Northwestern Law c/o 2017 Applicants (2013-2014 cycle) Forum

[midwest17]

OOOH! This just happened in the last two days : Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision. Please be advised that your complete date may change due to internal processing.

Thanks, I may not have noticed the sneaky change in the status screen.

Good luck everyone!

Weird. I only have the first sentence of that. I wonder if these differences mean anything?

[Kimikho]

OOOH! This just happened in the last two days : Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision. Please be advised that your complete date may change due to internal processing.

Thanks, I may not have noticed the sneaky change in the status screen.

Good luck everyone!

Weird. I only have the first sentence of that. I wonder if these differences mean anything?

it means you don't have to wait 6-8 weeks i would assume

[midwest17]

OOOH! This just happened in the last two days : Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision. Please be advised that your complete date may change due to internal processing.

Thanks, I may not have noticed the sneaky change in the status screen.

Good luck everyone!

Weird. I only have the first sentence of that. I wonder if these differences mean anything?

it means you don't have to wait 6-8 weeks i would assume

Probably have to wait 6-8 months instead.

[Kimikho]

OOOH! This just happened in the last two days : Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision. Please be advised that your complete date may change due to internal processing.

Thanks, I may not have noticed the sneaky change in the status screen.

Good luck everyone!

Weird. I only have the first sentence of that. I wonder if these differences mean anything?

it means you don't have to wait 6-8 weeks i would assume

Probably have to wait 6-8 months instead.

let's say it's EITHER 0-5.9 weeks ( ) or more than 8 ( )

[midwest17]

let's say it's EITHER 0-5.9 weeks ( ) or more than 8 ( )

Why only emoticons and no gifs?

[Kimikho]

let's say it's EITHER 0-5.9 weeks ( ) or more than 8 ( )

Why only emoticons and no gifs?

studying eats into my perfect-gif-finding time :/ BUT SINCE YOU ASKED:

EITHER...

0-5.9 weeks


OR

>8 weeks

[midwest17]

let's say it's EITHER 0-5.9 weeks ( ) or more than 8 ( )

Why only emoticons and no gifs?

studying eats into my perfect-gif-finding time :/ BUT SINCE YOU ASKED:

EITHER...

0-5.9 weeks
[img]thankyou.gif[/img]

OR

>8 weeks
[img]sadrain.gif[/img]

My hero.

[gobears!!]

Mine said the 6-8 weeks thing and then transitioned into the first line only like yours the next day. I am sure it means nothing drastic.

[kls120]

Is it normal for them to have me at complete and dead silence since 9/24? I literally did not hear anything from them. RD, no interview.

[mx23250]

OOOH! This just happened in the last two days : Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision. Please be advised that your complete date may change due to internal processing.

Thanks, I may not have noticed the sneaky change in the status screen.

Good luck everyone!

Weird. I only have the first sentence of that. I wonder if these differences mean anything?

After my interview was complete mine read "Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision…". Then yesterday my status date changed to 12/2/2013 and then just read the first sentence as well. My assumption was that after Dec. 1st they begin to review applications and due to my status change on Dec. 2nd my application was probably one selected to begin the review process. Without the status change on 12/2/2013 I wouldn't have thought anything of it though.

[lawschool22]

OOOH! This just happened in the last two days : Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision. Please be advised that your complete date may change due to internal processing.

Thanks, I may not have noticed the sneaky change in the status screen.

Good luck everyone!

Weird. I only have the first sentence of that. I wonder if these differences mean anything?

After my interview was complete mine read "Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision…". Then yesterday my status date changed to 12/2/2013 and then just read the first sentence as well. My assumption was that after Dec. 1st they begin to review applications and due to my status change on Dec. 2nd my application was probably one selected to begin the review process. Without the status change on 12/2/2013 I wouldn't have thought anything of it though.

Interesting... (Immediately goes to check northwestern status checker)

[lawschool22]

OOOH! This just happened in the last two days : Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision. Please be advised that your complete date may change due to internal processing.

Thanks, I may not have noticed the sneaky change in the status screen.

Good luck everyone!

Weird. I only have the first sentence of that. I wonder if these differences mean anything?

After my interview was complete mine read "Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee. Please allow 6-8 weeks (from December 1) for a decision…". Then yesterday my status date changed to 12/2/2013 and then just read the first sentence as well. My assumption was that after Dec. 1st they begin to review applications and due to my status change on Dec. 2nd my application was probably one selected to begin the review process. Without the status change on 12/2/2013 I wouldn't have thought anything of it though.

Interesting... (Immediately goes to check northwestern status checker)

Well that is interesting. Mine has changed as well. It now simply reads "Your application is now complete and is being reviewed by the Admissions Committee." I didn't have a change in my status date however.

[goldgirl786]

This may have been answered already but does anyone know when the first decisions went out last year? ... for RD

[lopay92]

Has anyone heard ANYTHING? I'm dying of impatience.

[midwest17]

Has anyone heard ANYTHING? I'm dying of impatience.

Nope. I'm under the impression that Johann will tweet (https://twitter.com/tweetsbyJohann) when decisions are going out, and he hasn't said anything yet.

Looking through his tweet history, it looks like the first set of ED decisions went out Dec 17 last year. And then Dec 19 may have been RD decisions; it's unclear.

Anyways, I wouldn't expect anything for a few more weeks.

[paglababa]

My application still says incomplete even though I selected no for interview and it says I'm missing the essays too. Porque?

[midwest17]

My application still says incomplete even though I selected no for interview and it says I'm missing the essays too. Porque?

Double check the application on LSAC to make sure you attached the essays? If you did, and it's been more than a week since you submitted, I would call/email the office.

[lawschool22]

My application still says incomplete even though I selected no for interview and it says I'm missing the essays too. Porque?

How long has it been since you submitted?

[paglababa]

My application still says incomplete even though I selected no for interview and it says I'm missing the essays too. Porque?

How long has it been since you submitted?

Submitted before thanksgiving, says status is of 11/27. I see my personal statement is affixed to the app on lsac. I guess I have to call. It says I did not submit essay 1 2 or 3...

[mx23250]

My application still says incomplete even though I selected no for interview and it says I'm missing the essays too. Porque?

How long has it been since you submitted?

Submitted before thanksgiving, says status is of 11/27. I see my personal statement is affixed to the app on lsac. I guess I have to call. It says I did not submit essay 1 2 or 3...

Essays 1, 2, & 3 are the optional ones, if I recall. You don't have to submit them to be "complete". Whether or not you submitted them, it might just take them a week or so to process everything.

[jaesonko]

How bad is it if I elect not to interview as part of my application?

[lawschool22]

How bad is it if I elect not to interview as part of my application?

What are your numbers? Do you have any work experience?

[Techsan23]

I had my off-campus interview. It was very conversational. I think I might have had the most relaxed interview so far based on what I've been reading. We just discussed my resume, my other choices, and what NU has to offer. No why law, no why NU or any other type of typical questions. We also spent a lot of time discussing his time as partner at a V10 and a few other large firms as well as his time as a general council for a fortune 500. He was basically everything I hope to become. It was a really wonderful experience and I encourage everyone to interview if they get the chance.

[thechancellor]

How bad is it if I elect not to interview as part of my application?

They make it seem like their interviews are pretty important to them - more than any other school as far as I can tell. Is there a good reason you would choose not to interview??

[jaesonko]

How bad is it if I elect not to interview as part of my application?

What are your numbers? Do you have any work experience?

I'm above both 75th percentiles, so I figure not interviewing might just begging to be YPed. I don't have any work experience though.

Only reason I don't really want to interview is that I don't really have a genuine answer to the 'why NU' question and I'm afraid that'll come off in the interview.