Berkeley C/O 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

[ProductofUnreality]

Does anyone know/have any idea of when the next batch of decisions will go out?

I submitted in late December and went FR1 in early February. The email stated that decisions should go out on or around February 26th.

I went complete mid Dec and am UR 1/15. Idk if I should be glad or worried I haven't been FRed.

[crystallize]

Does anyone know/have any idea of when the next batch of decisions will go out?

I submitted in late December and went FR1 in early February. The email stated that decisions should go out on or around February 26th.

I went complete mid Dec and am UR 1/15. Idk if I should be glad or worried I haven't been FRed.

Exact same boat as you. Fingers crossed!

[Topszn]

Does anyone know/have any idea of when the next batch of decisions will go out?

I submitted in late December and went FR1 in early February. The email stated that decisions should go out on or around February 26th.

Did the email state if that was FR decisions or just decisions in general?

[ProductofUnreality]

Does anyone know/have any idea of when the next batch of decisions will go out?

I submitted in late December and went FR1 in early February. The email stated that decisions should go out on or around February 26th.

I went complete mid Dec and am UR 1/15. Idk if I should be glad or worried I haven't been FRed.

Exact same boat as you. Fingers crossed!

Good luck!

I was optimistic about this morning considering all the admits yesterday morning. Kinda bummed today hasn't been as exciting.

[davis1994]

UR since 1/15 as well. Submitted late December. We are all in the same boat. Goodluck to all.

[berek]

Does anyone know/have any idea of when the next batch of decisions will go out?

I submitted in late December and went FR1 in early February. The email stated that decisions should go out on or around February 26th.

Did the email state if that was FR decisions or just decisions in general?

FR2 checking in here - the Feb 26th estimate was just for us. I imagine the rest are still rolling as usual.

[Topszn]

Does anyone know/have any idea of when the next batch of decisions will go out?

I submitted in late December and went FR1 in early February. The email stated that decisions should go out on or around February 26th.

Did the email state if that was FR decisions or just decisions in general?

FR2 checking in here - the Feb 26th estimate was just for us. I imagine the rest are still rolling as usual.

thanks for letting me know, back to staring into space in between checking my SC

[kangaroo430]

UR since 1/15 as well. Submitted late December. We are all in the same boat. Goodluck to all.

Me too. Roughly the same timeline. Berkeley is my reach, so I am waiting for a ding

[wellreallynow]

for admits-- has anyone applied to/heard back about the matching scholarships?

[urbanist11]

for admits-- has anyone applied to/heard back about the matching scholarships?

Sent mine in. Don't worry though we won't be hearing for a while.

[KiltedKicker]

for admits-- has anyone applied to/heard back about the matching scholarships?

Sent mine in. Don't worry though we won't be hearing for a while.

I haven't heard either, I think they make decisions pretty late. I think they start going out in April.

And on a personal 'please share your wisdom, internet strangers' note:
I sent in my offer from Michigan (120) and just received a Mordecai yesterday from Duke. In other words, I fucked up. Think I should notify Berkeley now, wait and notify them after I've received all my other offers, notify them after I've received their matching award, or just not notify them at all? I've heard that the award you submit simply gets you into the pool of admits to be considered and they then consider you on your own merits, but I'm a bit skeptical of that and really need a large award to be able to justify choosing Berkeley over Duke now.

[urbanist11]

for admits-- has anyone applied to/heard back about the matching scholarships?

Sent mine in. Don't worry though we won't be hearing for a while.

I haven't heard either, I think they make decisions pretty late. I think they start going out in April.

And on a personal 'please share your wisdom, internet strangers' note:
I sent in my offer from Michigan (120) and just received a Mordecai yesterday from Duke. In other words, I fucked up. Think I should notify Berkeley now, wait and notify them after I've received all my other offers, notify them after I've received their matching award, or just not notify them at all? I've heard that the award you submit simply gets you into the pool of admits to be considered and they then consider you on your own merits, but I'm a bit skeptical of that and really need a large award to be able to justify choosing Berkeley over Duke now.

Can't say I'm an expert but my thoughts are 1) it does day you can submit only one offer so you did so at your own risk and 2) I think it's highly unlikely for Berkeley to match a full merit award

[fliptrip]

for admits-- has anyone applied to/heard back about the matching scholarships?

Sent mine in. Don't worry though we won't be hearing for a while.

I haven't heard either, I think they make decisions pretty late. I think they start going out in April.

And on a personal 'please share your wisdom, internet strangers' note:
I sent in my offer from Michigan (120) and just received a Mordecai yesterday from Duke. In other words, I fucked up. Think I should notify Berkeley now, wait and notify them after I've received all my other offers, notify them after I've received their matching award, or just not notify them at all? I've heard that the award you submit simply gets you into the pool of admits to be considered and they then consider you on your own merits, but I'm a bit skeptical of that and really need a large award to be able to justify choosing Berkeley over Duke now.

Oh for the love of God, SEND the Duke offer! Explain that it arrived literally after you sent the initial documentation (and, yes, you did screw up by not waiting to hear about the Mordecai when you knew you were in the running, but that's beside the point and I think I just wrote that because I'd love a Mordecai) and beg them to consider your Duke offer because that's your "but for" option. But for Berkeley giving you substantial scholarship, you're going to Duke. Who knows what they will say and I'm not 100% sure that Berkeley considers Duke a true peer in the same way they consider Michigan to be, but you have to tell them.

[fliptrip]

for admits-- has anyone applied to/heard back about the matching scholarships?

Sent mine in. Don't worry though we won't be hearing for a while.

Sent mine as well. I vaguely remember something like early April as being when we should expect to hear back? I know they said they would want to give us 2 weeks to consider in most cases.

[KiltedKicker]

for admits-- has anyone applied to/heard back about the matching scholarships?

Sent mine in. Don't worry though we won't be hearing for a while.

Oh for the love of God, SEND the Duke offer! Explain that it arrived literally after you sent the initial documentation (and, yes, you did screw up by not waiting to hear about the Mordecai when you knew you were in the running, but that's beside the point and I think I just wrote that because I'd love a Mordecai) and beg them to consider your Duke offer because that's your "but for" option. But for Berkeley giving you substantial scholarship, you're going to Duke. Who knows what they will say and I'm not 100% sure that Berkeley considers Duke a true peer in the same way they consider Michigan to be, but you have to tell them.

I reached out to an admissions officer I'd spoken to at an event recently to ask her advice. She isn't the person that handles scholarships, but she is obviously closely acquainted with how it works. She told me not to worry about submitting the Mordecai because the matching scholarship just gets you into a pool of admits to be considered, and students are then considered on their own merits for an award. I have an email drafted saying basically exactly what you said above, but after the advice I received from Berkeley already I don't think sending it will help me any.

Thank you all for the help, I appreciate the advice.

[tappatappatappa]

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[applicationlife]

Do any admitted students have information about the Admitted Student Weekend- specifically what time it starts on March 10th? I was admitted yesterday, but haven't received a Cal Central login to read the itinerary of the program. I would like to book my flights as soon as possible. Thanks!

[sockstcat]

Do any admitted students have information about the Admitted Student Weekend- specifically what time it starts on March 10th? I was admitted yesterday, but haven't received a Cal Central login to read the itinerary of the program. I would like to book my flights as soon as possible. Thanks!

Congrats! PM'ed you

[chazzninetythree]

Does anyone know/have any idea of when the next batch of decisions will go out?

I submitted in late December and went FR1 in early February. The email stated that decisions should go out on or around February 26th.

I went complete mid Dec and am UR 1/15. Idk if I should be glad or worried I haven't been FRed.

Exact same boat as you. Fingers crossed!

I've been under review since 1/7, median for LSAT and GPA. Should I be starting to worry? Is there anything I should do, or keep attempting to deal with the torturous wait?

[wellreallynow]

for admits-- has anyone applied to/heard back about the matching scholarships?

Sent mine in. Don't worry though we won't be hearing for a while.

Oh for the love of God, SEND the Duke offer! Explain that it arrived literally after you sent the initial documentation (and, yes, you did screw up by not waiting to hear about the Mordecai when you knew you were in the running, but that's beside the point and I think I just wrote that because I'd love a Mordecai) and beg them to consider your Duke offer because that's your "but for" option. But for Berkeley giving you substantial scholarship, you're going to Duke. Who knows what they will say and I'm not 100% sure that Berkeley considers Duke a true peer in the same way they consider Michigan to be, but you have to tell them.

I reached out to an admissions officer I'd spoken to at an event recently to ask her advice. She isn't the person that handles scholarships, but she is obviously closely acquainted with how it works. She told me not to worry about submitting the Mordecai because the matching scholarship just gets you into a pool of admits to be considered, and students are then considered on their own merits for an award. I have an email drafted saying basically exactly what you said above, but after the advice I received from Berkeley already I don't think sending it will help me any.

Thank you all for the help, I appreciate the advice.

This is super helpful, thanks! I just got tapped for the RTK and was considering waiting to hear back from that, but going to go ahead and get mine in now!

[davis1994]

Has anybody been under review and NOT gotten a faculty review request? I'm a bit concerned I'm an auto-reject without FR request

[ramybamy]

Has anybody been under review and NOT gotten a faculty review request? I'm a bit concerned I'm an auto-reject without FR request

Yes, I've been UR since January and no movement since

[BirdLawExpert]

Has anybody been under review and NOT gotten a faculty review request? I'm a bit concerned I'm an auto-reject without FR request

Yes, I've been UR since January and no movement since

+1

[Howard2Harvard]

Just got the phone call this morning ! IN!

[ProductofUnreality]

Just got the phone call this morning ! IN!

Congrats!!