U Chicago 2010 Forum

[JollyGreenGiant]

Yesss under review 3/11. How has Chicago been treating 3.5+ 172s this year? Anyone stalk LSN enough to know ?

http://chicago.lawschoolnumbers.com/sta ... Cycle=0910

Chicago is one of the stranger schools. They have a small class size so I think they only admit students with good numbers + a good fit for the school. Other schools say the good fit thing (including one in the midwest), but I don't think they necessarily mean it. The anecdotal data from LSN seems to indicate.. who knows?

Plenty of 172/3.6s got WLed while some 172/3.5s were accepted.

[los blancos]

What do you guys think is a good 'fit' for Chicago?

I think I'm going to hold off on the de facto ED LOCI until they waitlist me.

[JollyGreenGiant]

What do you guys think is a good 'fit' for Chicago?

I think I'm going to hold off on the de facto ED LOCI until they waitlist me.

I recommend reading the law school profiles on here as well as the two interviews. It'll give you a pretty good idea of what's going on.

[LDC]

I got in last Friday. 3.63, 171, will have been out of school for 2 years come this fall.

It's nice to see that some schools consider more than just straight-up numbers.

[Richard Rorty]

Are any other 3/4 UR-ers still alive?

[AllBusiness]

Richard Rorty! Ha!

[los blancos]

I got in last Friday. 3.63, 171, will have been out of school for 2 years come this fall.

It's nice to see that some schools consider more than just straight-up numbers.

You and I have exactly the same numbers, did you write anything special for Chicago? Any strong softs?

[legalnoeagle]

Are any other 3/4 UR-ers still alive?

Right here. 3/4 is my first UR date, though.

[MPMP]

Are any other 3/4 UR-ers still alive?

Right here. 3/4 is my first UR date, though.

Same. 3/4 --> 3/9 still alive. My numbers should be WL or maybe reject, but we'll see..

[Richard Rorty]

Are any other 3/4 UR-ers still alive?

Right here. 3/4 is my first UR date, though.

Same here. I feel slightly hopeful because I figure that if they were going to reject/WL me, they could have just done it yesterday. But maybe they just haven't gotten to my application yet. Also, all but two of the decisions yesterday (3/10) that are on LSN are rejections/WLs. Nearly all of the 3/5 decisions are acceptances.

[legalnoeagle]

Are any other 3/4 UR-ers still alive?

Right here. 3/4 is my first UR date, though.

Same here. I feel slightly hopeful because I figure that if they were going to reject/WL me, they could have just done it yesterday. But maybe they just haven't gotten to my application yet. Also, all but two of the decisions yesterday (3/10) that are on LSN are rejections/WLs. Nearly all of the 3/5 decisions are acceptances.

I don't know what to think about this cycle anymore. I've tried to make sense of different status updates and failed miserably thus far. Some of the turnarounds on yesterday's WL's/rejections were surprisingly fast (meaning only one UR date), yet conventional wisdom says that you need a couple of updates before a decision is rendered.

[los blancos]

What do you guys think is a good 'fit' for Chicago?

I think I'm going to hold off on the de facto ED LOCI until they waitlist me.

I recommend reading the law school profiles on here as well as the two interviews. It'll give you a pretty good idea of what's going on.

Ah thanks for reminding me.

I was always under the impression that Chicago didn't like "Why Chicago" essays... I think I might write one now and note my commitment to enrolling if accepted at the end.

[im_blue]

What do you guys think is a good 'fit' for Chicago?

I think I'm going to hold off on the de facto ED LOCI until they waitlist me.

It's hard to say, since Chicago took several 3.8+/168-169's but waitlisted a bunch of 3.6/172's. But they do have a reputation for emphasizing undergrad prestige.

[los blancos]

What do you guys think is a good 'fit' for Chicago?

I think I'm going to hold off on the de facto ED LOCI until they waitlist me.

It's hard to say, since Chicago took several 3.8+/168-169's but waitlisted a bunch of 3.6/172's. But they do have a reputation for emphasizing undergrad prestige.

Yeah, my UG is apparently very well-represented there. Chicago is more of a black box than I thought it was. (FWIW: LSAT at median, GPA between 25th and median)

[ivorynightfall]

I was waitlisted with a 3.86/173 from Stanford...

[Nom Sawyer]

I was waitlisted with a 3.86/173 from Stanford...

and you find this surprising?

[ivorynightfall]

? I shouldn't...?

[AngryAvocado]

I was waitlisted with a 3.86/173 from Stanford...

Maybe Cali kids aren't gollum-like enough for U-Chicago.

[opus127]

Yeah, my UG is apparently very well-represented there. Chicago is more of a black box than I thought it was. (FWIW: LSAT at median, GPA between 25th and median)

Well, they WLed me.

(In case you didn't see it in the FR thread, sorry about Berkeley.)

[Nom Sawyer]

? I shouldn't...?

oh whooops... i thought u meant you were WL at Stanford with a 3.86 and 173...

yeah sounds like YP to me... Chicago probably figured that those numbers paired with a Stanford UG were guaranteed for a HYS...

[TaiRuiJin]

+1 to their valuing undergrad prestige--4.0/171 = WL. No one from my undergrad has ever been accepted (jr. college changed to 4-year in early 2000--already accredited). FYI

[soullesswonder]

With apologies to those struggling with the inscrutable nature of Chicago's adcomms...weren't last week's admits supposed to hear about financial aid this week?

[lsathalon]

With apologies to those struggling with the inscrutable nature of Chicago's adcomms...weren't last week's admits supposed to hear about financial aid this week?

indeed...definitely still waiting here, though.

[lsathalon]

They just told me it will be a few more weeks.

[mjets10]

Did you call to ask or did you receive an e-mail? I don't understand why Chicago seems to be getting everything so wrong this cycle.