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mhernton wrote:

lifeaway1985 wrote: I have read the posts up. I don't know if it is safe to assume that:

application ready for review --> review complete means early decision

application ready for review --> decision pending means waitlisted or rejected, or optimistically "regular decision"

Sadly, my status checker says decision pending ................

Assume nothing, I went from app ready for review, under review, to decision pending to review complete, to congrats. Good Luck. I hate sounding like a douche, but I know I do when I say this, but its out of your control at this point, the only thing you can do is get drunk and pray, and I know its easy for me to say, but I couldn't handle it any other way.

Anyway, you give us hope... I can "optimistically" hope...

mhernton wrote:

lifeaway1985 wrote: I have read the posts up. I don't know if it is safe to assume that:

application ready for review --> review complete means early decision

application ready for review --> decision pending means waitlisted or rejected, or optimistically "regular decision"

Sadly, my status checker says decision pending ................

Assume nothing, I went from app ready for review, under review, to decision pending to review complete, to congrats. Good Luck. I hate sounding like a douche, but I know I do when I say this, but its out of your control at this point, the only thing you can do is get drunk and pray, and I know its easy for me to say, but I couldn't handle it any other way.

Hey, BTW, how long does it take for you to get a review complete from decision pending?

lifeaway1985 wrote:

mhernton wrote:

lifeaway1985 wrote: I have read the posts up. I don't know if it is safe to assume that:

application ready for review --> review complete means early decision

application ready for review --> decision pending means waitlisted or rejected, or optimistically "regular decision"

Sadly, my status checker says decision pending ................

Assume nothing, I went from app ready for review, under review, to decision pending to review complete, to congrats. Good Luck. I hate sounding like a douche, but I know I do when I say this, but its out of your control at this point, the only thing you can do is get drunk and pray, and I know its easy for me to say, but I couldn't handle it any other way.

Hey, BTW, how long does it take for you to get a review complete from decision pending?

No one knows. I've been at it for almost a month now.

tram988 wrote: No one knows. I've been at it for almost a month now.

TITCR

LSATfromNC wrote:I'm at the dreaded decision pending less than 2 weeks after applying.

Application was received on 11/30.
Application ready for review on 12/3.

Today:
Decision Status: Decision Pending
Decision Status Date: 12/8/2009

Pretty sure this means that they looked at it already, but are not accepting me at this time. *shudder*

I'm at decision pending too but my numbers are 3.54, 172. Unless I really screwed something up on their application I wouldn't expect to be rejected, so who knows?

dgore wrote:

LSATfromNC wrote:I'm at the dreaded decision pending less than 2 weeks after applying.

Application was received on 11/30.
Application ready for review on 12/3.

Today:
Decision Status: Decision Pending
Decision Status Date: 12/8/2009

Pretty sure this means that they looked at it already, but are not accepting me at this time. *shudder*

That seems to be the consensus. Nobody on this board (so far) has had a move off of "Decision Pending". I've been there since 11/8. I think the consensus is that if they really, really liked you, you got selected early. The rest of us wait in a pool until they can assess the bulk of their applications to see where we stand. To be at "Decision Pending" now is not great, but not necessarily bad. We just don't know yet.

mikeh915 wrote:I'm at decision pending too but my numbers are 3.54, 172. Unless I really screwed something up on their application I wouldn't expect to be rejected, so who knows?

This sounds like a yield protect. They think that you are using them as a safety and they don't want to extend an offer to you and then you reject it.

That would make sense, I just never heard of William and Mary YP'ing

Im just pretty sure they have stop doing acceptances at this point and therefore everyone is decision pending simply because there is no movement on their front.....we need to stop over analyzing this and let it take this course and not freak out because they slowed down their admissions process. Washington and Lee did the same thing

jlue05 wrote:

Nikiya wrote:Mine just changed to "Review Complete" Should I take this as a good sign? Ahhh! I'm so nervous!

+1

Current Status: Application Ready for Review
Current Status Date: 12/1/2009
Decision Status: Review Complete
Decision Status Date: 12/7/2009

Just got the "congrats" under mailings.

Just got the acceptance as well. 3 days after going complete as time-line goes.

Current Status: Application Ready for Review
Current Status Date: 12/3/2009
Decision Status: Review Complete
Decision Status Date: 12/7/2009

Congratulations! Admit Packet Mailed 12/07/2009

Thank you to all those people that kept me calm yesterday. First acceptance.
Stats on profile.

jlue05 wrote:

jlue05 wrote:

Nikiya wrote:Mine just changed to "Review Complete" Should I take this as a good sign? Ahhh! I'm so nervous!

+1

Current Status: Application Ready for Review
Current Status Date: 12/1/2009
Decision Status: Review Complete
Decision Status Date: 12/7/2009

Just got the "congrats" under mailings.

Congratulations! First choice?

It seems like the people getting acceptances right now are pretty strong both LSAT and gpa-wise. Not sure what to make of the 172/3.5 guy, though. Maybe slightly too strong for an early admit? Have any splitters been admitted yet this year? My status hasn't changed since I went "complete" 12/02...

EDIT: For poor manners. Congrats to everyone being accepted! Glad at least some nerves are being eased!

Hey all!

Just stopping in with a little encouragement here -- just got my "congratulations" on the status checker! I'm in with a GPA above 75%, but an LSAT between 25% and the median -- so don't give up hope just yet!

Good luck everyone!!!

getmetolawschool wrote:Hey all!

Just stopping in with a little encouragement here -- just got my "congratulations" on the status checker! I'm in with a GPA above 75%, but an LSAT between 25% and the median -- so don't give up hope just yet!

Good luck everyone!!!

Yay!!

getmetolawschool wrote:Hey all!

Just stopping in with a little encouragement here -- just got my "congratulations" on the status checker! I'm in with a GPA above 75%, but an LSAT between 25% and the median -- so don't give up hope just yet!

Good luck everyone!!!

Ditto, I'm an extreme outlier for LSAT/GPA and I made it in so good luck to rest

Boro88 wrote:

jlue05 wrote:

Just got the "congrats" under mailings.

Congratulations! First choice?

Thanks! To be honest, I have no idea what my first choice is at this point. Other than a unique interest in W&L (different story for a different day...not to mention I have not been accepted yet) my decision is completely up in the air. I did not apply to schools that I could not see myself attending, so for now I will simply celebrate being 2 for 2 and try (though probably unsuccessfully) not to stress out about making decisions. GL everyone!

In today via "mailings" in status checker.

Mailings
Mail Description Mailing Date
Congratulations! Admit Packet Mailed 12/07/2009
Application is Complete/Ready for Review 12/04/2009
Application Has Been Received 11/30/2009

Status went "review complete" yesterday, but the congratulations didn't show up until today.

numbers are here: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/eglaw

soyable wrote:In today via "mailings" in status checker.

Mailings
Mail Description Mailing Date
Congratulations! Admit Packet Mailed 12/07/2009
Application is Complete/Ready for Review 12/04/2009
Application Has Been Received 11/30/2009

Status went "review complete" yesterday, but the congratulations didn't show up until today.

numbers are here: http://lawschoolnumbers.com/eglaw

Congrats!!!!

I'M IN!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm so excited!

Congrats!!!!

so NO ONE who's gotten "Decision Pending" has received any sort of decision yet?

Submitted app today. I'm right at median LSAT and just below media GPA so i wouldn't be surprised w/ an accept, deny, or WL.

...good luck all!

fancifulthings wrote:so NO ONE who's gotten "Decision Pending" has received any sort of decision yet?

No, read the last couple of pages. There have been a few who have been accepted after getting decision pending.