Loyola Law School C/O 2017 (2013-2014 Applicants) Forum

[CO2016YEAH]

Also, Loyola slid from spot 51 to 68 last year. This prompted MUCH criticism and frustration from current and future students and a spotlight from the local legal education community. Dean Gold sent out a letter acknowledging the drop, while highlighting other accomplishments, and pledging that the school will do better. I like to think he will follow through. Reducing class size and keeping the medians up, I think, is the most likely way to accomplish that goal.

[ManoftheHour]

Oh, and I wouldn't worry about YP. There was no evidence to support speculation that Loyola has done this in recent years.

This is credited. Stella, you're more likely than not in with $$$. I believe there was someone last year with a one point higher LSAT and IIRC the same GPA and got a full ride.

[ManoftheHour]

Hey now, anyone who gets a YP from any law school has bragging rights forever. Like, "I was so strong of a candidate that I scared the school I applied to.". If my decision was a YP I would frame that and hang it
on my mantle forever

Nah man. It's pretty terrible actually. You lose out on the option of attending a school for cheap. If you're above both 75th percentiles, you should be offered a full ride or close to it. Instead, you're stuck on the waiTTTTlist. You can't even use the offer for scholly negotiations. Plus, if you really wanted to attend the school, they make it harder for you. For a school like Hastings, if they YP you and put you on the waitlist, if they decide to offer you admission, they give you THREE whole days to decide on the spot. That is really lame.

[yeslekkkk]

Also, Loyola slid from spot 51 to 68 last year. This prompted MUCH criticism and frustration from current and future students and a spotlight from the local legal education community. Dean Gold sent out a letter acknowledging the drop, while highlighting other accomplishments, and pledging that the school will do better. I like to think he will follow through. Reducing class size and keeping the medians up, I think, is the most likely way to accomplish that goal.

No matter what the ranking is (51 or 68), Loyola's employment scores are what students should really be upset about.

[xoGossipGirl]

Hey now, anyone who gets a YP from any law school has bragging rights forever. Like, "I was so strong of a candidate that I scared the school I applied to.". If my decision was a YP I would frame that and hang it
on my mantle forever

Nah man. It's pretty terrible actually. You lose out on the option of attending a school for cheap. If you're above both 75th percentiles, you should be offered a full ride or close to it. Instead, you're stuck on the waiTTTTlist. You can't even use the offer for scholly negotiations. Plus, if you really wanted to attend the school, they make it harder for you. For a school like Hastings, if they YP you and put you on the waitlist, if they decide to offer you admission, they give you THREE whole days to decide on the spot. That is really lame.

Woahhhh, I didn't realize that some schools frequently utilize this YP; it sounded like it was some rare badge of honor. Also, I didn't know that it's technically a WL...I thought if a student gets YP'd they could just call and say "Oh no, I was actually seriously considering you guys" and they'd be in with a full scholly! Haha, had no idea- that's awful.

[ManoftheHour]

Hey now, anyone who gets a YP from any law school has bragging rights forever. Like, "I was so strong of a candidate that I scared the school I applied to.". If my decision was a YP I would frame that and hang it
on my mantle forever

Nah man. It's pretty terrible actually. You lose out on the option of attending a school for cheap. If you're above both 75th percentiles, you should be offered a full ride or close to it. Instead, you're stuck on the waiTTTTlist. You can't even use the offer for scholly negotiations. Plus, if you really wanted to attend the school, they make it harder for you. For a school like Hastings, if they YP you and put you on the waitlist, if they decide to offer you admission, they give you THREE whole days to decide on the spot. That is really lame.

Woahhhh, I didn't realize that some schools frequently utilize this YP; it sounded like it was some rare badge of honor. Also, I didn't know that it's technically a WL...I thought if a student gets YP'd they could just call and say "Oh no, I was actually seriously considering you guys" and they'd be in with a full scholly! Haha, had no idea- that's awful.

Some schools utilize it more than others. Loyola isn't one of them. As the 1L said earlier, they splashed the cash last year. In the Cornell thread, those people who were way above their median #s all were "invited" to interviews before they were accepted whereas the people at median (who were accepted) weren't.

Before I cause panic, this is speculation. I've personally seen no hard evidence. It's possible that someone with high #s has shitty softs or bad LORs/PSs. However, I think it's a plausible theory because it doesn't make sense when someone with high #s get into HYS and gets waitlisted at Penn.

Although it's possible that sometimes, some schools just don't like you and some do.

[xoGossipGirl]

Admitted via snail mail today!! My decision was "rendered" 1/24 via status checker; no email; but the package arrive exactly seven days later! I am a reverse splitter and pretty ecstatic about my admittance; for those with similar numbers I urge you to keep your chin up

PS: No $cholly for me but I expected that

[JNE]

Admitted via snail mail today!

[AndiDail]

Admitted; no scholarship money and already denied for the public interest scholars program.

Yeah, no thank you.

[Snowboarder1588]

Congrats to you guys getting admitted! How did your status checker change? Or did you randomly receive your admission in the mail?

[JNE]

Congrats to you guys getting admitted! How did your status checker change? Or did you randomly receive your admission in the mail?

Status checker changed to 1/24 and then Decision Rendered popped up later on Sunday night. Didn't get any e-mail notification whatsoever. I had to wait for snail mail.

[xoGossipGirl]

Congrats to you guys getting admitted! How did your status checker change? Or did you randomly receive your admission in the mail?

Status checker changed to 1/24 and then Decision Rendered popped up later on Sunday night. Didn't get any e-mail notification whatsoever. I had to wait for snail mail.

same story for me^^^

[zienhal]

Decision rendered today (1/31). No email yet. Nothing via snail mail. C'mon Loyola!!

[eliztudorr]

congratz to all the new admits

my decision was rendered 1/28...so any day now ><" no email yet.

[countmein]

Have any PT applicants heard back from LLS yet?

[Snowboarder1588]

Have any PT applicants heard back from LLS yet?

I'm wondering the same thing. I applied PT and I've not heard anything.

[Stella77]

In today via snail mail with mid-scholly. Decision Rendered 1/31


Well yesterday but I checked the mail today..

[eliztudorr]

in via snail mail!!!

Timeline: 11/19 sent, 12/3 status checker, 1/8 complete, decision rendered 1/28.

no scholly but expected that. just glad im IN.

[Ally Mcbeal]

Decision rendered today!!! Should I assume the decision will come via snail mail? Because the status checker said an email within 2 business days

[ManoftheHour]

In. $96,000 with top 50% stip.

[ec24]

Got my acceptance a few weeks ago, $90k scholly. I found Loyola to be pretty slow with this sent I sent my app at the end of November.

[Snowboarder1588]

Got my acceptance a few weeks ago, $90k scholly. I found Loyola to be pretty slow with this sent I sent my app at the end of November.

Congrats but I can't help it but LOL at the end of November comment..I'm still waiting and I submitted at the beginning of October!

[eliztudorr]

Decision rendered today!!! Should I assume the decision will come via snail mail? Because the status checker said an email within 2 business days

Yea don't listen to what the msg said. Never got anything. Snail mail seem to be what's going on lately.

Congratz to those who got in anyone decided that they will be attending loyola??

[eliztudorr]

Got my acceptance a few weeks ago, $90k scholly. I found Loyola to be pretty slow with this sent I sent my app at the end of November.

Congrats but I can't help it but LOL at the end of November comment..I'm still waiting and I submitted at the beginning of October!

Hmmm u seem to be waiting for an extremely long time since u started the thread. Did u ever receive a status checker??

[krispymenudo]

Decision rendered today!!! Should I assume the decision will come via snail mail? Because the status checker said an email within 2 business days

Yea don't listen to what the msg said. Never got anything. Snail mail seem to be what's going on lately.

Congratz to those who got in anyone decided that the will be attending loyola??

Come to think of it, I never got an email either. My status changed on the checker a day or two after I got my acceptance letter in the mail. They're kind of all over the place it seems, at least you know it's coming. I thought it was just going to be a view book or something when I saw it sitting on my porch a haha