UC Berkeley c/o 2017 Applicants (2013-2014) Forum

[omzster67]

Stuck at UR 12/5...getting a little worried! This is my top choice but I'm sitting LSAT 25th and GPA >75th. Are my worries warranted?

[gobears!!]

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[koalacity]

Stuck at UR 12/5...getting a little worried! This is my top choice but I'm sitting LSAT 25th and GPA >75th. Are my worries warranted?

You are fine for now. People with really good numbers are still waiting from the beginning of october. Berkeley sends a majority of applicants through a faculty and student review which has yet to happen

Are you sure about the bolded? I don't think that's the case (that committee review hasn't started yet).

Either way, I wouldn't worry about having been UR since 12/5 .

[omzster67]

Stuck at UR 12/5...getting a little worried! This is my top choice but I'm sitting LSAT 25th and GPA >75th. Are my worries warranted?

You are fine for now. People with really good numbers are still waiting from the beginning of october. Berkeley sends a majority of applicants through a faculty and student review which has yet to happen

Are you sure about the bolded? I don't think that's the case (that committee review hasn't started yet).

Either way, I wouldn't worry about having been UR since 12/5 .

Perfect! Just getting a little paranoid as is the norm all over TLS. Is there any data on whether Berkeley and Michigan tend to admit the same applicants?

[koalacity]

Perfect! Just getting a little paranoid as is the norm all over TLS. Is there any data on whether Berkeley and Michigan tend to admit the same applicants?

Hmm, there's probably some way to compare data from LSN-I'm just not very good at that sort of thing.

There is probably a great deal of overlap, but I think the acceptances at the margins for each school are going to be pretty different. Berkeley is generally very splitter-unfriendly and quite reverse splitter-friendly. Michigan is relatively splitter-friendly, but I'm not sure how they are on reverse splitters.

[omzster67]

Perfect! Just getting a little paranoid as is the norm all over TLS. Is there any data on whether Berkeley and Michigan tend to admit the same applicants?

Hmm, there's probably some way to compare data from LSN-I'm just not very good at that sort of thing.

There is probably a great deal of overlap, but I think the acceptances at the margins for each school are going to be pretty different. Berkeley is generally very splitter-unfriendly and quite reverse splitter-friendly. Michigan is relatively splitter-friendly, but I'm not sure how they are on reverse splitters.

Interesting. Well as a major reverse splitter I'm happy with that...queue the "retake the test" TLS party line..

[gma221]

Submitted 1/10
Complete 1/13
UR 1/13

Same here, except I submitted on Saturday. I got the status checker email at 9 a.m. today and went under review two hours later. I'm hoping that's a good sign (or maybe they just put me on the fast track to rejection, heh).

Submitted late December, Under Review Today! I guess a lot of people who submitted in the last couple of weeks all just went UR today!!

Hope it doesn't have anything do with stats cuz I am a reverse splitter.. What about you guys? What are your stats?

Above 75th LSAT, below 25th GPA for me, so I'm definitely in the danger zone. Thought it was at least worth a try.

I'm wondering how other people approached the question about allowing current students to review your application. There's a lot of nuance in my application that I felt an actual admissions officer might be more sympathetic toward, so I selected "no." Anyone else?

[MnM22]

Submitted 1/10
Complete 1/13
UR 1/13

Same here, except I submitted on Saturday. I got the status checker email at 9 a.m. today and went under review two hours later. I'm hoping that's a good sign (or maybe they just put me on the fast track to rejection, heh).

Submitted late December, Under Review Today! I guess a lot of people who submitted in the last couple of weeks all just went UR today!!

Hope it doesn't have anything do with stats cuz I am a reverse splitter.. What about you guys? What are your stats?

Above 75th LSAT, below 25th GPA for me, so I'm definitely in the danger zone. Thought it was at least worth a try.

I'm wondering how other people approached the question about allowing current students to review your application. There's a lot of nuance in my application that I felt an actual admissions officer might be more sympathetic toward, so I selected "no." Anyone else?

The students are just part of a committee so I said yes.

[logical seasoning]

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a big day!

[barrelofmonkeys]

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a big day!

They seem to be sticking with Wednesdays.

Fingers crossed for all of you!

[052220151]

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a big day!

They seem to be sticking with Wednesdays.

Fingers crossed for all of you!

Tomorrow could be the day my ride ends. It's been good hanging with you bros.

[phillywc]

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a big day!

They seem to be sticking with Wednesdays.

Fingers crossed for all of you!

Tomorrow could be the day my ride ends. It's been good hanging with you bros.

Til the end, brother.

[Serett]

If I'm waitlisted by Berkeley, is this an appropriate LOCI?

[SteelPenguin]

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a big day!

They seem to be sticking with Wednesdays.

Fingers crossed for all of you!

You have ruined my relaxing night out tomorrow, tyvm.

[bombaysippin]

ETA: Just in case

[SteelPenguin]

Is it worth it to throw Berk an app so late in the game? Lsat above median, gpa above median fwiw.

Above both medians I don't think it is ever too late to throw an app in. Earlier is still much better, but if a school is fighting to really maintain a median, they'll give your app a look. UCB appears to be more holistic though, and I am unsure how that affects late applicants in comparison to other schools.

[bombaysippin]

Is it worth it to throw Berk an app so late in the game? Lsat above median, gpa above median fwiw.

Above both medians I don't think it is ever too late to throw an app in. Earlier is still much better, but if a school is fighting to really maintain a median, they'll give your app a look. UCB appears to be more holistic though, and I am unsure how that affects late applicants in comparison to other schools.

Yea and I've heard they prefer early apps, which is why I'm a bit hesitant haha. Decisions, decisions, decisions....

[barrelofmonkeys]

Is it worth it to throw Berk an app so late in the game? Lsat above median, gpa above median fwiw.

Above both medians I don't think it is ever too late to throw an app in. Earlier is still much better, but if a school is fighting to really maintain a median, they'll give your app a look. UCB appears to be more holistic though, and I am unsure how that affects late applicants in comparison to other schools.

Yea and I've heard they prefer early apps, which is why I'm a bit hesitant haha. Decisions, decisions, decisions....

You definitely won't get in if you don't apply.

[SteelPenguin]

Is it worth it to throw Berk an app so late in the game? Lsat above median, gpa above median fwiw.

Above both medians I don't think it is ever too late to throw an app in. Earlier is still much better, but if a school is fighting to really maintain a median, they'll give your app a look. UCB appears to be more holistic though, and I am unsure how that affects late applicants in comparison to other schools.

Yea and I've heard they prefer early apps, which is why I'm a bit hesitant haha. Decisions, decisions, decisions....

You definitely won't get in if you don't apply.

Exactly. $125ish is not a lot of money in the larger context of law school.

[bombaysippin]

Is it worth it to throw Berk an app so late in the game? Lsat above median, gpa above median fwiw.

Above both medians I don't think it is ever too late to throw an app in. Earlier is still much better, but if a school is fighting to really maintain a median, they'll give your app a look. UCB appears to be more holistic though, and I am unsure how that affects late applicants in comparison to other schools.

Yea and I've heard they prefer early apps, which is why I'm a bit hesitant haha. Decisions, decisions, decisions....

You definitely won't get in if you don't apply.

+1

[Magical Trevor]

I have a feeling tomorrow is going to be a big day!

They seem to be sticking with Wednesdays.

Fingers crossed for all of you!

Tomorrow could be the day my ride ends. It's been good hanging with you bros.

Berkeley is such a reach for me that I never expected immediate admission, or even admission at all. That being said, it'd be nice to be put out of my misery so I can move onto other plans without the microscopic twinkle of hope that I currently have.

[Pishee77]

If I'm waitlisted by Berkeley, is this an appropriate LOCI?

Yes.

[JD1776]

What will this day be like? I wonder.
What will my future be? I wonder.

[Marshmallow]

I don't know if it'll be the same this week, but I was admitted last Wednesday, and my email came in at 12:08 pm (I'm in Boston). It looks like Berkeley gets the ball rolling first thing in the morning. Good luck everyone waiting!!!!

[barrelofmonkeys]

I don't know if it'll be the same this week, but I was admitted last Wednesday, and my email came in at 12:08 pm (I'm in Boston). It looks like Berkeley gets the ball rolling first thing in the morning. Good luck everyone waiting!!!!

They seem to send the e-mails right around noon eastern. I was too lazy to find all the data, but one week it was 11:58, and yes, last Wednesday it was 12:08.