UC Berkeley School of Law C/O 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[BoyJord]

Congratulations to all those that got in! I hope you enjoy.

It actually doesn't sting as much as I thought it would lol.

Chukes, am I gonna see you at USC?

Most definitely my friend. Now I'm only waiting on Northwestern, UCLA, Stanford, and Boston U. Most likely chance is NU, BU, and UCLA and I would just use those to up my scholarship lol.

We are in similar situations. WL'd by NU and UCLA. At this point my hopes aren't too high for positive outcomes there soooo looking like USC for me.
But, in the meantime, good luck with those other schools.

And congrats to all you bitches that got in today.

[cooldog]

In via status checker! I don't have a high GPA so this is really good news.

[dwall1121]

ERMAGERD I GOT IN!! Crying. This has actually been the best day everrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[theboringest]

Straight reject, first of the cycle. Ouch.

[Sadnessandmisfortune]

I was checking my email secretly in class and then I finally got on my laptop and saw that people were posting about Status Checker and my head was throbbing as I checked and I GOT IN BUT I CAN'T SCREAM OR CRY BECAUSE I'M STILL IN CLASS!@!!!!

[proteinshake]

dinged, meh. above both medians.

[Mr_Chukes]

I was checking my email secretly in class and then I finally got on my laptop and saw that people were posting about Status Checker and my head was throbbing as I checked and I GOT IN BUT I CAN'T SCREAM OR CRY BECAUSE I'M STILL IN CLASS!@!!!!

I told you your name didn't fit your cycle lol

[bigyellowjoint]

My question for all these who got in today - why you and not me? What are your stats?

168/3.65. But what I think really answers your question is that I have TFA + 2.5 years CA public sector legal employment

[Sadnessandmisfortune]

I was checking my email secretly in class and then I finally got on my laptop and saw that people were posting about Status Checker and my head was throbbing as I checked and I GOT IN BUT I CAN'T SCREAM OR CRY BECAUSE I'M STILL IN CLASS!@!!!!

I told you your name didn't fit your cycle lol

Haha I'm a generally pessimistic person. Also, lower expectations just means more happiness when I am pleasantly surprised LOL

[EWofNell]

Waitlisted. Not completely surprised but very disappointed. Visited this campus this weekend and fell in love when previously I knew very little about the school and didn't know if it would be for me.

Does anyone know anything about the success of staying on the waitlist at Berkeley? This is one of the only ones I would consider sitting on.

If it's a huge long shot and they normally don't admit many.. that's something I would be curious to know.

[ava.gerami]

Does anyone know how many people they accept off the waitlist every year?

[Leliana]

To those asking about waitlist odds, check this thread (a few years old but likely still useful):

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... p?t=225363

You could also check LSN for the past couple cycles. Looks like pretty good chances compared to the rest of the T14, at least.

[jza1994]

Also in today via FR! Just checked my status checker!
(I'm a reverse splitter.)

Stats, if you don't mind sharing?

[blossomisaloaf]

Straight reject, first of the cycle. Ouch.

By straight reject do you mean you were rejected without being FR?

[20172017]

Congratulations to everybody who got in today - you all surely deserved it!

I just took a look at the new data points from those who have updated their results on LSN. Granted, the sample size isn't very large (7 people) and I'm sure this will change after more people input their data, but it's interesting to note that all the 170+ scorers so far in this round of FR were either waitlisted or rejected.

[goldenbear2020]

Congratulations to everybody who got in today - you all surely deserved it!

I just took a look at the new data points from those who have updated their results on LSN. Granted, the sample size isn't very large (7 people) and I'm sure this will change after more people input their data, but it's interesting to note that all the 170+ scorers so far in this round of FR were either waitlisted or rejected.

Could be the 170+ scorers had weaker softs to be placed in FR in the first place and that the faculty are instructed to focus more on softs and less on the numbers.

[20172017]

Congratulations to everybody who got in today - you all surely deserved it!

I just took a look at the new data points from those who have updated their results on LSN. Granted, the sample size isn't very large (7 people) and I'm sure this will change after more people input their data, but it's interesting to note that all the 170+ scorers so far in this round of FR were either waitlisted or rejected.

Could be the 170+ scorers had weaker softs to be placed in FR in the first place and that the faculty are instructed to focus more on softs and less on the numbers.

Could be - dunno know what Berk is looking for in general, and if there's any sort of mentality shift once apps are passed on to FR. Would be cool to see more definitive data on this.

[Assasindowntheavenue]

Congratulations to everybody who got in today - you all surely deserved it!

I just took a look at the new data points from those who have updated their results on LSN. Granted, the sample size isn't very large (7 people) and I'm sure this will change after more people input their data, but it's interesting to note that all the 170+ scorers so far in this round of FR were either waitlisted or rejected.

Could be the 170+ scorers had weaker softs to be placed in FR in the first place and that the faculty are instructed to focus more on softs and less on the numbers.

Could be - dunno know what Berk is looking for in general, and if there's any sort of mentality shift once apps are passed on to FR. Would be cool to see more definitive data on this.

For Berkeley, GPA tells you more than LSAT.

[charles117]

Congratulations to everybody who got in today - you all surely deserved it!

I just took a look at the new data points from those who have updated their results on LSN. Granted, the sample size isn't very large (7 people) and I'm sure this will change after more people input their data, but it's interesting to note that all the 170+ scorers so far in this round of FR were either waitlisted or rejected.

Could be the 170+ scorers had weaker softs to be placed in FR in the first place and that the faculty are instructed to focus more on softs and less on the numbers.

Could be - dunno know what Berk is looking for in general, and if there's any sort of mentality shift once apps are passed on to FR. Would be cool to see more definitive data on this.

For Berkeley, GPA tells you more than LSAT.

is a 3.8+ not good enough for them?

[abc12345678]

My question for all these who got in today - why you and not me? What are your stats?

So sorry for all that got dinged today:((( I know how incredibly painful and stressful this process is.

168 LSAT and 3.45 gpa, but Ivy, URM, speak 3 languages, unique major that's public interest/law related and 2 minors one of which is a law minor (idk how much that played in but ), and Cali resident. Also currently doing a service year/nonprofit program within Cali. There are some law schools that provide fee waivers to program participants, Berk being one of them, and I'm assuming they looked favorably on that (and it's also what I wrote my PS on). I'm still in shock that I got in. I believe that the majority of applicants are very well deserving and still feel that berk law admissions is a total enigma.

[Monday]

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[cooldog]

Congratulations to everybody who got in today - you all surely deserved it!

I just took a look at the new data points from those who have updated their results on LSN. Granted, the sample size isn't very large (7 people) and I'm sure this will change after more people input their data, but it's interesting to note that all the 170+ scorers so far in this round of FR were either waitlisted or rejected.

Could be the 170+ scorers had weaker softs to be placed in FR in the first place and that the faculty are instructed to focus more on softs and less on the numbers.

Could be - dunno know what Berk is looking for in general, and if there's any sort of mentality shift once apps are passed on to FR. Would be cool to see more definitive data on this.

For Berkeley, GPA tells you more than LSAT.

Actually I don't think that's my case. My GPA is 3.6X but my LSAT is decent (170). Very average softs as well. It's a pleasant surprise but I have to admit I have no clue why Berkeley wants me.

[flyeaglesfly]

I just called the Financial Aid office to ask when admitted students should receive scholarship info, and the person said the first round of offers should go out this weekend (specifically Friday or Saturday). Hopefully this is correct! Just figured I'd let everybody here know since this forum has been a good source of info for me in the past.

[sosooso2017]

Admitted after FR! PM me for stats (I'm a reverse splitter)

[NotAGolfer]

I just called the Financial Aid office to ask when admitted students should receive scholarship info, and the person said the first round of offers should go out this weekend (specifically Friday or Saturday). Hopefully this is correct! Just figured I'd let everybody here know since this forum has been a good source of info for me in the past.

You are the best