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@danielznelson160 No, I had a really strange cycle. I applied to the entire T20 minus Yale, NYU, and UVA. I was waitlisted at most schools and haven't heard back from 5.
Reasons I might have had a strange cycle:
I have a mid-160s LSAT and a 3.8
Hispanic, so that definitely gave me a little bump
Applied mid-January
I thought maybe there was something wrong with my essays, but my Columbia acceptance and Harvard interview/waitlist says otherwise. I had many people look over my app materials to provide feedback and feel I submitted my best work.
I have one LSAT take left. I'm thinking of taking the June test. I could deposit at Columbia in the meantime. If I score higher (high 160s+), I could sit out this cycle and reapply early in the fall. Thoughts?
@danielznelson160 Vandy wouldn't negotiate. Sucks because I visited Nashville last month and absolutely loved the school/city. I'd feel terrible negotiating with Cornell since I said they were my top choice in my "Why Cornell." Plus, I can't really make a debt argument with the Columbia acceptance since I'm receiving zero merit aid there.
Hello, all! I've been agonizing over this decision the past few weeks and would like some help deciding which school to attend. My narrowed-down options are:
My family is unable to make any contribution, I don't have a spouse, and my savings are minimal (only a few years out of undergrad). I'll be financing law school on my own. I'm a Texan, but I'm not set on practicing law in the south. I see myself working in the private sector. I haven't explored PI much, but I would like to have that as an option as well.
My heart is set on Columbia, but is it truly worth the crippling debt? I attended their ASD, and it seems the most common path is big law for 2-5 years to pay the loans down.
@gregoryalexanderdevine723 Thank you! I really enjoyed NY. Columbia is in a quieter neighborhood away from the hustle and bustle of downtown NYC, so I definitely appreciated that. I got great vibes from the professors and current students. I was also told that the student culture is not super competitive since nearly everyone there gets a great job after graduation. I feel like there would be less pressure to be at the top of my class than at say, Vanderbilt.
I'm interested in business law, but I really wanted to use law school to explore all my options, as I'm not currently set on any one path.