Feel free to provide info for the schools I don't have the info on. I personally applied to most T14s, but there's a few I skipped. I'm also sitting at complete or UR for most places, so insight on what happens if you're dinged vs. accepted is greatly appreciated (though I'll also search individual school threads for the info). I'm going to start the post with the T25 but feel free to comment with info on any other schools that you have knowledge of!
Note: Since some schools haven't even had their first wave of acceptances yet, I used info from the previous cycle to fill in the blanks and question marks mean I'm not sure if the information is accurate!
Yale
No status checker
Notification of completion via email (usually around one or two weeks after submitting via LSAC?)
Accepted: phone call and email confirmation
Area code: 203
Dinged/WL: email
Fin aid: need-based
Harvard
Status doesn't change after being marked complete until decision
Received (?)
Complete
JS1 invite (link sent via email)
JS2
Accepted: phone call, status change on status checker
Area code: 617
Dinged/WL: email notification of status update, PDF letter
Fin aid: need-based
Stanford
Complete
Decision letter sent
Accepted: phone call
WL/dinged: snail mail
*Some people WL/dinged last cycle called after seeing DLS on the status checker and admissions told them their status so they didn't have to wait*
Fin aid: need-based
Columbia
No changes on status checker after completion
Completion pending
Complete
Interview request (not everyone accepted is interviewed)
Accepted: email (with PDF of acceptance letter), snail mail
WL (reserve): email (with PDF of WL letter)
Dinged: email (?)
Fin aid:
Chicago
Application received
Application complete (receive email notification)
Application under review (UR1): first committee read
Interview request
Application under review (UR2 - date change): interview done
Application under review (UR3 - date change): second committee read
Application under review (UR4 - date change): usually a few days before decision
Accepted: email, status checker
WL: email, status checker
Dinged: email
*Note: According to 2019 thread, some people were WL without interviewing; additional note: Some people are reporting going UR2 without an interview request --- am not sure if it is an indicator of anything yet
Fin aid:
NYU
Application being processed
Complete
Under review (UR1; tends to happen within a few days)
UR2 (date change) *Not necessary for decision*
Decision letter sent (DLS)
Accepted: phone call, may take a few days post-DLS notification. After going DLS, can try to log-in to the Admitted Students Website. Some got an email + snail mail
Area code: 212, 201, 646
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid:
Penn
Incomplete
Complete
Under review (UR1)
UR2 (date change)
Accepted: phone call
Area code: 215
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid:
Berkeley
Incomplete
Complete
Under review
*Date changes may occur, but they appear to be unimportant*
For some...
Faculty review 1
Faculty review 2
Accepted: phone call, email (some people just email), status checker
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid:
The Magical Michigan Status Checker
Literally updated daily; can take a few weeks to receive status checker info
Incomplete - In Process
Complete
Accepted: status checker (Admit) + "Congratulations..." message, email, snail mail
WL: status checker (Waitlist offer extended --> Waitlisted), email
Dinged: status checker (Deny), snail mail
Fin aid: email, usually at least a couple of weeks after acceptance notification
UVA
Incomplete
Complete
Under review
UR2 (Date change; not required for acceptance)
Interview request (May be before or after UR2)
UR3 (Date change; not everyone)
Accepted: status checker (thanks laquered up), snail mail, or email
Area code: 434
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid:
Duke
Incomplete
Complete
PT:
UR
UR 2: a few days before DLS
Decision made, watch for e-mail
RD:
Ready for review
UR
UR2
Decision made, watch for email
Accepted: email
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid: CSS profile & online scholarship form --> schedule interview; snail mail
Northwestern
Incomplete (can stay incomplete for awhile depending on interview)
Complete
Decision letter available within 24 hours
Accepted: Decision Letter Delivery System (DLDS; https://www.law.northwestern.edu/form/a ... /login.cfm), email
WL/dinged: DLDS
Fin aid: scholarship application, CSS, FAFSA
Cornell
Application received
Application ready for review
Application ready for review (date change)
Interview invite via email
Decision rendered (?)
Accepted: phone call, status checker, email
Area code: 607 (thanks playersball)
WL/dinged: email, status checker
Fin aid: submit fin aid forms --> email
Georgetown
Incomplete
Complete *No dates listed*
Interview invite (not required for acceptance)
NO FURTHER STATUS CHECKER UPDATES
Accepted: snail mail
WL/Dinged: email
Fin aid: feeler email asking how G-town fits in to your career path/how much money you want; email notification of award
UT Austin
*I hate their status checker, just saying*
Initially processed date
Received (under Application Items)
Some OOS asked for Why UT
Accepted: phone call, status checker (usually after other forms of notification, "The whole page changes. The top says something like admitted and date. Then you have links to the admitted student website and some information about UT. And a list of important dates (deposit, ASDs, etc)." - thanks govlife!), also status checker has "Admission granted on [insert date]" message at top of page
Area code: 512 (thanks Sarastro)
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid:
Vanderbilt
Incomplete
Complete (can go complete prior to interviewing)
Decision mailed (with date)
Accepted: email, "Black Box" via snail mail
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid: email notification
UCLA
Incomplete
Complete
Accepted: phone call, email, snail mail
After acceptance, status checker top message changes to "Congratulations on your admission...", requirements change
Area code: 310
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid: notifying no later than early-March (according to fin aid email); email notification
WUSTL
Documents received
*Blurb at top of page indicates application is under review but status checker doesn't change for this
Interview *not necessary*
UR2 (date change)
Accepted: email
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid: email (thanks amberb94!)
USC
Incomplete
Complete
Under review
Decision finalized
Accepted: email (some people have also mentioned the status checker updating with seat deposit information)
WL: status checker, email (?)
Dinged: snail mail, email (?)
Fin aid: email that directs you to your admitted students site, then there is a section of the site that has a PDF of the scholly info letter (as far as I can tell, you don't end up receiving a physical copy)
Boston University
Incomplete
Complete
Decision made (many are saying this has happened AFTER the call)
Accepted: phone call, status checker eventually changes
Area code: 617
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid: I received mine in my admission packet (was admitted early-Feb); I think those admitted in earlier months may have received emails (?)
Iowa
Received
Complete
UR
UR2
Accepted: email, status checker
WL/dinged:
Fin aid:
Emory
No status checker
Email when complete
Accepted: snail mail (via FedEx)
WL/dinged: ?
Fin aid: included in acceptance letter
Minnesota
Incomplete
Complete
UR (?)
Decision
Accepted: status checker and/or phone call, package follows in mail
Area code: 612
WL/dinged: email
Fin aid: phone call, snail mail
Notre Dame
Complete
Complete (date change(s))
Decision made
Accepted: email, snail mail (?)
WL/dinged: snail mail (?)
Fin aid:
Arizona
Complete
Committee review
Decision mailed
Accepted: snail mail, email
WL/dinged:
Fin aid:
Boston College
Complete
Under review
Decision rendered
Accepted: email
WL/dinged: email (?)
Fin aid: notifying in February
George Washington
Complete
Under review
NO FURTHER STATUS CHECKER UPDATES
Accepted: email
WL/dinged:
Fin aid: included in acceptance letter
