…and welcome to the first Admissions Blog for the 2008-09 application cycle. Actually, it’s the first Admissions Blog ever. Never having enough to do in the Admissions Office, we decided to add blogging to our job descriptions.

The application season is growing nearer and we’ve been looking for a more efficient and more conversational way to get (some) important and (a lot of) fun information to prospective applicants and admits. Blogging seems like a great option. And besides, how else will I justify spending my lunch hour walking around campus in order to find all the sushi restaurants and list their Cal-themed rolls? (Golden Bear Tutoring roll, Berkeley roll, Telegraph roll, Shattuck roll, Golden California roll...) Where else will you be able to discover whether we consider your high LSAT score or an average of your scores? And how else can we tell you about the excellent adventures fall travel season brings and share some of the questions you ask at our table? Hopefully we’ll successfully turn anecdote into opportunity and provide some useful tips along the way.

In the mean time, enjoy the newly redesigned website and check back often for updates and insights. Berkeley Law is an exciting place to learn and engage all at the same time and we hope our blog will bring a little bit of Berkeley to you. I’m off to try the Zoolander roll!