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What does everyone want to do and where do they wanna do it?

Biglaw!! $$$
119
28%
Public Interest #Berkeley
85
20%
Government
43
10%
Other location (Not NE, midwest, south or Cali)
7
2%
California
71
17%
NYC
39
9%
DC
20
5%
Other North East
9
2%
Midwest
13
3%
South
12
3%
 
Total votes: 418

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Re: UC Berkeley School of Law C/O 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by LawschoolHopeful2k16 » Thu Sep 15, 2016 5:04 pm

Does anyone know why Berkeley and Stanford have really high GPA ceilings and seem to place more emphasis on GPA than LSAT?

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Post by KatCoco » Wed Sep 21, 2016 2:45 am

Has anyone who applied for a service fee waiver received it yet?? I submitted the form Sept 1, and nothing. Not even an acknowledgment that they received the form. Frustrating.

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Post by warmcherrysoda » Wed Sep 21, 2016 3:51 am

KatCoco wrote:Has anyone who applied for a service fee waiver received it yet?? I submitted the form Sept 1, and nothing. Not even an acknowledgment that they received the form. Frustrating.
Don't worry. I followed-up and received this response:
Hello,

Thank you for your interest in Berkeley Law and for submitting a request for a fee waiver. Review of fee waiver applications will begin the week of September 26. We appreciate your patience while you wait for a response.

All the best,

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Post by KatCoco » Wed Sep 21, 2016 4:10 am

warmcherrysoda wrote:
KatCoco wrote:Has anyone who applied for a service fee waiver received it yet?? I submitted the form Sept 1, and nothing. Not even an acknowledgment that they received the form. Frustrating.
Don't worry. I followed-up and received this response:
Hello,

Thank you for your interest in Berkeley Law and for submitting a request for a fee waiver. Review of fee waiver applications will begin the week of September 26. We appreciate your patience while you wait for a response.

All the best,
Ah I see. Thanks for the info!

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Post by RictusErectus » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:34 am

Checking in! Looking forward to that 4-page PS :|

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Post by hale95 » Thu Sep 22, 2016 11:43 am

Has anyone's application gone complete yet? Mine has been "received" since 9/2.

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Post by Baby Gaga » Thu Sep 22, 2016 12:17 pm

RictusErectus wrote:Checking in! Looking forward to that 4-page PS :|
It's not fun. I'm trying to pad my 2 page one and I'm struggling. It basically looks like four pages that need editing

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Post by RamTitan » Fri Sep 23, 2016 1:35 pm

RictusErectus wrote:Checking in! Looking forward to that 4-page PS :|
Does it need to be 4 pages? I'd much rather submit a strong 2 page personal statement rather than a padded one

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Post by ProductofUnreality » Fri Sep 23, 2016 3:49 pm

LawschoolHopeful2k16 wrote:Does anyone know why Berkeley and Stanford have really high GPA ceilings and seem to place more emphasis on GPA than LSAT?
Berkeley is a very liberal school and as such believes that GPA is a better determinant of ability than a standardized test. Might be the same for Stanford, but I haven't spoken to any faculty or alumni from there about it.

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Post by whatupbrobro » Fri Sep 23, 2016 11:29 pm

checking in!

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Post by LawschoolHopeful2k16 » Sat Sep 24, 2016 2:13 pm

ProductofUnreality wrote:
LawschoolHopeful2k16 wrote:Does anyone know why Berkeley and Stanford have really high GPA ceilings and seem to place more emphasis on GPA than LSAT?
Berkeley is a very liberal school and as such believes that GPA is a better determinant of ability than a standardized test. Might be the same for Stanford, but I haven't spoken to any faculty or alumni from there about it.
I was also thinking that some of it would be due to the possibility that there are A+s at stanford and there might be A+ s at UC and other CA schools. Plus there might be grade inflation or something around there.

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Post by shoparoundthecorner » Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:28 pm

RamTitan wrote:
RictusErectus wrote:Checking in! Looking forward to that 4-page PS :|
Does it need to be 4 pages? I'd much rather submit a strong 2 page personal statement rather than a padded one
Wondering a similar thing. My personal statement is now a little over two pages. I'm very happy with it and have spent a lot of time polishing it. Is four pages an unofficial requirement?

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Post by KatCoco » Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:38 pm

shoparoundthecorner wrote:
RamTitan wrote:
RictusErectus wrote:Checking in! Looking forward to that 4-page PS :|
Does it need to be 4 pages? I'd much rather submit a strong 2 page personal statement rather than a padded one
Wondering a similar thing. My personal statement is now a little over two pages. I'm very happy with it and have spent a lot of time polishing it. Is four pages an unofficial requirement?
My thinking is that since they've added a "Why Berkeley" essay prompt (first time ever), the four page length isn't as important as it used to be. They previously emphasized talking about why you want to go to Berkeley in your PS, but that obviously doesn't apply anymore.

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Re: UC Berkeley School of Law C/O 2020 Applicants (2016-2017)

Post by USayinBoalt » Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:42 pm

shoparoundthecorner wrote:
RamTitan wrote:
RictusErectus wrote:Checking in! Looking forward to that 4-page PS :|
Does it need to be 4 pages? I'd much rather submit a strong 2 page personal statement rather than a padded one
Wondering a similar thing. My personal statement is now a little over two pages. I'm very happy with it and have spent a lot of time polishing it. Is four pages an unofficial requirement?
It doesn't necessarily have to be 4 pages. I think Berk does this to gauge your interest in the school just like Stanford does with the targeted letters of rec. If you can write an awesome PS that is 2 pages then keep it at 2. Quality over quantity

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Post by shoparoundthecorner » Tue Sep 27, 2016 10:48 pm

KatCoco wrote:
shoparoundthecorner wrote:
RamTitan wrote:
RictusErectus wrote:Checking in! Looking forward to that 4-page PS :|
Does it need to be 4 pages? I'd much rather submit a strong 2 page personal statement rather than a padded one
Wondering a similar thing. My personal statement is now a little over two pages. I'm very happy with it and have spent a lot of time polishing it. Is four pages an unofficial requirement?
My thinking is that since they've added a "Why Berkeley" essay prompt (first time ever), the four page length isn't as important as it used to be. They previously emphasized talking about why you want to go to Berkeley in your PS, but that obviously doesn't apply anymore.
Thanks for the reply! I don't think I'm doing the Why Berkeley because I've already geared the PS to Berkeley (my reasons for wanting to go there are connected to what I wrote about in the PS, so it seemed more natural to put them in the same place.) I'll give it some thought though.

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Post by zeglo » Wed Sep 28, 2016 8:25 pm

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Received email today that app is under review.

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Assasindowntheavenue wrote:Received email today that app is under review.
same, probably under review for a scary long time though

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SilverSurfer2020 wrote:
Assasindowntheavenue wrote:Received email today that app is under review.
same, probably under review for a scary long time though
Yeah earliest admit I've seen is November. Which is technically a month away but still goddamn long.

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Post by ProductofUnreality » Fri Sep 30, 2016 6:01 pm

Assasindowntheavenue wrote:
SilverSurfer2020 wrote:
Assasindowntheavenue wrote:Received email today that app is under review.
same, probably under review for a scary long time though
Yeah earliest admit I've seen is November. Which is technically a month away but still goddamn long.
Got that email as well. Last year I was UR for a while.

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ProductofUnreality wrote:
Assasindowntheavenue wrote:
SilverSurfer2020 wrote:
Assasindowntheavenue wrote:Received email today that app is under review.
same, probably under review for a scary long time though
Yeah earliest admit I've seen is November. Which is technically a month away but still goddamn long.
Got that email as well. Last year I was UR for a while.
Mind saying how long?

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Post by ProductofUnreality » Mon Oct 03, 2016 6:04 pm

Assasindowntheavenue wrote:
ProductofUnreality wrote:
Assasindowntheavenue wrote:
SilverSurfer2020 wrote:
Assasindowntheavenue wrote:Received email today that app is under review.
same, probably under review for a scary long time though
Yeah earliest admit I've seen is November. Which is technically a month away but still goddamn long.
Got that email as well. Last year I was UR for a while.
Mind saying how long?
Don't remember exactly. Couple of months at least and I applied late December.

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Post by oliviaj_j » Sat Oct 08, 2016 5:02 am

Under review as of yesterday!

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Post by dietcoke1 » Tue Oct 11, 2016 12:34 pm

anyone request a fee waiver through their online form? how long does it take for them to respond?

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