rainking78 (2022-2023)
Application Information
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| # | Law School | Status | Type | $$$ | Sent | Received | Complete | Interview Date | Decision | Updated | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #8 | Chapman University | Rejected | Type: RA | Sent: 08/01/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 02/14/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #7 | Southwestern University School of Law | Accepted W | Type: RA | Sent: 01/07/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 04/01/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #7 | California Western School of Law | Accepted A | Type: RA | Sent: 01/12/20 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 02/09/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #5 | Santa Clara University | Rejected | Type: RA | Sent: 01/08/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 04/01/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #4 | University of the Pacific | Rejected | Type: RA | Sent: 01/08/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 04/24/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #6 | Loyola Law School | Waitlisted | Type: RA | Sent: 01/07/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 05/20/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #6 | Pepperdine University | Rejected | Type: RA | Sent: 01/07/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 04/04/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #4 | University of San Diego | Rejected | Type: RA | Sent: 01/07/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 04/21/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #3 | University of California Hastings | Rejected | Type: RA | Sent: 01/07/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 03/13/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #1 | University of Southern California | Rejected | Type: RA | Sent: 01/07/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 03/14/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #2 | University of California Davis | Rejected | Type: RA | Sent: 01/07/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 02/24/06 | Upd: 17 years | ||
| #9 | Thomas Jefferson School of Law | Accepted W | Type: RA | Sent: 01/09/06 | Rec: -- | Comp: -- | Inter: -- | Dec: 02/28/06 | Upd: 18 years |
Visitor Comments
as of right now it looks like Cal Western for me..the only other school I would attend if I got in would be UNLV. I am just SO excited that I actually am going to law school :)
hey thank for the good vibes :) You applied to 8 of the same schools I applied to!!! And your #1 is my #1- USC. And congrats on cal western!!!! I wish you the very best of luck and I am keeping my fingers crossed for you!!!!!!!!! Good Luck and hopefully we will be Trojans this fall :) :)
hey. thanks for the encouragement! The girl I talked to said that she really liked Cal Western because of the location and the career center, which was really active in helping student line up jobs. I talked with her in early 2005 (Feb/March) and she already had a job waiting for her. It was in public interst law, which she said she really enjoyed. She seemed really content with her expereince and had only good things to say about Cal West. I had not heard of it until that point but her enthusiasm led me to research and apply. Speaking from experience, the city of San Diego would be a wonderful place to establish a law career. The weather, the proximity to Mexico, the proximity to LA, the beach, the nightlife, the job market, all good good good.Are you leaning towards Cal West? Congrats and good luck with the rest of your apps! janelle
Hi there...thanks for writing such detailed descriptions of your visits. it really does help with the choosing process. good luck and hope the best for ya!
thanks so much for your details in your visits. I am going to CWSL in May, but I went to their reception in Phoenix last week and I have to agree they are the nicest, most helpful people I have ever been in contact with at a law school! And the career help part is true, there were so many alumni at the reception who had gotten their jobs through fellow alumni even here in Phoenix. I actually dont feel like I am settling for a "fourth tier" school anymore...
Your candor and thoroughness is much appreciated. Thanks for such a useful post. Good luck!
Fellow teacher? Thank you for all your comments about the schools. I am going down to LA next week to tour as well. What did you mean by "blue-blood" at Chapman? Conswervative. Ive never heard that term before. I wish I could say that Cal West has been great to me, but they havent returned phone calls or emails. I applied in early October and still no word though I clearly am within their range of acceptance. Perhaps I will see you at one of those schools!
I worry about the pass, but they didnt give me enough time when they accepted my deferral to get them the money. I also wanted to run through the process in a much more organized way. I hacked through it last year not knowing what I was doing. Its worked out for me financially. I bought a place two years agi here in Portland that has done well. I didnt want to sell last spring when proces were going up up up... Now they have leveled off and I am more comfortable selling and moving on. My email, if it isnt on here already is bcensoni@hotmail.com (Im from East Lansing, MI originally. The Midwest is a great place to grow up in and an even better plce to move on from. Good luck)
I think you're making a grave error by going to CW over SW. There has been now crime at SW. The school is well known in CA and Cal Western is the place to go if you have no other options. Don't be fooled by how nice they are on a visit. They just want to sel themselves to you. I may not end up at SW if I get into USD, Pepperdine, or Loyola, but I might actually consider SW oever Pepperdine. George Mason is high on my list as well. I know I sound like I'm rambling on, but re-think. Most CW folks didn't get in to Southwestern.
My typing is full of errors. Sorry!
WOW! Congrats on SW!!!! To be honest, everyday I question my choice to go to Toledo, I'm from L.A and I have lived here most of my life, leaving just seems so surreal... if Southwestern comes through, I dont know what my choice would be... Have you been up to Pacific?
Thanks for the good vibes!!!! Good luck to you too with the rest of your apps!!!!!!! Question- why would you pick McG over USD?
i got accepted on friday of last week, so you should probably hear from them this week. it looks like we applied at the same time. i want to do part time there because i can teach history at junior colleges in sac. i'd rather go somewhere better, but if i have to go there so be it. supreme court justice kennedy teaches an intl law course in vienna every year; i dont think that would suck too badly. and if you go pt there, you can always transfer full time. good luck. i also applied to loyola, i just forgot to put it up.
maybe it wouldn't hurt to call mcgeorge and find out why such a delay. but i applied pt, so maybe it was a lot easier to process (due to the smaller applicant pool).
Thanks for the advice! Let me know if you end up going there! It seems like a great school and it's nice to hear that the people are friendly. Best of luck to you and I may hit you up with some questions! Thanks!
Nice write up on CWSL. I just got in to CWSL and am seriously considering it over Gonzaga. Do you know anything about the attrition rate? Do they cut out the bottom 30%? Thanks for the info and congrats on Southwestern!
I see Loyola is admitting more people from the waitlist (which I'm also on) into their PT program... would you attend if they offered it? Did you check off that box in the WL letter??
Are you considering them at all? or would you pick Cal Western over them?
If you want to work for Big Law, Southwestern has a way better reputation. Summer Associates land spots at all the big firms in the LA area, plus, their network is awesome. People in LA who know about law school, know this school is very under rated. I have a good buddy graduating from CalWestern. Mid-size firm offers have trickled in, but it looks like he is going to the SEC for a few years/experience. Both schools are solid, but Southwestern has the better rep.
hey, thanks for the blurb. I dunno man... those uc schools are pretty paticular in who they want (i.e number whores) so to see smeone with similar numbers given the thumbs down is very disheartening. also i highly reccomend applying to usd pt and switch to ft after the first semester. the numbers to get in pt are drastically lower. if you're going ot make a bit of a road trip here in socal i reccomend also visiting loyola. it is literally 3 miles down wilshire from southwestern.SW's campus is gorgeous, well the library is, the rest is industrial. its in koreatown, so lots of interesting places to eat around the area. usd and cal west's campuses are much to look at. but im sure you're visiting to answer your question rather than a site seeing tour. goodluck!