Chicago C/O 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[Anon.y.mousse.]

Congrats new admits! Any word on when admitted students weekend is?

April 6-8

Thank you!!

[Kaziende]

Also in today! So excited omg what a way to end the week!

[AJ1010]

In via email at 4:58 eastern time. URM LSAT < 25 GPA slightly less than 25th. Interviewed on 1/4.

[chargers21]

Chicago has spared me from a decision today. Still no interview invite

Same. Based on LSN, I'm thinking WL.

yeah, I'm on that WL/reject/admit bubble

[ProductofUnreality]

WL. 75th LSAT, >25th GPA by just a bit.

Congrats to the admits and good luck to the waiters!

[trkmaniak00]

Waitlisted today. Applied in September, interviewed early January. Interview was an awful experience so no surprise here.

[Instrumental]

Waitlisted today. Applied in September, interviewed early January. Interview was an awful experience so no surprise here.

Are you permitted to give details on this? As someone who is pretty awful at interviews, I'd appreciate any info you can provide about it.

[BuyaLittleMercy]

If we have no $$ in the initial email, does that mean no ruby?

It says there will be a separate email about money on the admitted students website

Thanks, I didn't catch that. Did it give time idea?

They say in the admitted students email that they're sending financial aid packages in early March.

Since Columbia apparently puts the named ones in the initial letter, I'm surprised Chi waits so long to send out their big awards.

[Daaltaraan]

In! Now, hopefully we hear about some schollies so I can actually afford to go

[KatCoco]

In via email

[latinxlawschool2020]

Dinged today , out of all the days in January I would have been able to stomach this tomorrow.

[dddddd90]

Admitted. Complete - 10/24. Interview offer - 12/20. Interview - 1/9 (thought it went horribly btw). Median LSAT, 25 < GPA < 50.

[brinicolec]

Admitted. Complete - 10/24. Interview offer - 12/20. Interview - 1/9 (thought it went horribly btw). Median LSAT, 25 < GPA < 50.

I've seen a lot of ppl saying they thought the interview went poorly.

What made you think that, if you don't mind me asking?

[dddddd90]

Anyone know how Chicago picks Rubensteins? There are so many of them. Is it purely a numbers game?

[dddddd90]

Admitted. Complete - 10/24. Interview offer - 12/20. Interview - 1/9 (thought it went horribly btw). Median LSAT, 25 < GPA < 50.

I've seen a lot of ppl saying they thought the interview went poorly.

What made you think that, if you don't mind me asking?

It's hard to describe. The interviewer was kind of intense. I felt I performed poorly.

[canafsa]

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[feefeeriri]

Interview is necessary for admission?

[appind]

Interview is necessary for admission?

interested as well.

also, does applying now this late in the cycle affects if you get interview or not?

[brinicolec]

Interview is necessary for admission?

I believe that all admitted students for UChi are interviewed.... Can someone confirm this (or deny if I'm wrong, lol)?

[Kaziende]

Interview is necessary for admission?

I believe that all admitted students for UChi are interviewed.... Can someone confirm this (or deny if I'm wrong, lol)?

Confirmed, yes. Nobody is admitted without an interview.

[crookedsmile]

WL'd. This was always a super reach for me, so pleasantly surprised I was not outright rejected. No interview invite.

Congrats to those admitted!

[Mackgal]

Admitted. Complete - 10/24. Interview offer - 12/20. Interview - 1/9 (thought it went horribly btw). Median LSAT, 25 < GPA < 50.

I've seen a lot of ppl saying they thought the interview went poorly.

What made you think that, if you don't mind me asking?

It's hard to describe. The interviewer was kind of intense. I felt I performed poorly.

Personally mine went poorly because Chicago wasn't one of my top schools (I'm international as well) so I didn't know a lot about the area or specifics about the school and my interviewer asked me multiple questions on those topics.

[MAPP]

I was admitted yesterday and can talk a little about my interview since there seems to be some interest about them.

The interview seemed highly scripted (the interviewer didn't engage in "conversation" by building off of my response to questions and would instead just move to her next question). More questions were directed toward my resume in this interview than any other I've done (WashU, Vandy, Cornell, and UVA) and she seemed to want to gauge if I would "fit in" at UChi.

What was challenging was remaining upbeat and positive (factors that I think are critical to a successful interview) because my interviewer seemed so cold and clinical, asking her questions in an automatic way.

You can PM me if you have additional questions

[Baby Gaga]

I interviewed this week and it wasn't bad. We had Skype issues so we just had a phonecall which took away a lot of my strengths, but the interviewer still good. There was clearly a script and she clearly had a list of questions to go through before her next interview so it was a bit formulaic, but she was engaged and not at all cold. Like I talked about who I wanted to meet alive or dead, and I used a pretty obscure name and she said oh I read a book by that person and we talked about him for a minute.

[AlexanderJordan]

Admitted. Complete - 10/24. Interview offer - 12/20. Interview - 1/9 (thought it went horribly btw). Median LSAT, 25 < GPA < 50.

I've seen a lot of ppl saying they thought the interview went poorly.

What made you think that, if you don't mind me asking?

I thought my interview went poorly because it felt rushed. It is exactly 20 minutes long whereas other schools are a lot more laid back and relaxed. It is literally one question after the next with little time to elaborate on your response. That was my hot take on it.