Law Students & Articling Students

My application was moved from Discretionary to General. Status date still the same from November when i applied. I called in and was told I was on the “General Waitlist” but i’m unsure if they confused “waitlist” with “applicant pool”. Might call back but don’t want to come across as a nuisance.

Rejected. 😞

I bound my bar and solicitor materials separately. These were then split into two bound books each because there's a limit on how many pages you can bind together! I believe some people also print their materials and then use a binder instead of binding. If it helps, I think it is up to you as to how you'd like to organize your materials once they're printed - the print shop I used said most people either bind (for example, the bar materials) all together, whereas some will separately print and bind the individual sections. I would recommend you print and bind them as soon as possible so you can begin reading them, since I believe the indices come out early-mid May.

I'm not sure how to go about printing my bar materials. Do most people spiral bind each section? Put the LSO materials in separate binders or one big binder? I was thinking about spiral binding each section separately, but should I wait to do that until the indices are out?

I should add that my application portal still lists me as discretionary, and the brief discussion I had over the phone with the admissions office seems to imply that I was indeed admitted discretionary, rather than general.

I’ve just been accepted, and can’t tell you all how happy I am. All thanks be to God. I’ll be praying for those of you who haven’t heard back yet.

Just got the email. 78% cGPA, 171 LSAT, applied discretionary. I look forward to seeing you all in September.

Western had a good clinic if you want to get hands on experience with LTB, civil and criminal cases. A lot of the clients are low income and would fit your social justice bend. More importantly, where do you want to work and what is the cost difference for you? If you want to do social justice work, keeping debt down should be your number one priority. Otherwise, you are going to be tempted by the dark side of the law and fall into the social justice to Big Law pipeline - in which case Western is the clear winner.

Given you're still in the admissions cycle and not currently in 1L, I would in your shoes just wait and reapply next year to get the school you want if it doesn't happen this one. Unless you're okay with the good likelihood of having to do your whole JD at the Ontario school(s) you've been accepted to. There's no reason you need to start law school right now to the point of accepting an offer with full intent to try and get out of that offer, for the reasons GoatDuck has stated.

@lawstudentthree @Notworthy Hello, Any updates on this? Were you able to get transferred?

You generally need very good grades in 1L and a good reason for transfer. It's a black box; the only info out there is what's on the website and personal experiences of students who've attempted transferring. Others can shed more light on this, but I think that an average student should expect that they will not be able to transfer.

Provisionally accepted since March. Waiting to hear back from a couple other schools. Stats 159/4.0

Hello, Currently admitted 1L in Ontario. Desperately hoping to transfer to Alberta (UofC or UofA) for 2L. What are the chances? Any current transfer students? The school websites are vague to say the least. I have reached out to the schools directly, and they just copy and paste what the website says. Trying to get a sense of realistic chance of this happening. Any insight appreciated! Thanks for reading.

Hello all I possess somewhat unique softs on top of pretty decent standard stats and was wondering what schools would be most likely to additionally factor them in. I have a Diploma in Heritage Carpentry w/honours (indicating only a high grade average) and two years working in the field. On top of that I am working towards a standard B.A in an honours program, having just finished my third year. GPA is likely a bit higher as I have several additional transfer courses that my institution doesn't factor in its calculation. And in addition to those, I have some more pretty regular softs -Multiple club involvements, a few volunteering engagements -Partially working during school year, quite varied work experience in general compared to most applicants -Volunteer First Responder w/ St.Johns Ambulance I'm holding out for new August LSAT but anticipate a mark in the 160-165 range barring either a disaster or miracle. So in short, which schools would my additional two year diploma and other softs be more likely to be a positive factor? I think I've got an unusually strong holistic application. Thanks!

Hello, Currently admitted 1L in Ontario. Desperately hoping to transfer to Alberta (UofC or UofA) for 2L. What are the chances? Any current transfer students? The school websites are vague to say the least. I have reached out to the schools directly, and they just copy and paste what the website says. Trying to get a sense of realistic chance of this happening. Any insight appreciated! Thanks for reading