26
Colleges
3
Q&As
7
AP/IBs
1
Essay
2
Awards
9
Activities
austinite
Pre-law student majoring in Government
I applied to 26 schools, but was able to reuse and repurpose essays for most of them! I got my safeties out of the way early so I had the peace of knowing I was admitted somewhere, and then worked on putting out the best application I could for my top schools.
Acceptances
Waitlists
Rejections
austinite
Pre-law student majoring in Government
26
Colleges
3
Q&As
7
AP/IBs
1
Essay
2
Awards
9
Activities
Acceptances
Waitlists
Rejections
Background
Race
Asian
Gender
Female
School Type
Public
Legacy
No
Low income
No
First generation
No
International
No
Recruited Athlete
No
Academics
GPA (W)
5.37
GPA (UW)
4
GPA Scale
4
SAT
1540
# AP/IB Exams
7
1 Essay
essay
Personal Statement
7 AP / IB Scores
2 Awards
9 Activities
3 Q&As
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Who should read over your essays?
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How did you decide where to apply early?
I didn't want to apply early decision anywhere since I wanted to be able to see what offers I would get in the regular decision cycle (if you get in ED, you must rescind other applications). Since I'm
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What would you do differently if you were to redo the application cycle?
I would apply to less schools and spend more time on each application. Applying to fewer schools that are a great fit for you with higher quality applications is a much better investment of time than
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