U.C. Berkeley (Boalt Hall) - Class of 2020 Forum

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What are you doing about housing?

FREAKING OUT - everything is so darn expensive
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found a place off campus!
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hoping to get Manville/Ida
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waiting for May/June to see if more places open up
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Re: U.C. Berkeley (Boalt Hall) - Class of 2020

Post by dietcoke1 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:04 am

catalina559 wrote: ?
need + merit
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Post by genjustice » Fri Apr 21, 2017 11:59 am

catalina559 wrote:For anyone who has received really big scholarships (over 90k), were they need + merit or all merit?
I believe that need-based awards are capped at about 60k?
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Post by catalina559 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:25 pm

genjustice wrote:
catalina559 wrote:For anyone who has received really big scholarships (over 90k), were they need + merit or all merit?
I believe that need-based awards are capped at about 60k?
I guess I'm more curious if they give out purely merit awards over $90k?
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Post by btruj777 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 1:29 pm

catalina559 wrote:
genjustice wrote:
catalina559 wrote:For anyone who has received really big scholarships (over 90k), were they need + merit or all merit?
I believe that need-based awards are capped at about 60k?
I guess I'm more curious if they give out purely merit awards over $90k?

My 150K came in the form of 30k per year merit, plus 20k per year for the Berkeley Law Grant
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Post by dietcoke1 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 2:17 pm

looks like there is a gym in Memorial Stadium law students can use. Fees included in tuition. Closer than the main rec center
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Post by moreberry124 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:09 pm

catalina559 wrote:
genjustice wrote:
catalina559 wrote:For anyone who has received really big scholarships (over 90k), were they need + merit or all merit?
I believe that need-based awards are capped at about 60k?
I guess I'm more curious if they give out purely merit awards over $90k?
I got more than 90k in all merit. A month or two ago they told me I didn't qualify for any needs-based aid, and I just got this award last week.
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Post by hmm360 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:32 pm

moreberry124 wrote:
catalina559 wrote:
genjustice wrote:
catalina559 wrote:For anyone who has received really big scholarships (over 90k), were they need + merit or all merit?
I believe that need-based awards are capped at about 60k?
I guess I'm more curious if they give out purely merit awards over $90k?
I got more than 90k in all merit. A month or two ago they told me I didn't qualify for any needs-based aid, and I just got this award last week.
Same as above.. I didn't get any need-based, but got over 90k in merit after negotiation.
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Post by hmm360 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:33 pm

Does anyone know when the announcement of the new dean will be?
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Post by dietcoke1 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 4:39 pm

hmm360 wrote:Does anyone know when the announcement of the new dean will be?
nope. someone said we should know by june 1 tho
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Post by catalina559 » Fri Apr 21, 2017 6:32 pm

hmm360 wrote:
moreberry124 wrote:
catalina559 wrote:
genjustice wrote:
catalina559 wrote:For anyone who has received really big scholarships (over 90k), were they need + merit or all merit?
I believe that need-based awards are capped at about 60k?
I guess I'm more curious if they give out purely merit awards over $90k?
I got more than 90k in all merit. A month or two ago they told me I didn't qualify for any needs-based aid, and I just got this award last week.
Same as above.. I didn't get any need-based, but got over 90k in merit after negotiation.
thanks!
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Post by genjustice » Sat Apr 22, 2017 7:47 pm

Does anyone know when we'll hear back for Manville/Ida housing?
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Post by SlippinJimmy » Sun Apr 23, 2017 1:39 am

badlefthook wrote:
SlippinJimmy wrote:Got 75k :shock:. Given in-state tuition and my desire to stay in California, this is going to be hard to beat.
Congratulations!! Any chance we could get stats?
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Post by Litt1tUp » Sun Apr 23, 2017 2:01 pm

genjustice wrote:Does anyone know when we'll hear back for Manville/Ida housing?
I was told I would hear back in May, but some others said June.
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Post by galantwhiteandblue » Mon Apr 24, 2017 2:00 pm

Hey Guys,

I haven't received an email from them but today I logged in calcentral and found out that I was awarded "20k" under "grand total"
10k for fall 2017
10k for spring 2018
Nothing said about the other semesters.
Does this mean that the 20k is all I've got?
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Post by 4'sup » Wed Apr 26, 2017 3:46 pm

Is it too late to apply to Manville? I've visited the website a few times but I can't even click on the button to fill out an application.
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Post by dietcoke1 » Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:06 pm

4'sup wrote:Is it too late to apply to Manville? I've visited the website a few times but I can't even click on the button to fill out an application.
def not too late. try calling them
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Post by 4'sup » Wed Apr 26, 2017 4:17 pm

dietcoke1 wrote:
4'sup wrote:Is it too late to apply to Manville? I've visited the website a few times but I can't even click on the button to fill out an application.
def not too late. try calling them

Just did. Awesome advice, thank you! Helped a lot. Can't apply until you've SIR'd apparently.
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Post by KaijuOh8 » Fri Apr 28, 2017 3:53 pm

Received FA notification. No scholarship or aid; only loans. GPA 50<x<75, LSAT 75<x. Please tell me that I'm not the only one who got such a package (or that this is not unusual, for that matter).
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Post by chargers21 » Fri Apr 28, 2017 6:00 pm

KaijuOh8 wrote:Received FA notification. No scholarship or aid; only loans. GPA 50<x<75, LSAT 75<x. Please tell me that I'm not the only one who got such a package (or that this is not unusual, for that matter).
I also got 0 need and merit. LSAT between 50 and 75, GPA above 75th. Middle class. Though I doubt it needs to be said, I have since withdrawn after not hearing back about reconsideration for 3 weeks
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Post by dietcoke1 » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:27 pm

committed and looking forward to meeting everyone in the fall!
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Post by dietcoke1 » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:30 pm

new poll!
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Post by NotAGolfer » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:30 pm

dietcoke1 wrote:committed and looking forward to meeting everyone in the fall!
Wee congrats!!
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Post by dietcoke1 » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:38 pm

NotAGolfer wrote:
thank you!! and congrats to you as well! glad to finally end this admissions process.
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Post by NotAGolfer » Sun Apr 30, 2017 6:54 pm

dietcoke1 wrote:
NotAGolfer wrote:
thank you!! and congrats to you as well! glad to finally end this admissions process.
Seriously :D and thanks!
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Post by Litt1tUp » Sun Apr 30, 2017 9:42 pm

dietcoke1 wrote:committed and looking forward to meeting everyone in the fall!
Yayyy! Congrats!
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