Cornell Class of 2018 Forum

goingtothestore · Post by **goingtothestore** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:18 pm

Skool wrote:

Best go getcho negotiatin' shoes.[/quote]

Guess it had to be done regardless. Definitely a bummer though, especially considering Cornell has been a top choice for me from the beginning.

downbeat14 · Post by **downbeat14** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:24 pm

radio1nowhere · Post by **radio1nowhere** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:32 pm

Do tax returns have to be in to receive a finaid offer? I thought FAFSA and needaccess were enough to get the prelim offer, but I got those in before some of those ITT who got offers. Hmm.

kingpin101 · Post by **kingpin101** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:35 pm

radio1nowhere wrote:Do tax returns have to be in to receive a finaid offer? I thought FAFSA and needaccess were enough to get the prelim offer, but I got those in before some of those ITT who got offers. Hmm.

Did you submit the information sheet?

Jakobe · Post by **Jakobe** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:43 pm

I didn't submit my tax returns and got an offer.

radio1nowhere · Post by **radio1nowhere** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 4:45 pm

kingpin101 wrote:
radio1nowhere wrote:Do tax returns have to be in to receive a finaid offer? I thought FAFSA and needaccess were enough to get the prelim offer, but I got those in before some of those ITT who got offers. Hmm.
Did you submit the information sheet?

Yup. Got the conformation email on 3/4.

WeeBey · Post by **WeeBey** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:00 pm

How many waves were there last year? They received my fin aid sheet Monday. I'm really hoping for an offer from Cornell, it's my no.1 choice

nawi226 · Post by **nawi226** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:01 pm

canadianbrother wrote:How many waves were there last year? They received my fin aid sheet Monday. I'm really hoping for an offer from Cornell, it's my no.1 choice

+1, they received mine monday too.

kingpin101 · Post by **kingpin101** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:13 pm

nawi226 wrote:
canadianbrother wrote:How many waves were there last year? They received my fin aid sheet Monday. I'm really hoping for an offer from Cornell, it's my no.1 choice
+1, they received mine monday too.

Got that email last monday and desperately wondering when the next scholly wave will occur.

Skool · Post by **Skool** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:17 pm

kingpin101 wrote:
nawi226 wrote:
canadianbrother wrote:How many waves were there last year? They received my fin aid sheet Monday. I'm really hoping for an offer from Cornell, it's my no.1 choice
+1, they received mine monday too.
Got that email last monday and desperately wondering when the next scholly wave will occur.

It's like the waiting never ends.

future!jd12 · Post by **future!jd12** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:23 pm

got scholarship info today and very pleased. Looking like I'll be in Ithaca next year!! Anyone going to April ASW?

WeeBey · Post by **WeeBey** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:27 pm

Anybody with a confirmation this week get an offer today?!!

CFC1524 · Post by **CFC1524** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:28 pm

Skool wrote:
kingpin101 wrote:
nawi226 wrote:
canadianbrother wrote:How many waves were there last year? They received my fin aid sheet Monday. I'm really hoping for an offer from Cornell, it's my no.1 choice
+1, they received mine monday too.
Got that email last monday and desperately wondering when the next scholly wave will occur.
It's like the waiting never ends.

+1

I'm hoping we get something tomorrow, but I imagine they won't do another round until next week.

betty_bojangles · Post by **betty_bojangles** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:31 pm

future!jd12 wrote:got scholarship info today and very pleased. Looking like I'll be in Ithaca next year!! Anyone going to April ASW?

i am!

edit: got a nice $100 subsidy too

nawi226 · Post by **nawi226** » Thu Mar 12, 2015 10:35 pm

betty_bojangles wrote:
future!jd12 wrote:got scholarship info today and very pleased. Looking like I'll be in Ithaca next year!! Anyone going to April ASW?
i am!

edit: got a nice $100 subsidy too

I'll be there as well! My roommate and I were thinking about going hiking in the gorges in the area if anyone else is interested. PM me!

Alhe5015 · Post by **Alhe5015** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:11 pm

$$$$$$$
Looking forward to April asw!

Skool · Post by **Skool** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:12 pm

Alhe5015 wrote:$$$$$$$
Looking forward to April asw!

New money arriving today, or are reporting money you received yesterday via email?

Alhe5015 · Post by **Alhe5015** » Fri Mar 13, 2015 4:34 pm

Skool wrote:
Alhe5015 wrote:$$$$$$$
Looking forward to April asw!
New money arriving today, or are reporting money you received yesterday via email?

Def an email from yesterday that I just saw today, sorry guys- false alarm!

NotASpecialSnowflake · Post by **NotASpecialSnowflake** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:49 pm

I haven't gotten any $ yet, but I just booked my hotel for the April ASW!

WeeBey · Post by **WeeBey** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:15 am

Alot of big $$$ went out Thursday, now im getting worried I they wont have much $$$ when mine is being considered.

kingpin101 · Post by **kingpin101** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 10:20 am

canadianbrother wrote:Alot of big $$$ went out Thursday, now im getting worried I they wont have much $$$ when mine is being considered.

Don't think it's a big deal. A lot of people last year waited through April.

BetterLate · Post by **BetterLate** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 11:07 am

As an occasional lurker who rarely posts, I feel like I should preface this post with the fact that I'm not 100% clear about all of the tls etiquette and so I want to preemptively apologize if my post breaks any particular tls taboos - I don't know where else to post and everyone here seems to have good insight into law school decisions that I can't get anywhere else. With all of that said -

In the interests of full honesty, I originally applied to cornell because it's a T14 and they gave me a fee waiver. I figured that I would most likely get in, but it wouldn't be a real choice for me for various reasons, (family in berkeley/nyc) and that the amount of money they would have to offer me to make it a real contender was very unlikely to happen. I ended up getting in with a full tuition scholarship (Charles Evan Hughes - 170/3.9, u of m Ann Arbor undergrad [i know most ppl don't post full stats but since that always annoyed me I figured I'd be more straightforward haha]. Right now I'm realistically considering Columbia Berkeley cornell and NYU (VERY long shot scholarship).

I'm really looking for some advice/opinions about the real differences between these options. How much does top 5 vs top 10 vs top 14 really matter? I know that it of course matters what you want to do post law school - im honestly not really sure. I have no financial info from the other schools which is also obviously going to be a huge factor. I have family/friends on the west coast (from LA originally, want to ultimately practice on the west coast). But I also reat want to live in NYC at some point and kind of feel like if not now when since I want to practice on the west coast. I'm probably not interested in academia, but do have an interest in possibly pursuing a judicial clerkship.

Sorry for the wall of text/if this isn't the right place for this question - just looking for some more informed opinions (as in not from my family/biased friends in SF+NYC none of whom know anything about law school).

Final note - I'm not incredibly debt averse but do want to minimize debt if possible).

Thanks in advance for any help/advice - honestly any opinions will be appreciated.

Final final note (feeling a little ridiculous) - is it taboo to post this same thing in Columbia/berkeley threads?

runinthefront · Post by **runinthefront** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:09 pm

You should make a stand-alone thread instead of 1) asking a bunch of (prospective) Cornell students and/or 2) Asking a bunch of Columbia/Berkeley students

Congrats though!

Lavitz · Post by **Lavitz** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 12:34 pm

runinthefront wrote:You should make a stand-alone thread instead of 1) asking a bunch of (prospective) Cornell students and/or 2) Asking a bunch of Columbia/Berkeley students

Congrats though!

Yeah, go to choosing a law school sub forum and make a new thread there.

sheishkabob · Post by **sheishkabob** » Sun Mar 15, 2015 1:54 pm

Is there a deadline to accept/decline scholarships? There wasn't anything in the email, so I'm just assuming the deadline is April 24th ?

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