tortillachip (2022-2023)

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Application Information

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# Law School Status Type $$$ Sent Received Complete Interview Date Decision Updated
California Western School of Law Accepted Type: RA Sent: 02/23/08 Rec: 03/05/08 Comp: 03/06/08 Inter: -- Dec: 05/07/08 Upd: 16 years
Santa Clara University Accepted Type: RA Sent: 01/25/08 Rec: 01/29/08 Comp: 02/08/08 Inter: -- Dec: 04/10/08 Upd: 16 years
Southwestern University School of Law Accepted Type: RA Sent: 01/25/08 Rec: 01/29/08 Comp: 02/08/08 Inter: -- Dec: 05/02/08 Upd: 16 years
University of La Verne College of Law Accepted W Type: RA $18,500 Sent: 01/25/08 Rec: 01/30/08 Comp: 01/31/08 Inter: -- Dec: 03/04/08 Upd: 16 years
Loyola Law School Rejected Type: RA Sent: 01/29/08 Rec: 02/01/08 Comp: 02/05/08 Inter: -- Dec: 03/28/08 Upd: 16 years
Western State University Accepted W Type: RA $18,000 Sent: 02/09/08 Rec: 02/09/08 Comp: 02/11/08 Inter: -- Dec: 04/14/08 Upd: 16 years
Chapman University Waitlisted W Type: RA Sent: 01/25/08 Rec: 01/25/08 Comp: 02/08/08 Inter: -- Dec: 02/27/08 Upd: 16 years
Thomas Jefferson School of Law Accepted Type: RA Sent: 01/30/08 Rec: 02/01/08 Comp: 02/05/08 Inter: -- Dec: 03/03/08 Upd: 16 years

Applicant Information

  • LSAT: 152
  • LSAT 2: -
  • LSAT 3: -
  • GRE : -
  • LSAC GPA: 3.52
  • Degree GPA: 3.57
  • School Type: UC
  • Major: -

Demographic Information

  • City: -
  • State: California
  • Race: Latino
  • Gender: Woman
  • Under Represented Minority: Yes
  • Non-Traditional Applicant: Yes
  • Years out of Undergrad: -

Extra Curricular Information

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Additional info & updates

I began to apply this week. I'm extremely nervous.
Southwestern and Chapman have emailed me letting me know that my file will be complete in the next two weeks.
Let see what happens:)

02/08/08

I received emails from Chapman and Santa Clara, my application is now under review. I checked my status with Southwestern, and my app is also under review.
The lady from Admissions at Chapman emailed me today. She wanted to know if I wanted to submit another letter of rec. They are so friendly at Chapman and they respond very quickly to emails.
I'm crossing my fingers:)

02/15/2008
I received confirmation emails from Santa Clara, Chapman and Southwestern stating that my app was complete and under review. I haven't heard anything from the rest of the schools I applied to. It Makes me a little worried, or perhaps the anxiety of having to wait for a decision has gotten to me. I'm staying positive:)

02/22/08
This week I spoke with La Verne and Thomas Jefferson. I was a little concerned that I had not received a confimation of my apps. La Verne and Thomas Jefferson both informed me that they do not send out anything that indicates that they have received an application.
When you call admissions @ Thomas Jefferson you will probably get voicemail. Don't discourage, they do call you back! The lady from La Verne was not very friendly:(
Still waiting for decisions:)

02/27/08
I just checked my application status online @ Chapman, I have been waitlisted:(

03/03/08
Got accepted to TJSL! Thank G-d:)

03/04/08
Got accepted to La Verne with an $18,500 a year scholarship! Once again, Thank G-d:)

03/12/08
I am officially going insane;) The process is driving me crazy. I check my email 20 times a day and I check this site way to often. Now that I got that off my chest, some updates. Two weeks ago I received an email from Southwestern. They provided me with a link that had some financial aid forms I needed to fill out. They also ask that you sign up and fill out another form with NEED ACCESS. Need Access provides loans and scholarships. Back in January I received an email from Southwestern that said I was invited to their diversity/admitted students day. I hadn't applied to Southwestern when I received the email so I viewed it as a good sign. Since that email I haven't been invited to anything else:( Maybe they saw my application and thought ahhhhhhhh maybe not.

I'm trying to be as detailed as possible in my updates because this site really has helped me, and I hope I can help others in this stressful process.

05-02-08

I got my rejection letter from Loyola, it was to be expected. I knew Loyola was a huge reach with my numbers. But with bad news comes good news, I got accepted to Southwestern and Santa Clara. It took Southwestern forever to give me an answer, I think the admissions staff got tired of me calling to see what had happened to my app. I was a little scared that it was going to be a rejection, but no :)
I called California Western and they are extremely friendly, and they apologized that the process was taking so long...wow. I was shocked by how nice and helpful they are. The lady at admissions informed me that I will get my answer next week.
I'm going to decide which school I'm going to when I have heard from Cal Western. I'm going to write down the pros and cons of each school and I'm also going to keep in mind how much money I will receive from scholarships from each school.
I already started packing, I can't believe that I'm going to law school!!!

05-10-08

I got an email from CAL Western informing me of my acceptance!!! I'm happy that I got accepted. Also this marks the end of my cycle...finally, it was a long journey.
So now I must decide.....ba ba baaaaaaaa!

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good luck
Sunday, September 18 2005 at 08:00 PM

Hi there...thanks for your msg. Congrats on TJSL. How do you rank TJSL on your list? You may hear about a scholarship award or any other financial aid about 4-7 days after your acceptance letter.

Southwestern
Saturday, December 29 2007 at 07:00 PM

Haha yeah, Chapman's waitlist is a joke. They waitlist the world, and as for acceptances...they only seem to care about high LSAT scores so they can have a better average to improve their US News ranking. They also seem to give applicants no clue as to how long they'll be on the waitlist. As for Southwestern, the only thing I've received from them is an email about their financial aid program. I had to fill out this form on their site, and also fill out an annoying 'Need Access' appliction through the site. Hopefully you hear from Southwestern soon, and we'll both be able to send very satifying withdrawal letters to Chapman. best of luck to you!

Southwestern
Saturday, December 29 2007 at 07:00 PM

That's cool, keep me updated on what you hear from Southwestern. I'll let you know if I hear anything as well, same with Loyola. I would also love to withdraw from Chapman in your style, but it's not worth the gas $$ to drive there haha

TJSL
Sunday, February 17 2008 at 07:00 PM

How long from when you applied did it take to hear back from tjsl?

Southwestern info
Saturday, December 29 2007 at 07:00 PM

Hey thanks for the info on Southwestern, that's very helpful, so I guess we should be hearing any day now! As for the seat deposits, I know how you feel. I'm just sending one to Gonzaga and withdrawing from everywhere else, but I really hope Southwestern comes though because it would be nice to stay in California. Anyway, good luck to you and let me know how it goes!

Waitlisted!
Saturday, December 29 2007 at 07:00 PM

I was waitlisted by Southwestern, noooooooooooo!!!! I found out through their status checker. I'm not sure what my chances are now, but i've heard bad things about waitlists haha

apps
Saturday, December 29 2007 at 07:00 PM

Yeah I know, I loved Chapman's email, especially the last line haha. I think I'll be going to Gonzaga, they're ranked a lot higher than Chapman in tier 3 and definitely above SW now. Other than the cold weather, I've heard lots of good things about Gonzaga so I'll be happy to go there. I still have to hear from my top 3 choices, but it looks like I'm going to need a miracle for those... anyway best of luck to you, hopefully we'll get some great news soon and finally find out where we're going!

Thank you
Sunday, February 17 2008 at 07:00 PM

Thanks for letting me know about waiting for the acceptance letters. I still havent heard anything from anyone. Completly giving up hope.

congrats
Sunday, September 18 2005 at 08:00 PM

Just want to extend best wishes to you and your first year in law school!!! Have you decided where you will attend? I may be heading to Southwestern this fall.