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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by hiphoppopotamus » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:35 am

awesome:
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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by gravity » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:43 am

awesome

99% sure I'm going to Cornell :D

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by hiphoppopotamus » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:44 am

nice...are you going to one of the next two ASD?

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by gravity » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:50 am

yea, the one on 4/4 =)
seems like not that many TLSers are going to that one... :(

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by hiphoppopotamus » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:53 am

yeah, bummer dude. i'm headed there next week...i'm really looking forward to it. i already found my apartment, so i'm signing a lease as well...

hopefully i'll see you there in august!

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by kn6542 » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:29 pm

gravity wrote:yea, the one on 4/4 =)
seems like not that many TLSers are going to that one... :(
I'll be there!

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by OggXI » Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:40 pm

For those of you who have submitted deposits, is there any confirmation (other than seeing the money leave your bank account) or new info from Cornell after they receive it?

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by chrono » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:10 pm

OggXI wrote:For those of you who have submitted deposits, is there any confirmation (other than seeing the money leave your bank account) or new info from Cornell after they receive it?
They send an email, but it takes a little while. You can also call and ask, which is what I did. They're very friendly, and it only takes a few minutes for them to check. Give them at least a week after you've mailed it, though.

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by gravity » Thu Mar 20, 2008 5:58 pm

Is there a way to submit the deposit in person? I was just wondering.. since I'll be at the ASD...

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by RATRATRAT » Thu Mar 20, 2008 6:14 pm

gravity wrote:Is there a way to submit the deposit in person? I was just wondering.. since I'll be at the ASD...
I was going to do mine in pennies . . . unless I can find a coinstar between now & ASW . . .

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by retasu » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:01 pm

What are y'all doing for housing? I know some people have been snapping up good deals on apartments during ASWs, but I can't go because I'm in the wrong country. :(

I'm probably going to apply for on-campus housing, but I'm not terribly thrilled about living the dorm life again. I like separating Work from Home. I'm making inquiries online for 1BR places, but the bigger ones are certainly more tempting (and usually cheaper per person).

So if anyone's looking for a roommate for an apartment near campus, PM me please. :D

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by RATRATRAT » Thu Mar 20, 2008 11:57 pm

Yeah, back to dorm life for me, if I'm going to Cornell. It seemed pretty cheap, and it was easy than going up there & apartment shopping, which I definitely won't be able to do anytime soon.

But it seemed like it wasn't too bad, b/c I was going to do the meal plan there anyway. That & it's pretty convenient b/c it's right next door to the law school . . . of course, maybe that could have it's downside, seeing as you're pretty much always at school in that situation.

Has anyone actually seen the law dorm? Does it seem all right? And does anyone know how plausible the idea of living solely off the meal plan is? I'm trying to cut costs where I can.

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by chrono » Fri Mar 21, 2008 12:44 am

gravity wrote:Is there a way to submit the deposit in person? I was just wondering.. since I'll be at the ASD...
Yes, last year I submitted my first check in-person. Lots of people did it, the tour actually stopped at the admissions office so people could talk to the financial aid people and give in their deposits. I mailed my 2nd deposit in, though.

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by gravity » Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:12 am

thanks
that's good to know =)

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by LawSchoolWannaBe » Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:35 am

RATRATRAT wrote:Yeah, back to dorm life for me, if I'm going to Cornell. It seemed pretty cheap, and it was easy than going up there & apartment shopping, which I definitely won't be able to do anytime soon.

But it seemed like it wasn't too bad, b/c I was going to do the meal plan there anyway. That & it's pretty convenient b/c it's right next door to the law school . . . of course, maybe that could have it's downside, seeing as you're pretty much always at school in that situation.

Has anyone actually seen the law dorm? Does it seem all right? And does anyone know how plausible the idea of living solely off the meal plan is? I'm trying to cut costs where I can.
Subway in town was 3.99 for the meal deal. That's a freakin steal, no need for a meal plan!

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by LawSchoolWannaBe » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:22 pm

Financial aid information came. No grant money. I'm wondering how poor and uneducated ones parents must be to get a dime from them.

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by kn6542 » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:37 pm

LawSchoolWannaBe wrote:Financial aid information came. No grant money. I'm wondering how poor and uneducated ones parents must be to get a dime from them.
Well, what was your EFC?

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by LawSchoolWannaBe » Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:43 pm

Around 500 (got the max in loans, just no grants)

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by RATRATRAT » Sun Mar 23, 2008 10:34 pm

That has me somewhat pessimistic.

Looking just at the averages, they seemed pretty good, I had thought. Nearly half received a grant & the average grant was something like 14k, if I remember correctly. And yet it seems to be the conventional wisdom that Cornell is stingier than most schools regarding grant money . . .

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by KidA23 » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:01 pm

I am right at their median scores for the class of 2010 (and a tad above on LSAT) and also didn't receive any grant money. Kind of disappointing.

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by kn6542 » Sun Mar 23, 2008 11:36 pm

Why would someone at the median receive merit money?

Are you guys talking about merit or need based aid?

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by Rosstafarian » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:11 am

Has anyone actually seen the law dorm? Does it seem all right?
Yes, I saw it. And it's absolutely terrible. Cramped, oddly hot, and made me very claustrophobic. I would definitely recommend against it if you can find something else. Obviously the upside is proximity, but with the very intimate nature of the school already, I don't get the sense that people don't feel "close" enough to the school by living away from it.

Others who went to the ASD should feel free to weigh in on this as well.

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Re: Cornell Law School 2011

Post by RATRATRAT » Mon Mar 24, 2008 1:15 am

"Oddly hot" is probably considered one of its biggest strengths most of the year, I would think.

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