Columbia Law School: Second Reserve Forum
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Columbia Law School: Second Reserve
Has anyone gotten in from the wait list or been sent a Second Reserve notice? Mine is dated June 1 and I received it today; I'm in New York City.
Hope some of you can share good news with the group, although it seems as though there is little movement on wait lists in general.
Hope some of you can share good news with the group, although it seems as though there is little movement on wait lists in general.
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Hey New,
I guess that the Second Reserve is sort of like a second round of filtering. I believe that since CLS was not able to provide admission to some on the First Reserve, they are sending notices to those candidates they are still interested in and asking if they wish to stay on the wait list for consideration.
The letter states, "The next determination concerning reserved candidates will occur in early July." The go on to say that even in July, they might ask some candidates if they wish to remain on the wait list and join the Third Reserve.
In my case, it is both a good notice and a bad one. I'm set on going to UCLA but am having a hard time with the idea of leaving New York for a number of personal reasons. I've joined their Second Reserve but hope that they either admit me or reject me in early July. This way, I can plan on moving back to California and not have to worry about resettling, including trying to get my landlord to let me stay in my apartment. His understanding is that I will be moving out on August 1.
Too many "what ifs" even for me!
Should I try to get an interview with Dean Iwerebon even though it explicitly states that they don't offer any? Have any of you gone to visit CLS with the expectation that you would be accepted off the wait list? What has been the outcome? I ask because at UCLA, there were at least 7 in my group of 10 that were visiting the law school to try and get off the wait list.
Thanks everyone!
I guess that the Second Reserve is sort of like a second round of filtering. I believe that since CLS was not able to provide admission to some on the First Reserve, they are sending notices to those candidates they are still interested in and asking if they wish to stay on the wait list for consideration.
The letter states, "The next determination concerning reserved candidates will occur in early July." The go on to say that even in July, they might ask some candidates if they wish to remain on the wait list and join the Third Reserve.
In my case, it is both a good notice and a bad one. I'm set on going to UCLA but am having a hard time with the idea of leaving New York for a number of personal reasons. I've joined their Second Reserve but hope that they either admit me or reject me in early July. This way, I can plan on moving back to California and not have to worry about resettling, including trying to get my landlord to let me stay in my apartment. His understanding is that I will be moving out on August 1.
Too many "what ifs" even for me!
Should I try to get an interview with Dean Iwerebon even though it explicitly states that they don't offer any? Have any of you gone to visit CLS with the expectation that you would be accepted off the wait list? What has been the outcome? I ask because at UCLA, there were at least 7 in my group of 10 that were visiting the law school to try and get off the wait list.
Thanks everyone!
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Does anyone know how they integrate people who get in from reserve into the processing round for incoming 1Ls? Things like the housing application were all already due- does this mean that if you get in from reserve, you're SOL on this kind of stuff and have to figure it out for yourself, or do they make accomodations for the fact that some people will not know whether they are in until later summer? Does anyone know?
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I'm not sure if I received anything in the mail yet. Information from an inside source:
Some decisions would be sent out June 1, which it seems they have done. They also said that a second wave of decisions is expected next week (yes, no, maybe). Email/phone call will be the means of communicating good news I was told. snail mail equals reject or re-reserve.
the most important piece of info is that they are going to the wait list this year for sure and they know this already.
Some decisions would be sent out June 1, which it seems they have done. They also said that a second wave of decisions is expected next week (yes, no, maybe). Email/phone call will be the means of communicating good news I was told. snail mail equals reject or re-reserve.
the most important piece of info is that they are going to the wait list this year for sure and they know this already.
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Got Second Reserve letter. Will probably withdraw and apply again in the fall. A question- would it be kosher to send a letter indicating that I am still very interested in attending CLS, and that I look forward to applying again in the fall? Or would it be better to just fill out the withdrawal form and not say anything else? I just feel weird withdrawing from my first choice school- I don't want them to think I'm not interested enough to keep trying, or that I've decided to go somewhere else.
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Well, my understanding is that they generally don't grant deferrals for people coming in off the reserve list. Also, when I talked to them about being on reserve, they indicated that one of the most important things you could do as a reserve applicant was to let them know that you would definitely come if accepted. I would love to be going this year, but I can't guarantee that I would be able to if they accepted me, and I'm hesitant about campaigning for a spot that I might ultimately have to turn down. So I'm thinking I should withdraw and reapply, rather than risk pissing them off or appearing to flake out.
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Ulfrekr:
I would send the letter you are describing. They are going to have your file on hand next year when you apply...and you are going to be compelled to tell them you applied before...so you can defuse a potentially puzzling situation by telling them your reason for withdrawing isn't because you like your options elsewhere, but that you are THAT serious about going there and doing well.
I would send the letter you are describing. They are going to have your file on hand next year when you apply...and you are going to be compelled to tell them you applied before...so you can defuse a potentially puzzling situation by telling them your reason for withdrawing isn't because you like your options elsewhere, but that you are THAT serious about going there and doing well.
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