JurisPrudence

I emailed Berkeley on March 14 to ask about the status of my application, but I have not received any response yet. My plan is to give them a phone call next week if I haven't gotten anything by then.

FYI - I decided to bite the bullet and email Berkeley about the status of my application. I'm not one of those who was waitlisted early in February. I'll let you all know the results of the email, if I get any.

Do you have to visit NYU if you get accepted? I see that they have admitted student "virtual tours." In the infinitesimal chance that I am admitted, I'd rather save my money to pay for the move and new apartment then try to visit.

Thanks for checking. I choose to take them at their word. Best of luck to all!

Best of luck to you!

Are all Oxford decisions out? I haven't gotten mine yet.

When I was in law school, it was my experience that us older-types in general had an advantage against people who went to graduate school straight out of undergrad. We had more real world experiences, and with that a stronger sense of the advantages of having an advanced degree then those who hadn't worked for 5-10 years. We had less of an interest in partying four nights a week and consequently more time to study. There were disadvantages too. I really couldn't stay up all night studying the night before a big exam. Consequently, I had to plan my time better leading up to exams and assignments. I'm not sure that getting a PhD at my age, 36, is worthwhile, but I figured I'd give it a shot and see if I could get in. It's really up to everyone to make that choice for themselves, but if someone told me they thought it would be a good idea for them, I'd say go for it no matter what their age is! Nobody knows how long we have to live. I've known professors who worked into their 80s and 90s, so being 42 and starting an academic career doesn't seem that bizarre if I have another 40 working years after it.

I wish the NYU results would come out already. I just want to get my rejection. ^_^'