I'm getting PO'ed with these law school admission directors

I applied in late September and got back my admits in late Jan then late Feb, then rejections late Mar through early May. This doesn't mean anything though. You just have to wait it out. It is agonizing. But, it does make going to the mailbox very exciting every day.

 

I'm applying for jobs and many people just aren't friendly to deal with and won't call back or respond to email. It is hypocritical because you should expect much less from them, which in turn makes me wonder why I'd want to work for a company that has poor communication skills or just doesn't care about others who somewhat rely on them.

I was a advised to call a professional board for some assistance with contact info and the woman I was connected to won't call back. However, the one company I really want to work for has been good with communication, and I'm about to go to a 2nd interview with them (out of 3 rounds). I hope that is over soon with the decision that I have been accepted!

Whether applying to school or for a job, one thing is for sure...it's stressful!

 

Write your essay on exactly that... Be bold, but be clever and make it about how schools dangle admission like carrots, etcetera and so forth... This way, even if you don't get in, you told them to go spit in a very convenient and appropriate way...

 

Nope.

 

GPA isn't a very good measure of ones abilities as far as I can tell. I hated, with a passion, classes. I didn't like the structure, the assignments, tests, any of it, and as a result did a lot worse than I am capable of in them. I was the brightest star in the sky of researchers however, and that went a long long way with applications to grad school and such, I was fortunate. If you can demonstrate you have some ability which goes above and beyond the mindless regurgitation which classes require and GPA's reflect, write your essay about that.

 

haha, I am a pretty big dumbass too.

 

You had to write an essay to get in?

Wow, I got in with letters of recommendation, the GRE scores were a formality.

That's Dr. Dumb Ass to you.

 

I know how you're feeling... My wife's law applications are pending...well, Stanford is pending. She's on pins and needles...

 

I wouldn't write Chicago.

Wait a while. If you don't get into a comparable school and push is coming to shove, then MAYBE write a small note saying you would come to Chi if admitted (if you would). Don't waste their time, and more importantly, don't say anything that would make them thow your app out. Which includes saying too much.

My wife worked grad school admissions and I was just talking with my neighbor who's working for a college admissions - people who are waitlisted who do dumb overreactive things get thrown from the waitlist. You'd be surprised what people will send in.

Sorry to hear about HLS...