University of North Carolina 2013

[idylls]

Was waitlisted a little after 8pm tonight. I suppose it's better than a ding. And I guess I can't complain about my cycle - only applied to two schools - one acceptance and one waitlist.

[traceface]

Also got waitlisted tonight! And the waiting/anxiety resuuuuuumes! But I'm pretty OK with it. =)

[eye]

Withdrawing.

Good luck guys!

[seanbickford]

For those of you who were waitlisted tonight, are you in-state? Also, if it isn't too intrusive, what are your stats?

I emailed Admissions yesterday just to make sure they actually had my application. They wrote back really quick with:

"Yes, you are currently being reviewed by the admissions committee. Hopefully we can generate a decision for you soon, before May 1st, 2010. If are still worried and concerned, I might suggest to call me directly to discuss this matter.

Otherwise, your patience is appreciated."

I thought it was pretty cordial.

[tebow4president]

anyone have an idea on when they kept admitting kids from the WL last year? all the way up through til the start of classes?

[traceface]

Yep, I'm in-state. Carolina grad, 164, 2.8 (thus the huge surprise i made it to the waitlist) but with a significant upward projection of grades.

[idylls]

Was actually surprised I was WL'd too. Carolina grad with a 158 and a 3.2. (Though maybe my MA and work experience pushed me from the realm of straight up rejection.)

[rbriggs2]

I was waitlisted as well, BYU-Idaho undergrad 161 , and 3.2 GPA, iss.

[FunkyJD]

My good friends ... it's been fun commiserating on this thread, but I am withdrawing. Good luck to everyone who is trying to get in.

[actorlaw]

are they just waitlisting everyone so they can buy more time in admissions? and in doing so making individuals weed themselves out so they don't have to do it?

[insertclevernamehere]

My good friends ... it's been fun commiserating on this thread, but I am withdrawing. Good luck to everyone who is trying to get in.

Funky JD we will miss you : (

[ellexlaw]

So I sent in my app in Dec and am still waiting on a decision. My stats are pretty good for getting in except I'm not in-state. does everyone think the last part of this cycle is just going to be all denials?

[lawhawk]

are they just waitlisting everyone so they can buy more time in admissions? and in doing so making individuals weed themselves out so they don't have to do it?

I really think they are waiting for that April 16th seat deposit. They can't afford to have too big of a class, especially considering their less than awesome employment statistics. They probably admitted something like 300 or 400 kids and are going fill their class based off of new admits/waitlists after they see how many seats they have left. The problem (well, not a bad thing) is that it is so cheap that the price could mean a particularly high yield in this economy.

Also, UNC is usually one of the top 10 most selective schools. I don't know why this is, but it is.

[lawhawk]

So I sent in my app in Dec and am still waiting on a decision. My stats are pretty good for getting in except I'm not in-state. does everyone think the last part of this cycle is just going to be all denials?

As I'm sure you know it's all random. I went complete mid december and heard back early february and my stats are not auto-admit by any means. I was lucky enough to be hit when they threw the dart...

edit: not totally random, but you get the point.

[FunkyJD]

My good friends ... it's been fun commiserating on this thread, but I am withdrawing. Good luck to everyone who is trying to get in.

Funky JD we will miss you : (

Thanks, man. Good luck to you.

Before I forget, here's a piece of intel I can pass along: I called the admissions office, and from what I was told, apparently they are going to wait until after the deposit deadline passes before making additional merit scholarship offers.

Take it with a grain of salt, as we all know that admissions offices like to sing and dance ... but that's what I was told.

[MarkRenton]

My good friends ... it's been fun commiserating on this thread, but I am withdrawing. Good luck to everyone who is trying to get in.

Funky JD we will miss you : (

Thanks, man. Good luck to you.

Before I forget, here's a piece of intel I can pass along: I called the admissions office, and from what I was told, apparently they are going to wait until after the deposit deadline passes before making additional merit scholarship offers.

Take it with a grain of salt, as we all know that admissions offices like to sing and dance ... but that's what I was told.

Good luck to you! If you're withdrawing, where'd you decide to go?

[FunkyJD]

Notre Dame, Illinois, and Pitt are the front runners. Leaning towards Notre Dame for best overall fit, but the money that Pitt is offering is very attractive; and Illinois wouldn't be a shabby alternative either.

I'd love SMU to be an option, too, but they have maintained radio silence since forever.

[mytwocents]

Also, UNC is usually one of the top 10 most selective schools. I don't know why this is, but it is.

Really? Not that I'm disagreeing with you, I've just never heard this before. When I think top 10 most selective, I think, you know...Yale or something. And I love UNC Law, but it's no Yale.

[Sias]

Also, UNC is usually one of the top 10 most selective schools. I don't know why this is, but it is.

Really? Not that I'm disagreeing with you, I've just never heard this before. When I think top 10 most selective, I think, you know...Yale or something. And I love UNC Law, but it's no Yale.

Yale is #1 most selective, but that leaves 9 spots behind it. UNC is legit in the top-10 most selective--admission percentage is usually around 12-15%. Compare that to most schools which are above 30%

[PirateCap'n]

My good friends ... it's been fun commiserating on this thread, but I am withdrawing. Good luck to everyone who is trying to get in.

Funky JD we will miss you : (

Thanks, man. Good luck to you.

Before I forget, here's a piece of intel I can pass along: I called the admissions office, and from what I was told, apparently they are going to wait until after the deposit deadline passes before making additional merit scholarship offers.

Take it with a grain of salt, as we all know that admissions offices like to sing and dance ... but that's what I was told.

Just heard the same thing from a "higher-up" at the school. It seems that they are telling the truth. Looking less and less like UNC will stay in the running for me either.

[placencia]

I'm a 174, 2.76 in state and have received no reply at all. I'm visiting tomorrow and maybe I'll have more information then, but since I have to decide on whether or not to put a seat deposit down at Wake Forest by the 15th, I'm starting to ge ta bit nervous.

[sailgclass]

Efc

[Dr. Review]

Friend of mine is a 2L at Wake, and he got in at both UNC and Wake, and was a UNC undergrad, and has loved UNC his whole life, but went to Wake specifically because of things like their admissions process/staff.

[placencia]

I took a tour at Wake today. There are a lot of good things I liked about the school. Funny thing is, the guy who gave the tour was an undergrad at UNC as well. I can't remember if he's 2L or 3L. He was a very cool guy, and broke down a lot of the realities of law school.

[traehekat]

I took a tour at Wake today. There are a lot of good things I liked about the school. Funny thing is, the guy who gave the tour was an undergrad at UNC as well. I can't remember if he's 2L or 3L. He was a very cool guy, and broke down a lot of the realities of law school.

Realities of law school, you say? Care to share?!

Sounds like everyone who visits really likes Wake. I can't recall really hearing anything negative, other than the facilities not exactly being to die for.