it's far from my home and Boston is an expensive place to live, among other reasons. But none of these things imply that BC Law is inferior or a bad school at all. My initial post is 100% about statistics and how my admissions result was puzzling, considering BC's median stats and my stats.

Nonetheless, I apologize if you or anyone else is offended and I extend my congratulations to anyone who did get into BC Law!

@gregoryalexanderdevine723 169 LSAT; 3.7 GPA

@pcainti665 said:

Do you have any Character and Fitness violations?

Yes...a parking ticket.

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@71888 said:

@pcainti665 I was interviewed by Georgetown on December 14 and my acceptance letter is dated December 18. I'm sure you will hear back sooner than you expect. Best of luck!

When did you apply?

I submitted my application on November 26.

@pcainti665 I was interviewed by Georgetown on December 14 and my acceptance letter is dated December 18. I'm sure you will hear back sooner than you expect. Best of luck!

@saraahjay217 Jane

Oh man- sorry to hear about that. You should definitely have them send the certified letter though, especially if you did submit an addendum with your applications about this. That way, if you scored well, you will be able to showcase your ability to test well, despite the compromised situation. Or, if you did not score how you would have liked to, this will provide a legitimate reason why. Best of luck on your retake and with your applications in general.

Sarah, I'm sorry I did not respond in time to answer your question. I'm not sure what you ended up deciding to do, but I would consider waiting, even if it means forfeiting your waivers. At least wait to submit your reach schools' applications or schools that don't have an expiring waiver date. 2-3 weeks is not very long and you might even hear back before then. You may even mention in your addendum that you submitted a complaint to LSAC and would be happy to update the school on LSAC's findings once they report them, if it would assist in reviewing your candidacy. I would then email the admission offices the findings. Whether or not they attach them onto your application is up to them, but at least you disclosed all the relevant information to assist your addendum.

Furthermore, I'm relatively certain the schools will not even begin to review your application until they've received your Dec LSAT score. You have at least until then to include LSAC's findings.

I requested a merit-based fee waiver and was granted one in October.

169; 3.68

I think if you write an addendum, you should 1) have filed a complaint with LSAC and 2) wait to hear how they respond and include that in your addendum. If you don't have LSAC to back up your claims, as horrible as the situation honestly was, it will just sound like a lot of excuse making and complaining. If you have evidence, it gives your addendum more credit. I'm sure you won't be the first to complain from this test center, so LSAC might be willing to at least email you an apology letter, which you may consider attaching as well to corroborate your story. Otherwise, just attaching an addendum complaining about the test center could come across differently than you intend.

That really sucks though...I'm sorry about that.