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justme

Joined: 19 Dec 2007
Posts: 17
Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Thu Dec 20, 2007 08:45 AM
Hello everyone,

I completed my application to berkeley a couple of days before the deadline, and I would like to know if Berkeley does usually send an acknowledgement confirming that they have received all of the application materials.

Thank you
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
Posts: 113
Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Thu Dec 20, 2007 06:31 PM
I called Berkeley admissions office a week after I sent my application (first days of December) to ask if they send a "complete application notification". They said that typically they don't send sth like this and they would only communicate with the applicant if there is sth missing, but I guess that now that the deadline has passed they wouldn't do such a thing either. However, in last year's fora I noticed that people did receive such a notification from Berkeley, but that was quite late (2-3 months after they sent their applications), so right now I'm actually confused about the whole thing. If there is someone out there who could provide us with more information, I would appreciate it (although I don't believe that anyone whould show up since most visitors of this board have the "take as much as you can and give nothing in return" attitude).

[Edited 20 Dec 2007 by L&E-pil]
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justme

Joined: 19 Dec 2007
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 06:45 PM
Hey L&E Pil,

thanks a lot for your reply.

Looking forward for any further info from anyone in the forum

Best
justme
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superbuffon

Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Posts: 11
Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:49 PM
I do received such notice that informed me that my transcript and certification letter are missing. In fact I indeed collected my transcript and certification letter in mypacket. So I called them yesterday and I received a Email later:

If you feel certain that you have already submitted all the required
documentation to us, it is likely that we simply haven't processed your
application materials already. Because of the volume of material we are
currently receiving, there is a significant delay between when materials
arrive in our office and when they are integrated into the proper
application packets. Reminders sent during this period of delay, such
as the one you received, may not take into account materials which have
been sent but not yet integrated.

If this is the case, please disregard the e-mail. We will be sending
out another round of e-mail notifications the week of January 7th. If
you receive another notice at this time, it will mean that your
materials still have not reached us, at which time you may wish to
re-submit them. Until that time, if you are confident that we should
have your application materials, please don't worry.
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Fri Dec 21, 2007 08:32 AM
Thank you superbuffon for the prompt and very elucidating response to our queries. I guess that if we've done sth wrong with the application, they will let us know in mid-January. But still it seems that they don't send out "complete application notification" but only notice whether sth is missing. Since I am sure that I have included everything in my file I guess I don't have to worry. Good luck superbuffon with your application to Berkeley and once again thank you very much for the response!
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Tomi

Joined: 30 Mar 2007
Posts: 14
Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Tue Jan 15, 2008 08:08 AM
I wrote them yesterday and asked them regarding my application stsaus. They answered:

"According to my records we have received your application but have not yet completed processing your application packet. We expect the processing stage to be completed by the end of January, at which time we will contact all applicants."
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principessa555

Joined: 08 Jan 2008
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 05:45 PM
I have just called Jason at the Admissions Office and he told me that the final decision will be given by April!!!

They will only send an email to all the applicants stating that the records are complete.

I really thought the answers would be given earlier! I can't wait anymore

Does somebody has new information?
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L&E-pil

Joined: 08 Nov 2007
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Fri Jan 18, 2008 08:07 PM
I have just called Jason at the Admissions Office and he told me that the final decision will be given by April!!!


April??!!! That's great! The wait is gonna kill me!
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principessa555

Joined: 08 Jan 2008
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Sun Jan 20, 2008 08:40 AM
But it seems that last year the answers were given in earlier March...
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Jai1

Joined: 01 Jun 2007
Posts: 42
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Sun Jan 20, 2008 08:55 AM
Until last year, they made decision on rolling basis... some of the students got their decisions in January itself... but from this they changed their procedure and accordingly the decisions will be made only once, in April... I have received an email from Jason Shepherd that the decisions will be made in April...
regards
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principessa555

Joined: 08 Jan 2008
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Sun Jan 20, 2008 06:05 PM
Okay I understand now..
Thank you! but I cant wait til April. I'm gonna have all my answers before
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The Counsel

Joined: 09 Dec 2007
Posts: 148
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Sun Jan 20, 2008 09:06 PM
I also applied to the program at Berkeley, and yet without any answer.

Can someone tell me if someone at Berkeley actually answers e-mails or phone calls? Who can help me at Berkeley?
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principessa555

Joined: 08 Jan 2008
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 06:57 AM
Jason at the Admission Office answers phone calls and emails..

I've read you have been accepted to uva (where I have also apply), What are you going to do?

ps I'm from Paris and you?
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The Counsel

Joined: 09 Dec 2007
Posts: 148
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Mon Jan 21, 2008 03:48 PM
I will wait for the decision at Berkeley, and try to get an extension of admission acceptance from Virginia.
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joliechen2008


Joined: 25 Jan 2008
Posts: 16
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Sat Jan 26, 2008 08:20 AM
Until last year, they made decision on rolling basis... some of the students got their decisions in January itself... but from this they changed their procedure and accordingly the decisions will be made only once, in April... I have received an email from Jason Shepherd that the decisions will be made in April...
regards


Berkeley did change their procedure,and the answer is already on the school's webside....
www.law.berkeley.edu/admissions/advdegree/faq.html…

How can I receive updates on my application status?
Please note that the review process is very thorough and time consuming. For this reason, we do not always have immediate information on your application status. However, please rest assured that if critical information is missing from your file, we will contact you immediately. To expedite such a notification, please make sure that you provide us with your current email address.



When will admissions decisions be made?
Decisions are made in April, at which point applicants will be notified of their admission status. All decisions are made at the same time, not on a rolling basis.
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joliechen2008


Joined: 25 Jan 2008
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Sun Jan 27, 2008 04:09 AM
I asked my friend in Berkeley about the progress, and he replied.....

Regarding the Boalt Hall admission, the source that I got from my insider is that they'll probably send all the applications to the committee in the end of Feb. although the dealine was 12/15.. so it seems you'll still have to wait.. But I believe that you definitely can get in.. :-)


^_________^
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principessa555

Joined: 08 Jan 2008
Posts: 53
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Mon Jan 28, 2008 06:48 AM
okay thank you. Do you know if there are any alumni from France this year?
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justme

Joined: 19 Dec 2007
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 04:33 PM
I received yesterday an e-mail confirming that my application is complete. The mail also said:

"Complete applications will be forwarded to the selection committee in February. Admissions decisions will be made in March, and all applicants will be notified of their status in April. Given the large number of applications we receive, we request that you refrain from requesting status updates or otherwise contacting us unless the matter is urgent."

Hope this helps
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principessa555

Joined: 08 Jan 2008
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Thu Jan 31, 2008 05:23 PM
Thanks I also recievd it!

Charlotte
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jerryzhang

Joined: 31 Jan 2008
Posts: 5
Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Fri Feb 01, 2008 02:44 AM
I received the complete letter a week ago. the content is as follows:
Thank you for submitting an application to the Advanced Degrees Program at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). We write to inform you that it has been processed successfully and is now considered complete for purpose of review.

Complete applications will be forwarded to the selection committee in February. Admissions decisions will be made in March, and all applicants will be notified of their status in April. Given the large number of applications we receive, we request that you refrain from requesting status updates or otherwise contacting us unless the matter is urgent.

Thank you for entrusting us with your application. We will notify you of the decision on your application as soon as it becomes available.

The Advanced Degrees Program Office, UC Berkeley School of Law

Thank you superbuffon for the prompt and very elucidating response to our queries. I guess that if we've done sth wrong with the application, they will let us know in mid-January. But still it seems that they don't send out "complete application notification" but only notice whether sth is missing. Since I am sure that I have included everything in my file I guess I don't have to worry. Good luck superbuffon with your application to Berkeley and once again thank you very much for the response!
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joliechen2008


Joined: 25 Jan 2008
Posts: 16
Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Sat Feb 02, 2008 01:58 AM
okay thank you. Do you know if there are any alumni from France this year?


HI,I don't know other Berkeley Grad student '08 but my friend, who was my undergrat classmate.

About the complete notice from Berkeley, I asked them why I did not received it and they replied last Wednesday(1/30):

We are still processing applications, so if she hasn't heard from us it is because we haven't gotten to her application yet. Our goal is to have them finished within the next week. If she still hasn't heard from us by then, she should contact us directly at llm@law.berkeley.edu.

Thus, if someone like me did not receive the complete letter, just be patient and wait to 2/8.
BTW, I sent my application on 12/13...Wish it helps. :)


[Edited 02 Feb 2008 by joliechen2008]
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mschuster43

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 61
Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Fri Feb 08, 2008 05:14 AM
At the risk of sounding redundant, I am a US applicant who applied at the last second and received my "Your Berkeley Law LLM Application is Complete‏" email on 2/7/8. It stated "Admissions decisions will be made in March, and all applicants will be notified of their status in April."
Good luck everyone.
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Setareh

Joined: 20 Dec 2007
Posts: 15
Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt
Thu Feb 14, 2008 06:50 PM
Hey guys,

I just created a group on lawyrs.net for exchanging some information on Berekeley School of Law....so check it out:

www.lawyrs.net/llmguide/59

The site offers some networking possibilities between law students, academics, lawyers etc....good for job hunting as well.
best of luck to all (regarding admissions),
Setareh
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