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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by miamiman09 » Tue May 03, 2011 9:36 pm

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kwais wrote:Just aced the CBT! This is just the beginning of my domination of CLS (all law school tests are this easy right?)
What is the CBT?
It's a short test at the end of the AdmitNet online tutorial covering a number of IT-related topics.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by kwais » Wed May 04, 2011 6:28 pm

I am officially Columbia's bitch. No financial aid, and now the most expensive room assignment! I did not request Central Park! Oh well

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by redsoxfan2495 » Wed May 04, 2011 11:20 pm

kwais wrote:I am officially Columbia's bitch. No financial aid, and now the most expensive room assignment! I did not request Central Park! Oh well
Could you tell us a bit more about what you put on the housing app and what you got? I thought they were pretty good about giving people what they wanted.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by Hobbes89 » Wed May 04, 2011 11:36 pm

redsoxfan2495 wrote:
kwais wrote:I am officially Columbia's bitch. No financial aid, and now the most expensive room assignment! I did not request Central Park! Oh well
Could you tell us a bit more about what you put on the housing app and what you got? I thought they were pretty good about giving people what they wanted.
FWIW, of the preferences I stated (don't want to get too specific), I only had one of them followed...but luckily that was the most important one.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by kwais » Thu May 05, 2011 10:07 am

My preferences were low price, close to law school and very (very) clean roommates. I called this morning though and it turns out I was sent this offer in error. Anxiously awaiting my next offer, which they said would arrive today.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by miamiman09 » Thu May 05, 2011 10:09 am

kwais wrote:My preferences were low price, close to law school and very (very) clean roommates. I called this morning though and it turns out I was sent this offer in error. Anxiously awaiting my next offer, which they said would arrive today.
Maybe we'll be roommates! Sounds like we have identical preferences :)

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by kwais » Thu May 05, 2011 6:56 pm

miamiman09 wrote:
kwais wrote:My preferences were low price, close to law school and very (very) clean roommates. I called this morning though and it turns out I was sent this offer in error. Anxiously awaiting my next offer, which they said would arrive today.
Maybe we'll be roommates! Sounds like we have identical preferences :)
Hooray for clean people!

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by redsoxfan2495 » Thu May 05, 2011 7:45 pm

:? I didn't realize how specific we could get in the preferences section. I just listed the building I wanted...

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by miamiman09 » Thu May 05, 2011 8:01 pm

redsoxfan2495 wrote::? I didn't realize how specific we could get in the preferences section. I just listed the building I wanted...
I wouldn't worry too much. All law school students are mature, respectful, and clean up after themselves, right? :D
I just said I wanted 115/116 with utilities included, cheapest rent possible, and roommates that won't turn the place into a biohazard.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by hellome » Thu May 05, 2011 8:26 pm

Yay, housing application approved!
I'm so nervous :shock:

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by camelcrema » Thu May 05, 2011 8:28 pm

Anyone else not quite sure what to do on Admitnet?

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by Non-Chalant1 » Thu May 05, 2011 11:31 pm

camelcrema wrote:Anyone else not quite sure what to do on Admitnet?
Nah I don't know what I'm doing either. It's not the most intuitive thing.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by misterbingley » Fri May 06, 2011 10:07 pm

Has anybody else gotten their housing offer? Was it just that one wave?
Agh, I need to start saving up for my deposit.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by cardinals1989 » Fri May 06, 2011 10:22 pm

misterbingley wrote:Has anybody else gotten their housing offer? Was it just that one wave?
Agh, I need to start saving up for my deposit.
I know. First, the seat deposit, now the housing deposit. I am going to need financial aid before the school year starts. :(

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by hellome » Fri May 06, 2011 11:29 pm

cardinals1989 wrote:
misterbingley wrote:Has anybody else gotten their housing offer? Was it just that one wave?
Agh, I need to start saving up for my deposit.
I know. First, the seat deposit, now the housing deposit. I am going to need financial aid before the school year starts. :(
+1 My thoughts exactly...

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by kwais » Tue May 10, 2011 8:19 am

Just paid housing deposit. Soooo excited! It's on

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by eak2141 » Tue May 10, 2011 10:23 am

I've been checking out the orientation website. So excited! Is anyone planning on going to the Community Service day on Friday the 12th?

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by miamiman09 » Tue May 10, 2011 10:28 am

eak2141 wrote:I've been checking out the orientation website. So excited! Is anyone planning on going to the Community Service day on Friday the 12th?
It sounds like a great program. I'm definitely going to plan on it... it's already on my calendar :-P

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by eak2141 » Tue May 10, 2011 12:19 pm

miamiman09 wrote:
eak2141 wrote:I've been checking out the orientation website. So excited! Is anyone planning on going to the Community Service day on Friday the 12th?
It sounds like a great program. I'm definitely going to plan on it... it's already on my calendar :-P
Cool. I think I am going to attend as well. Trying to figure out exactly when that week to move in now.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by hellome » Sun May 15, 2011 10:16 am

i cant get to my admitted student documents for awhile but need to figure out some $ issues and i was wondering if some one could jot down the 11-12 year tuition and cost estimate breakdown that CLS provided (including books, rent and whatnot). couldnt find the updated figures online. it should total to 77,000ish.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by CG614 » Sun May 15, 2011 10:54 am

miamiman09 wrote:
eak2141 wrote:I've been checking out the orientation website. So excited! Is anyone planning on going to the Community Service day on Friday the 12th?
It sounds like a great program. I'm definitely going to plan on it... it's already on my calendar :-P
I definitely recommend the community service and other events. The people you meet at orientation likely will be your closer friends your 1L year. PS. The community service was not easy work. Ha. We weeded a nice sized area of Riverside park. There are other types of assignments though.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by lakerfanimal » Sun May 15, 2011 11:22 am

hellome wrote:i cant get to my admitted student documents for awhile but need to figure out some $ issues and i was wondering if some one could jot down the 11-12 year tuition and cost estimate breakdown that CLS provided (including books, rent and whatnot). couldnt find the updated figures online. it should total to 77,000ish.

thanks!
I couldn't find it online, but on my financial award letter it says the COA is 77,000 exactly. (I'm sure they rounded but that's what they came up with..). Hope that helps.

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by scheherezade » Mon May 16, 2011 6:21 am

0L here with a late housing application. Can anybody at Columbia who has lived off campus comment on the market for unsubsidized apartments around Columbia, especially with respect to price/quality and timing?

Price/Quality: I'm interested in a close to campus share for a decent price and that is "warmly" (i.e. not dormitorily) furnished, whether by others or by me. I'm looking at Craigslist, and there are currently a number of great-looking shared furnished apartments for $800-1200 that are within blocks of the school, but they're summer sublets. Are such offers hard to come by in the fall? What kind of places/prices could you expect to find in August?

Timing: I've heard that in NYC apartment turnaround is quite fast and you typically start looking for an apartment about 2 weeks before moving in. Does that mean that the best bet would be to show up and start making calls by August 1st in order to have an apartment by Orientation or by July 15th to find one by August 1st?

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by misterbingley » Tue May 17, 2011 1:21 am

scheherezade wrote:0L here with a late housing application. Can anybody at Columbia who has lived off campus comment on the market for unsubsidized apartments around Columbia, especially with respect to price/quality and timing?

Price/Quality: I'm interested in a close to campus share for a decent price and that is "warmly" (i.e. not dormitorily) furnished, whether by others or by me. I'm looking at Craigslist, and there are currently a number of great-looking shared furnished apartments for $800-1200 that are within blocks of the school, but they're summer sublets. Are such offers hard to come by in the fall? What kind of places/prices could you expect to find in August?

Timing: I've heard that in NYC apartment turnaround is quite fast and you typically start looking for an apartment about 2 weeks before moving in. Does that mean that the best bet would be to show up and start making calls by August 1st in order to have an apartment by Orientation or by July 15th to find one by August 1st?
i've heard a month, actually. two weeks seems to be cutting it pretty close. but i've still not gotten my housing offer, so it might actually ending up being two weeks if i drew low in the lottery

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Re: Columbia Law Class of 2014

Post by starrydreamz3 » Tue May 17, 2011 10:47 am

Its official. Just got my deferral acceptance. I'm class of 2016 now. Y'all better save your outlines for a poor little 1l when you're all 3l's.

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