CorpLaw13 (2022-2023)

Good luck with your Davis (& all your other) apps!

hey My status changed on 4/9 and received the acceptance letter on 4/13. No info on scholarships and financial aid. You should contact the admissions office. I live in Southern California.

You definitely need to figure out what happened because my status changed to decision at Hastings on 4/18 and I had my letter by 4/20. Ask them to re-send it.

...I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you.

Thanks for your last message. It meant a lot coming from a former classmate. I know that you'll make a great student also, where ever you go. The fact that you improved your LSAT by nine points is evidence of your potential. Best of luck with Davis.

It's not just you; Loyola is taking forever. But, I guess no news is good news. They're still considering us. Good Luck!

Hope your #1 comes thru!! Congrats on SCU!!

Congrats on Santa Clara. Have you visited SCU? I will be attending in August, but live in NYC, so i have no way of getting out there to check it out. Could you email me if you feel like sharing any info. I won't aggravate you, just a few question.:)

Have you written a letter to Davis? I really think you should. This is what my admissions consultant outlined for me: Start by saying you're grateful to be on the waitlist and would like to acquaint the committee with changes to your application - then discuss anything new you've done since you applied - new grades that bring up your GPA, any new work, etc. If you don't have anything new, still say you're grateful to be on the waitlist, but then move to the next paragraph, which is that Pepperdine is your first choice of a law school and it's a good fit for your application. Here's where you'll need to do some research. Since your personal statement is about child advocacy and your mission statement is about religious persecution, go through the web site and look up classes/concentrations that focus on either of both of those things. Say you want to take those classes, study from the faculty that teach them, etc. Also look up special programs and centers. If I remember correctly, Pepperdine has an institute on Law and Religion - that fits with your Mission Statement. They also have a Legal Aid Clinic that would probably mesh with your personal statement. Talk about how you would not fail to take advantage of these programs. Finally, mention your own history of volunteerism and how this fits with Pepperdine's own tradition of service. You should write this same type of letter for every school where you get wait-listed. Also, make phone calls. Try to get in to talk to admissions officers. If you can't do that, write them emails that are shorter versions of the wait list letter.

for your well wishes. Hastings was tough to turn down, but Fish is the type of firm that I want to end up with after LS. Having that job already negates the need to attend a higher school. Besides, Fish will pay for LS too. Hastings is a better than USD, but not that much better. Good luck with Loyola and Davis WL. But in any case, Santa Clara is a great school if you end up there.

Thanks for the congrats. I applied to Loyola's full-time program only. I didn't check my online status, so I'm not sure if it changed. I would much rather go to Loyola than Southwestern, but I have pretty much decided to not go to law school afterall. I sent back my waitlist reply to Loyola stating so. I came to the conclusion that at 35 years old, I really don't want to work my ass off for the next 3 years only to come out making under $100K and have at least that much in loans to pay back. If I was in my 20's, things would be different. Instead, I'm going to go into real estate. Good Luck to you!

Thank you and Good Luck!