LoveLaughLive (2022-2023)

It looks like we are applying to a few of the same schools. Good luck with your cycle and good luck on your upcoming LSAT. Proctors can be a pain, but try to keep calm and don't panic.

Hey. Looks like we have relatively similar numbers. Also, it's nice to see a fellow PAD on here. I think you're the first person I've seen list that on. Best of luck!

Yeah I had quite a few fee waivers, but also spent quite a bit to apply a lot of places. Hopefully it pays off. We are applying to a lot of the same schools though. Good luck to you too :)

you'll get in to more than one school. Based on your list, I'm callin' USD, Santa Clara and Pacific for for sure admissions :) there are probably other for sure ones but i don't know the other schools that well, the ones out of CA.

Nice to hear from your LoveLaugh. We have a scary amount of similarities application-wise. I am also graduating a year early from college, but don't consider it a detriment but instead a money saver! Otherwise, I am also looking to stay in CA (preferably the Bay/Sac area). Too much going on here with my family, etc. Feel free to put it on the record, but you are going to be fine admission wise. The T2s such as Loyola, Pepperdine, Pacific, Seattle, Santa Clara, etc- you have as good a shot as anyone.

you might want to consider applying to Davis if you haven't. I think for a CA T1, you have a pretty good chance at that school. are you lookin' for a CA school?

ah okay. yeah location is very important to success in law school. Univ of Hawai'i sent me stuff a few times but i hear that the waves get in the way of class :) i'm the same, if I could, I would definitely stay in SoCal, but I don't want to be in USD, Loyola or USC so that leaves UCLA haha. Man, if UCLA decides to take me in, I'd withdraw from every school. I'd go to UCLA full price for Pacific full scholarship :/

Thanks! Good luck to you as well. I'm sure with your softs you'll get into some great schools. I'll be keeping an eye on your page. It's driving me crazy not knowing anything yet.

Congrats on the LSAT score. Great improvement. Good luck on your cycle!

Thanks for the well wishes. I sure hope you're right! Good luck on your cycle as well!

The first one feels really good. Hopefully you'll be getting some soon. It makes it a lot easier to focus on everything else knowing you're in somewhere.

I was bummed about ND, but pretty exited about UVA. I couldn't believe I even stood a chance, even after they offered me a fee waiver I figured my application would just be used to stunt their acceptance stats. But I guess anything is possible - or so I'd hope. Anyways. I think Fordham rejected me... according to their online status checker, although I've not received anything from them. So once again, I guess anything is possible, which is why I applied EVERYWHERE. Good luck in the cycle, your experience should help you for sure.

looks like we are applying to a lot of the same schools and sent in our apps around the same time...good luck this cycle!

Thank you! Hopefully your acceptances will start rolling in! I didn't expect an acceptance at ND so maybe you'll be surprised with an acceptance too! Good luck!

Yeah thats one of the reasons I havnet applied there yet. Plus I went to two colleges, and it would take forever to get the other cert. Hopueflly we hear back soon, waiting sucks

nope. i'm a white female. i have had a really good research job for an international business law professor. i've worked for her for 3 years. so i'm assuming she wrote me a great letter. one of my other letters was from the VP of a large hospital that i interned at this past summer. i also placed in the top 3 in an international business law paper competition. so basically, i'm assuming my softs got me waitlisted. either way, i'm excited. thanks! good luck to you this cycle. once you get your first acceptance it takes a ton of the weight off. you'll do great!

You will no doubt get into some great schools. Good luck and don't forget to love, laugh, and live!

Thanks good luck to you too! I'm waiting for my December results to come back before I start applying... so it remains to be seen how many of the same ones we'll apply to lol... Good luck to you!!

Sorry about the ND rejection. I was denied there as well. Hopefully we'll both be getting good news from some CA schools soon to make up for it though.

yeah its surprised me a bit as well, but oh well. congrats on yours as well :)

congrats on the acceptances so far! good luck on the rest of your apps this cycle.

Thanks a lot and congrats on UOP and SC so far. I'm still waiting on UCLA (crossing my fingers and such) even though I'm sure all that awaits me is a thin white envelope :(

On your two acceptances! I'm sure there will be more

Good luck to you too. I am actually interested to see what kind of turn out UC-Irvine gets. Might not be my first choice but def an interesting opportunity.

Good luck on your cycle as well. You mentioned that you're not a big city person, so why not apply to Davis? You have competitive numbers and would love the environment. :)

No no no no.You don't get to worry, but excitedly and happily anticipate. The good news is, both you (and now me) are going to law school next year. Your numbers look good for Loyola too. So don't sweat it, this is exciting right..... haha.

I'm starting to get anxious as well. I wish the California schools would get a move on. Sorry about UVA. You've still got plenty of good schools on your list though.

...on your acceptances so far! Curiously, is the scholarship from McGeorge per year, or over 3 years? Thank you in advance!

I second that! I'd love to be the exception to the rule at this point. CA schools are notorious for taking their sweet time to do this. My friend applied last year and the UCs didn't send him a decision until around Feb/March.

Uh...yea...you just completely insulted my undergraduate school. Thanks for the input...

kimber1028, I couldn't get onto your page. But the Pacific scholarship is renewable each year. So the 20K is for the first year.

Hey good luck to you too. Pepperdine sounds really cool and our LSATs are strong for them. BTW I did my undergrad at UW and the law building is amazing. I'll hold a good thought for both of us!

I'm positive you'll get into Pepperdine and if everything works out, you can even take me out to lunch! :)

you've been accepted to some fine schools. i am surprised miami put you hold considering your numbers. but you've been admitted to SCU, a very fine school

About the rejections. Hopefully things turn around for you.

Looks like we were in the same batch of bad news letters sent out :\

haha I guess that's true, in a painful, masochistic kind of way. I know what you mean though, I'd rather get rejection letters early rather than wait around and get the same thing later. Congrats on Seattle, I would love to live there. Good luck with everything!

Thanks! I'm very happy about that acceptance. And don't get too dispirited. There's still plenty of time for your schools to let you in. Hopefully you'll get into a couple of your top choices here soon.

This waiting is the pits! I visited Pepperdine, nice place, I couldn't possibly imagine a more beautiful location to go law school. Here's to hoping you get something nice from them, and soon too!

Silly girl, your flirting won't work on me. Besides, both of us need to get accepted into Pepperdine if I'm ever going to collect on our lunch date. :P

congrats to you too. it's going to be tough deciding between schools with so much geographic diversity. also, with scholarships coming in, it makes it even more complicated.

Hey thanks for nice comment. Good luck with your remaining schools. You have quite a few to hear from, so the odds are good you'll get into some!

Thanks. The turn-around was maybe 28 days total from when I submitted. I did apply last year though so maybe that speeds up the process for someone like me. I'm sure you'll hear soon.

I feel your pain on playing the waiting game. :(

i feel your pain, waiting is making me go crazy. i'm trying to limit the number of times i check status checkers because it just feeds the craziness. here's to both of us getting into pepp!

like what all the people above already said, waiting does suck :( But i think you definitely have a good shot at pepperdine! i'm sure you'll jus have to wait a little longer for the good news to come. I'll definitely be watching ur cycle to congratulate once it happens, cuz again i'm sure it will! :D

i'm so sorry to hear about your waitlists! Seeing how much u want to go to pepperdine, i wish it were possible to give u my spot. :( Let's jus hope that more people like me will withdraw so that u can get in! Send in a LOCI and be persistent! ...but of course, not to the point of annoying them. I'm sure there's still a great chance so don't lose hope! It's not over yet! :)

haha it's all good. like you said, it might be a little too "country" or w/e. too bad about the WLs, but that means you still have a chance! be positive :)

u might be surprised but even despite the generous offer from Baylor or an offer of acceptance from hastings, loyola would still be my top choice. but it's mainly because i'm not interested in big law and want to stay in la. For this reason, i'm reeaallly hoping for some money. I really want them to send the decision quickly to put an end to all this dreadful waiting. Keep workin on that loci and lemme know how things go!

Hey, we have similar numbers and I am hoping for the best for you! Pepperdine is my #1 as well, and I am expecting my W/L soon. WE CAN'T GIVE UP!! best of luck to you.

Sorry to see your cycle isn't working out quite as well as you'd hoped. You still have quite a few apps pending though, so hopefully all the good news is waiting. At this point, I think UC Davis is my top choice. However, I'm going to go visit both them and Arizona in the next few weeks to try to get a better idea on where I'd fit in and I'm also waiting to see what happens with Berkeley and USC.

And good luck for the rest of your cycle!

Yeah it was strange for sure, Malibu Cost of living would have been a killer though anyways. Im just sad I wasted my time on the stupid additional essay lol

Good luck with pepperdine!

congrats on the W&L waitlist today. I received the very same letter and feel much the same as you do. I also attended undergrad in the Big 12 ... why no big 12 schools? Best of luck!

Yes! I am in Santa Clara already, at my family's new house three miles from campus. I'll be there... What about you?

Hey, what did you think of SCU? Are you leaning toward it after a visit?

Happy Birthday!! Seems like I came across ur page at the perfect time to congratulate u. :) I wish u luck on the pepperdine waitlist and on loyola (which is where i'll be... unless i get into ucla)!

What about Pacific's Admit Day turned you off about it? I attended the same day you did and found the whole experience rather enjoyable. The mock class was lively, the Dean was inviting, and the student body looked pretty chill. I didn't attend SCU's ASD so I can't comment on it.

They are taking forever. At this point, I'm not sure there's any way I'd be able to go without a huge scholarship offer anyway. I jump back and forth between law schools several times a day. I had been really high on Davis for a few weeks, but I visited Arizona last week and now it's my top choice. I think at this point, everything is dependent on my trip to Las Vegas next week. Although it's not my ideal law school, I think it would be tough for me to pass up full tuition if I decide I like the school. If I don't though, I'll have to decide between Arizona (which I currently like better than Davis) or Davis which is closer to home. Looks like you're starting to get to a decision. Hopefully Pepperdine pulls through for you!

Yeah I have been talking with the schools I am waitlisted at, and I think I will get off probably 2 or 3 of them, but most likely it will be May or June. This Cycle is just really weird so far, so schools are tending to waitlist a lot more then usual. Goodluck with Pepperdine :) What part of CA are you from?

gotta love Orange county :) and Living in Malibu would be fun as well. Im really hoping for Minnesota, which just seems so cold lol. a few of the admissions deans I have talked to have basically said its a tough cycle for anyone to gage, so there most likely will be a lot of movement after the deposit deadline.

I was happy to get a WL from another T-20 school. I had pretty much already made up my mind that it would be too expensive to attend anyway. I'm definitely leaning towards Arizona at this point, but that is certainly subject to change. I'm going to UNLV on Thursday to see if I like the school. Either way, I'll have a decision made in about 3 weeks. You've had somewhat of a rough cycle, but I'm hoping it will end well for you. I think you still have a good shot at Pepperdine and some of your other schools as well. Is Pepperdine an automatic at this point that if you get in you'll go?

I'm actually flying there and back in the same day (it's only a 1 hour flight, so not too bad). I've lived in Vegas for a few months, so I already know what the city is about. I just want to get a feel for the law school at this point. Hopefully Pepperdine will pull through for you. It sounds like it's everything you want in a law school and would be a really good fit. Santa Clara wouldn't be a bad fallback option, but it would still be nice to get into your choice school. Thanks for the well wishes. I'm looking forward to making a decision (even though it's driving me crazy right now).

i didn't go to Legal Scholars Day yet... what did you think of it? I'm considering going for the last one, I only live like a 6-7 hours drive away from Sac. The first two were badly timed with my school stuff, so I couldn't go. I got a WL at W&M, so that's kinda good, I guess. I'd definitely take that over McG. but Loyola said no, so I won't have to worry about Loyola v. McG hahaha

thanks. tulane is actually one of my top choices right now (apart from Hastings and other dream schools), but worried about moving so far from home. I hope you get into Pepperdine, they do have a lovely campus. What did you like most about pepperdine on your visit?

What is your thoughts on UCI, being a fellow orange county res?

Not expensive to live, not a better looking campus in the country, perfect climate, cheaper tuition than almost any other private school in Cali, lots of money flowing into student pockets, famous dean in Dean Ken Star, top ranked arbitration program in the country, school has climbed more than any other in the country in the last 3 years, oh, and have you visited the place? Honestly, if I had the numbers to get me into UCLA or USC, I'd probably choose Pepperdine with a $120,000 scholarship any day. People that overly rely on their LSAT to make their lives perfect by getting them into a top ranked schools are some of the biggest dumbfucks I've met. Put me in a courtroom doing securities litigation with some chump who got a 179 on the LSAT and went to UCLA and enjoy the show. I mean is 150K per year after 3 years not enough salary for these rankings hookers? I don't need more money than that to be happy. Point, if you are a dumbshit people can tell when they meet you, vice versa, and the LSAT doesn't tell you much. Peace. Oh yeah, and if you leave California just to chase the rankings you are a fucking punk little kid in my opinion. Cali is the bomb and Pepperdine proves it.

Thank you and congrats on all your acceptances! I am VERY disappointed by the Pepperdine waitlist--I see that we are the only 2 160 scorers that have been waitlisted thus far :(. However, Im not as disappointed as I would be if I were waitlisted at Loyola. Loyola is my top choice and their admin office is making me extremely antsy these days. My app is still pending! Its so frustrating! Is Pepperdine your no. 1 choice? If so, I wish you the best of luck. Hope you get in!

Somehow ran across your profile. Good luck on your cycle. I'm probably withdrawing from Pepperdine in the next couple of days. Hope that you get my seat!

I'm going to get inside of your pants. :) It will be a challenge to find you. By the way, Santa Clara looks pretty bomb shit too. That would be my choice if needby.

Thanks for the congrats! And same to you. I've been going back and forth between Loyola and Brooklyn, but I'm leaning towards Brooklyn. I've heard good things about BLS and New York is an amazing city. If you have any insight into either of those schools that might help my decision, please let me know! Best of luck.

'Grats on Santa Clara! I am still waiting on my top two choices, so anything can happen. As of today, I am still undecided, and studying for my retake! You will be very happy at SCU... withdrawing was hard for me, since my parents live three miles from campus. Best luck!

Thanks! I honestly have no idea. Chapman is up there because of the scholarship and location. UConn is just because of the rankings. I'm holding out to hear from UNC. What about you?

Hey. UConn vs. SU for where I'm in at. Would take Hastings over either if I get in off the WL. Not sure about Cardozo. Probably not Pepperdine because logistically it's too much. Still don't know about Davis and Fordham since they've had issues during this cycle (its been 3 months at each now without a word). I'm sure I'm out at Irvine and dont really care about the others I haven't heard from.

Hi Fred, Last night I got an e-mail from Miami saying something about getting onto the UMiami account. (they gave a username). I went on there, followed the steps and it sayed... Congratulations... you were accepted yada yada yada. ;) I'm sure the hard letter will come in a few days, as I'm across the country from them. Best of Luck.

Sorry to hear about Pepperdine... but I think you will still enjoy your time at SCU very much! If you're really dead set on Pepperdine, you can always try to transfer out if you want. What I'm thinking of doing is probably just go through with Pacific and prepare for going there in the fall. If W&M decides to positively intervene later, then I'll figure it out then, but I will most likely just take the loss of deposit and whatever else and go with W&M. Although I hear that W&M's waitlists have historically been large, and if you look in the LSN W&M graph, there are more people on WL than accepted, which is ridiculous on their part. Well, looks like both of our cycles are pretty much ending, except that we're in the fortunate (or is that unfortunate?) position of getting waitlisted in our top choices, which makes for MORE waiting (which I know you hate ;). But really, at the end of the day, we're both still going to top-notch law schools that we're happy with. Thanks for your comments, they were always positive, something I sometimes forgot to be during this cycle. I really do appreciate it! :D (a part of me is a little disappointed you're not going to pacific but go SCU! :)

I wish I knew, LLL, I wish I knew. Pepperdine is gorgeous, though! I hope you get off the waitlist! <3

Thanks! It's very exciting to know for sure where I'm headed. Now it seems like there's an even bigger list of things to do before I go. Sorry to hear about the huge ASD at Pepperdine. They've got to have some open slots eventually though. Don't get discouraged!

Check your PM for ramblings. :)

u definitely know my opinion... loyola all the way! :D but yea, it does suck that ur decision is currently based upon a lot of unknowns, like with the pepperdine waitlist and the loyola decision. i'm also sad to read above that getting off the pepperdine waitlist might be hard! it's okay... perseverance conquers all things so have hope! ...but maybe an acceptance from loyola might change everything :D

It appears the cycle treated you very well considering the application avalanche. Out of your list of admits, Santa Clara and Loyola are wonderful institutions. I went to a very similar school (same conference as both) for undergraduate and the community is unbeatable. Santa Clara superior in IP, Loyola the rest. I am rather surprised at your zeal for Pepperdine tho...considering your gregarious online personality. Pepperdine is rather "rigid" in a number of ways- but it is Malbu...so what do I know anyways. You're in a great situation...both options are top-notch. Cheers!

yes, it has been a crazy cycle. i still cant believe that after all that work i got waitlisted at the majority of schools! apparently its not a great time to be applying to grad schools.. unless i hear back from one of the waitlisted schools i will be attending u of miami in the fall. pepperdine was actually my dream schools, so it was prettty devastating getting waitlisted there. i see that youre from cali so youre probably pretty familiar with those west coast schools. id love to hear how pepperdine is way overrrated and that im not missing out... :-) whats santa clara like?

so have you settled on Santa Clara? This has been such a weird long cycle, its crazy thats its almost over.

Let's start a support group for Pepperdine Waitlisters.

Yes, Arizona is the best option I've got. I am excited, but the thought of living in Malibu (and getting to surf everyday) can easily make up 10 rankings, or whatever it is between Arizona and Pepperdine. I have withdrawn from everywhere else, hopefully that helped someone somewhere. I am holding out hope for now as well.

Im currently still waiting on USD financial aid info, which is supposed to get here either hte end of the week or early next week. So with the schools Im in, I will prbly deposit there unless i got off one of these WL. USD jumped up pretty good in the rankings which is nice. Im wondering if UMN UIUC and UIB all moving up will make it harder to get in off the WL though. Crazy that UOP is not even in the top 100 now

hey hey, looks like we're going to be paddling the same boat together. but me for loyola and you for pepp. what did you include in your letter to them other than "i really like pepperdine because..." did you send any addl materials along with it?

i saw that you applied to loyola around the time that i did, and my application is also still pending. as of last friday, they said it was at the end of review. i hate pestering them, and was wondering if you had been in touch and if they mentioned when they might have decisions out? i have to deposit by next friday -- and send it out by at least wednesday -- so time is running out and i would go to loyola in a heartbeat if they accepted me!

What's up. Word on the net is that USD is having computer issues but that a mass of mail was sent this week. So there likely will be something on the front for you in a couple days. As for me, I decided to shoot them a deposit. Between it jumping Loyola in rankings and the quality of life people talk about I can't turn it down for the other places (who all either dropped or I was never that interested). We'll see how the Hastings/Cardozo/Pepperdine wait bops play out. Still no word from Davis or Fordham but honestly I can't be bothered to care anymore.

thanks for all the info on what you're doing to try to get off pepperdine's waitlist. it was helpful. i shall follow suit and maybe try to make a friend in the admissions office the way you have. i have my fingers crossed for the both of us!

thanks for the advice -- i kind of figured that at this point, it would be very unlikely to get accepted, and the most i could hope for would to be waitlisted. at this point i'm trying to stay positive. i am hoping that they wouldn't string me along if i truly am holding out for them just to be waitlisted or rejected. but, come to think of it, that is exactly what rutgers did to me! i will be depositing at seton hall on wednesday, unless i get accepted by loyola before then.

I am going to hold out for Pepperdine and San Diego on the waitlist. I have withdrawn from the others, I hate numbers.

no good news for me from loyola -- i hope you do better! they gave it to me over the phone as i am in a rush to deposit at seton hall, so if you're really curious, i imagine you could do the same.

good luck with pepperdine! i regret not sending in my application there -- it would have been one more egg in my california basket, and is in a much nicer part of town! i'm hoping for the best with southwestern (and i guess loyola if they did indeed waitlist me). but moving out to california at the last minute may be a little difficult.

Throw me 2 more cents, I could honestly stand to hear more ideas. :)

LoveLaughLive! I'm set on SCU; although, if I'm accepted off the waitlist at Pepperdine I'd attend because it's always been my 1st choice. That said, I'm very enthusiastic about SCU. Matter of fact, I was also at the admitted student/alumni reception in LA and I believe we spoke!

ooo, i'm so sorry to hear that! But I'm sure u weren't terribly sad by it, since u already love SCU and have the possibility of attending Pepperdine or even USD! I really hope that one of the waitlists pull through for u! Law school is approaching very quickly. I'm so excited! :)

I'm still having a tough time deciding, as I really like different things about GMU and Pepperdine, and I would be happy in NoVa/DC or LA. I, like you and so many others, am on a handful of waitlists, so this could all change drastically. If I don't end up at Pepperdine, I hope you get my spot! Food for thought, if you really like San Diego though, USD has a very strong hold on that legal market and place almost as well as USC/UCLA grads in San Diego.

Hi! Looks like you have good info about pepperdine. When I visited, the woman at the admissions office told me they didn't go to the waitlist last year, but took 25 people off the waitlist the year before. I've noticed about 30 or so people withdrawing their acceptances this past month from pepperdine so I was wondering if you think this will make a dent in their incoming class and hopefully meaning they'll go to the waitlist? I know they already account for a certain amount of withdrawals, but let me know your thoughts on this if you can. And good luck w/ all your schools! I'm sure it'll work out for you!

Congrats on the decision rendered from USD, I'm SURE it's good news. Did you opt for FT, PT or both?

Good luck with your waitlists...i hope you get into one of your top choices... Pepperdine remains one of my top choices because it is practically on the beach...But both USD and Pepperdine are super close to the beach so I guess it comes down to whether you want to be in SD or Malibu...

Thanks again! I did officially decide, so I will be withdrawing from Pepperdine on Monday. Maybe you'll get my seat or $$, or both! Best of luck!

Congrats on USD :) Im still undecided if I am going to attend, But im really glad you got in :) hopefully pepperdine shows some love too, but USD seems like a great school

USD is a great school, and it's great to know that you love it as much as I do. Needless to say, that's the same reason why I'm strongly considering USD over Davis. The whole UCLA WL situation definitely puts me in an odd situation. Assuming I don't get rejected from the UCLA WL before USD's 2nd deposit deadline on July 1st, I'll probably pick USD and ride the UCLA WL for good news. If not, I'm leaning toward Davis slightly more.

Hey congrats on getting in at USD. I'm really excited about the fall, especially since I know i'll have a fellow conservative to back me up. p.s. i think we are friends on facebook

On San Diego! Looks like you'll be headed to one of your top choices.

If you get off Pepperdine, go with it. It's your first love, can't go wrong with that. :)

Congrats on USD, I told you it was good news! Thanks for the advice, I've already sent an LOCI and 2 additional LOR's. I'm also taking the LSAT again in June, but hopefully I'll hear before then.

Congrats on USD! Thanks for the good info. Good luck w/ your choice!

and congrats on SD!!! have you ever sent a LOCI via email and if so, who did you send it to? i just went on a campus tour at lls and don't know if sending an actual letter telling them how much i liked the campus is too formal or maybe it's more direct if i email a letter? your thoughts?

Congrats on SD! I also wanted to let you know that I officially withdrew from Pepperdine today, so hopefully my spot and money are yours! Sorry it took so long to withdraw, but I wanted to make sure I made the right decision. Best of luck to you!!! Keep me posted

I think the USD is going to suit you a hell of a lot better than Pepperdine. I went to a very similar school for undergrad (in the WCC league)- they have inclusive/open communities, beautiful campuses and are situated in the nicest places in CA. That is especially the case with San Diego. If you havent been there, their sports arena is unreal despite having a rather unfortunate name (The Jenny-Craig Pavilion). Academic wise, San Diego is comparable with Pepperdine. You will have a good shot to finish in the very top tier of your class. Employment stats look good as well. Enjoy.