“Court Case Friday” “Personal Experience”
The slogan for ABCs Wide World of Sports: “The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat.” That described my experience applying to law school.
I applied to law schools early in November. I didn’t expect to hear back until Spring.
Stanford and USC
When we returned from our honeymoon in January, there were two letters waiting: one from Stanford, and one from USC.
I opened the Stanford Law School letter first. Since it arrived so early, I assumed I had been accepted. It read basically:
“We regret to inform you that you have not been accepted to our prestigious law school.
“We know this news is devastating….
“However, we are hopeful you can still have a meaningful life.”
I was afraid to open the USC letter. But my wife “encouraged” me. It read:
“Congratulations! You have been accepted to the USC Law School. Moreover, we are offering you a scholarship.”
The “agony of defeat” and the “thrill of victory.”
What About BYU?
Fortunately, for my ego, I was accepted by the other top-notch law schools – except BYU. I hadn’t heard from them. So, I telephoned.
They lost my admission application. They also lost my scholarship application. Typical!
The assistant dean called and asked for my GPA and my LSAT score. Pending verification of my stats, I was “provisionally” accepted and offered a scholarship.
BYU was my last choice. But I was “nudged from above” to accept.
Looking back on my career, my last choice, was the best choice.
BYU J. Reuben Clark Law School
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