The group was split 50/50. If you could have a conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be with? Student A was also prompted to ask the interviewer questions about the school. Tell me about a time where you analyzed a large set of data, how did you go about it and what was the outcome? What is a characteristic/personal trait that will serve you well in law school? He also cared about order and structure he noticed people who did not follow his instructions precisely or spoke out of turn. Is there anything youd like to add that isnt already in your PS? Dont be fazed by it. Tell me about your current role and what you do and do not like about it. How did you like your undergraduate experience? Why did someone from XX end up in XX and seek to go to law school? Questions 1) are there multiple waitlists or is preferred waitlist just a diplomatic way to call a waitlist? It wasnt even that much about the plagiarism itself as the way she framed the situation. What was your initial reasoning to join the military? What would my ideal technology law job be? What would you have done differently if you were that person? Everyone almost unanimously guessed Barbara would be the one to get in. Tell me something you would like the admissions committee to know about you that doesn't appear in your application. Got the email today from Georgetown saying that I'm on the preferred waitlist. She should not have written the wrong school name. Why did you choose Berkeley? What would you be doing if it wasn't law? Which particular clinics are you interested in? One change you would make looking back over your life. People really have nothing to worry about here just be yourself. Most people in my group, including myself, erred on the side of caution and stuck with numbers like 5-6 for all scenarios. If your professor asks for help on a subject you dont know, what would you do? When did you decide you wanted to become a lawyer? Columbia basically asked me about things specific to my application. When you and a colleague didnt see eye-to-eye - what did you do? What is your back up plan if you do not go to law school? How do you think it will prepare you for law school? How would you approach that conflict? When teammates are not agreeing, what do you do to facilitate understanding? If a movie were made about your life, what genre would it be and who would play you? What destination birthday party would you pick if you could pick anywhere? What Minnesota Law club/org would you join or start? How would a law degree help you reach your goals? Obviously this was all super sketchy, but the crux of the issue here was that the offer had already been given out, and they would have to rescind without any real evidence of wrongdoing (they called Oxford and didnt get much info, and the student didnt give any more info). Hypothetically, what do you think youll be doing after law school? What factors are the most important for you in choosing a law school? It was then followed by a time I had to overcome a struggle, but my answer for the leadership question actually encompassed this question as well so the interviewer did not ask for another answer to it. The experience that has most prepared me for law school, One word that family and friends would use to describe me (I picked curious), What have I changed my mind on in the past. What experience prepared you most for law school, and a characteristic that would describe you. I was also asked about what I specifically did under some of my positions in clubs. Overall length of interview was 28 minutes. He seemed much more interested in discussing the university, my intentions and answering questions I had. (written), What does integrity mean to you? Do you want to share anything with the admissions committee about your GPA since you redacted it? She said that she took a year off to reflect and tutor children. What are some of the pros and cons of Harvard? What do you plan to do in your deferral years? What is something that you have learned from playing trumpet? Why did you choose your undergraduate institution? If you think something is a big deal or not a big deal, make sure to mention it. I think my answer hit the nail on the head because I talked about specific clinics that WashU offers that I would be interested in and the interviewer responded very positively to it. What kind of student do you think you were in university and graduate school? What programs/extracurriculars am I interested in at UChicago law? What is the one thing that you want the Admissions Committee to know about you? How will you use your skills gained after law school? Do you think you are going be active in the student community at Columbia? Some will require a video response; some will require a written response. How will you handle not being in the top of your class? Work at a firm, government, etc? For the video-response questions, youll get about thirty seconds of prep time and about a minute to respond. The interview lasted 25 minutes and 40 seconds. What do you dislike? If they wanted to see what you could do with time to revise, they would send you written questions. What type of law would you like to practice and where would you like to start your career? What is a criticism you have been given and how did you respond to that criticism? Four of the questions are picked randomly from a large bank; they often focus on your experience of (1) working on a team, (2) speaking to people who disagree with you, or (3) failing. Why did you choose [undergraduate university]? 10 years from now? Sometimes its a great sign, and a prelude to an offer, but its just as often a chance for the interviewer to ask you genuine questions before they make a decision. After we all went, he told us what he thought and his decisions. What have you learned from it? What is something that isnt on your resume thats interesting about you? In her addendum, she said she was sorry for the mistake but also claimed it had merely been an issues with properly attributing citations; and while she took responsibility it didn't seem like she fully acknowledged the severity of the 'mistake'. How do you deal with these types of situations? Law schools process their admissions at different speeds, and more often than not, waitlist movement will only occur once a higher-ranking school starts selecting students off of their waitlist, creating opportunities throughout each tier of schools as the movement works its way down. Hes not going to assume Amy is disinterested because that could be totally off the mark. Last year, it consisted of four verbal-response questions (with thirty seconds of prep time followed by one minute of response time) and two written-response questions (with fifteen minutes of response time). ), so he's definitely talking to a whole lot more applicants than will ultimately be admitted (he said he is probably going to meet this way with about 3000 students, and the entering class is 560). What is the specific clinic you are interested in and why? Have you ever been to Durham? (He called out people that reached for the paper before he finished speaking.) Your approach? (They fell into a ditch while looking at their phone or something). How would you cheer up a classmate who was visibly upset in class one day? Georgetown Law interviews are typically conducted by a committee of people who are looking for ways to distinguish applicants. What would you do if have a gap year before law school? Didn't do the optional interview. - He explained that he's doing 3-4 of these interviews a day for months (pretty intense!! Youre just having a conversation. He said it was about 70% numbers for the first review of an application, then moves to about 50%, resulting in an overall 65/35 split between stats and everything else. Why did you enter a field other than law out of college? I just received an invite for a Georgetown alumni interview (applied about a week or two ago? Student B (Skype interview, very informal), Student C (Skype interview but switched to phone because of technical issues). What do you feel like you bring to the University of Chicago community? Georgetown Law receives the most JD applications of any law school. If you had to choose any contemporary or historical figure to be your mentor, who would it be? Movie/book that changed your mind on social issue. Later he told us that he was doing 450 of these group interviews, and that we should expect to hear from him about our decisions between 12/15-1/5, probably towards the beginning. Four scenarios: plagiarism, Oxford withdrawal before honor hearing, personal statement with mistakes/mention of wrong school. If you could have a conversation with anyone (dead or alive), who would it be and what would you talk to them about? Youll be asked to respond verbally to six different questions. "in this case, if the applicant had instead written/done X or Y, would you feel differently?"). Why are you switching careers? ), Second Scenario: An Oxford masters student, who had already been accepted to Georgetown Law, told Georgetown that he withdrew from his masters program. Which brings me to my next point: dont worry about giving the right or wrong answer. By using this website, you agree to be bound by the. Most of us went with minor, two of us went with major, and Dean Cornblatt went with major, too. I guess if I had to give a preliminary answer, Id say (But dont memorize that!) What charitable organization would you donate to and why? Student As online interview (2018/2019 cycle), (very casual conversation with alumni, was an hour long), Vanderbilt Alumni Interview- over an hour long, very conversational, Overall very laid back and conversational - left a lot of time for me to ask questions, entire interview lasted ~20 min, Student A (Interviewed by an alumna in person, about 45 min long), Note: Student reported that the Vanderbilt interview was pretty relaxed compared to other interviews; interviewer only asked 2 questions and then the rest was a discussion about interviewers personal experience, Student A interview with an alum in Tokyo, Interviewer said he is required to ask these two questions* (not sure??) 15 minutes of candidate asking questions. If there was a shift in your career or path, how did you deal with the shift? What was a challenge you faced as a leader in your extracurricular activities in undergrad? Finally, he gave us a hypothetical scenario that was about Amy, a student with higher grades/LSAT but no why Georgetown essay versus Barbara, with slightly lower stats but a compelling Why Georgetown. What are the top 3 factors that contribute to your success? ), Fourth Scenario: Student A has slightly better stats than Student B, but Student B wrote an unsolicited Why Georgetown essay. What are you looking for in a law school experience? He called Georgetown saying he was withdrawing from the program. Upon being asked about it, he volunteers that he has been accused of plagiarism in his dissertation and that he decided to drop out rather than facing the academic tribunal. 3.77/172 Went complete mid October. He did, however, note that it would be different if the student had immediately apologized and sent a follow-up email with a correction. Tell me about an experience you had in an extracurricular, internship, or job that makes you proud, particularly one where you have to dig in. I'd be interested in at HLS. What if the application has some typos? What was a challenge you faced when working on a team. Why is Georgetown Law offering an alumni interview? I hadnt thought about that before. The scholarship committee member was very sweet and genuine, and I really feel that shes in my corner. Hope you had fun. When spots open up, admissions officers look. What are you looking forward to in law school? Smile even if youre on the phone. Dean Cornblatt asked what wouldve happened if he wrote an apologetic email that admitted fault but that still didnt go into the story. [She asked about philosophy on the interests section of my rsum.]. My interviewer did not take out the prepared list of questions until the very end of the interview. Describe when you were most productivewhat was that environment like? A student who had already been admitted writes to admissions informing them that he is dropping out of his Oxford masters program early (without obtaining the degree) without providing additional info. After a week or two in orientation, meeting professors and your peers and faculty, how do you believe they would describe you? If you could eradicate one social problem, what would it be? What do you want to do after law school? Are you someone who solves easy solutions using complicated problems or solves easy problems using complicated solutions? Describe yourself to the admission committee. Dean Blazer mentioned my DS, and asked me if I had ever been to Cuba. Posted 11:23:50 PM. I think more than anything this was about seeing whether he liked the applicants as people. How will you react if you are not in the top 10% of your class? Tell me about a time you had to ask for help. Schools are swamped. If you could teach your fellow students at Chicago a class in anything, academic or not, what would you teach them? The ABA is thinking about adopting a uniform bar exam. How did you end up choosing your major/minor combination? Hypothetical: if at your time at [legal internship], you were to show up one day and find that your coworkers were your clones, what strengthens and challenges would you run into? What kind of student would you be at Harvard? He essentially dropped out to avoid disciplinary in fracture. What questions do you have for us? Georgetown Waitlist Interview Email Status/Interview Update Got an email from Dean Cornblatt about waitlist interviews starting soon-- did everyone get this or just people on the priority waitlist? Tell us about how the skills you learned at [a job] would translate to law school. In addition, Notre Dame inflicted a new form of waitlist the waitlisting of admitted applicants who didn't deposit quite fast enough when they unexpectedly closed their deposits early. They mostly asked questions, recorded answers, and moved on to the next question. Theres no excuse for being late. When did you start seriously consider going to law school? What is a mentality you have as a result of the military? What did you do in your graduate program? We discussed my current job and my recent move. I used the word Unique however, others used words such as honest, hard-working, etc. What do you do to find balance or relieve stress? Should this be minor, major, or game over? What is a time when a failure led to future success? Dont try to memorize linesyoull only sound stilted. Name, where we currently are located, and one fun fact about us (introduction). As someone whos based in [US region], whats enticing about moving out to the east coast for you? Does anyone receive any response from Georgetown Law this April 2022? When did you seriously begin considering law school, what were your first steps? The plagiarism in question was for a first draft of another writing piece she was submitting for an award (I think? Tell me an experience when you stepped outside your comfort zone. One word to describe the ideal candidate. My interviewer was Ann Perry (Associate Dean). If you were a member of the YLS Admission Committee, what would you see as your biggest weakness? What are you afraid of, and what motivates you? by sarita25 Tue Apr 22, 2008 3:33 am. Dont panic. Do you plan to work for a year or two before going to law school? Please introduce yourself and describe your academic background. We did 3 scenarios. If you had to defer for a year, and resume building was not an issue, what is something you would like to do during this time? Where do you want to practice? So, they just asked general questions (see below) and gave career advice. ), what you would want your incoming class to look like, and to what extent you would be willing to forgive or overlook some mistakes in an application. Tell me about a time someone didnt understand how you were feeling. Whats a time you applied for a job and didnt get it? In reality, law school waitlists are dynamic. What is an obstacle you faced and how you overcame it? Preferred Wait List for Georgetown. Yours was an exceptional group. She mentioned in the beginning that although the admissions team had read my application in its entirety, she had only read my resume (so more context was needed for some questions)). Talk about a time when you pursued a goal but then had to pivot to something else. Tell me about your journey from choosing your undergrad degree to your decision to apply to law school. Tell about a stressing moment in your life and how you overcame it. How might you address it? By Mehran Ebadolahi. What is your communication/teamwork style like? What did you do to resolve it? Suck-up questions are designed to show off your knowledge of a program or convey your eagerness: I see that your Immigration Rights Clinic helps clients mount detention challenges, and Im wondering how successful those challenges have been in the current political environment. You can also lob softballs at your interviewer: What does Harvard do to promote a sense of community in its large student body? Make sure that the answer to your suck-up question isnt easily available online. Each 'case' was briefly screen-shared, and he then allowed each person to contribute their thoughts (it was clear from the get-go that he only wanted to hear a couple of sentences, from each person, after each case was presented; so there was no issue of trying to make yourself heard, and no one had the opportunity to hog the spotlight - he repeated several times to keep answers short so he could hear from everyone). I had thought that when I heard it, but didn't want to take a stance after I heard a few people play it safe. And we had time for me to ask 2 questions to the interviewer. Toward the end, she explained a bit about the process. The people they've been accepting probably aren't going to attend because they're probably going to T6 schools, and everyone they're waitlisting (me included) will probably be either A) salty by the time they make a decision or B) committed to a school that . Something you believed in for a long time but dont anymore. He said he would have an answer for us probably in November, but very likely no later than December 10 (soon!!). And while Barbara was advocating for herself as much as she could, the numbers still usually win out. Are you someone who solves complicated problems using easy solutions or do you solve easy problems using complicated solutions? What are you doing this summer and what skills are you hoping to gain? He said it was to get to know us just a tiny bit better than he did an hour ago, and that he manages to achieve that goal, and with so many applicants, thats really the best he can do. If there is one thing you could have done differently, what would that be? A student with a stellar GPA and LSAT, with glowing references that describe her excellent writing abilities, applies but her personal statement has typos and refers to the wrong school in the text. 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