Yale Law School Class of 2019 Forum

[jetsfan1]

Finally was able to log in. Got more than I was expecting (which was 0), so I'm pleasantly surprised. I noticed in the letter that it's only for the 2016-17 year, does this mean they re calculate it before each year? Or can we expect it to be a similar award 2L and 3L?

Also VERY pleasantly with my package. A lot more than I was expecting. And yeah I'm pretty sure it is recalculated every year (it would make sense - if you win the lottery during 1L they're not gonna be awarding you the same amount of aid the next year). But absent a major change in your/your parent's finances I think it's safe to assume it will be roughly the same. The big thing here is 2L SAs, which can mess up your aid because now your expected to contribute a lot more.

[lemonparty]

Regarding the finaid award... when I filled out FAFSA and NeedAccess, I put 12k each year as my parents' max contribution, with myself paying the rest, but the parental contribution listed on the Yale finaid form was much larger... do they just assume parents will cover everything not included in the award or should I contact the finaid office to fix the discrepancy?

[tflan19]

Regarding the finaid award... when I filled out FAFSA and NeedAccess, I put 12k each year as my parents' max contribution, with myself paying the rest, but the parental contribution listed on the Yale finaid form was much larger... do they just assume parents will cover everything not included in the award or should I contact the finaid office to fix the discrepancy?

They're doing it based on how much they think your parents should be contributing... I put $0k and they said my parents should contribute $43k.

[clovis]

Hello you awesome beings, I am not one of you--yet. But I'm wondering if any of you could do me a favor and look at the schedule for ASW. Is there anything really scheduled for the 16th or is that just a departure day? And how late do activities go on the 15th? I'm trying to figure out if I could do the HLS and YLS events back to back. Apologies if this has already been discussed.

[lemonparty]

Hello you awesome beings, I am not one of you--yet. But I'm wondering if any of you could do me a favor and look at the schedule for ASW. Is there anything really scheduled for the 16th or is that just a departure day? And how late do activities go on the 15th? I'm trying to figure out if I could do the HLS and YLS events back to back. Apologies if this has already been discussed.

Hey! You're correct that there's not much on the 16th, just a diversity brunch. On the 15th there's a closing dinner at 7:30 and then a party til 1am. Good luck, hope you'll be joining us soon!

[clovis]

Hello you awesome beings, I am not one of you--yet. But I'm wondering if any of you could do me a favor and look at the schedule for ASW. Is there anything really scheduled for the 16th or is that just a departure day? And how late do activities go on the 15th? I'm trying to figure out if I could do the HLS and YLS events back to back. Apologies if this has already been discussed.

Hey! You're correct that there's not much on the 16th, just a diversity brunch. On the 15th there's a closing dinner at 7:30 and then a party til 1am. Good luck, hope you'll be joining us soon!

Thanks for the info!

[birdstheword]

Was able to finally log in. Looks like I won't be joining you all at YLS next year. But since I lived in New Haven for five years, I'm still happy to answer any NH related questions you may have!

Finally was able to log in. Got more than I was expecting (which was 0), so I'm pleasantly surprised. I noticed in the letter that it's only for the 2016-17 year, does this mean they re calculate it before each year? Or can we expect it to be a similar award 2L and 3L?

Stupid question -- I was admitted last weekend and have received plenty of emails but none with anything resembling login information...WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?

[tflan19]

Was able to finally log in. Looks like I won't be joining you all at YLS next year. But since I lived in New Haven for five years, I'm still happy to answer any NH related questions you may have!

Finally was able to log in. Got more than I was expecting (which was 0), so I'm pleasantly surprised. I noticed in the letter that it's only for the 2016-17 year, does this mean they re calculate it before each year? Or can we expect it to be a similar award 2L and 3L?

Stupid question -- I was admitted last weekend and have received plenty of emails but none with anything resembling login information...WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?

This is about financial aid information - you get a log on for the financial aid website once your fafsa/need access are processed

[birdstheword]

Was able to finally log in. Looks like I won't be joining you all at YLS next year. But since I lived in New Haven for five years, I'm still happy to answer any NH related questions you may have!

Finally was able to log in. Got more than I was expecting (which was 0), so I'm pleasantly surprised. I noticed in the letter that it's only for the 2016-17 year, does this mean they re calculate it before each year? Or can we expect it to be a similar award 2L and 3L?

Stupid question -- I was admitted last weekend and have received plenty of emails but none with anything resembling login information...WHAT ARE YOU GUYS TALKING ABOUT?

This is about financial aid information - you get a log on for the financial aid website once your fafsa/need access are processed

Yeah, I submitted those back in February -- they may just not process them until someone's actually admitted. Thanks!

[Paulaaxox]

Just to make sure, the financial aid office only wants us to fill out the FAFSA and the Need Based Application right? Or is there another form that we also need to submit that I completely overlooked?

[GrayGamut]

Just to make sure, the financial aid office only wants us to fill out the FAFSA and the Need Based Application right? Or is there another form that we also need to submit that I completely overlooked?

Yup, that's all I filled out and I got my award about 2 weeks later.

[Schneidersbetter]

Hey, is there a standard procedure for withdrawing from schools that accepted you? Like phone the office or send an email or just ignore them?

[GrayGamut]

Hey, is there a standard procedure for withdrawing from schools that accepted you? Like phone the office or send an email or just ignore them?

In my experience, each school is different. As a default, if you don't want to have to dig for each school, it seems appropriate to send a simple email to the generic admissions address. They might follow up with a question about where you plan to attend, but that should pretty much wrap it up.

[Schneidersbetter]

Thanks!

[birdstheword]

Hey, is there a standard procedure for withdrawing from schools that accepted you? Like phone the office or send an email or just ignore them?

In my experience, each school is different. As a default, if you don't want to have to dig for each school, it seems appropriate to send a simple email to the generic admissions address. They might follow up with a question about where you plan to attend, but that should pretty much wrap it up.

This could make a good sticky / compendium, actually. Although it's rooted in the I suppose dubious assumption that we future lawyers have the conscience and goodwill to want to follow proper withdrawal procedures from schools we don't care about

[WinterComing]

Checking in!!!

[GrayGamut]

Checking in!!!

Hell yeah!!

[Schneidersbetter]

So who's going to ASW?!

[curious bobcat]

So who's going to ASW?!

I am. Yale and Harvard ASWs back-to-back that week. Pretty excited!

[birdstheword]

So who's going to ASW?!

mememe!

[lemonparty]

So who's going to ASW?!

I am. Yale and Harvard ASWs back-to-back that week. Pretty excited!

Yes yes yes!

[Schneidersbetter]

So who's going to ASW?!

I am. Yale and Harvard ASWs back-to-back that week. Pretty excited!

Yes yes yes!

I can't take that much time off of school, but I checked out Harvard for a weekend a while ago. Y'all will have to report back how it is

[lemonparty]

I can't take that much time off of school, but I checked out Harvard for a weekend a while ago. Y'all will have to report back how it is

Ah sorry for the confusion! I just meant yes to coming to Y's ASW, I was actually at H's ASW this past weekend so I won't be there for the second. But feel fee to PM me, I'm happy to fill you in about it!

[dizzying]

So who's going to ASW?!

me! i was recently admitted and just RSVP'd. did anyone else opt to stay with a student host? have you heard back about it?

[Schneidersbetter]

So who's going to ASW?!

me! i was recently admitted and just RSVP'd. did anyone else opt to stay with a student host? have you heard back about it?

I signed up for it at the beginning but subsequently canceled it, so never heard back from them

eta which is clearly not a helpful answer to your question