hrr203 (2022-2023)

did you apply for full time or part time at cardozo?

I applied full time for admission to the January '06 term.

Hey, congrats on the acceptance to Cardoza. I'm applying there as well. What do you think of it? Also, how long after your file was complete before you got the call?

Hi, thanks for the congrats...though I recently withdrew my application. A few days before the start of the January term at Cardozo, I got a call from Fordham accepting me for their Fall '06 term so knowing that I at least have Fordham in the bag, I decided to forfeit my place at Cardozo and see if I can get into any other schools. Though I'm not going to Cardozo, I did do a lot of research on the school and given that I did not apply to any school that I did not feel comfortable attending, I think Cardozo is an excelent insitution. They have an excellent faculty and high NY state bar passage rate. They can also provide a route to Biglaw work if you manage to be highly ranked in your class. They're at an excellent location in the Village and their facilities have been thoroughly renovated in the past few years. The only possible negative is that since Cardozo is a relatively young school, its alumni base is somewhat shallow which as you may know, is an important(not critical) part of obtaining post-law school employment. In general though, I have been much more impressed with Cardozo than I have been with Brooklyn, a school to which it is often compared... Since I applied for admission to the January term, admissions reviewed my file very quickly. I submitted my app. on Nov. 28(my file was complete within a day) and got a call from the Admissions Dean on Dec. 7 which would equal to a review period of roughly 10 days. Hope this helps...

congrats! your stats are awesome, and you\\\'ve proven that numbers aren\\\'t everything. :) best of luck wherever you end up going!

Thanks, your comments are appreciated. Best of luck with applications as well.

Hi, thanks for your best wishes...good luck with your apps as well. Other than a few references to their programs and institutes, my Fordham PS was not particularly specific and could easily have been used for other schools with minor editing. In reality, I suspect that it was the substantive content of the PS that helped me get through(given my UN background, I focused on the legal balance btw civil liberties and counterterrorism). This, plus the fact that my LOR were all quite solid(including one possibly very influential to Fordham admissions) helped put me over the top.

you got into fordham. that's so stinkin' awesome.

Thanks for your comment. It's greatly appreciated given that it's very likely I will end up at Fordham. Best of luck with your applications.

on Fordham. I am thinking of applying, but the UGPA might kill me.

...on Fordham...I'll most likely be there in the fall, as well...pending a miracle from one of my reach schools...just curious about your award there...was it a scholarship, and did you have to fill out anything other than their normal financial aid app,,,? thanks and see you in the fall...x x