UC Berkeley (Boalt Hall) Law Class of 2019 Forum

[KiltedKicker]

Has anyone had a chance to call Berkeley and get some info about the tuition increase? As it stands, it seems like the awards being sent out are indicating a $5,000 tuition increase compared to last year. I really don't want to believe that is accurate, but I won't have a chance to call myself until after work =/

I just called the admissions office, they said 53k was an estimate and right now it's a little over 52. The will have a final number in July

[Lawcat11]

I just lost access to my Cal Central account.

Update- not able to get into Admitted Students site either. Anyone else having the same problem?

[bamb00zled]

I just lost access to my Cal Central account.

Update- not able to get into Admitted Students site either. Anyone else having the same problem?

Yep same here

[Lawcat11]

I just lost access to my Cal Central account.

Update- not able to get into Admitted Students site either. Anyone else having the same problem?

Yep same here

Maybe they are updating with our awards?

[bamb00zled]

I just lost access to my Cal Central account.

Update- not able to get into Admitted Students site either. Anyone else having the same problem?

Yep same here

Maybe they are updating with our awards?

You've given me shaky but needed hope, applesauce

[Lawcat11]

You've given me shaky but needed hope, applesauce

Well, it's better than my first thought that they had just realized they made a mistake in admitting me...

[Seanasr]

Removed

[Lawcat11]

Now it's fixed, but I still have no money. Darn.

[180kickflip]

Has anyone had a chance to call Berkeley and get some info about the tuition increase? As it stands, it seems like the awards being sent out are indicating a $5,000 tuition increase compared to last year. I really don't want to believe that is accurate, but I won't have a chance to call myself until after work =/

I just called the admissions office, they said 53k was an estimate and right now it's a little over 52. The will have a final number in July

I called as well..

The estimated tuition and fees stated in our award letters apparently includes the student health insurance (which they price at over 4k and list separately on the website/calnet), so the big tuition increase we've been fearing isn't really happening. I haven't been so relieved in a long time. It felt like a $15-20k conversation lol

[sudijajd]

Now it's fixed, but I still have no money. Darn.

Samesies... Did anyone call and ask to see if the $0 gift aid is our final offer or if they are slow to get to us?

[dizzystpizzy]

Samesies... Did anyone call and ask to see if the $0 gift aid is our final offer or if they are slow to get to us?

I am pretty sure that at ASW they said you'd be notified by email when they determine your merit award, even if it is zero, so if you haven't gotten an email about a merit award then they haven't decided on you yet. Can others confirm?

[Stannis the Mannis]

Samesies... Did anyone call and ask to see if the $0 gift aid is our final offer or if they are slow to get to us?

I am pretty sure that at ASW they said you'd be notified by email when they determine your merit award, even if it is zero, so if you haven't gotten an email about a merit award then they haven't decided on you yet. Can others confirm?

My understanding was that they'll notify you if a matching request is denied, but they otherwise won't send out an email notifying you that they won't give you any aid.

They explicitly said that it shouldn't be assumed you're getting zero aid if your account shows all loans at this point. The law school and the general university (who handles loans) operate separately, so what you see is just what has been reported to the university so far.

[Juniper11]

Has anyone had a chance to call Berkeley and get some info about the tuition increase? As it stands, it seems like the awards being sent out are indicating a $5,000 tuition increase compared to last year. I really don't want to believe that is accurate, but I won't have a chance to call myself until after work =/

I just called the admissions office, they said 53k was an estimate and right now it's a little over 52. The will have a final number in July

I called as well..

The estimated tuition and fees stated in our award letters apparently includes the student health insurance (which they price at over 4k and list separately on the website/calnet), so the big tuition increase we've been fearing isn't really happening. I haven't been so relieved in a long time. It felt like a $15-20k conversation lol

Thanks so much for calling!

[blueberryoatmeal]

Samesies... Did anyone call and ask to see if the $0 gift aid is our final offer or if they are slow to get to us?

I am pretty sure that at ASW they said you'd be notified by email when they determine your merit award, even if it is zero, so if you haven't gotten an email about a merit award then they haven't decided on you yet. Can others confirm?

My understanding was that they'll notify you if a matching request is denied, but they otherwise won't send out an email notifying you that they won't give you any aid.

They explicitly said that it shouldn't be assumed you're getting zero aid if your account shows all loans at this point. The law school and the general university (who handles loans) operate separately, so what you see is just what has been reported to the university so far.

When I spoke to Fin Aid at ASW they said they would notify us if we were receiving $0...so if your award is listing $0 I wouldn't worry until they send an official email.

[bamb00zled]

Has anyone had a chance to call Berkeley and get some info about the tuition increase? As it stands, it seems like the awards being sent out are indicating a $5,000 tuition increase compared to last year. I really don't want to believe that is accurate, but I won't have a chance to call myself until after work =/

I just called the admissions office, they said 53k was an estimate and right now it's a little over 52. The will have a final number in July

I called as well..

The estimated tuition and fees stated in our award letters apparently includes the student health insurance (which they price at over 4k and list separately on the website/calnet), so the big tuition increase we've been fearing isn't really happening. I haven't been so relieved in a long time. It felt like a $15-20k conversation lol

Thanks so much for calling!

I spoke to someone who said there is a tuition freeze and it won't be increasing for some amount of years, I can't remember exactly how many. i think 8?

[pterodactyls]

They explicitly said that it shouldn't be assumed you're getting zero aid if your account shows all loans at this point. The law school and the general university (who handles loans) operate separately, so what you see is just what has been reported to the university so far.

When I spoke to Fin Aid at ASW they said they would notify us if we were receiving $0...so if your award is listing $0 I wouldn't worry until they send an official email.

Thank you both for clearing this up!

[lingo]

When I spoke to Fin Aid at ASW I heard otherwise. They said no aid = no email. Their reasoning was maybe you don't get aid now but you could get it later if more than expected decline offers for example.

[Lawcat11]

When I spoke to Fin Aid at ASW I heard otherwise. They said no aid = no email. Their reasoning was maybe you don't get aid now but you could get it later if more than expected decline offers for example.

I think though if you submit a matching request they'll at least send a rejection for that.

[lingo]

Yes I remember that part about the matching scholarship

[larsy91]

COME ON BERKELEYYYYYYY! Last piece of my puzzle

[IcarusOnWheels]

Called them this morning about the $0. They said that they will notify you via email once your package is complete and that the $0 is a placeholder. She said that they will email you if you receive nothing.

[Lawcat11]

Called them this morning about the $0. They said that they will notify you via email once your package is complete and that the $0 is a placeholder. She said that they will email you if you receive nothing.

Yay thanks for calling and confirming this!

[darthslughorn]

Just got a disappointing offer from Duke, let's hope Boalt comes through and matches my Mich offer

[fliptrip]

Just in case anyone is wondering about matching scholarship stuff, I just heard and got a big fat rejection. Not nice, B...

[Lawcat11]

Just in case anyone is wondering about matching scholarship stuff, I just heard and got a big fat rejection. Not nice, B...

I'm sorry to hear that. Do you mind sharing when you submitted your match, and from where?