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

[hopeboaltberkeley]

my sense is that numbers still matter, but that they actually take a good look at your personal statement as well

[Wackyjack1215]

my sense is that numbers still matter, but that they actually take a good look at your personal statement as well

I'm sure they still matter, but I think they automatically are a lot less valuable simply because the entire pool most likely already has decent or great numbers. By default soft's matter more. Dean Tom said in that interview the FR group is a group of 'very competitive applicants' etc. It is for this reason that even though, as some have pointed out, the rate of acceptance from FR may be slightly higher than regular acceptances, it is still probably a lot harder to get in through FR than regular decision. Can't really compare the two pools of applicants in this scenario yet the acceptance rate is pretty similar.

[hopeboaltberkeley]

Fair point but I do know people who have made it in to FR below both medians

[edith1921]

Just got the email! Complete 1/09, UR 1/20, decision five minutes ago. Hope this info is helpful to those waiting and, fingers crossed, it will be a busy day of good news for everyone!

[wonka]

In via email! Submitted 1/1, UR 1/12. Loved Berk as an undergrad and SO THRILLED to be invited back. PM if you need advice for ASW!

[1mill]

congrats to all
still waiting with UR1/20

just wonder if today's wave is over

[quadsbaby]

Just got my email too. Submitted 1/7, in 1/30

[Hand]

any of today's admits come out of the FR pool?

[lokikoala]

any of today's admits come out of the FR pool?

yeah - not loving how RECENTLY these admitted students submitted.

Not to detract from your achievements. Congrats to all that are in!

UR 1/5

[Dipper]

congrats to all
still waiting with UR1/20

just wonder if today's wave is over

It's been ten days, dude.

Also, it's only 10:20am in California, so there's a good chance there will be more non-FR auto admits.

[hairbear7]

Berkeley plz

[dwags17]

Checking in for the first time

Just got the email this morning!
UR since 1/20, 25<GPA<75, 75<<LSAT

Good luck to everyone! Maybe more emails will be coming out today

[pineappleman]

if i've been UR since 12/15, does it imply autoding?

[usn26]

yeah - not loving how RECENTLY these admitted students submitted.

Not to detract from your achievements. Congrats to all that are in!

UR 1/5

I'll raise you 12/5.

Would love to hear something. Waitlist inevitable.

Congrats to the lucky ones, though.

[nosocat]

Sorry if this was covered earlier in the thread, but just to be clear, does your status actually say "Under Review" at some point? I have been at "We have received your application." since 1/16 - just wondering if that is normal?

[Hand]

Sorry if this was covered earlier in the thread, but just to be clear, does your status actually say "Under Review" at some point? I have been at "We have received your application." since 1/16 - just wondering if that is normal?

it changes to under review but that can take up to a couple of weeks

[nosocat]

Sorry if this was covered earlier in the thread, but just to be clear, does your status actually say "Under Review" at some point? I have been at "We have received your application." since 1/16 - just wondering if that is normal?

it changes to under review but that can take up to a couple of weeks

Thanks. I'll just try to be patient!

[hopeboaltberkeley]

Sorry if this was covered earlier in the thread, but just to be clear, does your status actually say "Under Review" at some point? I have been at "We have received your application." since 1/16 - just wondering if that is normal?

it changes to under review but that can take up to a couple of weeks

Thanks. I'll just try to be patient!

Are you registered for the February LSAT?

[ticklemesilly]

Sorry if this was covered earlier in the thread, but just to be clear, does your status actually say "Under Review" at some point? I have been at "We have received your application." since 1/16 - just wondering if that is normal?

it changes to under review but that can take up to a couple of weeks

Thanks. I'll just try to be patient!

Are you registered for the February LSAT?

Not the OP but I am registered....does that make a difference?

[hopeboaltberkeley]

I'm pretty sure they put your app on hold if you're enrolled for February. You should email them

[usn26]

I'm pretty sure they put your app on hold if you're enrolled for February. You should email them

I'm registered for Feb so I called them and asked them to consider as is, but they told me they'd do that anyway. In my case, though, I applied before I registered. And I'm also stuck at 12/8, so take that for what it's worth.

[leslieknope]

I'm pretty sure they put your app on hold if you're enrolled for February. You should email them

I'm registered for Feb so I called them and asked them to consider as is, but they told me they'd do that anyway. In my case, though, I applied before I registered. And I'm also stuck at 12/8, so take that for what it's worth.

They told me they would consider as is too on the phone, but then when I emailed them it turned out that they actually were holding it. I asked them to complete it and it went UR the next day. I have no idea what this means, for good or bad.

[lokikoala]

I'm pretty sure they put your app on hold if you're enrolled for February. You should email them

I'm registered for Feb so I called them and asked them to consider as is, but they told me they'd do that anyway. In my case, though, I applied before I registered. And I'm also stuck at 12/8, so take that for what it's worth.

They told me they would consider as is too on the phone, but then when I emailed them it turned out that they actually were holding it. I asked them to complete it and it went UR the next day. I have no idea what this means, for good or bad.

Did you happen to look at your status checker during this time they were holding without you knowing? Was the " ALL LSAT scores" box checked?

[leslieknope]

I'm pretty sure they put your app on hold if you're enrolled for February. You should email them

I'm registered for Feb so I called them and asked them to consider as is, but they told me they'd do that anyway. In my case, though, I applied before I registered. And I'm also stuck at 12/8, so take that for what it's worth.

They told me they would consider as is too on the phone, but then when I emailed them it turned out that they actually were holding it. I asked them to complete it and it went UR the next day. I have no idea what this means, for good or bad.

Did you happen to look at your status checker during this time they were holding without you knowing? Was the " ALL LSAT scores" box checked?

I did, and it was. Everything was checked off as complete and the status checker said "We have received your application" or something like that. Once I emailed them, it went complete within like 10 minutes and UR within a day.

[antiworldly]

FR1 will resolve by the end of the week, I can't wait to hear. . .