Chicago c/o 2016 Applicants (2012-2013) Forum

[Crowing]

After your online status checker indicates that your application is "complete", you may no longer submit any additional materials for your file unless (1) the Admissions Committee requests additional materials, (2) your update pertains to the Character and Fitness sections of the application, or (3) your update is necessary to ensure that the information you have provided in your application remains truthful and complete.

They're serious about this btw. I know someone who called and asked if he could submit an update and they flat out told him no.

[LSATSCORES2012]

After your online status checker indicates that your application is "complete", you may no longer submit any additional materials for your file unless (1) the Admissions Committee requests additional materials, (2) your update pertains to the Character and Fitness sections of the application, or (3) your update is necessary to ensure that the information you have provided in your application remains truthful and complete.

They're serious about this btw. I know someone who called and asked if he could submit an update and they flat out told him no.

I wonder if this includes GPA updates - do they just ignore them?

[02889]

After your online status checker indicates that your application is "complete", you may no longer submit any additional materials for your file unless (1) the Admissions Committee requests additional materials, (2) your update pertains to the Character and Fitness sections of the application, or (3) your update is necessary to ensure that the information you have provided in your application remains truthful and complete.

They're serious about this btw. I know someone who called and asked if he could submit an update and they flat out told him no.

I wonder if this includes GPA updates - do they just ignore them?

No, I think updated GPA and LSAT are looked at favorably. I think they mean updates like I had intended, when I realized after submitting that I ignored their resume format instructions and planned to send a correct one.

[LSATSCORES2012]

After your online status checker indicates that your application is "complete", you may no longer submit any additional materials for your file unless (1) the Admissions Committee requests additional materials, (2) your update pertains to the Character and Fitness sections of the application, or (3) your update is necessary to ensure that the information you have provided in your application remains truthful and complete.

They're serious about this btw. I know someone who called and asked if he could submit an update and they flat out told him no.

I wonder if this includes GPA updates - do they just ignore them?

No, I think updated GPA and LSAT are looked at favorably. I think they mean updates like I had intended, when I realized after submitting that I ignored their resume format instructions and planned to send a correct one.

Oh, okay, thanks.

FYI, I missed the part about including the hours worked on your resume, I'm below both medians, and I've been invited to interview... so it can't hurt too much I guess.

[Mr. Elshal]

They're serious about this btw. I know someone who called and asked if he could submit an update and they flat out told him no.

I wonder if this includes GPA updates - do they just ignore them?

No, I think updated GPA and LSAT are looked at favorably. I think they mean updates like I had intended, when I realized after submitting that I ignored their resume format instructions and planned to send a correct one.

Oh, okay, thanks.

FYI, I missed the part about including the hours worked on your resume, I'm below both medians, and I've been invited to interview... so it can't hurt too much I guess.

I missed that too and I'm interviewing tomorrow

[vzapana]

Whether they want the update depends on the situation. While on the phone with the office, I explained specifically what non-gpa non-lsat update I wanted to provide, and they said they wanted it.

[20141023]

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[LSATSCORES2012]

Oh, okay, thanks.

FYI, I missed the part about including the hours worked on your resume, I'm below both medians, and I've been invited to interview... so it can't hurt too much I guess.

I missed that too and I'm interviewing tomorrow

I included the hours on my resume.... that is probably the one redeeming factor that compensated for my otherwise lacking application. You might even call it a "soft."

[Crowing]

I didn't put hours worked and skipped probably every optional question

[HankBashir]

I didn't put hours worked and skipped probably every optional question

+1

[twinkletoes16]

I didn't put hours worked and skipped probably every optional question

I did EVERYTHING minus the "tell us what other schools you're applying to" and I've heard nothing. I wish there was a "thumbs down" emoticon on TLS

[Crowing]

I didn't put hours worked and skipped probably every optional question

I did EVERYTHING minus the "tell us what other schools you're applying to" and I've heard nothing. I wish there was a "thumbs down" emoticon on TLS

im sure youll be fine. im pretty sure they havent gotten to december submits yet.

[twinkletoes16]

I didn't put hours worked and skipped probably every optional question

I did EVERYTHING minus the "tell us what other schools you're applying to" and I've heard nothing. I wish there was a "thumbs down" emoticon on TLS

im sure youll be fine. im pretty sure they havent gotten to december submits yet.

damn, really? they're slow

[Crowing]

process seems to be ur -> interview invite -> interview -> back to ur -> decision

last i saw they were still inviting late oct submits to interview

[JXander]

I did EVERYTHING minus the "tell us what other schools you're applying to" and I've heard nothing.

How is this pertinent to whether one is admitted or not? Just curious.

[twinkletoes16]

I did EVERYTHING minus the "tell us what other schools you're applying to" and I've heard nothing.

How is this pertinent to whether one is admitted or not? Just curious.

It's not; we're just speculating and grasping for patterns that aren't there.

[JXander]

I did EVERYTHING minus the "tell us what other schools you're applying to" and I've heard nothing.

How is this pertinent to whether one is admitted or not? Just curious.

It's not; we're just speculating and grasping for patterns that aren't there.

Ah. What else is new?

[UtilityMonster]

How does Chicago typically communicate scholarship info to applicants? After getting shafted from Columbia today I am looking to Chicago for $$$.

[2014]

How does Chicago typically communicate scholarship info to applicants? After getting shafted from Columbia today I am looking to Chicago for $$$.

By email in March I want to say, but it could be February.

[oneshot_90]

how long did it take for people to get their decisions after the interviews?

[Crowing]

how long did it take for people to get their decisions after the interviews?

well there has only been one decision day so far, 1/23. i interviewed on 1/12, but some of the 1/23 admits interviewed back in december.

[elterrible78]

Hey guys.

Some of you may have seen some stats-based stuff I have been posting in other forums. I have been working a lot on it, trying to kill time while application decisions trickle in. Most of the stuff I did over the last couple days was based on the last cycle, or the last two cycles. I've started to put together individual school analysis based on ALL the available data on LSN now, so I'll post them to the corresponding school's threads. This would probably have been more useful/interesting for people a few months ago, but what the heck.



This table is based on logistical regression analysis of data from Law School Numbers. It includes all accepted and rejected applicants from the 2003/4 cycle up until the present (2012/2013) cycle. It does not include waitlisted applicants (unless they indicated that they had been ultimately accepted or rejected). Please keep in mind the nature of the data when interpreting these results.

Also, keep in mind that this analysis is based only on the outcomes for the indicated school’s applicant pool compared to each other, and does not necessarily mean that “numbers aren’t important” to any particular school.

Eventually, once I've slogged through everything, I'll compile lists and, where they'd be helpful, charts comparing data across schools. I'm no stats expert, but I picked up some stuff in grad school, and I enjoy it.

[jselson]

I know it'll take months for them to get to my app, but expecting a WL: no "Why Chicago," nothing Chicago specific in PS, no ties, and I put that I was applying to all the T14 in the box.

[20141023]

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[reallysearch]

Hey guys.

I have been working a lot on it, trying to kill time while application decisions trickle in.



This table is based on logistical regression analysis of data from Law School Numbers.

Thanks elterrible78, I love people who run logistic regression to kill time (because I am one of them!)

Just to share some of my results (I only used data from last cycle, and fitted a simple logit model with 2 variables, LSAT and GPA)





vertical axis represents probability of being accepted

conclusion: high GPA will boost your chance at Chicago, whereas high LSAT may be more useful in schools like NYU