applied in Oct, haven't heard yet..good thing? bad thing? Forum

[ykim5]

My dream school has not answered me.
My numbers are definitely low for this school
I am currently undergrad there and since sophomore year I been meeting with
admission officers and even worked at law school
My application went complete first week of Nov and the admiss officer said
I would know the decision by the end of Jan but I still haven't heard
every two-three weeks I stopped by
now they know me by name and they know that more than anywhere I am intrested here.

However when I went into law school numbers and checked out this schools' past trends
people who applied by OCT got their decisions by first week of Feb.

I am beginning to worry and think my application was in the pool for that long to be rejected...

is it a usually a good or bad thing if the app did not get the decision for so long?
and why would it be taking so long...?

[msesquire2b]

It's better to get a slow yes, than a fast no. If you haven't heard anything yet, then you are still being considered (thats what admissions says at Washington and Lee)... good luck

[twintipping_bumps]

I applied to a few schools recently, but I am still waiting to hear from 4 schools I applied to on October 30th, and about an hour ago I got an email on my phone from a name I had not yet encountered with an attachment symbol and "Scho" in the subject section. It turned out to be from Phoenix Law.

[twintipping_bumps]

Do people feel it is appropriate to call schools that have not yet rendered a decision during the first week of April and say something like: I am very interested in attending "name of school," but I have been accepted to "name of school," which has a seat deposit due on April 15th, and so I want to check on the status of my application.

[wired]

To op: it really depends on the school. If it is WUSTL, William & Mary, or UCI, then it is most likely a bad thing.

If it is UVA, UCLA, or a myriad of other schools, it is most likely a good to bad thing - they are probably deciding between WL/Reject or Accept/WL.