UCLA School of Law c/o 2018 Applicants (2014-2015 cycle) Forum

wonka · Post by **wonka** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:57 pm

lawschool1741 wrote:
mwonka wrote:I submitted via Fast Track last week and now they're asking for a Skype interview TOMORROW. Has this happened to anyone else? I didn't know UCLA did interviews. . .
How'd this go?!

I just finished my interview! Honestly I have no idea how it went. They didn't bring up any issues with my application, so I have NO idea why they wanted to talk to me. It was my first interview but the questions seemed pretty standard - asked about law and UCLA, work history since graduation, overcoming obstacles, etc. etc. I definitely floundered at a couple points. We'll see! Their Fast Track deadline is Monday, so I should know soon. Nervous!

rebexness · Post by **rebexness** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 4:59 pm

hairbear7 · Post by **hairbear7** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:26 pm

Got the call today! In

wonka · Post by **wonka** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 6:34 pm

hairbear7 wrote:Got the call today! In

Hip hip! Congrats!

dwags17 · Post by **dwags17** » Wed Jan 21, 2015 7:40 pm

First post, but i've been obsessively checking tls and my email haha

but AHHH IN. Just got the call

25<GPA<50

75<<LSAT

good luck to everyone else

wonka · Post by **wonka** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:32 pm

Just got the call! Admitted.

First official acceptance of the cycle. So happy!

huskies2015 · Post by **huskies2015** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:37 pm

mwonka wrote:Just got the call! Admitted.

First official acceptance of the cycle. So happy!

Congrats! When did you apply?

wonka · Post by **wonka** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 2:45 pm

huskies2015 wrote:
mwonka wrote:Just got the call! Admitted.

First official acceptance of the cycle. So happy!
Congrats! When did you apply?

Thank you

I applied via Fast Track invite on 1/7, went complete 1/12. Interviewed yesterday and admitted today.

lawschool1741 · Post by **lawschool1741** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:35 pm

mwonka wrote: Thank you
I applied via Fast Track invite on 1/7, went complete 1/12. Interviewed yesterday and admitted today.

Congrats! Glad the interview went well!

huskies2015 · Post by **huskies2015** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:22 pm

mwonka wrote:
huskies2015 wrote:
mwonka wrote:Just got the call! Admitted.

First official acceptance of the cycle. So happy!
Congrats! When did you apply?
Thank you
I applied via Fast Track invite on 1/7, went complete 1/12. Interviewed yesterday and admitted today.

Dang, I've been waiting since mid-November. I guess Fast Track was the way to go!

lawschool1741 · Post by **lawschool1741** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:25 pm

huskies2015 wrote: Dang, I've been waiting since mid-November. I guess Fast Track was the way to go!

Can confirm. FT was amazeballs, ended up making one of my last applications submitted one of the first to be decided.

wonka · Post by **wonka** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 4:51 pm

lawschool1741 wrote:
huskies2015 wrote: Dang, I've been waiting since mid-November. I guess Fast Track was the way to go!
Can confirm. FT was amazeballs, ended up making one of my last applications submitted one of the first to be decided.

Same here.

I totally sympathize with your position, huskies, as I'm still floating around in Duke's non-PT purgatory and probably will be for the rest of forever. Law school admissions are cruel! But no news isn't bad news, right?

monkeyKT · Post by **monkeyKT** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:17 pm

lawschool1741 wrote:
huskies2015 wrote: Dang, I've been waiting since mid-November. I guess Fast Track was the way to go!
Can confirm. FT was amazeballs, ended up making one of my last applications submitted one of the first to be decided.

Is this UCLA's first year of doing FT? Any theories as to what they're trying to accomplish with it--to bump up applications volume or to convince top recruits?

huskies2015 · Post by **huskies2015** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:20 pm

mwonka wrote:
lawschool1741 wrote:
huskies2015 wrote: Dang, I've been waiting since mid-November. I guess Fast Track was the way to go!
Can confirm. FT was amazeballs, ended up making one of my last applications submitted one of the first to be decided.
Same here.

I totally sympathize with your position, huskies, as I'm still floating around in Duke's non-PT purgatory and probably will be for the rest of forever. Law school admissions are cruel! But no news isn't bad news, right?

I suppose if you are of optimistic nature you can say that, but this process is definitely challenging that idea. I'm above both medians with at least average softs so I don't understand the hold up, but oh well, the waiting game continues!

And sorry about Duke, I haven't heard back from them either yet.

lawschool1741 · Post by **lawschool1741** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 5:20 pm

monkeyKT wrote: Is this UCLA's first year of doing FT? Any theories as to what they're trying to accomplish with it--to bump up applications volume or to convince top recruits?

My guess is more of the latter. Also, they have a nice case study from Duke's seeming success with it, so why not?

jrc223 · Post by **jrc223** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:10 pm

mwonka wrote:
huskies2015 wrote:
mwonka wrote:Just got the call! Admitted.

First official acceptance of the cycle. So happy!
Congrats! When did you apply?
Thank you
I applied via Fast Track invite on 1/7, went complete 1/12. Interviewed yesterday and admitted today.

Same here; I applied priority track (went complete 1/12), interviewed yesterday, and was accepted today. Having to interview definitely took me by surprise, but I'm definitely happy with the fast turnaround of PT

lawschool1741 · Post by **lawschool1741** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:13 pm

jrc223 wrote: Same here; I applied priority track (went complete 1/12), interviewed yesterday, and was accepted today. Having to interview definitely took me by surprise, but I'm definitely happy with the fast turnaround of PT

Congrats! It seems they are interviewing more frequently now, maybe a YP measure?

wonka · Post by **wonka** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:19 pm

lawschool1741 wrote:
jrc223 wrote: Same here; I applied priority track (went complete 1/12), interviewed yesterday, and was accepted today. Having to interview definitely took me by surprise, but I'm definitely happy with the fast turnaround of PT
Congrats! It seems they are interviewing more frequently now, maybe a YP measure?

That's what I thought, maybe. They did hit the why-UCLA question pretty hard.

Immanueldoesntpun · Post by **Immanueldoesntpun** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:21 pm

Submitted today, hate that there isn't going to be a tracker. How long does it take to get the "received" email?

jrc223 · Post by **jrc223** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:25 pm

mwonka wrote:
lawschool1741 wrote:
jrc223 wrote: Same here; I applied priority track (went complete 1/12), interviewed yesterday, and was accepted today. Having to interview definitely took me by surprise, but I'm definitely happy with the fast turnaround of PT
Congrats! It seems they are interviewing more frequently now, maybe a YP measure?
That's what I thought, maybe. They did hit the why-UCLA question pretty hard.

Yeah, my interviewer definitely emphasized "why law" (probably because I'm K-JD) and "why UCLA?"

monkeyKT · Post by **monkeyKT** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:28 pm

Immanueldoesntpun wrote:Submitted today, hate that there isn't going to be a tracker. How long does it take to get the "received" email?

It took me 4 days!

monkeyKT · Post by **monkeyKT** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:29 pm

Is it a bad sign to not have had any requests for interviews or heard anything since received if i'm on the fast track and went complete a week ago?

lawschool1741 · Post by **lawschool1741** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:31 pm

wonka · Post by **wonka** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 6:33 pm

monkeyKT wrote:Is it a bad sign to not have had any requests for interviews or heard anything since received if i'm on the fast track and went complete a week ago?

The interviews are pretty sporadic, and I didn't even get asked for mine until a week after going complete. I think you're just fine.

Danimals18 · Post by **Danimals18** » Thu Jan 22, 2015 7:28 pm

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