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Hope for People on Waitlists - You Are Not Failures
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Date: April 21st, 2005 2:04 AM Author: Plum alcoholic striped hyena dysfunction I was reading through the amicus briefs filed on behalf of Grutter in Grutter v. Bollinger and came across this nugget:
"Moreover, while grade-point average and test scores may play a significant role in the admissions process, they do not infallibly predict law school performance, let alone career contributions. For example, at Columbia Law School, two years in a row, the top student in the graduating class had been admitted from the wait list. In another year, the editor-in-chief of the Columbia Law Review was admitted from the wait list. In yet a third year, a student admitted to Columbia from the wait list the day before classes began was later selected by a Justice of this Court as a law clerk." |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 2:05 AM Author: maize house-broken hominid rehab The only thing is, while these students may have been W/L, the brief never claims they had low #'s. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=169125&forum_id=2#2603691) |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 2:50 AM Author: Plum alcoholic striped hyena dysfunction That's true. I'm only reading the brief to argue against its justification for affirmative action, and there certainly are plenty of holes.
But the main point is, I'm trying to bring hope to people on waitlists. You have completely ruined my efforts to spread cheer. Bah humbug. |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 7:18 PM Author: high-end infuriating digit ratio regret You cheered me up (Cornell WL). Thank you! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=169125&forum_id=2#2607296) |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 9:52 PM Author: Plum alcoholic striped hyena dysfunction Boo-yah! MindTheGap76 + 1. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=169125&forum_id=2#2608271) |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 8:27 PM Author: gold kitchen ceo How do they know who was admitted from the waitlist? Is the brief filed by CLS? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=169125&forum_id=2#2607749) |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 9:56 PM Author: Plum alcoholic striped hyena dysfunction It was from an amicus brief filed by the Association of American Law Schools. If you are so inclined, you can read it here: http://supreme.lp.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/02-241/02-241.mer.ami.aals.pdf
I would assume they knew who was on the waitlist because at graduation the kid stood up on stage, danced, screamed "And you suckers didn't want to let me in?! PWNED!" and then pointed to his crotch. |
Date: April 21st, 2005 10:08 AM Author: Flirting Headpube it's nice to know that they will forever be branded as wait-listers: especially by a brief to the supreme court (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=169125&forum_id=2#2604831) |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 10:35 AM Author: Crimson Brunch good call. except, if i was graduating first in the class at Columbia Law School, they can brand me whatever the hell they want. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=169125&forum_id=2#2604881) |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 11:04 AM Author: Plum alcoholic striped hyena dysfunction It sounded kind of like the Boston College (I think?) rejection letter, where they say that you *may* still go on to have a good career.
"Don't worry waitlist people! There is some hope for success in your future!" |
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Date: April 21st, 2005 8:27 PM Author: Fiercely-loyal Circlehead if you want info about Waiting list, go to
http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=169193#2604525 |