How did you get to the point where you are applying to law school? What challenges do the communities you work with experience? What's one thing you want admissions to know about you? What to do if an integral team member is having a bad day? How would you approach that conflict? Next, we talked about why I wanted to go to Law School and why WashU in general. Yes. I also stressed being a non-traditional student and asked questions regarding that. Student F (30 seconds to prepare each question and 60 second to answer), Student I (Interviewed by alum in person). He asked us to rank how bad this was on a scale of 1-10. Discuss a challenge and how you overcame it. (For older applicants.). If you were an admission officer, what would you see as your weakness? Should his acceptance to Georgetown be rescinded? Youre just having a conversation. 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? WashU received, in 2018, 4,766 applications. Cookie Notice Sam had read my application and based some questions on it). Why did someone from XX end up in XX and seek to go to law school? The Dean ultimately said that this had a big impact because he did not like that the student did not own up to the seriousness of the situationshe was suspended for a year. When did you decide you wanted to become a lawyer? The count down from the question and the recording is about 5-10 seconds I think, then 30 seconds to answer it. and our Dean said there was fog everywhere with this case, so he ultimately rescinded the guys application. Some other interesting things to mention: - He clearly did not care if people came to the same conclusions as him. Cornell: Most, by invite (recorded Kira interview with ~7 questions, some with video response and some written. In her description, she offered to paint a fuller picture (she was stressed out, had meningitis, and she did it by accident: as she was typing up notes and feeling ill, she mistook someone elses work for her own). Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 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). If I were to ask your best friend what your three best qualities are, what would they say? Talk about a time where you worked with people that had disagreements. He seemed much more interested in discussing the university, my intentions and answering questions I had. [Specific questions about resume/experiences]. What are three values you would instill in your business? 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 plan to do in your deferral years? 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. What am I looking forward to about law school? The interview was with the director of admissions. How do you see yourself contributing to the community and what student organizations were you involved with in undergrad? (I asked three questions, which took the other 10 minutes). He also said that there was no right answer. The last application issue discussed an otherwise glowing application that unfortunately had a series of spelling and grammatical issues in the personal statement as well as a reference to a different law school. Whats a job you would like to have long-term / how do you think about your career post-JD? Tell me one time a failure led to future success, What book or film made you change your opinion on a particular social issue. Youll get five minutes to answer the written questions. We returned the packet after we were done and the Dean all walked us to the elevator, shaking each one of our hands and thanking us. Second scenario was about a student who had already been accepted, and was currently in a graduate program at Oxford. What did you do? If they wanted to see what you could do with time to revise, they would send you written questions. When did you know you wanted to practice law? Started about 5 minutes late, but made it up with extra time. What is a change you've made because of a past mistake? Note: Interviewer was very strict about keeping time. While interviewing in person has advantages, time and cost often prevent candidates from interviewing in person. What do you think about how she framed the story? endobj After everyone else had gone, Dean Andy told us he thought one of the scenarios (PS with mistakes) was a 10 and total rejection of applicant. 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. But that because she didn't, it showed a level of carelessness - and a lack of interest in Georgetown; so why would he waste a seat on her? When you and a colleague didnt see eye-to-eye - what did you do? Harvard interviews most applicants on a video chat client called Zoom. What do you want to do five years after graduating from law school? (They fell into a ditch while looking at their phone or something). Explain a time when you were rejected from a job offering. Tell us about a time you motivated a disinterested team member. What do you want to do career wise with a law degree/5-year plan?