276 replies to this topic

[jmcazabon]

I'm sort of glad to be able to start off this thread as I've done my undergrad here and have loved UO
In as of Nov 22nd, probably going to accept, though I have to weigh the possibility of McGill, but I do love Ottawa (don't let anyone tell you this is a boring city!).

LSAT: 162
GPA: 3.8
ECs: to list them would be douchey

now, I weigh the possibility of just barely passing my final exams come december seeing as I got this locked up.

[BooTML]

Congratulations! That's awesome!
Do you mind if I ask when you applied?

[jsteele]

Congrats! How were you notified?

[travisto15]

Yikes - my app hasn't even been acknowledged yet. Congrats though, glad you got in!

[Bike Tester]

jmcazabon, on 22 November 2011 - 02:04 PM, said:

I'm sort of glad to be able to start off this thread as I've done my undergrad here and have loved UO
In as of Nov 22nd, probably going to accept, though I have to weigh the possibility of McGill, but I do love Ottawa (don't let anyone tell you this is a boring city!).

LSAT: 162
GPA: 3.8
ECs: to list them would be douchey

now, I weigh the possibility of just barely passing my final exams come december seeing as I got this locked up.

Congratulations! Did they send you a confirmation e-mail first? I haven't even got that yet!

[schroed]

Congrats peeps!

[jmcazabon]

Applied like mid-october, but my last reference letter wasn't in till about Nov 10 if I remeber correctly.

As for the notification, because Im a UO student already I already have an infoweb account so I just checked it to see if I was admitted. To be truthful I haven't even received an email saying that they received my application yet, just been checking my infoweb obsessively which showed that they received my application on the 21st and accepted me on the 22nd.

best of luck to all others, and hopefully a booze-filled september!

[junius52]

Congrats! Look forward to starting 1L with you next year. I'm also in, but am a deferral from (late) last cycle, so don't give my stats too much weight.

LSAT: 161
CGPA: 3.45

[muffins]

Amazing. Your stats are very comforting !

[fisherman888]

junius52, on 23 November 2011 - 01:36 AM, said:

Congrats! Look forward to starting 1L with you next year. I'm also in, but am a deferral from (late) last cycle, so don't give my stats too much weight.

LSAT: 161
CGPA: 3.45

I think you were on waitlist and was allowed to defer

How many admission offers Ottawa gave out last year? 800 or more?

[future_jd]

I know someone who got in (never waitlisted) mid - April I believe, with a 3.3 cGPA and a 160. Deferred for one year and will be attending for Fall 2012.

[muffins]

future_jd, on 23 November 2011 - 08:56 AM, said:

I know someone who got in (never waitlisted) mid - April I believe, with a 3.3 cGPA and a 160. Deferred for one year and will be attending for Fall 2012.

How the hell did they get in with a 3.3 at Ottawa?

[future_jd]

Like I said above, 3.3 can SOMETIMES be above an 80% or close to. Obviously, with their holistic stance on everything, the ECs and PS played a large role in evaluation. Also worth noting, this person's last two was around 3.5 (which I mention because it isn't as high as other peoples).

Looking at the acceptance thread for the past cycle, you would see that this person is not the only one to have gotten admission with those stats. One other poster had the exact same and also got accepted.

Ottawa is a VERY hard school to predict for. The rejections thread has people with incredible stats being cut for reasons we will most likely never understand or know.

Edited by future_jd, 23 November 2011 - 09:50 AM.

[future_jd]

Congrats to OP!

Sorry - this thread took a new turn.

[jmcazabon]

Actually, I have another friend who got in for 2011, but decided to defer for 1 year so she could be a guide at the Vimy Ridge memorial (ie drinking, travel, and history for 4 months straight), will be at UO for sure come 2012. I was also thinking of deferral because at UO you can get an Ma for free (plus TA-ship guaranteed, not even to mention SSHRC funding) with an 8.0 or above but they have no 1 year programs sadly.

[future_jd]

Quick question: how do you know if they have your application? Does it list all the documentations or explicitly say that they have received your application?

[jmcazabon]

Today I got the official letter of "we received your application" along with student number and log in.

If you're already a UO student, just go to infoweb, and there's a "check status of application for admission" to various programs on the left side of the main screen. It'll say if they received your application or not.

[S.U.]

jmcazabon, on 23 November 2011 - 12:59 PM, said:

Today I got the official letter of "we received your application" along with student number and log in.

If you're already a UO student, just go to infoweb, and there's a "check status of application for admission" to various programs on the left side of the main screen. It'll say if they received your application or not.

Email or traditional mail? And anyone NOT a UO student get this?

[jmcazabon]

traditional mail

[Lawl]

future_jd, on 23 November 2011 - 09:43 AM, said:

Like I said above, 3.3 can SOMETIMES be above an 80% or close to. Obviously, with their holistic stance on everything, the ECs and PS played a large role in evaluation. Also worth noting, this person's last two was around 3.5 (which I mention because it isn't as high as other peoples).

Looking at the acceptance thread for the past cycle, you would see that this person is not the only one to have gotten admission with those stats. One other poster had the exact same and also got accepted.

Ottawa is a VERY hard school to predict for. The rejections thread has people with incredible stats being cut for reasons we will most likely never understand or know.

Yeah the traditional perception that you shouldn't bother with Ottawa unless you have an outstanding GPA is contradicted by a fair amount of acceptances from last year's thread, which is why I applied there this year.

[fisherman888]

Lawl, on 23 November 2011 - 01:37 PM, said:

Yeah the traditional perception that you shouldn't bother with Ottawa unless you have an outstanding GPA is contradicted by a fair amount of acceptances from last year's thread, which is why I applied there this year.

If you got dinged last cycle
The same ID can give you access to Infoweb

No one else get in?

[fisherman888]

Lawl, on 23 November 2011 - 01:37 PM, said:

Yeah the traditional perception that you shouldn't bother with Ottawa unless you have an outstanding GPA is contradicted by a fair amount of acceptances from last year's thread, which is why I applied there this year.

If you got dinged last cycle
The same ID can give you access to Infoweb

No one else get in?

[Bike Tester]

Hmm, this is weird, I just got a paper letter acknowledging my application, but still nothing on my infoweb.

[muffins]

Bike Tester, on 24 November 2011 - 10:47 AM, said:

Hmm, this is weird, I just got a paper letter acknowledging my application, but still nothing on my infoweb.

Yes I got the same letter in the mail acknowledging the application. They did not do this last cycle.

[Bike Tester]

muffins, on 24 November 2011 - 11:18 AM, said:

Yes I got the same letter in the mail acknowledging the application. They did not do this last cycle.

Do you see anything on your infoweb?

[S.U.]

Got my letter in the mail, but nothing on infoweb

[fisherman888]

I did not get any letter on Infoweb last cycle.

I got a letter after I returned from vacation last
July that was dated Jun 8 and I have to reply on Infoweb
By Jun 22

Of course I missed the deadline and didn't know my Infoweb

A call to the office put me back on the list and received
The Infoweb info.

I didn't go for vacation until Jun 20 and I think the postal
Strike has something to do with the delay.

Wonder why they didn't email me instead.

Make sure you have youe Infoweb info

No one received an offer yet?

[muffins]

Bike Tester, on 24 November 2011 - 11:39 AM, said:

Do you see anything on your infoweb?

I have an infoweb from last cycle.


No decision reached. But it shows this: screenshot

Edited by muffins, 24 November 2011 - 12:58 PM.

[jack3333]

future_jd, on 23 November 2011 - 08:56 AM, said:

I know someone who got in (never waitlisted) mid - April I believe, with a 3.3 cGPA and a 160. Deferred for one year and will be attending for Fall 2012.

but was this person who got in with 3.3cgpa and 160 in any special categories or was he just a regular applicant for jd?

[future_jd]

Regular Applicant..