He explained that his process is to read through apps once (I'm assuming the committee distills out some of the worst ones, but he said nothing about that), interview those he is interested in, and then read the apps again before making a final decision. Is there anything you want us to know about you? Preferred Wait List for Georgetown. The interview lasted 25 minutes and 40 seconds. What do you do? How would a law degree help you reach your goals? If you could have one conversation with historical figure, who would it be and why? What influenced your decision to go to law school? Resume-specific questions about my work experience, Something I would like the admissions committee to know, Questions for the interviewer (had time for two questions), The Dean began by having us all-state where we are from, what we are doing, where we are now, and a fun fact about ourselves.. (Interview was scheduled to be 15 minutes, and although most people seem to say they are very strict on not running over, mine was 19 minutes, mostly because she spent a good amount of time answering my two questions. Student A (Distinguished Scholars Interview), Student B (Distinguished Scholars Interview). What is a time when someone said I displayed good judgement, what was it and what was my thought process to reach that decision? General thoughts: The Dean appreciated decisiveness; he did not like it when interviewees were in between little impact and big impact. He cares a lot about integrity, so I would be sure to highlight that in your answers. We all checked in at security, waited in a lobby area, and were given name tags. The glowing references about her writing ultimately showed him that she was a great writer when she actually cared, and that the poor quality of the statement therefore reflected her lack of enthusiasm. What lesson did you learn? Be able to go through all your resume blurbs and talk about each experience. What are the top 3 factors that contribute to your success? The group interview actually went exactly how it was described on the 7sage 2019-2020 Interview Questions section! I find it super helpful to review Vanderbilts alumni interview questions before this one. Why J.D. Sam had read my application and based some questions on it). Even though it's a big law school, we work very hard to make it a big law school with a small law school feel. What can you bring to Columbia Law School? What is the one thing you most want the admissions committee to know about you? My interviewer was Ann Perry (Associate Dean). What can you do in law school other than academics? What do they like about working with you? Tell me about a time where you did extensive research on a subject. Anything else you would like to know from me about Columbia and NYC? Left time for questions; admitted me at the end of the interview. Absolutely Crushed : ( I got the email tonight at 5 PM and as soon as I saw "Admissions Decision Received" in my inbox instead of "Congratulations on Your Admission", I just knew. How would you approach that conflict? What do you like about your current job? 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. If you were a fly on the wall, what do you think the admissions committee might think the strengths and weaknesses of your application might be? But what are the chances of my being selected. Tell me about a time when you were criticized unfairly. It's especially devastating since Georgetown has done this to me before. Situation from 5 years ago, what would you change? Interviewer told me a lot about the school and herself. Why did you pick your undergraduate institution? What is a characteristic or personality trait that you want to work on in the coming years? They prefer Skype to Google Hangouts. Howd you deal with it? The interview was pretty much how the other student from the 2020-1 cycle described it! Should this admission be overturned? Remaining questions focused on my experience as an immigrant and first-generation student a lot. Columbia basically asked me about things specific to my application. What job do you want to have straight out of law school? (Her current undergrad school). After we all went, he told us what he thought and his decisions. Hope you had fun. Do you think you are going be active in the student community at Columbia? Georgetown University Law Center Preferred Waitlist A few days ago, I got an email from Georgetown saying that the "Committee on Admissions has reviewed your application and has placed your name in a special group within our Preferred Waiting List". What skills from your professional life would serve you best in law school? If you would have dinner with any historical figure, who would it be and what would you ask them? What are pros and cons of HLS? 30 seconds to prepare, 1 minute to answer), Everyone I spoke with seemed to have the same questions. Talk about the experiences you had after college. What if its addressed to the wrong school? Did you have a pet growing up, and if not what would you have wanted and why? He also said that there was no right answer. I guess if I had to give a preliminary answer, Id say (But dont memorize that!) Tell me an experience when you stepped outside your comfort zone. Tell me about a time where you analyzed a large set of data, how did you go about it and what was the outcome? The second scenario was the sloppy PSspelling errors and used the wrong name. Your approach? What is a trait that you need to improve / change in order to be able to change the world? What is something you want the admissions committee to know? How would you cheer up a classmate who was visibly upset in class one day. 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? How would you describe yourself in one sentence? I used the word Unique however, others used words such as honest, hard-working, etc. Georgetown Law receives the most JD applications of any law school. How serious is this on a scale of 1 "who cares" to 10 "disqualifying." She started off by asking me about a few specific things on my resume such as my recent job change and what I do for work now. Expect that youll get a curve ball or two. Explain a time when you have to change yourself to accommodate someone else. They mostly asked questions, recorded answers, and moved on to the next question. Whats not on your resume that you think I should know? Theres no excuse for being late. One tip for this one is don't afraid to be bold--Dean Andy asks you to rank a couple of situations from 1-10 in terms of ability to look past/forgive the error and admit the applicant. Georgetown does a group interview. Why would you like to do the JDP program as opposed to applying the traditional route? Does Georgetown Law have rolling admissions? What to do if an integral team member is having a bad day? What is a book that changed your perspective on something? This wrapped up the interview. What do you feel like you bring to the University of Chicago community? Describe a time when you struggled academically and how you responded to that challenge. We did not get through all of the scenarios. A few questions are both suck-uppy and genuine: Whats your favorite part of the law school? What do you remember about your days as a student here? (The last one only works, obviously, if your interviewer went there.). What is a criticism you have been given and how did you respond to that criticism? What is something that youre not looking forward to in law school? Tell us about a time you failed an important goal and what you learned as a result. We were asked for one word that describes an ideal quality in an applicant. This might be because it was with the director of admissions or maybe because my friends did their interviews a few years ago Duke uses a service called InitialView to interview prospective international students. Just received my very own special preferred waitlist spot at Georgetown and I really think this plan is going to backfire on them. What questions do you have for me?The resume-specific ones were just asking vaguely about what my tech positions were like. Others, like Harvard, Chicago, and Columbia, offer interviews by invitation only. Why law?]. What do you want the admissions team to know about you? (And defend those answers.). At the end of this form, you'll pay the $75 application fee by inputting your credit or debit card information. Student A (Group interview with Dean of Admissions in person). If you could have a conversation with anyone (dead or alive), who would it be and what would you talk to them about? What kind of student do you think you were in university and graduate school? I just finished my Skype interview with Dean Hoye. Got the email today from Georgetown saying that I'm on the preferred waitlist. He said he would have an answer for us probably in November, but very likely no later than December 10 (soon!!). I think the "preferred" preferred list mentions that your name has been placed within a special group on the preferred waiting list. The ABA is thinking about adopting a uniform bar exam. Her addendum made it seem like it was a very casual and light incident, but she was suspended for a semester. What do you think will be your biggest challenge in law school? Also any specific tips or anything lol, all info is . Yea I was a little surprised at my waitlist to, given the consensus on this website that I would get in (3.6 171). What did you think about her time off? Tell me about your current role and what you do and do not like about it. What was a humbling experience you've had? Majority of my interview was about high vs low tuition and scholarships being harmful to the larger student body. Why did you decide to go to [grad school]? 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. You are able to do practice questions on the platform. What is one thing your friends and family would say about you? Tell us about a time you motivated a disinterested team member. (I asked three questions, which took the other 10 minutes). She had a high GPA/LSAT, and shed won awards for her writing before. I said Yes to this one. The most IMPORTANT question that you NEED to have an absolutely solid answer on is a time when you showcased leadership. What is an international legal issue that you are passionate about? After a week or two in orientation, meeting professors and your peers and faculty, how do you believe they would describe you? What was a decision that you made in the past you will change today. Suppose someone gets injured playing Pokemon Go. What do you want to do career wise with a law degree/5-year plan? Why were you rejected, and what did you do afterwards? 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. Ultimately he explained that he saw it as a major issue, and denied her admission because there was a clear disconnect between how she framed the issue and the severity of the punishment. By Mehran Ebadolahi. When working in a team do you prefer to speak up or listen to others? What is a time when a failure led to future success? I am uncertain whether there are still other applicants encountering the same situation? The group was split 50/50. What are your short-term and long-term professional goals? Why did you choose [undergraduate university]? Do you want to share anything with the admissions committee about your GPA since you redacted it? Does anyone know how these group interviews will go/has Georgetown done this before? I take full responsibility and please note that I have never done such a thing since that time, it might have been a totally different story. What prompted that interest? What kind of student would you be at Harvard? I dont want to read in to it much, but I hope that was a good thing. Tell me something you would like the admissions committee to know about you that doesn't appear in your application. What is the benefit of the academic quarter system? What is something I have changed my opinion on? Dont be fazed by it. Student C (an hour long, group of 6, with dean of admissions): Everything currently on 7sage is spot on, pretending to be admissions committee with the same scenarios, I think for question 6, one shouldnt say intelligent or smart.. I also threw in a part about certain organizations that I would be interested in. What do you look for in deciding to apply to a law school and what drew you to Columbia? What are the pros and cons of Harvard Law? In the second and third scenarios, he called on people one by one to go. B writes a Why Georgetown addendum and personalizes the personal statement for Georgetown. The interviewer was super friendly. 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 . Started about 5 minutes late, but made it up with extra time. What if the application has some typos? What do you look for in law school when choosing law school? How might you address it? Discuss a challenge and how you overcame it. What did you do to resolve those? ), (The interview lasted 16 minutes total, and had time to ask 2 questions. 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? What is the specific clinic you are interested in and why? I'm KJD and I'm betting that's why there are a bunch of UG-related questions. What would your 1L section mates say about you? Describe your work history and how you went from [career in science] to [career in marketing] and now to law. How do you see yourself contributing to the community and what student organizations were you involved with in undergrad? How did you like your time at [undergraduate university]? georgetown-university, waitlist. You can pace your interview because you have breaks between questions. It was 45-minute long and exactly how previous applicants described. What was your initial reasoning to join the military? Describe a situation where you were in an adversarial position and how you dealt with it/describe your general philosophy for dealing with adversarial situations. I think this question was more geared to seeing how I handle multiple responsibilities at once. What is one question you were prepared to answer but were not asked? When asked why, he admitted that he had failed to include citations in his dissertation, and there was going to be a disciplinary hearing about the issue. What are some cons of you as an applicant? Do you have any idea what you want to do after law school? I prepared for this question by doing research into the classes and clinics WashU offers and how I could adapt that after I graduate. What do you want admissions to know about you? Other than the standard Why Northwestern and Why Law questions, there was much less interviewing and much more conversing. What did you do to resolve it? How have you facilitated a disagreement between two teammates? Tell me about a time you had a conflict with someone and how you went about solving it. Tell me about a time someone didnt understand how you were feeling. Tell me about a difficult time at work and how you handled it, Name a mistake and how you would do things differently if given another chance. First, the law school wants. What do you want to get out of law school? When has a failure turned into a success? Name a time where you were part of a team that had low morale/was struggling, and what you did about it. by acdisagod Fri Feb 19, 2010 4:51 am. *. They don't want to field unnecessary and uninvited check-in phone calls. You talked about [this topic] in your personal statement - can you talk more about what you learned from that experience? Preferred Waitlist at Georgetown? Overall great experience. I did not feel stressed or thrown off at any point, and generally the vibe was very warm and discussion-friendly, rather than a grilling session. Give an example of an experience of turning hostility toward friendship. something about yourself that is not in the application. Then that would have been fine. What motivates me to get out of bed in the morning? A time you stopped short of reaching a goal? The student was an ED applicant. Tell me about a time you had to deliver difficult news to someone. Can you explain the circumstances? The Dean then presented a character and fitness issue to us about an applicant who plagiarized during a French course. If you got accepted to all the schools you applied to, where would you pick? Student F (30 seconds to prepare each question and 60 second to answer), Student I (Interviewed by alum in person). What are you looking for in a law school? A lot of people in the group interview thought this wasnt unforgivable, especially given that the previous two were pretty big ethical violations, but as it turns out it was a rejection as well. We had maybe 12 people in the room and split into 3 groups of 4. (written), What does integrity mean to you? Describe a time where a failure led to a success. First Scenario: A student was suspended for a year for plagiarism. What do you do to motivate a disengaged team member? He also pointed out that when you care, you will reread your application fifty times before your friend tells you, Oh my god, just press the damn button already. So the fact that this had so many mistakes was actually pretty telling. What would interest you about corporate law? He called Georgetown saying he was withdrawing from the program. How did you get to the point where you are applying to law school? What is something you learned about yourself from being in the military? [Questions about professional experience.]. Third Scenario: A student had stellar GPA and LSAT stats as well as letters of recommendation praising her writing skills. What is something that you have done for the first time recently? I was asked about campus organizing during college. You must be prepared to talk about the following: You should probably be prepared to talk about these: A Word about Preparing and Being Unprepared. What role should the government play in unrestrained capitalism? Tell me about a time you were challenged while working on a team. 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