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

[RubyRod]

Any idea as to who will get their more money after deposit?

I'd assume no one, it's just the wisest assumption when you're doing your financial planning.

[LawsRUs]

I sent UCLA my 75k USC offer, and they decided not to offer me any aid at all. My numbers are at/below their medians, so I guess I don't have much leverage even if USC's offer is much better. However, I'll probably still go since I will be commuting from home and thus save some money. Does anyone have any advice for how to proceed from here?

Wow, that's incredible that they didn't consider the $75k. Are you doing exact calculations? For instance, at USC, the CoA at repayment would be $X, while at UCLA, it would be $Y. Is the difference significant?* I wouldn't mention the commuting part, family situations can change. Also, do a statistical comparison wrt to employment outcomes, emphasizing your concerns that it has a higher unemployment rate, higher 2-10 law firm jobs, higher solo practitioners, etc. Do this analysis for the past few years. Look for projectory/pattern/trend, and play on this anxiety. Also, concerns about higher class sizes, and how that affects other aspects of the school culture and job and school opportunities. I think that's how I would approach it.

eta: I would also include how much you love UCLA and how UCLA is so much better than USC because of your personal reasons.

* If you borrow less to start with, the interest will accumulate slower, so the difference for debt at repayment might actually be greater than $75k.

[HalfStudent]

I think he implied UCLA is already cheaper despite the USC scholarship because it is within driving distance of his house and USC may be too far meaning that he would need to pay for rent and so on.. Right?

[spencercross]

I think he implied UCLA is already cheaper despite the USC scholarship because it is within driving distance of his house and USC may be too far meaning that he would need to pay for rent and so on.. Right?

If UCLA is within driving distance of his house, so is USC. LA's not THAT big.

[vm18]

Has anyone done the school tour? How long did it take? I have a class visit from 9-10:15 and tour at 10:30. Just wonder how long the tour will take because I have work at 1:30 and I want to know if I will get back home on time.

Thanks

[spencercross]

Has anyone done the school tour? How long did it take? I have a class visit from 9-10:15 and tour at 10:30. Just wonder how long the tour will take because I have work at 1:30 and I want to know if I will get back home on time.

Thanks

I think mine took about 30-45 minutes. It's not huge. I can't imagine it would take more than an hour even if you really took your time.

[vm18]

Has anyone done the school tour? How long did it take? I have a class visit from 9-10:15 and tour at 10:30. Just wonder how long the tour will take because I have work at 1:30 and I want to know if I will get back home on time.

Thanks

I think mine took about 30-45 minutes. It's not huge. I can't imagine it would take more than an hour even if you really took your time.

Thanks! Did you speak to an admission officer after or leave right away?

[spencercross]

Has anyone done the school tour? How long did it take? I have a class visit from 9-10:15 and tour at 10:30. Just wonder how long the tour will take because I have work at 1:30 and I want to know if I will get back home on time.

Thanks

I think mine took about 30-45 minutes. It's not huge. I can't imagine it would take more than an hour even if you really took your time.

Thanks! Did you speak to an admission officer after or leave right away?

Just left. This was at an admissions information session way back in November, so I'd already been through a presentation and Q&A with Talin Broosan before my tour.

[TLS240]

Anyone receive a voicemail/call from Dean Schwartz yesterday?! I missed the call and don't know what to think!

[LawsRUs]

Anyone receive a voicemail/call from Dean Schwartz yesterday?! I missed the call and don't know what to think!

Are you on the WL? I believe the first wave of acceptances from the WL was yesterday.

[TLS240]

Anyone receive a voicemail/call from Dean Schwartz yesterday?! I missed the call and don't know what to think!

Are you on the WL? I believe the first wave of acceptances from the WL was yesterday.

Ya I'm on the WL

[Drowninmyowntears]

Anyone receive a voicemail/call from Dean Schwartz yesterday?! I missed the call and don't know what to think!

Are you on the WL? I believe the first wave of acceptances from the WL was yesterday.

Ya I'm on the WL

Ahhh you are about to be accepted! so jealous but congrats!

[TLS240]

Anyone receive a voicemail/call from Dean Schwartz yesterday?! I missed the call and don't know what to think!

Are you on the WL? I believe the first wave of acceptances from the WL was yesterday.

Ya I'm on the WL

Ahhh you are about to be accepted! so jealous but congrats!

I want to be excited but I don't want to be until I know for certain! I hope you get your call soon!

[musiclawyer]

Do you guys think its a good idea to contact admissions if i havent had any contact with them since early January?

[ub3r]

Can't hurt

[mak04]

Do you guys think its a good idea to contact admissions if i havent had any contact with them since early January?

I applied in February, sent them a LOCI last week and was admitted Friday.

[Ags33474]

Any idea about the number of deposits?

[Drowninmyowntears]

Any idea about the number of deposits?

+1

[MikeJD]

Any idea about the number of deposits?

That would be hard to guess. They didn't offer as much money as years past but they were a lot more liberal with fee waivers so they had more applicants. I'm guessing they are short.

[LawsRUs]

Could someone do me a huge favor, and pls tell me how many people are on the FB page? Thanks in advance.

[Hikikomorist]

Could someone do me a huge favor, and pls tell me how many people are on the FB page? Thanks in advance.

305

[MikeJD]

Could someone do me a huge favor, and pls tell me how many people are on the FB page? Thanks in advance.

305

That's a lot but it doesn't tell us much as it may include people going to others schools. I'm sure there are a ton of people going who aren't in it yet either.

[spencercross]

I'm curious how everyone's post-seat-depost-deadline scholarship inquiries were received? Has anyone heard back yet?

[ub3r]

Have not heard back yet after emailing Schwartz Friday night. I assume they're getting their data together and crunching numbers to see what they have left to offer.

[ub3r]

Got an email. Didn't get a bump, but I already had a generous offer. Nothing more was said other than "unfortunately we can't offer you more money"