The Waiting Game

We've all been there. The work is done, the effort put in, the application complete, and now we just sit back and wait. And wait. And wait.

I have no idea when the school's acceptance committee meets, although I do know that people who had submitted complete applications in October (mine was complete then except for the LSAT score) got responses in December. So, if we're thinking a two-month gap for them, I might not hear back till the beginning of March, if not later.

And the waiting is already driving me crazy. I finally broke down and emailed yesterday to see if my application is complete (a thinly veiled plea that they not forget about me), but of course I haven't heard back yet. And won't, now, till the weekend is over.

*sigh*

That won't stop me from obsessively checking my email, though.

So Not on the Ball

I don't know what my GPA from my undergrad is. Oh, I know it's good - but I want to know the number itself. How, you might ask, does a person not even know her GPA? Well, undergrad is a long time ago. I have a copy of my transcript somewhere, but I don't know where. Of course, they don't want to just tell me the GPA over the phone or email; they want me to fax a request form and pay a fee so they can mail a copy of the transcript to me. This is really not necessary, since I don't want a breakdown of the whole thing, just the final average.

I feel really not on the ball, when someone asks my GPA and I have to say, "I don't actually know."

They Want Me!

Well, I'm not that impressed with emailed fee waivers for law school application anymore. But I've gotten two fee waiver packages in the mail - here in Peru - that made my day. The one I got from Golden Gate University was nice, but my numbers are way higher than even their 75th percentile. Today, however, I got one from the University of Virginia School of Law - which is ranked 8th in the USA!!

So, I'm all happy now!

Solicitations

One of the things I really wasn't expecting after getting my LSAT score back was the steady stream of emails from universities I've never heard of, inviting me to apply to their programs. Many of them offer a waiver of their fees if I choose to apply.

I'm flattered, or I was at first, but now I'm just frustrated because the one place I *want* to hear from has remained mum.

I'm considering contacting them and asking if my file is complete, which is just a backhanded way of saying, "do you want me? Have you made a decision? When will you make a decision? Don't forget about me!" Which is desperate, pushy, and lame. Plus, and this might be overthinking it, if I draw attention to myself, I make it clear that I really want to go there, which might mean they won't offer scholarships to entice me. They're the only school I applied to, but they don't know that - mightn't it be nice to be wooed?

Or is that a pipe dream?

169

Yay!!!! On December 23, I was informed that my score was 169. That's 97th percentile of all test takers, and it feels good.