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

[Danimals18]

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[caliplaw]

Been UR since 12/8 with no movement.

UR since 11/17 with no movement. Painful

Me too... does not bode well.

[PipKing]

I've been under review since mid November as well. Does anyone know if there is any past history of someone being under review for so long getting directly admitted or must they get waitlisted in order to have a chance?

Thanks for any input.

[arewevoting]

I've been under review since mid November as well. Does anyone know if there is any past history of someone being under review for so long getting directly admitted or must they get waitlisted in order to have a chance?

Thanks for any input.

UR 11/3. also curious about any blind speculation on this question

[caliplaw]

I've been under review since mid November as well. Does anyone know if there is any past history of someone being under review for so long getting directly admitted or must they get waitlisted in order to have a chance?

Thanks for any input.

UR 11/3. also curious about any blind speculation on this question

Too much time spent reading previous year's thread will suggest:
I think the vast majority of people who were under review since November and did not get faculty review got dinged right after the people who were accepted with that faculty review wave, and some got dinged a month later. One person reporting getting straight admitted, I think, at a much later time, and maybe a couple people got pushed to the second wave of faculty review. It looks like you don't get WLed without faculty review. In short, I am preparing myself for a rejection either in the coming week or two, or toward the end of February.

[hearsay77]

I've been under review since mid November as well. Does anyone know if there is any past history of someone being under review for so long getting directly admitted or must they get waitlisted in order to have a chance?

Thanks for any input.

UR 11/3. also curious about any blind speculation on this question

Too much time spent reading previous year's thread will suggest:
I think the vast majority of people who were under review since November and did not get faculty review got dinged right after the people who were accepted with that faculty review wave, and some got dinged a month later. One person reporting getting straight admitted, I think, at a much later time, and maybe a couple people got pushed to the second wave of faculty review. It looks like you don't get WLed without faculty review. In short, I am preparing myself for a rejection either in the coming week or two, or toward the end of February.

Any insight as to whether this applies to those who went under review in mid-December?

[Dipper]

I've been under review since mid November as well. Does anyone know if there is any past history of someone being under review for so long getting directly admitted or must they get waitlisted in order to have a chance?

Thanks for any input.

UR 11/3. also curious about any blind speculation on this question

Too much time spent reading previous year's thread will suggest:
I think the vast majority of people who were under review since November and did not get faculty review got dinged right after the people who were accepted with that faculty review wave, and some got dinged a month later. One person reporting getting straight admitted, I think, at a much later time, and maybe a couple people got pushed to the second wave of faculty review. It looks like you don't get WLed without faculty review. In short, I am preparing myself for a rejection either in the coming week or two, or toward the end of February.

Any insight as to whether this applies to those who went under review in mid-December?

I went UR 12/8 and am now faculty review.

[smashes]

I've been under review since mid November as well. Does anyone know if there is any past history of someone being under review for so long getting directly admitted or must they get waitlisted in order to have a chance?

Thanks for any input.

UR 11/3. also curious about any blind speculation on this question

Too much time spent reading previous year's thread will suggest:
I think the vast majority of people who were under review since November and did not get faculty review got dinged right after the people who were accepted with that faculty review wave, and some got dinged a month later. One person reporting getting straight admitted, I think, at a much later time, and maybe a couple people got pushed to the second wave of faculty review. It looks like you don't get WLed without faculty review. In short, I am preparing myself for a rejection either in the coming week or two, or toward the end of February.

Any insight as to whether this applies to those who went under review in mid-December?

I went UR 12/8 and don't have faculty review. Based on the speculation on this thread and the one from last year, I think it's safe to say that I am toast unless there's some magical second faculty review wave that comes in the next week or so.

I must say I had no shot at all, but a dream is a dream haha.

[altf4]

Any insight as to whether this applies to those who went under review in mid-December?

I went UR 12/8 and don't have faculty review. Based on the speculation on this thread and the one from last year, I think it's safe to say that I am toast unless there's some magical second faculty review wave that comes in the next week or so.

I must say I had no shot at all, but a dream is a dream haha.

I went UR 12/15 and FR 1/13.
FR2 came right after FR1 results came out last year, I believe, and FR1 will be announced Feb 6-ish.

[zuko23]

I was admitted Dec 19th but still haven't received a package in the mail. Should I e mail them?

[ku546]

Any insight as to whether this applies to those who went under review in mid-December?

I went UR 12/8 and don't have faculty review. Based on the speculation on this thread and the one from last year, I think it's safe to say that I am toast unless there's some magical second faculty review wave that comes in the next week or so.

I must say I had no shot at all, but a dream is a dream haha.

I went UR 12/15 and FR 1/13.
FR2 came right after FR1 results came out last year, I believe, and FR1 will be announced Feb 6-ish.

I have same dates. UR 12/15ish, FR 1/13.

What's the purpose of FR2? I mean when the Faculty Reviews your app the first time around, don't they just decide accept/deny/waitlist? I guess FR2 is just a "hold"/preferred waitlist?

[sneakyleo]

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[LoganCouture]

Any insight as to whether this applies to those who went under review in mid-December?

I went UR 12/8 and don't have faculty review. Based on the speculation on this thread and the one from last year, I think it's safe to say that I am toast unless there's some magical second faculty review wave that comes in the next week or so.

I must say I had no shot at all, but a dream is a dream haha.

I went UR 12/15 and FR 1/13.
FR2 came right after FR1 results came out last year, I believe, and FR1 will be announced Feb 6-ish.

I have same dates. UR 12/15ish, FR 1/13.

What's the purpose of FR2? I mean when the Faculty Reviews your app the first time around, don't they just decide accept/deny/waitlist? I guess FR2 is just a "hold"/preferred waitlist?

Pepole don't go FR1 to FR2. FR2 is for those who were not accepted, denied, or sent to FR1 (so generally those that submitted too late to make it into FR1). It's just like FR1 but with a different group of applicants.

[strugglebus]

I was admitted Dec 19th but still haven't received a package in the mail. Should I e mail them?

It took about 6 weeks for me to receive the welcome packet. That was earlier in the cycle, so there may have been a delay in sending the welcome packets initially, but you were also admitted right before the holidays, which may have slowed them down. I might give it another week or two to see if it shows up.

It looks like it also shows up on the mailings section of the status checker as "Decision Letter Mailed."

[ku546]

Pepole don't go FR1 to FR2. FR2 is for those who were not accepted, denied, or sent to FR1 (so generally those that submitted too late to make it into FR1). It's just like FR1 but with a different group of applicants.

Ah ok thanks for the explanation. I wonder what differentiates FR1 vs FR2 applicants. Is it a LSAT/GPA thing?

[hopeboaltberkeley]

If you've registered for the February LSAT would Berkeley place a hold on your app?

[LoganCouture]

Pepole don't go FR1 to FR2. FR2 is for those who were not accepted, denied, or sent to FR1 (so generally those that submitted too late to make it into FR1). It's just like FR1 but with a different group of applicants.

Ah ok thanks for the explanation. I wonder what differentiates FR1 vs FR2 applicants. Is it a LSAT/GPA thing?

Timing of submission. Those who went complete/UR before some sort of unknown cutoff date (beginning of Jan approximately) go to FR1. Once FR1 is announced most of the candidates still waiting who didn't go under FR1 but submitted before the cutoff will receive accept/deny. Maybe they can move to FR2 but l don't remember seeing that happen in last year's thread. Those who submitted after the cutoff can be accepted/denied or moved to FR2.

I'm not sure that this is exactly how they do it but it seems to be the rough pattern from last year's thread.

[ErgoSum]

UR1 1/7

[Iwanttolawschool]

Wow, Great post! ^^

[jwwoodma]

I guess I'm just a little confused as to why there are so many people from November who still haven't heard anything back.

Surely people have been accepted, denied, or sent to faculty review who have submitted their applications, so what is the hold up?


UR 11/24

[Danimals18]

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[PipKing]

I guess I'm just a little confused as to why there are so many people from November who still haven't heard anything back.

Surely people have been accepted, denied, or sent to faculty review who have submitted their applications, so what is the hold up?


UR 11/24

+1000 The black box of Berkeley Law admissions!

[RGN121999]

I guess I'm just a little confused as to why there are so many people from November who still haven't heard anything back.

Surely people have been accepted, denied, or sent to faculty review who have submitted their applications, so what is the hold up?


UR 11/24

My guess would be that the people who haven't heard back are the borderline applicants that they want to compare to incoming applications. They probably are just as eager to get decisions out and done with as we are to hear back, so I can't imagine that they're holding back decisions for anything unimportant. Unless they enjoy watching us squirm...

[leslieknope]

How long does it take to go complete? Submitted 1/7, nothing since.

[hillz]

How long does it take to go complete? Submitted 1/7, nothing since.

It took 18 days for me.