Berkeley Law c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018) Forum

[gmg]

anyone know if ED decisions are also rolling? or are they all going out in December at the same time?

It says on their twitter that early decisions are out December 2nd.

I also applied ED. What do your guys' stats look like?

[TrustMeImALawStudent]

I'm also at Berkeley Law. I'll try to chip in to answer questions, too.

[AaronCarter]

I'm also at Berkeley Law. I'll try to chip in to answer questions, too.

Would you say going to Berkeley at sticker is a wise financial choice?

Also, for students who are at median at Berk, are they still able to land 160k+ jobs with relative ease?

[annazork]

Also a 1L @ Berk, happy to answer any q's.

[annazork]

People who have gotten straight P's still land Big Law, yes.

I'm also at Berkeley Law. I'll try to chip in to answer questions, too.

Would you say going to Berkeley at sticker is a wise financial choice?

Also, for students who are at median at Berk, are they still able to land 160k+ jobs with relative ease?

[dietcoke1]

People who have gotten straight P's still land Big Law, yes.

I'm also at Berkeley Law. I'll try to chip in to answer questions, too.

Would you say going to Berkeley at sticker is a wise financial choice?

Also, for students who are at median at Berk, are they still able to land 160k+ jobs with relative ease?

going to just about any law school at sticker price is not a wise financial decision

[soca_dancer]

Does Berkeley have a voluntary (aka required) interview process for admission?

[annazork]

Does Berkeley have a voluntary (aka required) interview process for admission?

no

[gayfish]

Checking in! Submitted on Monday and went under review yesterday -- is the turnaround normally that fast, or can I keep telling myself that they must really love me? 25 < GPA < Med; LSAT >>75, from the Bay.

[HEARTH]

Checking in! Submitted on Monday and went under review yesterday -- is the turnaround normally that fast, or can I keep telling myself that they must really love me? 25 < GPA < Med; LSAT >>75, from the Bay.

That is really fast. Submitted on 27/10, still did not get the under review email

[bbwannabe]

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[gayfish]

Checking in! Submitted on Monday and went under review yesterday -- is the turnaround normally that fast, or can I keep telling myself that they must really love me? 25 < GPA < Med; LSAT >>75, from the Bay.

Submitted 28th. nothing yet :/ are you doing ED? or maybe they want your high lsat

No ED, no URM, so either they love their CA natives or they love that sweet sweet 175+ LSAT. Ideal outcome is to move back to California, and Stanford is a fickle mistress, so I'm really counting on Berk to pull through for me. Really wish I could go back in time and buy past me a fancy ass steak for actually sticking with LSAT prep for 5 long long months and not settling earlier. YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL PAST ME, PROUD OF YOU!!

[Wakhancorridor]

People who have gotten straight P's still land Big Law, yes.

I'm also at Berkeley Law. I'll try to chip in to answer questions, too.

Would you say going to Berkeley at sticker is a wise financial choice?

Also, for students who are at median at Berk, are they still able to land 160k+ jobs with relative ease?

going to just about any law school at sticker price is not a wise financial decision

Don't go to law school unless you're getting a good discount. The more debt you have, the more doors you close several years out of law school

[tb89]

Checking in! Submitted on Monday and went under review yesterday -- is the turnaround normally that fast, or can I keep telling myself that they must really love me? 25 < GPA < Med; LSAT >>75, from the Bay.

Submitted 28th. nothing yet :/ are you doing ED? or maybe they want your high lsat

No ED, no URM, so either they love their CA natives or they love that sweet sweet 175+ LSAT. Ideal outcome is to move back to California, and Stanford is a fickle mistress, so I'm really counting on Berk to pull through for me. Really wish I could go back in time and buy past me a fancy ass steak for actually sticking with LSAT prep for 5 long long months and not settling earlier. YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL PAST ME, PROUD OF YOU!!

I got the email saying my file was complete, and my status still just says "your file is complete." Does that mean I'm under review or another email is forthcoming?

[gayfish]

Checking in! Submitted on Monday and went under review yesterday -- is the turnaround normally that fast, or can I keep telling myself that they must really love me? 25 < GPA < Med; LSAT >>75, from the Bay.

Submitted 28th. nothing yet :/ are you doing ED? or maybe they want your high lsat

No ED, no URM, so either they love their CA natives or they love that sweet sweet 175+ LSAT. Ideal outcome is to move back to California, and Stanford is a fickle mistress, so I'm really counting on Berk to pull through for me. Really wish I could go back in time and buy past me a fancy ass steak for actually sticking with LSAT prep for 5 long long months and not settling earlier. YOU MADE THE RIGHT CALL PAST ME, PROUD OF YOU!!

I got the email saying my file was complete, and my status still just says "your file is complete." Does that mean I'm under review or another email is forthcoming?

I actually never got a "your file is complete" email. I got my application received/status checker email on Tuesday, and got an email with the subject "Berkeley Law Application Under Review" late last night.

[gmg]

Has anyone gone under review that applied ED? If not, I kind of get the sense that we're all just going to get our decisions on December 2.

[bbwannabe]

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[gmg]

Has anyone gone under review that applied ED? If not, I kind of get the sense that we're all just going to get our decisions on December 2.

Yeah, I think for ED applicants UR doesn't really matter - we'll all get decisions on Dec.2nd.

Also, do you guys think ED will be more competitive than RD since they give u money? ( it's only 20k a year but still)

I think you're probably right about UR not really mattering. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to get our RD if we don't get ED. I say it will probably be within a week or two.

My gut says it will be more competitive because of the money, but I guess it really depends on what the ED applicant pool looks like.

[Veil of Ignorance]

Also a 1L @ Berk, happy to answer any q's.

Is there a study abroad option at Berkeley?

[annazork]

Also a 1L @ Berk, happy to answer any q's.

Is there a study abroad option at Berkeley?

There are plenty of ways to study abroad @ Berkeley. Here are some places that you can apply: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experienti ... placement/
This list is not exhaustive. Most people find opportunities through professors or the CDO, from my uderstanding.

They also just launched a Haugue program that honestly I don't know much about, but looks cool: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experienti ... e-program/

You have to be a 2L or 3L to do a full semester away.

There are also summer jobs abroad that Berk students apply for, for example my friend is applying for an in-house Nestle summer job in Switzerland.

[Veil of Ignorance]

Also a 1L @ Berk, happy to answer any q's.

Is there a study abroad option at Berkeley?

There are plenty of ways to study abroad @ Berkeley. Here are some places that you can apply: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experienti ... placement/
This list is not exhaustive. Most people find opportunities through professors or the CDO, from my uderstanding.

They also just launched a Haugue program that honestly I don't know much about, but looks cool: https://www.law.berkeley.edu/experienti ... e-program/

You have to be a 2L or 3L to do a full semester away.

There are also summer jobs abroad that Berk students apply for, for example my friend is applying for an in-house Nestle summer job in Switzerland.

These are interesting programs, thanks for the info! Does Berkeley offer the ability to study at a foreign law faculty?

[sharris2017]

Submitted.

[cooleyclassof2021]

Loved the idea of Berkeley for the longest time, but was super upset by the closed-mindedness of several students. I know I shouldn't base a decision off of a couple outliers but dang

[Wakhancorridor]

Loved the idea of Berkeley for the longest time, but was super upset by the closed-mindedness of several students. I know I shouldn't base a decision off of a couple outliers but dang

Elaborate more and I can provide some insight into whether your concerns are legitimate or not

[NeneLeakesss_409]

Checking in. Went under review on 10/2. How soon do applicants typically hear back?