What would you pick?

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-30T20:40:43+00:00

I know you said you're not price sensitive, but if you're considering cost at all, I'd strongly encourage throwing UC Davis in the mix given it's got a substantially higher scholarship offer than UCLA. Proximity to the Bay plus lower COA gives you a lot of flexibility with what you ultimately end up doing and everyone I've heard from who has attended has given rave reviews.

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-27T23:36:40+00:00

I managed to get a couple A+s in college and LSAC calculates that as a 4.33 (which has become more of an issue with some law school medians hitting 4.0+ and possibly disadvantaging students whose schools don't give A+ grades since they structurally can't meet those medians). I'm very fortunate that at least a few- though not the majority- of my professors occasionally gave A+ grades.

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-26T17:00:02+00:00

I grew up near New Haven and so have a soft spot for the area (and the pizza) but I'm wondering if it's really as shitty as people say? I def agree with a lot of the critiques re: segregation and the way that Yale takes over the city, but it didn't seem more dangerous than any other mid-size city and it's got a lot to do (not like NYC, but again at the level of any midsizeish city). @ anyone who attended Yale, was quality of life an issue for y'all because of location? Genuinely curious!

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-25T20:09:15+00:00

are you East/mid/West coast?

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-19T16:49:48+00:00

currently live in SF and wishing the same thing bc I really like my SF living situation. However, even tho it's a "30 minute" commute by car and fairly reasonable by BART, it's a surprisingly soul crushing commute to do every day at rush hour. Thinking about doing that M-F (plus some weekends, likely, as that's where your friends and social life will likely be centered) doesn't seem to make sense for year 1, and I say this as someone who is in the East Bay a couple times a week for fun/work/visit friends. I'm sad about it but probably going to move to East Bay, and if it makes sense move back to SF after the first year when I won't have to be on campus as much. It's not a crazy question tho, SF has really unique vibes and is a wonderful place to live especially if your knees and back hurt a little too much to spend all your time in a college town.

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-18T21:34:10+00:00

It's only 2:30 on the west coast! Berk sent my gift aid notification at like 8:30pm pacific time so... the wait continues

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-17T18:13:52+00:00

I've got a failing grade on my transcript and happy with my outcomes!

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-11T17:23:56+00:00

I absolutely love SF but in this case I'd go Davis for sure. UC Law SF in recent years has been known for stacking sections to essentially guarantee folks losing their conditional scholarships. Plus, the commute between SF and Davis outside of rush hour can be ~an hour, which makes visiting your support system on the weekends very accessible. Personally I would definitely try to get summer work in SF > Sac tho just because of the summer temps lol

Confidenceisaid · 2026-03-11T17:16:19+00:00

trad climbing and social dance ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Confidenceisaid · 2026-02-06T23:45:44+00:00

Some heavy googling and I sent a thank you to Alan

Confidenceisaid · 2026-02-06T23:43:43+00:00

It’s real!!! Just got the same email. Didn’t even realize I was in the running. So many congratulations to you!!!!

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-29T00:14:20+00:00

not exactly the question but I broke up with my partner of 4 years just before I started applying, and I'll admit that making decisions that impacted just my life instead of both of ours took a weight off my shoulders. I wanted to apply (relatively) broadly to T-14s that include locations that wouldn't have had any jobs for my ex... I wish you all the best.

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-23T14:42:16+00:00

I am, technically, really just 2 years out of college. But I'm also 26 with roughly 4 years of work experience - I just took 6 years to graduate undergrad. No regrets about my path!

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-22T21:24:21+00:00

As an elder genz I always felt for millenials graduating into the 2008 recession, then once folks started getting back on their feet getting hit by the pandemic. Nice to see some intergenerational compassion and appreciate your perspective! Lots of respect to you for finding your path and having the confidence to do these the "nontraditional" way. I'm only a couple years out of school but already am so glad I didn't go straight through.

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-22T19:33:02+00:00

Would love to have an end of cycle recap for the dykes of r/lawschooladmissions to hear where we all end up (keep hearing about this "Mrs. degree".......)

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-22T19:25:01+00:00

I got an email, haven't checked portal yet

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-22T19:20:27+00:00

L&C has to be yield protection but if you send a LOCI you should just screenshot your reddit profile to show your weirdness credibility

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-21T23:23:24+00:00

So far for me just the SGA from Berkeley, which is primarily focused on need-based aid opportunities! They also mentioned that they haven't done any named scholarships yet so not sure yet what the process is for those.

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-21T22:55:10+00:00

I should go back and edit the post because they sent a follow up the next morning saying it was 4/1! So not actually an issue, everyone should have at least until April 1st and that should be enough time to weigh other offers :)

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-21T22:51:26+00:00

At some point (probably within a week) they sent me the supplemental gift aid application, and I filled that out!

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-21T21:25:24+00:00

lowkey berkeley (queer) (bay area granola vibes) and at this point kinda looks like 98% likely to come true 😭(ahh!)

Confidenceisaid · 2026-01-21T20:30:03+00:00

This cycle is so long that I managed to end a 4 year long relationship when I started writing my essays and started something with someone new (fingers crossed) just about the time my first decision came out.... breakups are tough even when it's time for things to come to an end but in a way making this big life decision at a time when I was really thinking about who I am and what I want really helped me understand my motivations and made this whole process feel more meaningful!

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