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I'm right there with you - super excited! I did ED, so I will for sure be there in the fall!samfii wrote:I'm %99.9 sure I'll be here in the fall! Who else is with me?!![]()
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So excited!!!
Yay!! Nice to meet you (kind of).. I'm excited to meet all my future classmates! I was surprised that there wasn't a thread for it already, I feel kind of special for having started itJudge Philip Banks wrote:I'm right there with you - super excited! I did ED, so I will for sure be there in the fall!samfii wrote:I'm %99.9 sure I'll be here in the fall! Who else is with me?!![]()
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So excited!!!
edit - thanks for creating this thread by the way! Feel like its long due.
Awesome - good luck! What would make you decide on one or the other? Are you favoring one over the other?gothamm wrote:just applied yesterday. I hope to visit this thread more often. Its between loyola and pepperdine
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Looks like you did a fair bit of research! I think in the end, both are pretty comparable in LA. But it is true that more firms attend Loyola OCI than Pepperdine (not that one should count on OCI for a job or anything...). I have friends attending both schools currently, and also know a lot of people that went to both in the recent past, and while they all like their respective schools a lot, it seems that the LLS people more enthusiastically praise/recommend their school. I think that says a lot. Plus, commuting to LLS seems like it would be way easier from anywhere in LA, because there are so many ways to get to and from there, whereas Pepperdine really has only one way in/out.gothamm wrote:Hey jpb! I remember you posting in my "what are my chances?" thread. Thanks for all the advice in that thread, btw.
Initially, Pepperdine was my top choice, but after some research i learned that they don't fare as well in Los Angeles as Loyola. From what I have gathered:
-Better job prospects (especially if wanting to practice in la) = Loyola
-Better chance of scholly = loyola
-More law firms at OCI = Loyola
-Better Alumni base = Loyola
-Friends who already attend the school, and are 1L's currently = Loyola
- Closer to home, where i can actually consider commuting without moving out = Loyola
- Better scenic views = pepperdine
- higher ranking = pepperdine
- if interested in dispute resolution = pepperdine
thats all that i can think of, off the top of my head. Furthermore, I can't start counting my chickens before the eggs hatch...I don't even know if i'll get accepted yet
Congrats! Excited?!EricaIsabel wrote:I'll be there in fall!
Judge Philip Banks wrote:Congrats! Excited?!EricaIsabel wrote:I'll be there in fall!haha. Did you apply ED? If not, what made you decide so early on that Loyola is where you're going in the fall?
I applied ED, too.EricaIsabel wrote: yes yes! verrrry excited! I applied ED
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FWIW, this was true for me. I had two addendums to my app: one for the LSAT (big score increase) and one for disclosures (academic prob). After I submitted, it took about 2 weeks-ish for it to change to "complete and ready for review", after which it only changed to "decision rendered," or something to that effect, one month after I submitted. They wait until they receive the hard paper copies of everything from LSAC plus processing time to consider one "complete." Granted, my experience was back in November and I applied ED, but I guess it should more or less apply now, too.gothamm wrote:just submitted my application on the 17th. My file is incomplete. They have received everything but my academic probation disclosure...i see a little note at the bottom of the status page saying that disclosures will not be acknowledged until a admissions receives a hard copy.
so i am guessing that it is normal for the file to be incomplete for the first couple of weeks on the status checker correct?
thanks. I am thinking this is normal, because pepperdine has the same policy, as i am incomplete there too. Baylor just went complete in less than 5 daysJudge Philip Banks wrote:FWIW, this was true for me. I had two addendums to my app: one for the LSAT (big score increase) and one for disclosures (academic prob). After I submitted, it took about 2 weeks-ish for it to change to "complete and ready for review", after which it only changed to "decision rendered," or something to that effect, one month after I submitted. They wait until they receive the hard paper copies of everything from LSAC plus processing time to consider one "complete." Granted, my experience was back in November and I applied ED, but I guess it should more or less apply now, too.gothamm wrote:just submitted my application on the 17th. My file is incomplete. They have received everything but my academic probation disclosure...i see a little note at the bottom of the status page saying that disclosures will not be acknowledged until a admissions receives a hard copy.
so i am guessing that it is normal for the file to be incomplete for the first couple of weeks on the status checker correct?
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Yeah, if I were you, I would just ask in the chat. Or, call them. I remember I called them twice about app stuff after I had submitted (mistakes that I was worried about that ended up not mattering), and they were very friendly and helpful. Another option is to email them, too. Any of those options would be fine, I think. Although, I think in your situation, since you just submitted this past week, I wouldn't worry (it is rather soon - i.e. your hard paper copies from LSAC have not been processed by LLS yet). If after the end of next week (don't wait until then to ask - you'll miss out on asking during the informational chat...) your status doesn't change to "complete and ready for review," then I would start to wonder what was up, and then might email or call admissions.gothamm wrote:thanks. I am thinking this is normal, because pepperdine has the same policy, as i am incomplete there too. Baylor just went complete in less than 5 daysJudge Philip Banks wrote:FWIW, this was true for me. I had two addendums to my app: one for the LSAT (big score increase) and one for disclosures (academic prob). After I submitted, it took about 2 weeks-ish for it to change to "complete and ready for review", after which it only changed to "decision rendered," or something to that effect, one month after I submitted. They wait until they receive the hard paper copies of everything from LSAC plus processing time to consider one "complete." Granted, my experience was back in November and I applied ED, but I guess it should more or less apply now, too.gothamm wrote:just submitted my application on the 17th. My file is incomplete. They have received everything but my academic probation disclosure...i see a little note at the bottom of the status page saying that disclosures will not be acknowledged until a admissions receives a hard copy.
so i am guessing that it is normal for the file to be incomplete for the first couple of weeks on the status checker correct?![]()
I was invited to a loyola chat session on the 25th so i will just confirm it with the adcomms then
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