Haha that's interesting, I definitely left with a sense that big law was the focus of the weekend. I think I only talked to maybe one or two students that weren't planning on going into big law.James.K.Polk wrote:Ditto here. Felt like 99% PI stuff to me, sort of off-putting.radient wrote:Funny, I'm gunning for biglaw and thought they've been pushing the public interest stuff harder. Only thing I really noticed as being only biglaw focused was the recent alumni panel.threatlevelmidnight wrote:Really emphasized big law, but there are also a lot of opportunities/support to pursue PI if you so wish. Everyone I met seemed like a genuinely nice person, and no gunners, at least in the discussions I attended. Also did a panel on Making a Murderer, which gives you an idea of the kind of work you could do in clinics there. Pretty good overall.zozo1717 wrote:Didn't get to make it to ASW - what did everyone think?
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Seemed to me like they tried to do PI stuff because they have a reputation for focusing on biglaw. If anything, any emphasis on PI was to assuage those that were worried that their PI interests wouldn't be well represented at the school. The schools big law success/focus is pretty well documented, so they probably felt they didn't have much they needed to prove on that side... wasn't really off-putting in my opinion.threatlevelmidnight wrote:Haha that's interesting, I definitely left with a sense that big law was the focus of the weekend. I think I only talked to maybe one or two students that weren't planning on going into big law.James.K.Polk wrote:Ditto here. Felt like 99% PI stuff to me, sort of off-putting.radient wrote:Funny, I'm gunning for biglaw and thought they've been pushing the public interest stuff harder. Only thing I really noticed as being only biglaw focused was the recent alumni panel.threatlevelmidnight wrote:Really emphasized big law, but there are also a lot of opportunities/support to pursue PI if you so wish. Everyone I met seemed like a genuinely nice person, and no gunners, at least in the discussions I attended. Also did a panel on Making a Murderer, which gives you an idea of the kind of work you could do in clinics there. Pretty good overall.zozo1717 wrote:Didn't get to make it to ASW - what did everyone think?
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Someone call and ask about scholarship reconsideration, pls.
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I think this is the most accurate assessment. Since NU Law is a Biglaw feeder, I felt they made a concerted effort to tout (e.g., the increased summer aide was trumpeted) their PI bonafides.meowatme123 wrote:Seemed to me like they tried to do PI stuff because they have a reputation for focusing on biglaw. If anything, any emphasis on PI was to assuage those that were worried that their PI interests wouldn't be well represented at the school. The schools big law success/focus is pretty well documented, so they probably felt they didn't have much they needed to prove on that side... wasn't really off-putting in my opinion.
The crown jewel of the weekend for many folks was the Brendan Dassey defense team and that's all PI.
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Has anybody had any luck getting extensions to the scholly acceptance deadline? I may start email bombing them.
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Just heard back on reconsideration - 15k total bump
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Would be curious on this as well--still trying to negotiate with other schoolswittywitless wrote:Has anybody had any luck getting extensions to the scholly acceptance deadline? I may start email bombing them.
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Just got my initial scholarship amount - it's my highest T-14 amount so far. For reference, I was admitted somewhat late and had a late March deadline to submit my supplemental scholarship application information.
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30k bump here.jewkidontheblock wrote:Just heard back on reconsideration - 15k total bump
For anyone wondering, I was negotiating with an NYU offer that was $15k better than Northwestern's and a full ride at WashU. So that fits with what I'd heard from students: they will take offers from a higher-ranking school more seriously, even if the actual offer is lower.
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Congratulations to you guys on the bumps, that's great. Just curious, when did you submit the form?cavalier1138 wrote:30k bump here.jewkidontheblock wrote:Just heard back on reconsideration - 15k total bump
For anyone wondering, I was negotiating with an NYU offer that was $15k better than Northwestern's and a full ride at WashU. So that fits with what I'd heard from students: they will take offers from a higher-ranking school more seriously, even if the actual offer is lower.
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About a week ago. This is the first week they've met about reconsiderations (per my point of contact in the office).blind squirrel wrote:Congratulations to you guys on the bumps, that's great. Just curious, when did you submit the form?cavalier1138 wrote:30k bump here.jewkidontheblock wrote:Just heard back on reconsideration - 15k total bump
For anyone wondering, I was negotiating with an NYU offer that was $15k better than Northwestern's and a full ride at WashU. So that fits with what I'd heard from students: they will take offers from a higher-ranking school more seriously, even if the actual offer is lower.
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If I only have offers from lower-ranking/regional schools (like T30), should I even bother trying to negotiate?
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In general it can't hurt, but there's a list of schools they'll look at. They don't consider $ from anywhere not on the listlemontea wrote:If I only have offers from lower-ranking/regional schools (like T30), should I even bother trying to negotiate?
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Who went to ASW ITT other than me?
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I thought it was fine, that they clearly focused on MAM (as their most well known example) to balance their reputation for biglaw. Also, I was not judging them based on ASW.Being-yonce wrote:I did. I honestly wasn't that impressed though.TheWalkingDebt wrote:Who went to ASW ITT other than me?
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I really enjoyed NU's ASW. Although I haven't been to any others to compare, the students all seemed pretty chill. The PI slant made sense too IMO, as idk how a school can really discuss biglaw besides there numbers. On that end, it seemed 95% of the students I talked to were either graduating or summering at a biglaw firm. But as far as the administration, idk what else they really could do besides talk about their clinical opportunities at bluhm, which all seem fantastic. The MAM event seemed more like an elementary display for dateline's viewers, but that's pretty cool in and of itself.
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I really enjoyed ASW for one. The current students were very friendly and seemed to be happy with their decision to attend NU (of course they could have been hand picked for that reason ).
Heads up to everyone you can probably (at least I can) view your preliminary financial aid package on CAESAR. Check your NU email for more details.
Heads up to everyone you can probably (at least I can) view your preliminary financial aid package on CAESAR. Check your NU email for more details.
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I think they were volunteers.urbanist11 wrote:I really enjoyed ASW for one. The current students were very friendly and seemed to be happy with their decision to attend NU (of course they could have been hand picked for that reason ).
Heads up to everyone you can probably (at least I can) view your preliminary financial aid package on CAESAR. Check your NU email for more details.
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It's still pretty heavy selection bias.Rhetoricus wrote:I think they were volunteers.urbanist11 wrote:I really enjoyed ASW for one. The current students were very friendly and seemed to be happy with their decision to attend NU (of course they could have been hand picked for that reason ).
Heads up to everyone you can probably (at least I can) view your preliminary financial aid package on CAESAR. Check your NU email for more details.
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+1herecomesthesun wrote:Would be curious on this as well--still trying to negotiate with other schoolswittywitless wrote:Has anybody had any luck getting extensions to the scholly acceptance deadline? I may start email bombing them.
Have you two (or anyone else) had any luck? I'm e-mailing them tomorrow (Monday) requesting an extension. I just got into NYU and would like to get their financial aid offer before making a decision.
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No chance for further reconsideration if we get new offers? Does anyone know?
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For anyone wondering, I asked for a deadline extension and got an extra week.
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Can't hurt to ask. Although if it's a new offer from one of the schools you already told them about, it may not be worth it. I'm guessing they'd assume (as I would in their position) that you used their offer to negotiate with that school, in order to re-negotiate, etc.James.K.Polk wrote:No chance for further reconsideration if we get new offers? Does anyone know?
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