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First T-14 response - Wait List at U.Mich!
LSATcantwin
Alum Member Sage ⭐
It's not a "no" guys 
I have a chance, this is super exciting for me. As a splitter (2.8gpa/171 LSAT) I didn't think I'd make it to even the waitlist...
Guys...guys! I have a shot at U.Mich!!
Thank you so much 7Sage for getting me as far as you have! I love you guys.
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May the Force be with you. I hope you get in!
Sorry to hear, man! it's a slaughter-fest on LSL, LSN, and reddit
best of luck with the rest of your cycle though, and maybe getting into Mich!
Time to write a great LOCI!
I saw Reddit...almost everyone that got the WL was 170+ which is interesting to me... but hey, I'm looking at it positively, I wasn't rejected!
@"Cant Get Right" Already started it
I'm more excited about this than I should be....
@westcoastbestcoast Thank you! It's exciting to see movement.
Rooting for you!
Crossing fingers!
I just got waitlisted too!
; but I'm above their numbers so idk what to think. Yield protection?
Edit: Looking at lawschoolnumbers.com's admissions ticker right now...
Lots of people with really high numbers getting waitlisted at Michigan!
Just looking at reddit alone it looks like anyone 169+ was waitlist lol
@LSATcantwin UUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Don't they know I would love to go there
Right?! lol don't they know the first school to outright accept me will probably make me fall in love because I am so desperate haha
Hoping for positive responses for both of you @LSATcantwin and @"Paul Caint"!
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Not if you didn't tell them! Time to write a killer LOCI to let them know! If your stats are too far up on them, it's very likely yield protection. They'll figure you'll likely get offers at higher ranked schools and so why waste the offer?
Attaboy!!! you got your foot in the door, now show them what's up!
@"Cant Get Right" @LSATcantwin When would you guys recommend sending in a LOCI? Immediately? Like Today??? Or in a few months?
Do you think they're sending mass waitlists to buy them time cause too many applicants??
ROOTING FOR YOU BOTH
@adillpickle That's the way it seems to me. To be honest I sent my application to UMich pretty late, like around January 5th. I was kind of surprised when I got a response back this early, part of me doubts they even read my file (PS, letters of rec, etc.) and just waitlisted me because they've already accepted too many people.
I sent a really short LOCI immediately after I got waitlisted, and I’m planning to send a more substantive LOCI in March.
CONGRATS!!!!!!!
Did y’all write a “Why Michigan”?
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Good job! Waitlisted is not a "no" so def something to be excited about : )!! Check out this article:
http://blog.spiveyconsulting.com/the-only-3-things-that-matter-on-the-waitlist/
WL as well. Is sending in a Why UMich and an LSAT addendum a bad idea? (assuming they want me to address my huge score differences)
I would say it's a great idea. If you don't want to send them both at once you could string them out over a few weeks: one now and one in a bit. They accepted me on Valentine's Day a little over two months after I applied in an act of profound love which I can only assume is either because I obeyed their instructions to me at a law school fair to write an LSAT addendum or because I wrote a convincing Why Michigan essay.
Disclaimer: My acceptance could also be because I am a Michigander so it made less sense to yield protect me. I had a little built in yield protection resistance.
Jumping in to reiterate the LOCI question posed by @"Paul Caint"
What's the conventional wisdom on LOCI timing? As soon as you can write a good one, or wait until march when they start reevaluating WLers? I'm in at UofM (glory be!) but I just got WL at Duke and Penn this week, so I'm writing my letters, but unsure when to send them.... Help!
Yes, agreeing with other people. Maybe tell them you're really happy they're considering your application and mention some of your qualifications and thank them for their time. There's definitely hope and good for you for viewing it in a positive way.
@"Seeking Perfection" do you mind to read my why umich? I am not sure whether it fits their taste
I'll read it if you PM me or post it. I can't say I know their taste for sure.
@tylerdschreur10
I don't know the best timing for sure, but I wouldn't wait untill March. I recommend taking however long you need to make sure it is well written and not a hasty reaction to the wait list. You just want to make it as clear as you can without lying that you are likely to attend if accepted.
That's awesome, hope you get a positive response! Congratulations!
What is your new score?!?
You're killing me. :P
You’re still in the game, @LSATcantwin!! Woohoo! Send in a LOCI!
You got this @LSATcantwin! I’m a fellow Non-traditional 2.8GPA guy and hoping to be in your position soon. Good luck and thanks again for the awesome webinar!!
So glad to hear!!!
Hopefully, it'll be one of those years in which dozens of students are accepted off the waitlist.
I hope so too!
It sounds like people are applying to more schools than in the past, which is leading to lots of waitlists, and I would think, lots of admits off waitlists. At least that's what I'm hoping and convincing myself!