Berkeley Faculty Review Support Group 2010 Forum

[tintin]

I sent my LOCI on the 3rd and received the auto reply. then on the 4th i got another email thanking me for the update.

hm, i guess they just don't love me as much!

[stopscreaming]

I sent my LOCI on the 3rd and received the auto reply. then on the 4th i got another email thanking me for the update.

hm, i guess they just don't love me as much!

It may be because Berkeley is quite left wing and Hergé was a fascist sympathizer...

[Green66]

And does anyone know:

Is FR more about soft factors/ps than the dean admissions were? Is this where they take a holistic approach or are they just going o start with the 178 3.9s and work their way down until they have filled 200 spots?[/quote]


I would super appreciate if someone could answer this question. If they really do start with the 170+ I'll give Berkeley a big smooch n say my goodbyes

[Neelio]

And does anyone know:

Is FR more about soft factors/ps than the dean admissions were? Is this where they take a holistic approach or are they just going o start with the 178 3.9s and work their way down until they have filled 200 spots?

I would super appreciate if someone could answer this question. If they really do start with the 170+ I'll give Berkeley a big smooch n say my goodbyes [/quote]

I have a feeling that it's going to be about a holistic view of your application. I'm a 3.88/165 and I made it into FR. I'm guessing my softs are what got me there, because my LSAT is pretty mediocre.

[elmeromero]

I am pretty sure getting to FR was hollistic too (my numbers are way WAY below median and I am FR'd). I wonder what admission criteria FR will take now.

[danidancer]

+1 on the holistic. 3.45/168 here, but I have a compelling "story" and pretty great softs. I was sure I was an auto-reject at Berk, so the FR email took me completely by surprise. Fingers crossed!

[Green66]

Thanks a lot for the replies! Then I can keep on being a catious optimist [In case anyone wondered 164/ 3.75-- English is my second language]

best of luck to everyone--12 more dayz to go!!!!

[jumpinjackflash]

Hey everyone. So is there a general consensus if an loci is needed or highly recommended for those on fr. If everyones doin do u think not sending one is gonna be a negative? Thanks

[hopefulincal]

I haven't jumped on the LOCI bandwagon and probably don't plan to. I guess I'll find out how this strategy works out.

[aimhigh09]

I haven't jumped on the LOCI bandwagon and probably don't plan to. I guess I'll find out how this strategy works out.

+1. I feel like they have enough to read without me sending them a LOCI that basically restates what I already said about my interest in Berkeley in my personal statement. Unless you really have something new to add, I don't see that it's necessary.

[0L Hoping for 1]

11 DAYS! (Or 10 if they follow last year!)

[Island Girl]

Woo! Let's go Berkeley!

I haven't sent a LOCI to Cal either. Might as well stay put and be zen.

[daviddel03]

slow day...

[Island Girl]

10 DAYS!!!!.... Maybe we should all just look forward to/dread Valentine's first then regroup and voila!...5 more days till decision time!.... Lame idea. i know. But this is driving me absolutely nuts.

[Mroberts3]

/killself

that is all.


(killself for the waiting, that is. don't take this post to mean I'm out of the running!)

[manu4ever882001]

checking in here. no LOCI either

[TheWire]

As Berkeley is a clear top choice of mine, the prospect of thinking that I am about a week away from a most painful WL/rejection has caused me to start exploring my alternatives more seriously. Where do you think you'll end up if Berk. isn't the one for you?

NYU for me!

PS. I'm not sure how many of you have looked at the decisions for FR applicants on LSN...but it looks really bad

[Island Girl]

8 days

I hope the FR reviewers are looking closely at my softs. I've come so far, Berkeley. Please don't make it just about the numbers.

[Island Girl]

As Berkeley is a clear top choice of mine, the prospect of thinking that I am about a week away from a most painful WL/rejection has caused me to start exploring my alternatives more seriously. Where do you think you'll end up if Berk. isn't the one for you?

NYU for me!

PS. I'm not sure how many of you have looked at the decisions for FR applicants on LSN...but it looks really bad

A tier 2 school. Which is exactly where my numbers will (should have) take(n) me if indeed it was all about the LSAT score...yet here we are at FR, defying the norm somewhat.

[daviddel03]

how many URMs are in this bunch?

[Neelio]

how many URMs are in this bunch?

ORM here.

[skyhvm]

As Berkeley is a clear top choice of mine, the prospect of thinking that I am about a week away from a most painful WL/rejection has caused me to start exploring my alternatives more seriously. Where do you think you'll end up if Berk. isn't the one for you?

NYU for me!

PS. I'm not sure how many of you have looked at the decisions for FR applicants on LSN...but it looks really bad

Where or how did you find this info on lsn?

[Green66]

As Berkeley is a clear top choice of mine, the prospect of thinking that I am about a week away from a most painful WL/rejection has caused me to start exploring my alternatives more seriously. Where do you think you'll end up if Berk. isn't the one for you?

NYU for me!

PS. I'm not sure how many of you have looked at the decisions for FR applicants on LSN...but it looks really bad

A tier 2 school. Which is exactly where my numbers will (should have) take(n) me if indeed it was all about the LSAT score...yet here we are at FR, defying the norm somewhat.

+1

somewhere btw top 15-20

[Green66]

how many URMs are in this bunch?

ORM here.

Not sure if I count as URM. Ethnically Middle Eastern; born and raised there.

[radgrad]

As Berkeley is a clear top choice of mine, the prospect of thinking that I am about a week away from a most painful WL/rejection has caused me to start exploring my alternatives more seriously. Where do you think you'll end up if Berk. isn't the one for you?

NYU for me!

PS. I'm not sure how many of you have looked at the decisions for FR applicants on LSN...but it looks really bad

Wire- you'd go to Berkeley over NYU for sure? Why? In a dream-based world where I get in out of this FR batch, I'd have to make a similar decision...

And what's this about the decisions for FR applicants on LSN? Is it something from last year? I thought we knew that about 200/1500 of us are getting in...