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dizzystpizzy · Post by **dizzystpizzy** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:04 am

I emailed yesterday on deadline from another (non-matching) school and ultimately received a merit offer. PM for details. There is still money!

edit: identifying details

Lawcat11 · Post by **Lawcat11** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:31 am

dizzystpizzy wrote:I emailed yesterday on deadline from another (non-matching) school and ultimately received an informal merit offer. PM for details. There is still money!

Wow, I emailed on Friday and haven't heard anything. Did you email ktalvarez?

Unfathomableruckus · Post by **Unfathomableruckus** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:35 am

I'm not declining the offer yet, but my heart checked out of this game of chicken because I'm not subjecting myself to sticker debt. Therefore, I made a Hastings 2019 thread. Maybe I'll see some of you locals from here over there!

dizzystpizzy · Post by **dizzystpizzy** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 10:36 am

Applesauce11 wrote:
dizzystpizzy wrote:I emailed yesterday on deadline from another (non-matching) school and ultimately received an informal merit offer. PM for details. There is still money!
Wow, I emailed on Friday and haven't heard anything. Did you email ktalvarez?

PMed

Muiraquita · Post by **Muiraquita** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:11 pm

So... at what point today do we give up on them giving stuff out for the day?

SD619 · Post by **SD619** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 12:21 pm

After a tough decision, I withdrew, wishing you all best of luck and hoping someone can put good use to the seat.

clurrburr · Post by **clurrburr** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:27 pm

WOW just got a way bigger matching award than I anticipated. I emailed ktalvarez since I have a deadline coming up, feel free to PM for details.

Lawcat11 · Post by **Lawcat11** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:36 pm

clurrburr wrote:WOW just got a way bigger matching award than I anticipated. I emailed kalvarez since I have a deadline coming up, feel free to PM for details.

Hey congrats! Could you please share what school you used and when you emailed? Also, did you email kalvarez or ktalvarez?

matterhorn · Post by **matterhorn** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:41 pm

Applesauce11 wrote:
clurrburr wrote:WOW just got a way bigger matching award than I anticipated. I emailed kalvarez since I have a deadline coming up, feel free to PM for details.
Hey congrats! Could you please share what school you used and when you emailed? Also, did you email kalvarez or ktalvarez?

Would love to hear about this as well.

MouseRat · Post by **MouseRat** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:44 pm

Applesauce11 wrote:
clurrburr wrote:WOW just got a way bigger matching award than I anticipated. I emailed kalvarez since I have a deadline coming up, feel free to PM for details.
Hey congrats! Could you please share what school you used and when you emailed? Also, did you email kalvarez or ktalvarez?

Also just got an unofficial matching offer - almost a full match! I used Penn and emailed ktalvarez. Sent the email last Monday I think, and followed up once.

clurrburr · Post by **clurrburr** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:44 pm

matterhorn wrote:
Applesauce11 wrote:
clurrburr wrote:WOW just got a way bigger matching award than I anticipated. I emailed kalvarez since I have a deadline coming up, feel free to PM for details.
Hey congrats! Could you please share what school you used and when you emailed? Also, did you email kalvarez or ktalvarez?
Would love to hear about this as well.

Just PM'd you both!

records_on · Post by **records_on** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 1:56 pm

clurrburr wrote:
matterhorn wrote:
Applesauce11 wrote:
clurrburr wrote:WOW just got a way bigger matching award than I anticipated. I emailed kalvarez since I have a deadline coming up, feel free to PM for details.
Hey congrats! Could you please share what school you used and when you emailed? Also, did you email kalvarez or ktalvarez?
Would love to hear about this as well.
Just PM'd you both!

Hi! Long time lurker here, but could you please PM as well? Also, congrats!

lolRCscrewyou · Post by **lolRCscrewyou** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:06 pm

For those of you who received matching offers today, did it come with a deadline to accept?

crescentstars · Post by **crescentstars** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:15 pm

clurrburr wrote:
matterhorn wrote:
Applesauce11 wrote:
clurrburr wrote:WOW just got a way bigger matching award than I anticipated. I emailed kalvarez since I have a deadline coming up, feel free to PM for details.
Hey congrats! Could you please share what school you used and when you emailed? Also, did you email kalvarez or ktalvarez?
Would love to hear about this as well.
Just PM'd you both!

Ah, I'd also like to know more! I've been waiting on their match response for a while now. You emailed them again after submitting the form/sending another school's offer?

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:44 pm

Is it possible to get a matching scholarship AND a generic deans merit scholarship? I'm assuming the answer is no...

clurrburr · Post by **clurrburr** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 2:50 pm

lolRCscrewyou wrote:For those of you who received matching offers today, did it come with a deadline to accept?

4/29

urbanist11 · Post by **urbanist11** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:03 pm

urbanist11 wrote:Is it possible to get a matching scholarship AND a generic deans merit scholarship? I'm assuming the answer is no...

The answer is no

crescentstars · Post by **crescentstars** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:49 pm

Also emailed Berkeley with my exploding deadline (in 2 days lol) and got a response about the matching scholarship app I sent. I'm so impressed. But holy shit I need to make a decision.

Lawcat11 · Post by **Lawcat11** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 5:52 pm

crescentstars wrote:Also emailed Berkeley with my exploding deadline (in 2 days lol) and got a response about the matching scholarship app I sent in FOUR minutes. I'm so impressed. But holy shit I need to make a decision.

Congrats! What email address did you send it to?

crescentstars · Post by **crescentstars** » Tue Apr 19, 2016 6:22 pm

Applesauce11 wrote:
crescentstars wrote:Also emailed Berkeley with my exploding deadline (in 2 days lol) and got a response about the matching scholarship app I sent. I'm so impressed. But holy shit I need to make a decision.
Congrats! What email address did you send it to?

ktalvarez (the one mentioned earlier in this thread/on the matching scholarship page in the website). She was super helpful!

matterhorn · Post by **matterhorn** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:46 am

Hearing that Kristin is responding to emails sent after mine (with similar scholarship commitment deadlines) makes me wonder how she prioritizes emails in her inbox..

Lawcat11 · Post by **Lawcat11** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 12:50 am

matterhorn wrote:Hearing that Kristin is responding to emails sent after mine (with similar scholarship commitment deadlines) makes me wonder how she prioritizes emails in her inbox..

+1.

lolRCscrewyou · Post by **lolRCscrewyou** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 1:27 am

Applesauce11 wrote:
matterhorn wrote:Hearing that Kristin is responding to emails sent after mine (with similar scholarship commitment deadlines) makes me wonder how she prioritizes emails in her inbox..
+1.

+2
TBH, she probably reads them all but then prioritizes how she responds. At least that's what I'm telling myself, refusing to believe they are just sitting there unread and I am just being forgotten.

matterhorn · Post by **matterhorn** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 1:45 am

lolRCscrewyou wrote:
Applesauce11 wrote:
matterhorn wrote:Hearing that Kristin is responding to emails sent after mine (with similar scholarship commitment deadlines) makes me wonder how she prioritizes emails in her inbox..
+1.
+2
TBH, she probably reads them all but then prioritizes how she responds. At least that's what I'm telling myself, refusing to believe they are just sitting there unread and I am just being forgotten.

I hope that's the case because it seems like a lot of people started off with Berkeley as one of their top choices (me included) but the ridiculous nature of their Financial Aid process has driven away a lot of qualified applicants who would have attended had the school been a bit more transparent about timelines and the general award process.

skimmilk · Post by **skimmilk** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 7:25 am

To be honest, I feel like I should have saw this coming at ASW. When I went to visit the FA office I tried to ask a specific question regarding my need access and the response I got was "we haven't actually read your app yet.." (this being a week before decisions on aid where supposedly going out). I completely understand that Berkeley Law is going through a rather tumultuous time, but the lack of professionalism has really forced me to look elsewhere.

Also I used to think that Berkeley's lower medians were due to their holistic approach, but now I am wondering if it is because those applicants with higher scores go elsewhere due to FA? Maybe I'm just being salty though

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