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Vanderbilt was the first school that accepted me. I applied in late
October and received admission in early December. I was really excited
because the process was quite easy. I used the common application
through LSACD. Vanderbilt does not require any supplemental information,
except for the merit-based scholarship applications. The Wade
scholarship is the most prestigious of those (full-ride + all sorts of
benefits), and those awards are typically given to students with 3.8 and
170+. I applied during the first recent law school admissions explosion,
so things were a bit different than in previous years, i.e. schools were
able to hike up their average scores because they had more students to
choose from. Vanderbilt has steadily become more selective, with
average LSAT scores of about 164 and average GPA's in the 3.6 range. I
have heard that Vanderbilt weighs GPA's much more heavily than LSAT
scores because I know of several people who did not receive admission
and had LSAT scores in the 170's but horrible GPA's. Interviews are not
required for admission, and I'm not even sure you can request anything
more than an informal chat with the admissions officers. After you are
admitted, Vanderbilt is very proactive about keeping in contact with
students. We all received bumper stickers and a booklet prepared by law
students at Vandy that had helpful information (e.g. finding an
apartment, shopping, nightlife, etc.). Vanderbilt also has a spring
Open House for admitted students. I did not attend, but I would highly
recommend it because many people met each other and formed friendships
during that weekend. Basically, the Open House is a song and dance for
admitted students, with presentations from current students and
professors, culminating with a keg party in the school courtyard.
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