http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762 en Berkeley acknowledgement of receipt - LLM GUIDE Discussion Board Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:45:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#37762 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 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:31:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#37788 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). Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:45:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#37789 Hey L&E Pil, thanks a lot for your reply. Looking forward for any further info from anyone in the forum Best justme Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:49:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#37793 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. Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:32:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#37800 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! Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:08:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38632 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." Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:45:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38821 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? Fri, 18 Jan 2008 22:07:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38823 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! Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:40:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38854 But it seems that last year the answers were given in earlier March... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:55:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38855 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 Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:05:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38861 Okay I understand now.. Thank you! but I cant wait til April. I'm gonna have all my answers before Sun, 20 Jan 2008 23:06:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38873 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? Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:57:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38882 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? Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:48:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#38897 I will wait for the decision at Berkeley, and try to get an extension of admission acceptance from Virginia. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 10:20:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#39145 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.... http://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. Sun, 27 Jan 2008 06:09:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#39189 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.. :-) ^_________^ Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:48:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#39220 okay thank you. Do you know if there are any alumni from France this year? Thu, 31 Jan 2008 18:33:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#39465 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 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:23:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#39468 Thanks I also recievd it! Charlotte Fri, 01 Feb 2008 04:44:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#39487 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! Sat, 02 Feb 2008 03:58:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#39556 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. :) Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:14:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#39892 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. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:50:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/37762/last#40321 Hey guys, I just created a group on lawyrs.net for exchanging some information on Berekeley School of Law....so check it out: https://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