I dont understand why they did not decide on my toefl waiver request. On my status page TOEFL box requirement is still not ticked off, whereas e.g. SLS decided few days after submission of my application and even sent me an email stating that my request has been approved.
Also, I dont know if i should be concerned.. seems like people get their decisions literally 2-5 days after their application went from received to complete, whereas I did not receive anything yet.
Or maybe I am just panicking haha

You have to send them an email with the TOEFL waiver request, they then revert back asking if you have given TOEFL earlier, if so, what was your score and a copy of your CV.
Based on that they decide if you should be granted a waiver or not. If you haven't given TOEFL or have gave the exam in the last two years, they won't grant it to you. I tried. That's how I know. Also, this has to be done much in advance. Otherwise they won't respond.

I dont understand why they did not decide on my toefl waiver request. On my status page TOEFL box requirement is still not ticked off, whereas e.g. SLS decided few days after submission of my application and even sent me an email stating that my request has been approved.
Also, I dont know if i should be concerned.. seems like people get their decisions literally 2-5 days after their application went from received to complete, whereas I did not receive anything yet.
Or maybe I am just panicking haha

You have to send them an email with the TOEFL waiver request, they then revert back asking if you have given TOEFL earlier, if so, what was your score and a copy of your CV.
Based on that they decide if you should be granted a waiver or not. If you haven't given TOEFL or have gave the exam in the last two years, they won't grant it to you. I tried. That's how I know. Also, this has to be done much in advance. Otherwise they won't respond.

In the application form there was an option to attach your toefl waiver request. Plus, I am not supposed to do TOEFL since my entire education was in English, but I submitted the waiver request just in case and specified that my entire education was from English native country.

You have to send them an email with the TOEFL waiver request, they then revert back asking if you have given TOEFL earlier, if so, what was your score and a copy of your CV.
Based on that they decide if you should be granted a waiver or not. If you haven't given TOEFL or have gave the exam in the last two years, they won't grant it to you. I tried. That's how I know. Also, this has to be done much in advance. Otherwise they won't respond.

In the application form there was an option to attach your toefl waiver request. Plus, I am not supposed to do TOEFL since my entire education was in English, but I submitted the waiver request just in case and specified that my entire education was from English native country.

GLS sent me an email on 16.01.20 stating that my application is incomplete as it is missing “
-Official TOEFL score. If you believe that you are eligible for a waiver, please reply to this email with a brief description of your English experience and confirm whether or not you have ever taken the TOEFL exam”

I responded stating that I had, among other things, completed my undergraduate in English. They responded the next day (17.01.20) that I had been granted the waiver and my application was marked as complete.

In the application form there was an option to attach your toefl waiver request. Plus, I am not supposed to do TOEFL since my entire education was in English, but I submitted the waiver request just in case and specified that my entire education was from English native country.

GLS sent me an email on 16.01.20 stating that my application is incomplete as it is missing “
-Official TOEFL score. If you believe that you are eligible for a waiver, please reply to this email with a brief description of your English experience and confirm whether or not you have ever taken the TOEFL exam”

I responded stating that I had, among other things, completed my undergraduate in English. They responded the next day (17.01.20) that I had been granted the waiver and my application was marked as complete.

Thanks for this!
What does it say on your status page - is the TOEFL box ticked off or is it blank ?

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GLS sent me an email on 16.01.20 stating that my application is incomplete as it is missing “
-Official TOEFL score. If you believe that you are eligible for a waiver, please reply to this email with a brief description of your English experience and confirm whether or not you have ever taken the TOEFL exam”

I responded stating that I had, among other things, completed my undergraduate in English. They responded the next day (17.01.20) that I had been granted the waiver and my application was marked as complete.

Thanks for this!
What does it say on your status page - is the TOEFL box ticked off or is it blank ?

My TOEFL box is ticked off. I requested a TOEFL waiver too. But they rejected mine on the ground that since I have a valid TOEFL score, which hasn't expired, I need to submit it and they refused to grant me a waiver. Even though my entire undergrad was in English. I guess it was mainly because I come from a India, where English isn't a native language. But, regardless, I wasn't given a waiver.

Any news from anyone who applied through regular review?

Any news from anyone who applied through regular review?

Nothing here. I applied in early review, though. I think no one from the early review (deferred) has gotten a decision yet.

Any news from anyone who applied through regular review?

Nothing here yet :(

Only receiving Newsletters from CLS - giving me heartaches every time I see: The Office of Graduate Legal studies :D

Has anyone applied when CLS reopened their applications 10 days ago?

Has anyone applied when CLS reopened their applications 10 days ago?

I think it was only for the Executive LLM. Not their main ones.

Anybody from regular review been rejected? My nerves are killing me :(

Hi All, I have recently received an email from Columbia stating that I need to provide my recommenders work email address. My recommender does not have a work email address? What do you guys think I should reply with? According to the email they "can not accept generic email addresses such as yahoo, gmail, aol, etc., as we have no way to verify their authenticity". Is there an explanation I can give? Can anyone please help. Thank You

One of my referees too submitted using her gmail address. However it's on her official letterhead, so I'm hoping it'll seem authentic. Perhaps you could try the same?

Hi All, I have recently received an email from Columbia stating that I need to provide my recommenders work email address. My recommender does not have a work email address? What do you guys think I should reply with? According to the email they "can not accept generic email addresses such as yahoo, gmail, aol, etc., as we have no way to verify their authenticity". Is there an explanation I can give? Can anyone please help. Thank You

Thank you guys for your prompt messages. So I asked my referee to create a workplace email address and I will share that with Columbia. I hope that is enough to remove any reservations that they may have. Thanks again for the help and Goodluck to everyone.

Hi All, I have recently received an email from Columbia stating that I need to provide my recommenders work email address. My recommender does not have a work email address? What do you guys think I should reply with? According to the email they "can not accept generic email addresses such as yahoo, gmail, aol, etc., as we have no way to verify their authenticity". Is there an explanation I can give? Can anyone please help. Thank You

Does anyone know what is the ratio of admission to CLS? how many approx. applies vs how many are admitted?

I've just received my admission decision. Applied through the regular cycle and one of my referees submitted his recommendation from a Gmail address. However, he explained why he was doing so and I also included an explanation in my application. Here is my timeline:

Applied: December 17
Application complete: January 13
Admission: January 30

Best luck to all!