Is this common? [POLL]

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• stephanie-2 Alum Member

  February 2018 30 karma

  If you read into the why a law professor would call you, I think a logical conclusion you could draw is they (admissions committee and faculty) see a worthwhile investment for their program. That would support why it was done on such a personal level. As for the question of it being a common practice? I do think that its not uncommon, especially if you take into consideration the tier level of the school.
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  nessa.k13.0 Inactive ⭐

  February 2018 4141 karma

  Idk if it’s common, but it makes sense if your application struck a chord of interest with that professor and especially if the law school has professors on their admissions committee. If you end up going, it sounds like you’ve got a perfect setup to have a law school advisor without even enrolling yet. Congratulations!!!
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  westcoastbestcoast Alum Member

  February 2018 3788 karma

  I got accepted to 5 schools so far and none of the professors reached out to me in this manner. I also havent heard of this being common either
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  studyingandrestudying Core Member

  February 2018 5254 karma

  Maybe they want you to consider a visit to the school and the prof's class.
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  Lsat taker22 Alum Member

  February 2018 315 karma

  @"nessa.k13.0" said:
  Idk if it’s common, but it makes sense if your application struck a chord of interest with that professor and especially if the law school has professors on their admissions committee. If you end up going, it sounds like you’ve got a perfect setup to have a law school advisor without even enrolling yet. Congratulations!!!

  Thanks for that @"nessa.k13.0"! I did a lot of research to see if it was common and really didn't think it was. I just wanted to know because if it's notcommon, then I could leverage for scholarship money somehow. Anyway, always appreciate your insightful comments!
• Lsat taker22 Alum Member

  February 2018 315 karma

  @westcoastbestcoast said:
  I got accepted to 5 schools so far and none of the professors reached out to me in this manner. I also havent heard of this being common either

  Thanks for that @westcoastbestcoast! That confirms my original belief. It may perhaps be uncommon for law professors to reach out to potential students like this.
• _oshun1_ Alum Member

  February 2018 edited February 2018 3652 karma

  Did you check off interest in a center field of law or write about a center field in your PS/Why X and does that professor teach a class in that field? One school I was accepted to, a student from a club I mentioned an interest in reached out to me via email. Phone call from a professor sounds like they really want you there.
• Paul Caint Alum Member ⭐

  February 2018 3521 karma

  I've never heard of this happening. Could you share what school did this?
• TabbyG123 Member

  February 2018 711 karma

  This also happened to me. I got the highest tier scholarship at two state schools and they've both had law professors reach out to me by phone and email to ask me if I had any questions. I think @stephanie-2 said it best.