<p>"I thought Boalt (Berkeley's law school) was more lenient on the LSAT and stressed GPA."</p>
<p>DRab, me too--which is why i was surprised to get into other T14s that supposedly looked more at LSAT (like NYU & Gtown) and waitlisted there. I'd figured that if any T14 would take me, it would be Boalt. But it just goes to show that law school admissions aren't completely formulaic--there's something of a crapshoot element.</p>
<p>And about ED, I know that Michigan has a binding one (where you have to start in the summer--you can also apply nonbinding for summer or fall start, which is what I did). Many others have early action, where if you get your app in by a certain time (usually mid/late oct.) you hear by xmas. of course, what you 'hear' could just be a deferral and then you won't get a final decision for several more months.</p>