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Re: UChicago c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018)

Post by staggeringelephant » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:40 pm

Did any KJDs get accepted today?
LSAT>>75th GPA>50th, so I was kind of surprised to be waitlisted... :(
I guess I was overconfident...
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Post by KENYADIGG1T » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:41 pm

Got invited to interview...what does that mean? Asking for scholly reasons
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Post by 38981928 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:42 pm

KENYADIGG1T wrote:Got invited to interview...what does that mean? Asking for scholly reasons
I'm pretty sure an interview is required for admission
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Post by KENYADIGG1T » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:42 pm

38981928 wrote:
KENYADIGG1T wrote:Got invited to interview...what does that mean? Asking for scholly reasons
I'm pretty sure an interview is required for admission
Oh! I thought it was only H that did that. Thanks!
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Re: UChicago c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018)

Post by wulfy10 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:42 pm

staggeringelephant wrote:Did any KJDs get accepted today?
LSAT>>75th GPA>50th, so I was kind of surprised to be waitlisted... :(
I guess I was overconfident...
I'm a K-JD and got accepted, LSAT and GPA >75
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Post by jkander31 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:50 pm

So honest q. Is Harvard's interview the same as UChicago in terms of its importance. I've heard that an early JS1 is a good sign that you'll get in (statistically) and Idk about UChicago. I know both are required. Sorry for being neuoritic
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Post by maybeman » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:52 pm

wulfy10 wrote:
staggeringelephant wrote:Did any KJDs get accepted today?
LSAT>>75th GPA>50th, so I was kind of surprised to be waitlisted... :(
I guess I was overconfident...
I'm a K-JD and got accepted, LSAT and GPA >75
For posterity: at/above both 75ths. KJD, waitlisted.
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Re: UChicago c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018)

Post by ella12 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:58 pm

maybeman wrote:
wulfy10 wrote:
staggeringelephant wrote:Did any KJDs get accepted today?
LSAT>>75th GPA>50th, so I was kind of surprised to be waitlisted... :(
I guess I was overconfident...
I'm a K-JD and got accepted, LSAT and GPA >75
For posterity: at/above both 75ths. KJD, waitlisted.
KJD, LSAT = 50th, 50th < GPA < 75th, accepted today. So sorry to everyone who was waitlisted/rejected :(

Edit: Surprised by some waitlists-- maybe yield protection? Very surprising considering the awesome stats we are seeing in waitlists
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Re: UChicago c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018)

Post by #gobroncos » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:00 pm

maybeman wrote:
wulfy10 wrote:
staggeringelephant wrote:Did any KJDs get accepted today?
LSAT>>75th GPA>50th, so I was kind of surprised to be waitlisted... :(
I guess I was overconfident...
I'm a K-JD and got accepted, LSAT and GPA >75
For posterity: at/above both 75ths. KJD, waitlisted.
That is brutal. So sorry to hear that. Best of luck the rest of the way! Keep your head up. You’ll get killer options still!
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Post by 38981928 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:03 pm

jkander31 wrote:So honest q. Is Harvard's interview the same as UChicago in terms of its importance. I've heard that an early JS1 is a good sign that you'll get in (statistically) and Idk about UChicago. I know both are required. Sorry for being neuoritic
I'm not sure for UChicago, though I will say that the HLS interview was wonderful and my interviewer was very pleasant/friendly/conversational and seemed to really be trying to get to know me / see how my goals and personality fit within HLS. My Chicago interviewer seemed to be reading off a list of questions and gave no response whatsoever minus some head nodding while typing. If she were *trying* to look like a robot rattling off questions, she succeeded! She also gave no indication that she read my file beyond my resume, so I have a feeling you just have to pass a certain stats/resume threshold to get interviewed.
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Post by OtisRedding24 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:04 pm

Waitlisted today. No surprise, between both 25 and 50s. Good luck everyone still waiting!
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Post by evanrn » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:04 pm

Waitlisted. One year removed from undergrad. GPA <<25, 50 < LSAT < 75
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Post by kj4064 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:07 pm

I still didn't get an email, but checked the status checker and it says admitted! Wondering what's up, but super excited
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Post by ella12 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:08 pm

kj4064 wrote:I still didn't get an email, but checked the status checker and it says admitted! Wondering what's up, but super excited
They send it to permanent emails, so it is a different email than the rest of the schools have for me... maybe that helps?
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Post by kj4064 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:10 pm

ella12 wrote:
kj4064 wrote:I still didn't get an email, but checked the status checker and it says admitted! Wondering what's up, but super excited
They send it to permanent emails, so it is a different email than the rest of the schools have for me... maybe that helps?
Oh you're so right, I completely forgot about that. Thank you!!!!
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Post by LBishop » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:17 pm

Just admitted via email. UR 4 on 1/16.
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Post by demos9 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:18 pm

Waitlisted :/

Bummed as heck.
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Re: UChicago c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018)

Post by maybeman » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:21 pm

#gobroncos wrote:
maybeman wrote:
wulfy10 wrote:
staggeringelephant wrote:Did any KJDs get accepted today?
LSAT>>75th GPA>50th, so I was kind of surprised to be waitlisted... :(
I guess I was overconfident...
I'm a K-JD and got accepted, LSAT and GPA >75
For posterity: at/above both 75ths. KJD, waitlisted.
That is brutal. So sorry to hear that. Best of luck the rest of the way! Keep your head up. You’ll get killer options still!
Thanks:( I think this is a sign I need to take a year
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Re: UChicago c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018)

Post by dollarez » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:37 pm

Congrats to those admitted!

Did anybody who didn't interview hear back/get waitlisted today? Or was this wave for only those who had their interviews already?

On a side note, really shocked to see people with great stats getting waitlisted today.. is it mostly KJDs or something completely random at play..?
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Post by chelseacarl4970 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:41 pm

dollarez wrote:Congrats to those admitted!

Did anybody who didn't interview hear back/get waitlisted today? Or was this wave for only those who had their interviews already?

On a side note, really shocked to see people with great stats getting waitlisted today.. is it mostly KJDs or something completely random at play..?
I did not interview and got waitlisted
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Re: UChicago c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018)

Post by AaronCarter » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:43 pm

THEY LET ME IN. I'M IN SHOCK. LAWD JESUS.
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Post by shermy » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:44 pm

38981928 wrote:
jkander31 wrote:So honest q. Is Harvard's interview the same as UChicago in terms of its importance. I've heard that an early JS1 is a good sign that you'll get in (statistically) and Idk about UChicago. I know both are required. Sorry for being neuoritic
I'm not sure for UChicago, though I will say that the HLS interview was wonderful and my interviewer was very pleasant/friendly/conversational and seemed to really be trying to get to know me / see how my goals and personality fit within HLS. My Chicago interviewer seemed to be reading off a list of questions and gave no response whatsoever minus some head nodding while typing. If she were *trying* to look like a robot rattling off questions, she succeeded! She also gave no indication that she read my file beyond my resume, so I have a feeling you just have to pass a certain stats/resume threshold to get interviewed.
+1 Felt exactly the same way about my Chicago interview vs. my HLS interview.
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Post by principalagent » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:44 pm

AaronCarter wrote:THEY LET ME IN. I'M IN SHOCK. LAWD JESUS.
OH MY GOD!!!! YOU BETTA!!!
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Post by 38981928 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:45 pm

AaronCarter wrote:THEY LET ME IN. I'M IN SHOCK. LAWD JESUS.
CONGRATS!
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Post by blackmamba8 » Thu Jan 18, 2018 4:51 pm

Are any of my fellow waitlisters doing to send in the essay they asked for?
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