Waitlisted at WashU Law. Based on numbers I found online, apparently 3% of applicants get off the waitlist. Anyone know how accurate this info is? Any tips on how to stand out and get the acceptance? Thanks in advance!

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I, too, was waitlisted by WashU. I’m into my 3rd year of practice and they still haven’t rejected me.

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Even if you get off the wait list, you won't get any scholarship. Better to go to a school with some funds imo.

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Better to not go at all, save those funds, invest, grind leetcode, get into bigtech and then flex on us miserable drones!

Wrong bowl, bud

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The better place to look is Toplawschools.com But they will also tell you to retake the LSAT and apply again for $$

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Unironically retake the LSAT and reapply. WashU is too expensive to pay sticker.

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Write the dean of admissions a letter

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Wait lists are long and new openings are few at top schools. Wait list is more of courtesy, a select few do get off of it.

I am 12 years into practice and a partner in big law but am still haunted by the waitlist from Stanford I never got off of.

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