UCLA Law c/o 2019 (2015-2016) Forum

[mdu]

First time poster here. UCLA is my top choice. Just curious what kind of scholarships have been going out this year...anyone get 100k+ in merit?

both numbers between median and 75th and I got 75K

Over 75th lsat, 50th GPA here with 90K

Well over both 75th, offered 80K. Not very generous. Why are they offering so much less than T14s??
Is this a bargaining game?

[Lucyfur]

First time poster here. UCLA is my top choice. Just curious what kind of scholarships have been going out this year...anyone get 100k+ in merit?

both numbers between median and 75th and I got 75K

Over 75th lsat, 50th GPA here with 90K

Well over both 75th, offered 80K. Not very generous. Why are they offering so much less than T14s??
Is this a bargaining game?

My guess is bargaining + they don't have as much money as T14 and private schools

[riskaverse]

I suddenly got a fee waiver for UCLA. (I haven't applied) It is also clearly past their Feb 1st due date. Does this mean they'll actually look at my app if I submitted it today?
Wondering if it is worth it to apply just out of curiosity.

Edit: It sounds at least plausibly merit based: "We are writing to encourage you to apply to UCLA Law for the fall of 2016. Based on your academic performance you may be a competitive candidate for admittance and for the possibility of a Dean's Merit Scholarship."

[Draconem]

I suddenly got a fee waiver for UCLA. (I haven't applied) It is also clearly past their Feb 1st due date. Does this mean they'll actually look at my app if I submitted it today?
Wondering if it is worth it to apply just out of curiosity.

Edit: It sounds at least plausibly merit based: "We are writing to encourage you to apply to UCLA Law for the fall of 2016. Based on your academic performance you may be a competitive candidate for admittance and for the possibility of a Dean's Merit Scholarship."

I wouldn't, personally.

I saw the late fee waivers as a school's attempt to boost their application numbers.

Plus, why apply to a school if you're not truly interested?

[proteinshake]

I suddenly got a fee waiver for UCLA. (I haven't applied) It is also clearly past their Feb 1st due date. Does this mean they'll actually look at my app if I submitted it today?
Wondering if it is worth it to apply just out of curiosity.

Edit: It sounds at least plausibly merit based: "We are writing to encourage you to apply to UCLA Law for the fall of 2016. Based on your academic performance you may be a competitive candidate for admittance and for the possibility of a Dean's Merit Scholarship."

I wouldn't, personally.

I saw the late fee waivers as a school's attempt to boost their application numbers.

Plus, why apply to a school if you're not truly interested?

I've heard of applicants submitting even after the June LSAT, so maybe.

[riskaverse]

Thanks for the responses!
I just didn't apply the first time around since I'm not a super obvious shoo-in candidate, though I suppose I have good chances. So scholarship money is a BIG factor.
I might apply after all

[born2strum]

Emailed the dean about where I stood in the merit aid process, and didn't even receive a reply.... :/
>75 for both, so not sure what happened haha.

[worldhunter]

Emailed the dean about where I stood in the merit aid process, and didn't even receive a reply.... :/
>75 for both, so not sure what happened haha.

Relax

[Dexter97]

Please make my weekend UCLA, show me the money!!

[born2strum]

Emailed the dean about where I stood in the merit aid process, and didn't even receive a reply.... :/
>75 for both, so not sure what happened haha.

Relax

LOL
I'm not stressed about it. I just thought it was strange because every time I've emailed a school they're always so prompt in a response.

[Lucyfur]

Anyone savvy want to create c/o 2019 thread?

[pgordon528]

I got in this week via call. They didn't say anything about scholarships. Does that usually come after or did I just not get anything?

[Lextor]

How long should I wait before contacting UCLA about scholarships? I got a very nice offer from USC a month ago, but UCLA has been quiet on the merit aid front. I got an offer for need-based aid earlier this week from UCLA and I don't want to jump the gun if their process is slower. Also, they have and ASD this weekend I am going to, could they possibly be using that as a means of determining who to give aid to? Starting to get nervous hehe..

[IcarusOnWheels]

First time poster here. UCLA is my top choice. Just curious what kind of scholarships have been going out this year...anyone get 100k+ in merit?

both numbers between median and 75th and I got 75K

Over 75th lsat, 50th GPA here with 90K

Well over both 75th, offered 80K. Not very generous. Why are they offering so much less than T14s??
Is this a bargaining game?

Over 75th GPA and just barely under 75th LSAT here with 90k merit

[alora]

Anyone savvy want to create c/o 2019 thread?

i might go ahead and do it soon if one isn't up yet... i won't be able to post a nice banner tho

[proteinshake]

Anyone savvy want to create c/o 2019 thread?

i might go ahead and do it soon if one isn't up yet... i won't be able to post a nice banner tho

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... &start=125

[Lucyfur]

Anyone savvy want to create c/o 2019 thread?

i might go ahead and do it soon if one isn't up yet... i won't be able to post a nice banner tho

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... &start=125

Meh, I will make this my project today.

[Lucyfur]

Voila
UCLA Law Class of 2019 thread

[alora]

Voila
UCLA Law Class of 2019 thread

[Danimals18]

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[jdanz]

Does the status checker ever change to Under Review? I have been complete since 2/19.

[The_Lorax]

Does the status checker ever change to Under Review? I have been complete since 2/19.

I don't believe so, but I could be wrong. I've been sitting at complete since 1/29. GPA and LSAT both inbetween median and 75th %

[philawsopher]

Well over both 75th, offered 80K. Not very generous. Why are they offering so much less than T14s??
Is this a bargaining game?

My offer was a bit lower than expected as well, especially considering I showed them a full-ride to a higher ranked school.

One thing we heard at ASD yesterday, though, was that Dean Mnookin is hoping/planning/promising to instate some kind of tuition guarantee program where the tuition is only going to rise a couple hundred $ each year (she didn't seem to have final numbers). They're already quite a bit cheaper than most other T14 schools (tuition is set by the UC Regents, so they don't have the option of raising it higher and playing the big scholarship game). If you're not a CA resident, apparently there are ways to become one for 2L and 3L. All of these, I think, are reasons why their offers are lower than those of their peer schools.

[proteinshake]

Well over both 75th, offered 80K. Not very generous. Why are they offering so much less than T14s??
Is this a bargaining game?

My offer was a bit lower than expected as well, especially considering I showed them a full-ride to a higher ranked school.

One thing we heard at ASD yesterday, though, was that Dean Mnookin is hoping/planning/promising to instate some kind of tuition guarantee program where the tuition is only going to rise a couple hundred $ each year (she didn't seem to have final numbers). They're already quite a bit cheaper than most other T14 schools (tuition is set by the UC Regents, so they don't have the option of raising it higher and playing the big scholarship game). If you're not a CA resident, apparently there are ways to become one for 2L and 3L. All of these, I think, are reasons why their offers are lower than those of their peer schools.

I just got an email about the fixed tuition thing.

[87mm]

Well over both 75th, offered 80K. Not very generous. Why are they offering so much less than T14s??
Is this a bargaining game?

My offer was a bit lower than expected as well, especially considering I showed them a full-ride to a higher ranked school.

One thing we heard at ASD yesterday, though, was that Dean Mnookin is hoping/planning/promising to instate some kind of tuition guarantee program where the tuition is only going to rise a couple hundred $ each year (she didn't seem to have final numbers). They're already quite a bit cheaper than most other T14 schools (tuition is set by the UC Regents, so they don't have the option of raising it higher and playing the big scholarship game). If you're not a CA resident, apparently there are ways to become one for 2L and 3L. All of these, I think, are reasons why their offers are lower than those of their peer schools.

I just got an email about the fixed tuition thing.

Basically you need to get a California drivers license and live in California for a year (so have a place before the semester starts) and you'll be a resident in a year.