UC Berkeley School of Law C/O 2020 Applicants (2016-2017) Forum

[ProductofUnreality]

Especially going to Berkeley though, yeah.
People who voted for Trumpets should probably stay in the closet unless they love negative attention.

UCB actually has one of the largest young republican clubs in the country...

Well it's also one of the largest schools in the country so...

this logic doesn't hold up rigo

First - that's provably false. It's not even top ten. The tenth largest college is University of Indiana with over 48k students. Berkeley has only 38k. It's smaller than UCLA and almost the same size as Davis... Ohio has 63k, Texas A&M has 58k

Second - even if it was it doesn't mean anything, conservatives will be able to be out of the closet and fit in with many students since Berkeley has one of the largest college republican clubs in the nation. Also consider how many students might be republican but don't want to be in a club about it.

[chargers21]

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[ProductofUnreality]

they say that but only like 20-30 people max show up for meetings. also the people in the republican club are pretty cool and really open to measured dialogue and argumentation so go go go if you get in

source: went to a couple meetings

Yeah, not surprising really. Difference between members and active members I guess. I'm pretty interested in politics, but I don't think I could go to a meeting once a week to talk about it.

[Thomas Hagan, ESQ.]

Especially going to Berkeley though, yeah.
People who voted for Trumpets should probably stay in the closet unless they love negative attention.

UCB actually has one of the largest young republican clubs in the country...

Are republicans and trumpies even the same thing..? haha

[Colonel_funkadunk]

i am offended at the bastardization of my alma mater by calling it university of indiana

[Rigo]

On second thought, you're right. I didn't realize it was only 38k. Practically a liberal arts college.

[ProductofUnreality]

Especially going to Berkeley though, yeah.
People who voted for Trumpets should probably stay in the closet unless they love negative attention.

UCB actually has one of the largest young republican clubs in the country...

Are republicans and trumpies even the same thing..? haha

Considering the vote was pretty much down party lines, pretty much yes. Although there were more democrat "Trumpies" than republican Hillary voters, do not exactly but close enough.

[sonyco]

Especially going to Berkeley though, yeah.
People who voted for Trumpets should probably stay in the closet unless they love negative attention.

UCB actually has one of the largest young republican clubs in the country...

Well it's also one of the largest schools in the country so...

this logic doesn't hold up rigo

First - that's provably false. It's not even top ten. The tenth largest college is University of Indiana with over 48k students. Berkeley has only 38k. It's smaller than UCLA and almost the same size as Davis... Ohio has 63k, Texas A&M has 58k

Second - even if it was it doesn't mean anything, conservatives will be able to be out of the closet and fit in with many students since Berkeley has one of the largest college republican clubs in the nation. Also consider how many students might be republican but don't want to be in a club about it.

*Indiana University *Ohio State
Sorry, Midwesterner and had to say something

THE Ohio State

[chargers21]

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[ProductofUnreality]

i am offended at the bastardization of my alma mater by calling it university of indiana

+1

Sorry

[Legalstudent111]

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[NotAGolfer]

was accepted on 1/4, randomly logged into my status checker as i was going through checking other schools and saw under mailings that they list decision letter sent on 1/4, and then twice again on 1/17... does anyone else have that? wondering what it could be since they gave specific dates when we'd hear about scholarships (which are in feb and march)... hope it's not a letter with a different decision outcome... :-0

Good catch! I definitely stopped checking my status checker after my acceptance lol. I have my original decision letter mailed 12/12, and then two more dated 1/17. Wonder if this is a glitch or if means something more

[ProductofUnreality]

was accepted on 1/4, randomly logged into my status checker as i was going through checking other schools and saw under mailings that they list decision letter sent on 1/4, and then twice again on 1/17... does anyone else have that? wondering what it could be since they gave specific dates when we'd hear about scholarships (which are in feb and march)... hope it's not a letter with a different decision outcome... :-0

Good catch! I definitely stopped checking my status checker after my acceptance lol. I have my original decision letter mailed 12/12, and then two more dated 1/17. Wonder if this is a glitch or if means something more

Where do they say when we'll hear about scholarships?

[Keilz]

I was admitted 1/17 and I have two mailings for decision letter mailed both on 1/17.

[armc808]

was accepted on 1/4, randomly logged into my status checker as i was going through checking other schools and saw under mailings that they list decision letter sent on 1/4, and then twice again on 1/17... does anyone else have that? wondering what it could be since they gave specific dates when we'd hear about scholarships (which are in feb and march)... hope it's not a letter with a different decision outcome... :-0

I have two entries for a decision letter sent on 1/17, but I was accepted on that day. I think it may be a glitch.

[hernandp]

I submitted my app on 12/07 and have not received a status check email. I emailed their admissions office on 1/13 letting them know that I have not received the status checker. All I got was an automatic reply from them stating that they are closed for the holidays until January 3rd -_-

Is anyone else experiencing this? Should I send another email?

[Instrumental]

I submitted my app on 12/07 and have not received a status check email. I emailed their admissions office on 1/13 letting them know that I have not received the status checker. All I got was an automatic reply from them stating that they are closed for the holidays until January 3rd -_-

Is anyone else experiencing this? Should I send another email?

You definitely should. I sent my app in on January 3rd got my checker the next day, and went complete on the 6th.

[brinicolec]

I submitted my app on 12/07 and have not received a status check email. I emailed their admissions office on 1/13 letting them know that I have not received the status checker. All I got was an automatic reply from them stating that they are closed for the holidays until January 3rd -_-

Is anyone else experiencing this? Should I send another email?

You definitely should. I sent my app in on January 3rd got my checker the next day, and went complete on the 6th.

Agreed. Maybe call them instead since you're having difficulty hearing back via email.

[prepies04]

does berkeley have an admitted students weekend in march or april? or is it just visit on your own schedule?

[chargers21]

Berkeley doesn't mention any scholarship stuff really in their acceptance email, but on their website they indicate that we should probably get the FAFSA and CSS done soon. Anyone know for sure about fin aid at Berkeley?

[ellielaw]

does berkeley have an admitted students weekend in march or april? or is it just visit on your own schedule?

It's scheduled for March 16-18.

[Legalstudent111]

was accepted on 1/4, randomly logged into my status checker as i was going through checking other schools and saw under mailings that they list decision letter sent on 1/4, and then twice again on 1/17... does anyone else have that? wondering what it could be since they gave specific dates when we'd hear about scholarships (which are in feb and march)... hope it's not a letter with a different decision outcome... :-0

Good catch! I definitely stopped checking my status checker after my acceptance lol. I have my original decision letter mailed 12/12, and then two more dated 1/17. Wonder if this is a glitch or if means something more

Where do they say when we'll hear about scholarships?

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[SlippinJimmy]

I was just accepted to Berkeley yesterday and I feel like if I attended I would stick out like a sore thumb being relatively moderate. I also feel like I might have been accepted because of that, as a bit of a diversity thing

Speaking with a good friend of mine who is now a 2L at NYU (but also spent time in Berkeley as he was weighing his options, both of which are very liberal schools), he came away with the impression that there was an obvious liberal bent to the people there but they weren't obnoxious or "in your face" about politics, and the subject comes up less often than you'd think. When politics does come up, though, most people know how to communicate their views in a respectful way (even if they are firm about their views). Considering that Boalt is among the top professional schools in the country (and I do want to emphasize the professional part), I wouldn't worry about people shaming or shutting you down just because you're not a liberal. Let's not forget, they have a thriving Federalist Society chapter there as well.

Oh, I'm not too worried about any shunning or political arguments with liberals as I vote mostly blue because of my liberal social views. Which I assume is the issue that most total liberals probably prefer a moderate to be for. Some of the economic and firearm laws are definitely hard to reconsile myself on as far as long term living in California, though.

I've been in the Bay awhile, attended Cal. Honestly, nobody cares as long as you're respectful. The type of things that would get you shouted down are anti-LGBT rights, anti-abortion, racism/sexism, and because it's 2017, supporting Trump. The student body (at least the undergrad) is politically apathetic relative to the stereotype, even if it does lean left.

[Colonel_funkadunk]

i mean really, who supports trump in 2017? except for all the ppl that voted him into office that is

[Assasindowntheavenue]

i mean really, who supports trump in 2017? except for all the ppl that voted him into office that is

Damn that's pretty logical. I mean who uses logic in 2017?