South Carolina c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

[auburnbelle89]

Anyone else's status change to Decision letter mailed?

My application never went "under review" straight from ready for review to Decision Letter Mailed.

Mine never went "under review" either. It just changed from "complete, ready for review" to "decision letter mailed" a couple of weeks ago.

[bmili]

Anyone else go complete in Sep/Oct and still not have movement?

[kmokeefe]

Anyone else go complete in Sep/Oct and still not have movement?

there hasn't been a wave of acceptances on LSN since november 21st so hopefully there will be something soon.

[cutecarmel]

Yea. It was weird but they asked for hours worked/week on the resume. They probably want to see how you balance work and school.

Working on mine. Tweaking the resume to include the hours per week business. Will submit tomorrow.

Is this necessary? I only indicated the hours on the application itself...not the resume.

[cutecarmel]

For those of you who have had decisions mailed, do you mine mentioning when you finished your app and what numbers you have?

[MichNole19]

I submitted my application 11/11 and it went complete 11/18 Letter Mailed 12/7 and my numbers are 3.4/163... Good Luck to everyone else!

[bb0913]

Anyone else go complete in Sep/Oct and still not have movement?

My status checker updated to "Complete/Ready for review" on 10/8. No movement since

[ccmbr006]

Submitted 11/18, complete 11/30, Decision mailed 12/7

3.77/171

[kmokeefe]

Are there ANY in-staters here who have gotten a decision yet? I haven't seen any on LSN.

Come on USC show us some love...

[auburnbelle89]

Are there ANY in-staters here who have gotten a decision yet? I haven't seen any on LSN.

Come on USC show us some love...

I personally am an OOS, but my friend is in-state and he got admitted the same day I did - 11/21. Both of us applied really early, though (September/early October).

[ggibelli]

just checked my status. says a decision letter has been mailed today!

161/3.23

applied 11/7 - complete 11/14

[ccmbr006]

Accepted today. Named a Dean's Scholar, so I was awarded in state tuition + full tuition.

[OhioRider22]

I'm in! Received letter via snail mail today. I'm actually fairly excited about this one since I have a 161 and looow GPA. I'd also love to be in SC, which might be possible if I get some $$. I'm out of state, app was complete in Oct.

[cutecarmel]

How long did it take you all and how did you find out about the decision?

I only submitted a little over a week ago and only went complete a few days ago, so I'm not expecting anything soon. I know they read every piece of your application, but I'm just curious as to how long it takes.

Update: Decision letter mailed. Hope it comes in soon!

[ash0117]

In via snail mail today. In-state tuition plus 6k a year

160/3.88

Not sure where I will be, as I have gotten quite a few offers, but I'm excited!

[cutecarmel]

For those of you who got in, did your scholarship information come in with your admission packet?

[ash0117]

For those of you who got in, did your scholarship information come in with your admission packet?

Yes, it was in the acceptance letter.

[hookem7]

Decision letter mailed today

[ccmbr006]

For those of you who got in, did your scholarship information come in with your admission packet?

Yes, it was in the acceptance letter.

Yup.

[cutecarmel]

Decision letter today! Dean's Scholar-full tuition! Whooot whoot! South Carolina here I come!

For those of you who got in, did your scholarship information come in with your admission packet?

Yes, it was in the acceptance letter.

[OhioRider22]

Time to bump this thread. I'm thinking about taking a trip to Columbia during the second week of January to check out the school and the area. I'm a little worried about being a Northerner in South Carolina, is this a legitimate concern? I mean, I lived in South Florida for 4 years, but that's hardly the South. I've lived in downtown Cleveland for years now, so I'm just wondering if it will be a hard change to make, or if I'll always be considered an outsider? If anyone can speak to this, I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

[eandy]

Time to bump this thread. I'm thinking about taking a trip to Columbia during the second week of January to check out the school and the area. I'm a little worried about being a Northerner in South Carolina, is this a legitimate concern? I mean, I lived in South Florida for 4 years, but that's hardly the South. I've lived in downtown Cleveland for years now, so I'm just wondering if it will be a hard change to make, or if I'll always be considered an outsider? If anyone can speak to this, I'd appreciate it. Thanks in advance.

I grew up in south carolina--most people will not care. However, I will say this: South Carolina is the most insular legal market in the country. If you aren't from SC, I really cannot endorse going there. The school for the most part is only capable of getting you a job in South Carolina, and going to school there is NOT enough to have the ties you need to get a job in SC. You're wasting your money.

[OhioRider22]

I grew up in south carolina--most people will not care. However, I will say this: South Carolina is the most insular legal market in the country. If you aren't from SC, I really cannot endorse going there. The school for the most part is only capable of getting you a job in South Carolina, and going to school there is NOT enough to have the ties you need to get a job in SC. You're wasting your money.

This is basically what I'm worried about. I love the state of South Carolina, and definitely the weather, but this scares me. If I go, I would definitely plan on staying in the state long term. I've heard that the market is dominated by South Carolina grads, but I wondered if attending the school was enough to have the necessary ties to secure a job in South Carolina, or if you really actually have to be born and raised there.

[eandy]

I grew up in south carolina--most people will not care. However, I will say this: South Carolina is the most insular legal market in the country. If you aren't from SC, I really cannot endorse going there. The school for the most part is only capable of getting you a job in South Carolina, and going to school there is NOT enough to have the ties you need to get a job in SC. You're wasting your money.

This is basically what I'm worried about. I love the state of South Carolina, and definitely the weather, but this scares me. If I go, I would definitely plan on staying in the state long term. I've heard that the market is dominated by South Carolina grads, but I wondered if attending the school was enough to have the necessary ties to secure a job in South Carolina, or if you really actually have to be born and raised there.

Let me put it this way: It can be done, but it is very difficult. Going to school there is probably not going to work unless you have really, really good grades (which you have about a 10% shot of achieving).
I'm from SC, and I went to UGA. Employers from SC frown upon THAT. SC is just a tough market.

[OhioRider22]

Let me put it this way: It can be done, but it is very difficult. Going to school there is probably not going to work unless you have really, really good grades (which you have about a 10% shot of achieving).
I'm from SC, and I went to UGA. Employers from SC frown upon THAT. SC is just a tough market.

Thanks for the response, I appreciate it. I'll keep this in mind.