Berkeley Law c/o 2021 Applicants (2017-2018) Forum

[chrysippusofsoli]

Anyone know if B offers full tuition scholarships? I know they do that weird matching thing but it's supposed to be pretty inconsistent as to which offers they actually match.

I was under the impression that they stopped matching scholarships beginning last cycle. Is this still going on informally?

Formal matching program is over. They negotiate like any other school now.

Thanks for confirming! Hope all that smoke and ash is clearing up!

[cgecker]

Have an ED applicants gone under review? I submitted 10/11 and haven't gotten a completed email (not sure if they send these) or the status checker login.

[urmlaw17]

RD admissions start going out on December 4th!

[AaronCarter]

RD admissions start going out on December 4th!

How do you know this?

[Veil of Ignorance]

Has anyone heard about the possibility to study abroad at Berkeley? All the other T13 include info about which schools you can study at, but not Berk!

[etramak]

Re-checking in. Going to work on writing my Why Berkeley and BLOS essay this week. Unfortunately I can't really see myself going here without the scholarship, so I'm gonna have to focus on this a lot.

[thehours]

Have an ED applicants gone under review? I submitted 10/11 and haven't gotten a completed email (not sure if they send these) or the status checker login.

Also waiting on my status checker email!

[urmlaw17]

Hi!

Is anyone willing to read my Berkeley personal statement?

It's around 2.5 pages!

[Incrementalist]

Have an ED applicants gone under review? I submitted 10/11 and haven't gotten a completed email (not sure if they send these) or the status checker login.

Also waiting on my status checker email!

Got mine about maybe 2 and half weeks ago or so. My status says complete 10/12/2017

[gmg]

Does anyone know if Dean Tom is reviewing applications this cycle or is it someone else since he leaves in December?

[thehours]

Have an ED applicants gone under review? I submitted 10/11 and haven't gotten a completed email (not sure if they send these) or the status checker login.

Also waiting on my status checker email!

Got mine about maybe 2 and half weeks ago or so. Mine status says complete 10/12/2017

Got it!

[urmlaw17]

Did anyone attend the 10/20 tour and application info session?

[grrlater]

Checking in! Also UR currently. Feels like sitting on hot coals. Did not write a why x, kinda regret it now.

[bettyboopydoop]

Checking in here until the official class forum is up!

CA resident, deferred last year.
LSAT > 75%, 25% < GPA < 50%
I wrote a slightly more detailed personal statement and a Why Berkeley essay.

Is anyone at all worried about the dip in USNWR ranking? I understand that there were extenuating circumstances, but it's still a bit of a bummer, no?

[AlPastor]

Almost ready to submit. Extending my PS and writing a Why Berkeley

[thehours]

Hi! Do they dates in the Berk status checker change throughout the review process? What do they mean?

[wsq01]

Hi! Is it normal if my status stay at "We have received your application" for almost a week? Why does it not say completed? I have sent all my materials and every box is checked at the bottom of the page. Is this because I am registered for LSAT in Dec or does it simply take time to go complete?

[#gobroncos]

Hi! Is it normal if my status stay at "We have received your application" for almost a week? Why does it not say completed? I have sent all my materials and every box is checked at the bottom of the page. Is this because I am registered for LSAT in Dec or does it simply take time to go complete?

As I understand it, if you told them to wait on your December LSAT, then you won’t go complete until that score is in. That said, a week is by no means an abnormal amount of time to go complete in any case. It takes longer for most folks.

[wsq01]

Hi! Is it normal if my status stay at "We have received your application" for almost a week? Why does it not say completed? I have sent all my materials and every box is checked at the bottom of the page. Is this because I am registered for LSAT in Dec or does it simply take time to go complete?

As I understand it, if you told them to wait on your December LSAT, then you won’t go complete until that score is in. That said, a week is by no means an abnormal amount of time to go complete in any case. It takes longer for most folks.

Got it, thanks! I didn't ask them to wait for my Dec score, so probably just need a couple more days to go complete.

[urmlaw17]

Would you go to Berkeley under Early Admissions?

It would probably lead to around 160K in debt.

[KENYADIGG1T]

Checking in here until the official class forum is up!

CA resident, deferred last year.
LSAT > 75%, 25% < GPA < 50%
I wrote a slightly more detailed personal statement and a Why Berkeley essay.

Is anyone at all worried about the dip in USNWR ranking? I understand that there were extenuating circumstances, but it's still a bit of a bummer, no?

The hiring of Dean Chemerinsky is going to set the ranking thing straight, so I see the dip as being very temporary.

[bbwannabe]

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[HEARTH]

After the LSAC completed, should I do anything? Just have not get the checker email or any message from the Berk

[tb89]

anyone know if ED decisions are also rolling? or are they all going out in December at the same time?

[bbwannabe]

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