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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
Posts: 113
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Thu Dec 13, 2007 07:02 AM
I just received an e-mail from Chicago School of Law indicating the following "We received all of the necessary documents, and your application file is complete. Your file will be submitted to the Graduate Studies Committee for evaluation."
Does anyone happen to know whether such a notification means that my application will be submitted to the Committee NOW? Or is it sth they always say when they send the complete application notification? In this case "will be submitted" means NOW or in some time in the future?
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gam

Joined: 14 Dec 2007
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Sat Dec 15, 2007 01:51 PM
how many time did it took to chicago to send you that email. I am asking because i sent all my application materials a week ago and i havent recive anything yet
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Sun Dec 16, 2007 09:54 AM
It took them 9 days actually. Not 9 business days, but 9 (plain) days. According to the description of the application process in their website, they say that they might need several weeks for notification. So, I suppose you don't have to worry, since a week seems to be a reasonable delay. When you receive their notification please let me know if they say that your application will be submitted to the Committe for evaluation as well.
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gmu

Joined: 24 Oct 2007
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Tue Dec 18, 2007 01:29 AM
Of course I will let you know. Good Luck
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Fri Dec 21, 2007 08:44 AM
Has anyone else received an acknowledgment from Chicago with regard to their application? Do they say that the application will be submitted to the Committee for evaluation as well?
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Jammin

Joined: 17 Dec 2007
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Fri Dec 21, 2007 08:57 AM
Yes, I received at the beginning of November the email stating that "the application will be submitted to the Committe".

I've been told that they start giving responses by mid-January.

Cheers
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Fri Dec 21, 2007 09:02 AM
So, I guess that the phrase "your application will be submitted to the committee for evaluation" does not indicate that it will be submitted a few days after you receive the notification, but perhaps that it is ready to be submitted to the Committee, when the latter will begin to review the files. Last year I saw in a Chicago thread here that the first students were notified of their admission the 26th and the 27th of January. Thus, I guess we should not expect anything to come earlier than this. I submitted by application on the 5th of December and received a notification about a week afterwards so my file will be probably reviewed later than those who were submitted in November.

[Edited 21 Dec 2007 by L&E-pil]
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Lemonde1978

Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Posts: 17
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Fri Dec 21, 2007 09:28 AM
I have a friend that received the acceptance at the end of January.

[Edited 21 Dec 2007 by Lemonde1978]
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jaguar79


Joined: 19 Dec 2007
Posts: 17
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Tue Dec 25, 2007 07:51 PM
I'm still waiting for my confirmation. Everybody already received some kind of warning?
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Wed Dec 26, 2007 07:36 AM
Jaguar, they say they might need several weeks to send the confirmation. A quick look at last year's threads will prove you that the confirmation might arrive even in February.
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jaguar79


Joined: 19 Dec 2007
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Wed Dec 26, 2007 11:07 AM
I'm impatient! I didn't receive a notification saying that they got my material. Until some notification comes I will be stressed. It is the first time that you people are applying to UChicago?
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gppinheiro

Joined: 19 Jun 2006
Posts: 100
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Wed Dec 26, 2007 06:14 PM
I was also troubled whether Chicago had or not received my materials. So, I sent the Law School an e-mail some 15 days after the materials were supposed to have arrived there, and got a very quick reply stating they had my materials and my application was complete.

[Edited 26 Dec 2007 by gppinheiro]
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jaguar79


Joined: 19 Dec 2007
Posts: 17
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Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:24 PM
There is one professor of mine that will send my last recommendation letter today. Probably this is why they didn't send me anything. I will wait until next week to send them an email for confirmation. Thanks for the tip anyway. Where are you people from? I'm from Brazil.
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Fri Dec 28, 2007 01:25 PM
Then, jaguar, you have nothing to worry about. The reason, why they didn't send you anything was that they were expecting this letter. It is evident. Chicago has the reputation of replying promptly within the scope of the admission process, so I guess that you would be notified in case your file was complete and they didn't expect any supplemental materials. I am from Greece. I wish you good luck!
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Rej

Joined: 27 Dec 2007
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Fri Dec 28, 2007 09:22 PM
I am aware Dean Badger is currently reviewing the applications. Decisions are made on a rolling basis so the first decisions should be expected by late January or early February. You will never regret accepting an offer from Chicago. Best of lucks!
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:37 PM
That's some very useful information Rej! I assume that you're a LL.M. student at Chicago the present academic year, right?
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Rej

Joined: 27 Dec 2007
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Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:56 PM
I am a JSD student. I finished my LL.M. on 2006.
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jaguar79


Joined: 19 Dec 2007
Posts: 17
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Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:11 PM
Finally, they send me today the confirmation e-mail saying that my application is complete. Good look for us all. I hope to see all of you there in September.
And rej, I envy you! Who is the professor that is supervising your JSD thesis and what is the subject of your research?
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PBer

Joined: 09 Jan 2008
Posts: 11
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Thu Jan 10, 2008 07:43 PM
I received the “complete confirmation” e-mail on Dec 10, but no further news since then…

Jaguar, are you from Brazil?
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jaguar79


Joined: 19 Dec 2007
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Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:57 PM
Yes, I'm from Brazil. And you?
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Rej

Joined: 27 Dec 2007
Posts: 62
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Fri Jan 11, 2008 02:22 AM
Richard Posner and I am focusing on how certain Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (Posner's, Eaesterbrooks', and Wood's court) would have been differently resolved if applying a non Law & Economics criteria and how that would have impacted in other areas...
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jaguar79


Joined: 19 Dec 2007
Posts: 17
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Fri Jan 11, 2008 09:55 AM
Rej, sounds very interesting and hard to find that results! Could you tell us a little bit of your background?
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PBer

Joined: 09 Jan 2008
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Tue Jan 15, 2008 01:27 PM
Jaguar, I´m from Brazil too. Sao Paulo...

Abracos!
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Rej

Joined: 27 Dec 2007
Posts: 62
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Wed Jan 16, 2008 10:47 PM
Oh.. it is really hard... For the last 3 years I have been trying to find at least one empiric conclusion or something and I have nothing... I would define myself as a bon vivant whose only real concern is reading, studing and chicks... So, not much of a life... American by election but was born in Africa.
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Nuy

Joined: 20 Jan 2008
Posts: 32
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 02:54 PM
Hi all
i sent my application 10-14 days ago
and they didnt send me any notification e-mail
so i asked them, they did send me e-mail about their application process
currently they're examining all application sent after 2 january
if anyone already admitted , plz let us know
thanks
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