UCLA c/o 2015 Waitlist (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

[aziazi]

wow a skype interview? i've never heard of that happening before...tell us how it goes and good luck!!

They asked me for the same thing, and a couple others on here of whom I know. I've also been asked at other schools, so I think it's pretty common. If you'd rather do a phone interview just ask, he's really nice about it. Also, as far as I know, the interview is more of a formality than anything else, so don't stress too much. Good luck!

Thanks for the info. How long did it take post-interview to receive a decision?

[blurose]

Thanks for the info. How long did it take post-interview to receive a decision?

Forty minutes.

[anne922]

1. Does UCLA give very many scholarships, in general? I would imagine they don't because they are a public school but I don't really know much about this...

2. Has UCLA given money to anyone off of the wait list this year? I know this sounds like a weird question but weird things are happening with admissions this year...

Thanks!

[ikle]

I got off the wait list sometime around the beginning of this month and was offered 20k/yr. But my case might be more of an exception than the norm because I applied to UCLA with my dec. lsat score, but it wasn't until my improved june lsat score came back that I got off the wait list.

[iamnotalawyer]

I got off the wait list sometime around the beginning of this month and was offered 20k/yr. But my case might be more of an exception than the norm because I applied to UCLA with my dec. lsat score, but it wasn't until my improved june lsat score came back that I got off the wait list.

Do you remember how long it took them to get back to you with scholarship information after notifying you that you got off the wait list?

[ikle]

I emailed them an updated loci the day i got my june lsat score back and they offered me acceptance the next day, and within another three or four days they called informing about the scholarship.

[iamnotalawyer]

I emailed them an updated loci the day i got my june lsat score back and they offered me acceptance the next day, and within another three or four days they called informing about the scholarship.

Awesome, thanks for the info. I just found out I got in and am expecting to hear back re: financial aid pretty soon (since I have to decide whether or not to attend by Monday). Got a fairly sizable amount from a peer school so it'd be nice if the offer from LA is at least in the same ballpark. LA is definitely my top choice.

[aj922]

Do you have any sense of the class at this point

Are they still looking to take more people off the waitlist

Did they give you any information about that?

Thanks guys

[anne922]

Would it even be feasible to switch schools this late at the game? I have already switched once to a school I got off the wait list at, I've already lost those deposits, deposited at new/better school, gotten classes, a parking permit...etc. etc.

Am I even allowed to switch if I wanted to?

[blurose]

Yes, you're "allowed" switch. No one can or will try to stop you from withdrawing from their school. Whether you want to or not is another matter entirely. I would, and in fact did, but that's just me. IMHO UCLA is worth it.

[success888]

At this point is there even anymore hope of getting off the waitlist? Seems like this cycle is over and the class is already full...

[aj922]

Admissions just says they continue to review waitlisted candidates every day....

Do any schools actually let waitlisted people know that their class is full

Or do they just keep you out of the loop unless you're offered a spot?

[blurose]

A few schools have told me they'd inform me during the summer if I were no longer being considered for the waitlist. However, most schools don't do this. They just keep you hanging until the end. I've heard many stories of people getting called during orientation when they were at their second choice school.

[aj922]

There should be a way to inform waitlisters about their status

It would be more efficient because it would help narrow down the list as well

Tough to finalize plans this way

Does anyone know if ucla is actually done filling their class ?....

[anne922]

I don't think they are completely done, although I think they are nearing the end. I was offered admissions today.

[blurose]

I don't think they are completely done, although I think they are nearing the end. I was offered admissions today.

Congrats!

[splitbrain]

I must have screwed up that interview lol

[success888]

at least you got an interview

[aj922]

Ditto

At least you got one

Orientation is in two weeks....fml

[success888]

Ditto

At least you got one

Orientation is in two weeks....fml

what's your backup school? i'm also thinking fml. let's hope at least one of us somehow get in without that interview !

[Entertainer]

Is everyone that's getting in off the waitlist getting interviewed first, or are a lot of people receiving offers of admission totally out of the blue?

I'm going to remain cautiously (and perhaps naively) optimistic until August 13 comes and goes...

[success888]

Is everyone that's getting in off the waitlist getting interviewed first, or are a lot of people receiving offers of admission totally out of the blue?

I'm going to remain cautiously (and perhaps naively) optimistic until August 13 comes and goes...

the trend is that you get a skype or phone interview, then you get admitted after. haven't heard of anyone who hasn't been interviewed but accepted at this stage of the game.

also, what do you all think of these articles:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000087 ... %3Darticle

http://insidethelawschoolscam.blogspot. ... pting.html

towards the end of the first article it notes that many law schools are still accepting applications far beyond their application deadlines, and such are still accepting them NOW. this includes ucla.....i feel this is betrayal to us on the waitlist.

[anne922]

For those who have received money off of the wait list, was this need or merit based aid?

Just wondering because none of the other schools I applied to offered need-based scholarships or required completion of the Need Access form so I'm not sure how this works. Did they notify you via e-mail, phone, or letter, and did you have to ask first or did they just randomly award you?

Thanks

[moneybagsphd]

For those who have received money off of the wait list, was this need or merit based aid?

Just wondering because none of the other schools I applied to offered need-based scholarships or required completion of the Need Access form so I'm not sure how this works. Did they notify you via e-mail, phone, or letter, and did you have to ask first or did they just randomly award you?

Thanks

Need-based aid basically doesn't exist anywhere. You might get a trivial amount of $, but nothing game-changing. How much $$$ do you have at USC? Will UCLA match? If they do, take that offer back to USC to see if they'll increase your scholly. Peer schools are peer; go wherever is cheaper is TCR.

[splitbrain]

Need-based aid basically doesn't exist anywhere.

...what? No.