Cornell Law School c/o 2019 Applicants (2015-2016) Forum

[B102]

Interview request!!!
Last date change 12/17

[cdavis1024]

Been "ready for review" since 11/30, interview requested today...how long are people getting decisions after they interview? I plan on submitting this weekend. Is the interview a good indication of getting accepted or is it pretty open right now?

+1, thought the interview request was never coming...hope I don't have to wait that long again for a decision.

[BillClinton Jr]

Been "ready for review" since 11/30, interview requested today...how long are people getting decisions after they interview? I plan on submitting this weekend. Is the interview a good indication of getting accepted or is it pretty open right now?

+1, thought the interview request was never coming...hope I don't have to wait that long again for a decision.

I was just thinking this! It says to get the interview in within 10 days so I assume that means they want to get decisions turned around quickly, hopefully. I just want to poke through the thread and see if interviewed people are mostly getting accepted or if this interview is a make or break type of thing

[rska884]

Been "ready for review" since 11/30, interview requested today...how long are people getting decisions after they interview? I plan on submitting this weekend. Is the interview a good indication of getting accepted or is it pretty open right now?

+1, thought the interview request was never coming...hope I don't have to wait that long again for a decision.

I was just thinking this! It says to get the interview in within 10 days so I assume that means they want to get decisions turned around quickly, hopefully. I just want to poke through the thread and see if interviewed people are mostly getting accepted or if this interview is a make or break type of thing

From what I've seen, there have been a bunch of acceptances post-interview, but some waitlists and rejections (so it's no guarantee). I also believe there are still some December interviews waiting for responses; personally, I submitted mine last week and am still waiting, so the turnaround isn't that fast.

[fliptrip]

I was just thinking this! It says to get the interview in within 10 days so I assume that means they want to get decisions turned around quickly, hopefully. I just want to poke through the thread and see if interviewed people are mostly getting accepted or if this interview is a make or break type of thing

Congrats on your good news BC. So far, no one has been admitted without the interview so it is a positive sign, but a few folks seem to have gotten bad news after interviewing, so its not a sure thing. If you've never done anything like it before, I strongly suggest doing a little practice beforehand (I'm pretty sure you can find the questions by poking around here). FWIW, I was admitted about 5 hours after submitting, but that was super early and other folks have had wildy varying wait times. Good luck to everyone!

[Po$eidon]

I was just thinking this! It says to get the interview in within 10 days so I assume that means they want to get decisions turned around quickly, hopefully. I just want to poke through the thread and see if interviewed people are mostly getting accepted or if this interview is a make or break type of thing

Congrats on your good news BC. So far, no one has been admitted without the interview so it is a positive sign, but a few folks seem to have gotten bad news after interviewing, so its not a sure thing. If you've never done anything like it before, I strongly suggest doing a little practice beforehand (I'm pretty sure you can find the questions by poking around here). FWIW, I was admitted about 5 hours after submitting, but that was super early and other folks have had wildy varying wait times. Good luck to everyone!

I interviewed mid-December and haven't heard back. Frankly, I was really awkward in that interview and I think damaged my otherwise good chances. Idk I'm taking my lack of hearing as the very bearish sign it is.

[gamerish]

I interviewed mid-December and haven't heard back. Frankly, I was really awkward in that interview and I think damaged my otherwise good chances. Idk I'm taking my lack of hearing as the very bearish sign it is.

I interviewed in the same time frame and haven't heard anything either. I thought it went quite well so I wouldn't take what you felt as a poor interview as the reason for the silence. I don't know if that makes you feel better or worse lol

[Po$eidon]

I interviewed mid-December and haven't heard back. Frankly, I was really awkward in that interview and I think damaged my otherwise good chances. Idk I'm taking my lack of hearing as the very bearish sign it is.

I interviewed in the same time frame and haven't heard anything either. I thought it went quite well so I wouldn't take what you felt as a poor interview as the reason for the silence. I don't know if that makes you feel better or worse lol

Better. Definitely better. I wasn't awful - it was just super weird and I didn't do a ton of prep questions as they seemed easy but the real things were bizarre-o.

[xtrmriot]

I was just thinking this! It says to get the interview in within 10 days so I assume that means they want to get decisions turned around quickly, hopefully. I just want to poke through the thread and see if interviewed people are mostly getting accepted or if this interview is a make or break type of thing

Congrats on your good news BC. So far, no one has been admitted without the interview so it is a positive sign, but a few folks seem to have gotten bad news after interviewing, so its not a sure thing. If you've never done anything like it before, I strongly suggest doing a little practice beforehand (I'm pretty sure you can find the questions by poking around here). FWIW, I was admitted about 5 hours after submitting, but that was super early and other folks have had wildy varying wait times. Good luck to everyone!

I interviewed mid-December and haven't heard back. Frankly, I was really awkward in that interview and I think damaged my otherwise good chances. Idk I'm taking my lack of hearing as the very bearish sign it is.

Same... Interviewed mid-december, date change to interview received 12/22 and date change 1/14 but no news yet...

[clarf]

Just finished my interview. The questions were not what I expected.

#1 Name a time you helped someone else accomplish their goal.
#2 What are your hobbies outside of work and school.
#3 Name an experience that broadened your outlook.
#4 What do you hope to attain with an education at Cornell.

[B102]

Thank you for posting the questions you had. Are the questions different for everyone? Are there some that are standard?

[WatchClosely]

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[nacogdoches]

Thank you for posting the questions you had. Are the questions different for everyone? Are there some that are standard?

I had four different ones than those, but mine were similarly pretty generic. None of mine felt terribly high pressure type questions.

[B102]

Thanks. Knowing that they tend to be generic like that helps me feel a bit more at ease.

[nacogdoches]

Thanks. Knowing that they tend to be generic like that helps me feel a bit more at ease.

Honestly, I was expecting it to be much harder than it was. Do a practice and learn how long a minute is to respond in, and that's really the only challenge. I feel like if you prepare on questions from another thread (I used the Chicago ones, as I was preparing for my Chicago interview at the same time), and can get your answers down to about a minute, you'll be all set.

Edit: The one question I had that wasn't on that list was something to the effect of describe your ideal law school.

[MrR10]

Ready for review 12/17 and no interview request today I'm starting to get a little worried. Hopefully I'll hear next week...

[gryffinclaw]

Hi everyone! I just joined the TLS community, so I'm a little out of the loop. Have they only begun issuing interview requests? Does Cornell tell you about this through email? Getting nervous because I haven't heard ANYTHING at all from them...

[Po$eidon]

Ready for review 12/17 and no interview request today I'm starting to get a little worried. Hopefully I'll hear next week...

Umm your time frame is fine.

[MrR10]

Ready for review 12/17 and no interview request today I'm starting to get a little worried. Hopefully I'll hear next week...

Umm your time frame is fine.

Thanks for the reassurances Po$eidon! Waiting sucks.

[floralsforspring]

My status date changed today, and you're joking if you don't think I'm 193814871% reading too much into it.

[kylethedog]

Ready for review 12/17 and no interview request today I'm starting to get a little worried. Hopefully I'll hear next week...

Umm your time frame is fine.

Thanks for the reassurances Po$eidon! Waiting sucks.

I am in the same spot as you. i presume we are okay since we havent heard the opposite although it is hard to start worrying

[lydia1121]

Been sitting at "ready for review" since 12/24...anyone else in similar situation?

Ready for Review since 12/18... what can this mean?

In the same situation. Ready for review 12/17. From some of the timelines that some people here have given, I think our situation is rather normal.

Ready for Review since 11/30 complete since 10/21...welcome to the wait

Same here, complete even earlier, ready for review date changed once, haven't changed since 12/24...what a killing wait. Do you mind to PM me your stats?

[proteinshake]

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[cdavis1024]

do most people get interviewed?

It seems that everyone who gets accepted has interviewed, but that there are some rejects and WLs without an interview request.

[courtleigh24]

Been sitting at "ready for review" since 12/24...anyone else in similar situation?

Ready for Review since 12/18... what can this mean?

In the same situation. Ready for review 12/17. From some of the timelines that some people here have given, I think our situation is rather normal.

Ready for Review since 11/30 complete since 10/21...welcome to the wait

Same here, complete even earlier, ready for review date changed once, haven't changed since 12/24...what a killing wait. Do you mind to PM me your stats?

Finally got interview request Friday 1/15. PM me for stats.